Fables

This series from Vertigo/DC comics was written by Bill Willingham.  It's one of the more modern series that I have read, it was made in '02.  So the premise of the comic is that some dark army called "The Adversary", came to the land of the fables and stories to take over and kill everyone.  Some got out and now live in New York City as regular humans, but it is only the ones who can appear as humans that get to live in the City.  The other fairy tale and fable creatures have to be in the farm up in norther NY. That is why the first book is called Legends in Exile.  So you start off by being introduced to some of the main characters; Bigby Wolf, Snow White, Prince Charming.  So this first of the series is about a murder to one of the fable members is murdered and Bigby Wolf, who is lead detective, must solve the murder.  Snow White is the mayor of fable and assistant mayor of NYC so she oversees B.Wolf.  It is very entertaining and nolstagic once you start hearing all those names you heard as a child or teen.  Beauty and the Beast make a surprise appearance which is rather funny and true. 

The second of the on-going series is very fittingly named Animal Farm.  As you can guess this has to do with the second class citizens, the farm creatures, feel they are getting the shit end of a shittier deal by being trapped in a community which they cannot leave because of who they are.  But it is also about sisterly love and how one can turn on the other if the right circumstances arrive.  It was a good story and this Fables series reads how you think a comic that is not too heavy on the serious side of spectrum should read. It's very entertaining and even though it's not top of my list, I would read it again.