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Fables is a fantasy comic series created and written by Bill Willingham, launched under DC Comics' Vertigo imprint in 2002. It follows characters from folklore, nursery tales, and literary fairy stories who have been driven from their homelands and established a hidden community called Fabletown in modern New York City. The series reinterprets figures such as Snow White, Bigby Wolf, and Prince Charming through political intrigue, crime, romance, and war, and is written primarily for mature readers.

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Why are the fairy-tale characters living in New York in Fables?

An invading tyrant called the Adversary drove them out of their separate Homelands. The human-looking exiles established Fabletown in Manhattan, while nonhuman residents were generally sent to an upstate refuge called the Farm.

Who are the main characters at the start of Fables?

The opening mystery centers on Sheriff Bigby Wolf and Fabletown official Snow White after Rose Red apparently disappears. Other familiar figures, including Prince Charming, Beauty, Beast, and Bluebeard, are recast as residents with complicated adult histories.

Is The Wolf Among Us based on the Fables comics?

Yes, Telltale's 2013 game is a prequel centered on Bigby Wolf before the comic's opening case. It uses Fabletown and Bill Willingham's characters but tells its own mystery.

Does Fables continue after issue 150?

DC revived the main series with issue 151 for The Black Forest, a 12-issue story that continues directly from issue 150. The property also has spin-offs including Jack of Fables, Fairest, and Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham.

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