I wasn't going to spoil Cinderella's return, but seeing as it's been said, why was she among the characters who had to come back? There was a natural end to that story that's undone early on.īill Willingham: She really already returned in Batman versus Bigby, and it seemed incumbent to explain that in the Fables book. And if she was going to be back, we needed to explain why. And we did need to be pretty quick on the heels of that last major event, because I found that we weren't quite done with Cinderella. So, why not get right to that? If we were going to continue Fables with issue 151, as I dearly wanted to do, it would behoove us to continue it more or less from the moment when the main events of Fables 150 left off, as if there were never a seven-year gap between the two issues. Mark Buckingham: I remember it was something that we talked about right from the outset.īill Willingham: The Wolf family moving off-world to the world of the Hesse and the Black Forest was sort of the next major thing that happens to them.

How quickly in the process of deciding to revisit Fables did you settle on making the return such a direct continuation? Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham arrives sometime in September while Fables #151 arrives the first week of May 2022.I'm a big fan of Fables, and it's really interesting how issue #151 picks up right where the series left off in 2015. Yes, I know I’ve said that several times before, but can I help it if he keeps getting better and better?”Īlong with these two series, DC Comics also announced that Willingham will be working on a 48-page holiday special featuring the Justice League titled Cursemas.īatman vs. He added, “Mark Buckingham has agreed to draw all twelve issues of this tale and I believe he’s doing the best work of his career. Willingham teased they will introduce a brand new character, “We introduce a great new character and catch up with many of our most beloved characters from the previous issues.” Joining Willingham on “The Black Forest” are Mark Buckingham on pencils, Steve Leialoha on inks, Lee Loughridge on colors, and Todd Klein providing the lettering. Willingham will pick up with Fables #151, which will be the first in a 12-issue arc titled “The Black Forest.” Not only will Willingham be penning this six-issue DC Black Label crossover, but he will also be returning to his original run on Fables which previously ended with Fables #150.

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