Fairest



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

Last Issue

 * Fairest #23: 05 Feb 2014

Current Issue

 * Fairest #24: 05 Mar 2014

Next Issue

 * Fairest #25: 02 Apr 2014

Status
Monthly on-going series. Spin-off of Fables.

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!" - - (forthcoming, May 2014)


 * Fairest, vol. 4: Cinderella—Of Men and Mice - Collects #21-27. "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?" - - (forthcoming, October 2014)

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 #25: 02 Apr 2014
 * Fairest #26: 07 May 2014
 * Fairest, vol. 3: Return of the Maharaja TP: 28 May 2014
 * Fairest, vol. 4: Cinderella—Of Men and Mice TP: 01 Oct 2014

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)