Fairest



Fairest is published by DC Comics under the Vertigo imprint. Current price per issue is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * Fairest #32: 03 Dec 2014

Current Issue

 * Fairest #33: 07 Jan 2015

Next Issue

 * none

Status
Monthly on-going series. Spin-off of Fables. Final issue is #33.

Main Characters

 * Sleeping Beauty


 * Rapunzel


 * Cinderella


 * The Snow Queen


 * Thumbelina


 * Snow White


 * Rose Red

Other Characters/Places/Things

 * Fabletown


 * The Farm


 * The Homelands

Trade Paperbacks

 * Fairest, vol. 1 - Collects #1-7. "Sleeping Beauty has been awakened again by true love’s kiss. But the thief Ali Baba doesn’t seem a likely candidate for knowing true love from a day-old cruller. So how did this kiss work?" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401235506


 * Fairest, vol. 2: The Hidden Kingdom - Collects #8-14. "Rapunzel lives one of the most regimented lives in Fabletown, forced to maintain her rapidly growing hair lest her storybook origins be revealed. But when word of her long-lost children surfaces, she travels to Japan to find them—and a former lover." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401240216


 * Fairest, vol. 3: Return of the Maharaja - Collects #15-20. "When young Nalayani seeks the help of the Maharaja to save her humble village, she uncovers a secret that could change the Fables Universe forever: the still alive but thought long dead Prince Charming!" -


 * Fairest, vol. 4: Cinderella—Of Men and Mice - Collects #21-26. "After an assassination attempt on Snow White, Cind is called back into service to unravel an age-old conspiracy that dates back to that fateful midnight ball! Can Cind uncover the plot and prevent a massacre in Fabletown?" -


 * Fairest, vol. 5: The Clamour for Glamour - Collects #27-33. "Refugees from Fabletown have returned to New York’s Castle Dark, and Reynard travels the mundane world to regale the animals with tales of his exploits, rubbing the other Fables’ noses in his good fortune." - - (forthcoming, August 2015)

Digital

 * Fairest, vol. 1: Wide Awake - Collects #1-7. - -


 * Fairest, vol. 2: The Hidden Kingdom - Collects #8-14. -


 * Fairest, vol. 3: Return of the Maharaja - Collects #15-20. - -


 * Fairest, vol. 4: Cinderella—Of Men and Mice - Collects #21-27. -

Creative Team
Writer (#1-6, 14)/Creator: Bill Willingham. Writer (#7): Matt Sturges. Writer (#8-13): Lauren Beukes.

Artist (#1-6): Phil Jimenez. Artist (#8-13): Inaki Miranda. Artist (#14): Barry Kitson.

Publishing History
First published in 2012.

Future Publication Dates

 * Fairest, vol. 5: The Clamour for Glamour TP: 19 Aug 2015

News & Features

 * 16 Oct 2013 - Fairest Writer Takes Super-Spy Cinderella To the Ball
 * 15 Apr 2013 - Maharaja Debuts in "Can't Miss" Fairest Arc
 * 22 Aug 2012 - Lauren Beukes Explores Rapunzel And The Far East In Fairest
 * 20 Aug 2012 - Sturges Goes Hollywood With Fairest
 * 07 Mar 2012 - Bill Willingham's 10 Fairest Fables of Them All

Links

 * DC Comics - Publisher's Website
 * Fabletown.com - Official Online Forums & Community
 * Fables (comics)