Everafter: From the Pages of Fables (2016-2017)

Spinning off from the Eisner Award-winning FABLES, the magical and the mundane now coexist in an uneasy and fractured peace. Some of the remaining Fables seek to use their freshly revealed powers for the greater good. Others, however, have darker desires and instead plot to unleash supernatural terror on an unprecedented scale. It's a brave new world-and the Shadow Players are the bravest of them all. This elite network of agents-Fable and Mundy alike-travel the globe to battle the magical threats that have arisen across the newly enchanted Earth. They include such legendary Fables as Peter Piper and Bo Peep, and Connor Wolf, the rookie on the team. Ruthless mercenaries. Ancient artifacts. Undead hordes. The Shadow Players must take them all on-and guard against corruption from within-if the world is to have its happy ending. Famed MUNDY writers Dave Justus and Lilah Sturges are joined by acclaimed artists Travis Moore, Steve Rolston and Ande Parks to add to the legacy of creator Bill Willingham's modern classic with EVERAFTER VOL. 1: THE PANDORA PROTOCOL! Collects issues #1-6.

Spinning off from Bill Willingham's FABLES saga! young ally, the deadliest class of all time is now in session. Will it prove to be a learning experience? Or will the Fable and Mundy worlds both discover that school is out—forever? Infamous Mundy writers Dave Justus and Lilah Sturges join acclaimed artists Travis Moore and FABLES' own Mark Buckingham to add to the legacy of creator Bill Willingham's modern classic with EVERAFTER VOL. 2: THE UNSENTIMENTAL Peter Piper. Bo Peep. Connor Wolf. As members of the elite network of agents known as the Shadow Players, these three legendary Fables share a single purpose: to protect the newly merged magical and mundane worlds from all threats. But what happens when the greatest threat of all comes from within? Bobby Speckland may look like any other Texas high school student, but as the first Mundy to gain magical abilities in the post-Everafter world, he's also a sorcerer of incredible power. So when a trio of bullied teens take over their school using stolen Fable weapons and unleash the Lone Star State's supernatural shock troops to consolidate their coup d'école, it's up to Bobby to find a way to bring them down—by any means necessary. For the three veteran agents and their volatile EDUCATION—the final chapter in the Shadow Players saga! Collects issues #7-12.

From the team that brought you FABLES: THE WOLF AMONG US comes a new chapter of the FABLES legacy! In a post-Fables world where magic abounds, it can be wielded for the greater good or used to plant the seeds of anarchy and terrorism. The Shadow Players are a global network of agents-both Fable and mundane-tasked with policing a newly enchanted world and protecting humanity from itself. EVERAFTER features the return of series favorites Bo Peep, Peter Piper, Hansel, and Connor Wolf, as well as exciting new characters and a terrifying new villain! Written by FABLES: THE WOLF AMONG US veterans Matthew Sturges and Dave Justus with gorgeous art by Travis Moore (Fables: The Wolf Among Us, JLA All Stars), you won't want to miss this series that FABLES creator Bill Willingham himself told us we had to get into your hands as quickly as possible!

Connor Wolf's initiation begins as the rest of the Shadow Players regroup and grapple with the fallout from Hansel's gut-wrenching incident during their recent failed assignment. Tension builds as Feathertop ignores the team's pleas to complete the mission, and Peter adjusts to Connor's bravado when the two are sent on reconnaissance to thwart a group of mercenaries who have stolen invaluable—and powerful—Native American artifacts from exhibits across the country. If you've been missing the magic of FABLES, don't miss this series!

The Shadow Players are on edge as Peter rushes to learn Connor's fate, and their botched reconnaissance mission is salvaged when the newest recruit taps into his powers and enters the belly of the beast. With eyes and ears on the inside, he's positioned to collect crucial intelligence from the unsuspecting mercenaries-that is, if he can stay on script and stay alive. Back at headquarters, Bo rebels and raises serious questions about the morality of Feathertop's vision for protecting the Mundy world.

The situation on Alcatraz reaches a boiling point as Peter rushes to help Connor escape Paco's brutal revenge. With their location now compromised and the Shadow Players set to enjoy the upper hand, Tanner and her crew go rogue and throw a fatal wrench in Winona's plan. There's no such thing as a smooth resurrection, but nobody saw this mess coming.

Bo's hunt for Jordan gets bloody! Meanwhile, it's damage control for the rest of the Shadow Players as San Francisco is under siege by a horde of enraged and undead warriors. Desperate to stop an imminent Mundy massacre at the hands of this ghost battalion, Feathertop is forced to make a bargain with potentially disastrous consequences.

Experience the dawn of the Everaftering through the eyes of the legendary magician, The Amazing Szymon! At a crisis point in his tired career, the Amazing Szymon is on the verge of throwing it all away when his tricks of the trade are suddenly revitalized by real and inexplicable magic. After Feathertop intervenes with a promise to guide this new Fable in exchange for his service with the Shadow Players, Szymon's mission to rescue a Mundy pop star from a distant goblin realm reveals sinister underpinnings.

FABLES legends return! Guest artist Mark Buckingham joins the creative team for a closer look at the revelations of FABLES #150. Feathertop meets with Maddy to collect his newest and most volatile recruit from the Totenkinder Memorial School of Magic: a powerful Mundy turned Fable. But as Maddy reveals more of the young warlock's checkered history, a shadow is cast on his future as a Shadow Player.

After her role in the Alcatraz catastrophe, Tanner returns home and faces the personal fallout from her professional choices. When her bullied teenage son and his friends discover a stash of Tanner's leftover mission loot, they weaponize the artifacts and vow to punish their peers. With her son at the helm of his besieged high school, Tanner must swallow her pride and call on the Shadow Players for assistance.

Tension prevails and emotions flare as the Shadow Players monitor the hostage situation at Plano South Senior High. With options dwindling, Bobby Speckland intervenes with a message for the young captors. Across town, Tanner locks horns with Bo and Connor at the height of their breakneck escape from some vindictive giants of Texas folklore—who are hot on their heels with an arsenal of weaponized livestock.

After Bobby Speckland's rescue attempt takes a shocking turn, long years pass for the captives in the Cube—but a young leader emerges as a new generation of hostages comes of age in oppressive darkness. A quiet revolution simmers, and some surprising assistance may be the force that breaks the barrier to freedom once and for all.

The Shadow Players are fractured and under siege by some of the Lone Star State's darkest legends! Connor spills his guts to La Llorona, Bo tries not to get rammed and Peter bites off more pain than he can swallow while he searches for ancient artifacts! Meanwhile, back at Plano South, the rest of the crew gets an education from the mysterious Kara Bass in this arc's pulse-pounding penultimate chapter!

This is the end of the fairy tale. Will anyone live happily ever after? Will anyone live, period? While the Shadow Players face down the big guns of the Lone Star State, Feathertop calls in a favor to resolve the crisis at the school. But will Mundy-turned-Fable Bobby Speckland ever be the same after his reeducation? And will the rest of the team survive to see another mission? Find out here, in our fateful—and fatal—final issue!