oh, yeah, i know - it's just that it's cool that boy blue came out of nowhere as the badassanarky wrote:I meant he literally was like Wolverine. True, Blue out-badassed him by a country mile, but due in large part to the vorpal sword and the witching cloak. Bigby not only was a major badass in his own right, but he came up from being the runt of the litter, which is pretty sweet. There's also the minor issue of the Big Bad Wolf being a much more popular fairytale character than Little Boy Blue, making him pretty close to immortal.
i don't remember this plot point all that vividly. i should re-read the series one of these days.Two incredibly minor, minor things about Fables: first, I'm still not sure I quite get the point of the first Red Riding Hood duplicate. To provide intelligence about who escaped from the castle to the Mundy world? That would require the goblins to know who the hell she was, which is possible, but, even as the most logical explanation, doesn't quite cut it. That just puts an awful lot of faith in the goblins, which the Adversary and his human minions don't seem to have. The only other possibility is to endear herself to Blue on the off chance Blue escapes and a sorceress can pretend to be another duplicate centuries later, which puts a ridiculous amount to chance.
what are you up to now? flycatcher gains more prominence in 'the future'.Second, much more minor, I wish there'd been more focus on Flycatcher during the period where Blue and Pinocchio left for the Homelands, when he was released from "servitude" by Beast. I think we got one scene of him that showed he was bunking with Cole, but that was it. Everything else came up in conversation between Rose and Beast later. A scene of him going to the comic shop by himself would've been especially emotional, done right.
i never read sandman, but preacher was incredible.JJ, I will definitely take into account that you recommend Preacher more highly than Sandman, given the praise you've heaped on Sandman in the past. (I still haven't caught up on that series.)
'the literals' was a mini that was created during 'the great fables crossover' to tell part of that story. the two cinderella minis are her exploits as the superspy of the fables world, and yes, the second one is in the middle somewhere right now. jack of fables was awesome in a totally fourth-wall-breaking, insanity-laden way - it's probably the closest thing out there to the concept of aaron munchausen, and i'm glad it's over so it will give me a bit of time to avoid comparisons (if i ever get off my ass and get the chance to tell some munchausen yarns...)Speaking of which, with Fables, there's the main series (still ongoing), Jack of Fables (ended with #50), 1001 Nights of Snow, at least two Cinderella spinoff miniseries (the first one in paperback, and the second either just started or soon to begin), and something called The Literals, which I can't find much on since I don't want to completely spoil it. Anything else?