Fables, Volume 11: War and Pieces by Bill Willingham

Fables is my favorite ongoing comic book series, and the 11th volume, collecting issues #70-75, does not disappoint. Bill Willingham can sure write a comic book! After just finishing this volume, it occurs to me that Fables could almost be included on my favorite fantasy series list (it won’t make it onto my Project Reread, but it is worth a mention). This volume is the culmination of many of the story lines which have been taking place in the series… basically, the war is on. The series in no way ends with this volume, but it does conclude some things and opens up the world for more tales - I eagerly look forward to years of stories in the world of Fables to come. For those who have read all the previous volumes, War and Pieces is a must. For those who have never read Fables, please go read the first ten volumes, you will want the whole story before reading this, and those previous volumes are truly outstanding. Not wanting to give anything away, all I can really say is that I enjoyed this volume as much as Volume 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers, which was probably my favorite up to this point. The art, provided mainly by Mark Buckingham, is as always, clean and fits the series perfectly. The story is compelling and fascinating. Seriously, even those who do not like comic books should give this series a look.