Omnibus 1
Jack of Fables Deluxe Book 1
Jack lands in Las Vegas and meets his lovely new bride, a directionless heiress. Could it possibly be "happily ever after" at last?
Then, Jack's a wayward Fable in the heartland of America! Follow his extreme road stories as he reveals the secret of his former relationship with the illustrious Snow Queen (when he took her powers and became known as Jack Frost).
Collects JACK OF FABLES #1-16.
Omnibus 2
Jack of Fables Deluxe Book Two
The self-proclaimed "World's Greatest Fable" is finally given the five-star treatment he so richly deserves in Jack of Fables: The Deluxe Edition Book Two! Written by Fables creator Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges, this second of three prodigious volumes collects issues #17-32 of the classic series and features a special section of preliminary artwork by Braun, as well as an all-new introduction by Jack's faithful companion, Gary (the Pathetic Fallacy).
After leaving the safe but stifling confines of Fabletown for the cruel and dream-crushing streets of Hollywood, the incomparable Jack Horner (a.k.a. Jack B. Nimble, a.k.a. Jack the Giant Killer, a.k.a. Jack of the Tales) found unprecedented fame and fortune by cashing in on his own overly embellished legend—only to have it all taken away by the unforgiving enforcers of Fabletown's laws. Now, stripped of his wealth and forced into exile, Jack must return to his roots as a wandering ne'er-do-well, chasing after easy money and easier women. But upon hitting the open road, it soon becomes clear that the Mundane world boasts dangers the likes of which even this most experienced and charming of rogues has never before faced. That's the problem with being so naturally amazing—the rest of reality is always a disappointment!
Authors Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges are joined by illustrators Russ Braun, Tony Akins, José Marzán Jr., Andrew Pepoy, Steve Leialoha and Dan Green to bring you Jack of Fables: The Deluxe Edition Book Two.
Collects issues #17-32
Volume 1
Jack of Fables Vol. 1: The Nearly Great Escape
The first five issues of the popular FABLES spinoff series are collected in this amazing new volume! Last seen hitchhiking from Hollywood, Jack's now a wayward Fable in the heartland of America. His extreme road stories and encounters with other notorious, renegade Fables are just a few of the situations in store for this fan-favorite character.
Volume 2
Jack of Fables Vol. 2: Jack of Hearts
In this volume collecting issues #6-11, Jack reveals the secret of his former relationship with the illustrious Snow Queen--when he took her powers and became known as Jack Frost. And in present times, he lands in Las Vegas and meets his lovely new bride, a directionless heiress. Could it possibly be 'happily ever after' at last?
Volume 3
Jack of Fables Vol. 3 The Bad Prince
Collecting JACK OF FABLES #12-16! Jack's now a wayward Fable in the heartland of America. Follow his extreme road stories as he reveals the secret of his former relationship with the illustrious Snow Queen (when he took her powers and became known as Jack Frost).
Volume 4
Jack of Fables Vol. 4: Americana
Jack hits the road in seach of a lost city of gold in this new collection featuring issues #17-21. Aided by his sidekicks Paul Bunyan, Humpty Dumpty, Gary the pathetic fallacy and the mysterious Hillary Page, Jack's in for the adventure of a lifetime!
Volume 5
Jack of Fables Vol. 5: Turning Pages
Get ready for Jack's adventures out West, as Smiling Jack Candle crosses paths with a grim sheriff from back East who carries no gun. Collecting issues #22-27 of the series Publishers Weekly says 'any sophisticated comics fan will enjoy'.
Volume 6
Jack of Fables Vol. 6: The Big Book of War
The Siege of the Golden Boughs occurs in which Bookburner's army attacks Revise's compound. Jack returns not as a prisoner but as its commander in chief. A further explanation of the Literals, and their extended family of characters who symbolize literary notions is explored. Secrets and setups are revealed such as the relationships between Jack and the Page sisters.
Volume 7
Jack of Fables Vol. 7: The New Adventures of Jack and Jack
Jack Frost, son of Jack of Fables, has left our world and has decided to make his way to the Imperial Homeworld, where his mother is still trapped under a city of thorns. Along the way he will encounter many fantasy monsters, brigands and troops of roving goblins, and have to battle his way through them. And while Jack Frost undertakes his quest, Jack of Fables is slowly transforming into something unexpected — and deadly.
Volume 8
Jack of Fables Vol. 8: The Fulminate Blade
With Jack Horner, former star of JACK OF FABLES, permanently transformed into a dragon, Vertigo reboots the series with a new hero, Jack Frost. The world in which this story takes place is the world in which Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers lived, onlythousands of years later. All that remains is superstition and feudalism and all of the old technology is regarded as magic now. Jack seeks the magic blade which will defeat the Giant King. But of course nothing is as it seems since the good guysalways reveal themselves to be evil in the end.
Volume 9
Jack of Fables Vol. 9: The End
Jack Frost seeks to kill a dragon, unaware that it's his own father. Jack Frost has just set upon the greatest quest in a long and distinguished career of great quests: To kill a dragon. Of course, he is not aware that the dragon in question is in fact his own father. Meanwhile, the Page Sisters find a new purpose in life: restoring the Great Library. This volume includes JACK OF FABLES #50, a special issue that includes appearances by everyone who's ever shown up in the series.
Issue 1
Jack of Fables (2006-) #1
Everyone's favorite trickster is back! After stealing money from Fabletown and pissing off all the wrong people, Jack of the Tales—who is at once every Jack of legend—was booted out of the Fables community. Last seen hitchhiking from Hollywood after releasing a trilogy of films (about himself) that made him an international superstar, the series follows Jack's immediate adventures as a wayward Fable in the heartland of America. Extreme road stories and encounters with notorious, renegade Fables are in store for this fan-favorite character!
Issue 2
Jack of Fables (2006-) #2
So Jack's gone and got himself kidnapped, bloodied, broken, and spirited away to a mysterious prison camp called the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. For any other Fable this would spell a mess of trouble, but for Jack it's no more than...okay, it's also a mess of trouble for him, but he'll stay undaunted when he meets the enigmatic author of his current dilemma: the mysterious Mr. Revise!
Issue 3
Jack of Fables (2006-) #3
Jack is determined not to remain a prisoner in the Golden Boughs Retirement Village, run by the mysterious Mr. Revise and his army of evil librarians. He's planning the great escape of all captive Fables, but we've seen what happens to most of Jack's schemes before. Does this one have a chance of working...or is he doomed to remain a prisoner for centuries to come?
Issue 4
Jack of Fables (2006-) #4
The great escape is on! Jack's ingenious plan has reached fruition. The captive Fables are on their way, breaking out of the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. But wait a minute—this is one of Jack's schemes, so how can it possibly go well? Will our heroes win their freedom or will the insidious Mr. Revise and his army of evil librarians keep the Fables locked away forever?
Issue 5
Jack of Fables (2006-) #5
Captive Fables, divided into dozens of four-man escape teams, have scattered to the four winds, throwing the evil librarians of the Golden Boughs Retirement Village into chaos. But before Jack can lead his escape team to safety he first has to defeat the perusing Bagmen in single, unarmed combat. Here's the problem though: no one has ever defeated a Bagman in single unarmed combat!
Issue 6
Jack of Fables (2006-) #6
Jack has so far eluded the retrieval vans seeking and capturing escaped Fables, but how much longer can the trickster hold out...and how has he kept so hidden thus far? The answer lies in a past tale, back when he went by the name of Jack Frost!
Issue 7
Jack of Fables (2006-) #7
Jack of Hearts' Part 1! Jack enters the City of Sin—Las Vegas! Up to his usual tricks, he tries to swing luck on his side, teaming with an old friend and fellow escapee. But as usual, not everything goes to plan when it comes to Jack!
Issue 8
Jack of Fables (2006-) #8
Jack has landed in Las Vegas and even Sin City isn't prepared for him—especially not when the Pathetic Fallacy is his new sidekick. Then again, Jack has a lovely—and filthy rich—new bride who seems determined to see him settle down. And Jack seems content to let her try. 'Jack of Hearts' Part 2.
Issue 9
Jack of Fables (2006-) #9
Jack's lost his wife, he's the target of a very lucky lady, and his profits are headed down the toilet. What could possibly make it worse? Mister Revise and his legion of sinister librarians, that's what! The Las Vegas adventure continues in 'Jack of Hearts' part 3.
Issue 10
Jack of Fables (2006-) #10
The conclusion of the four-part 'Jack of Hearts!' Jack makes a gamble against Lady Luck. Does it work out or does he need to cash in his chips? Writer Bill Willingham concludes Jack's Las Vegas adventure!
Issue 11
Jack of Fables (2006-) #11
Before we got sidetracked in Vegas, Jack was reminiscing about 'Jack Frost' (remember issue 6?). Jack had the powers of the Snow Queen to do with as he would. His only job now is to deliver winter to the next kingdom over in a timely manner, while the Snow Queen continues to suffer from her mysterious illness. Can anything possibly go right?
Issue 12
Jack of Fables (2006-) #12
The Bad Prince' Part 1! What happens when you become the most well-known Fable in America? Jack starts to find out in a truly bizarre way. Also, in the Golden Boughs Retirement Village, Mr. Revise takes drastic steps to keep the escaped Fables from spilling the beans on him and his facility.
Issue 13
Jack of Fables (2006-) #13
Jack's been impaled by the sword Excalibur, and only the One True King can remove it from him. But where is he, and how long can Jack last with a sword sticking out of his chest? 'The Bad Prince' Part 2.
Issue 14
Jack of Fables (2006-) #14
Still stuck in the Grand Canyon, Jack learns something interesting about his past and present—and his true place in the Fable community! 'The Bad Prince' Part 3.
Issue 15
Jack of Fables (2006-) #15
The conclusion to 'The Bad Prince!' Our hard-luck group of crash survivors tries to find a way out of the wilderness. Along the way we learn more about Wicked John, and our boy Jack doesn't like a bit of it!
Issue 16
Jack of Fables (2006-) #16
Jack gives rise to the haunted spirit of Halloween in this issue featuring guest art by Andrew Robinson! Go back in time to one of Jack's many misadventures—back when he was none other than the legendary Jack O' Lantern!
Issue 17
Jack of Fables (2006-) #17
Why has Jack been carrying that briefcase around all this time? Why is Paul Bunyan buying big pants? Who is Dash Weinstein and why is he risking it all for a girl with million-dollar gams? Find out with the start Jack's latest misadventure in 'Americana' Part 1!
Issue 18
Jack of Fables (2006-) #18
As Jack scours the Homelands for gold, he runs across multiple myths of American folklore—from Tom Sawyer and Jim to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. But what exactly is Jack's former captor Hilary Page's part in all this? 'Americana' Part 2.
Issue 19
Jack of Fables (2006-) #19
From an all-singing analogue of New York to bootlegging on Lake Michigan all the way to even the myth(s) of Canada, Jack's trek across the fabled lands of Americana with Humpty Dumpty, Paul Bunyan and more continues with 'Americana' Part 3!
Issue 20
Jack of Fables (2006-) #20
The finale of 'Americana' has it all! Jack reminisces about sexual encounters past while engaging in some in the present, the long-sought-after treasure finally appears and a character heads to the big final Fable in the sky!
Issue 21
Jack of Fables (2006-) #21
Jack's sidekick Gary—the Pathetic Fallacy—takes center stage in the Golden Boughs Theatrical Society's production of Hamlet! With: Alice as Ophelia, a pair of squash rackets as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and Wicked John as Laertes! But who's using the play as cover for an escape attempt?
Issue 22
Jack of Fables (2006-) #22
1883' part 1! 1883 was the year in which the scrofulous outlaw known as 'Smiling Jack Candle' and his gang of desperadoes roamed the Western Territories, robbing and pillaging as they went. None durst stand up to the miscreant, until the day that a grim-countenanced stranger rode out to face him down.
Issue 23
Jack of Fables (2006-) #23
Several great and terrible events occurred in 1883, but none so dire as the continuing depredations of the Jack Candle Gang in the Old West. No posse could stop them. Not even the legendary Pinkertons could find them. But now a mysterious unarmed sheriff is on Jack's trail! '1883' part 2.
Issue 24
Jack of Fables (2006-) #24
1883' part 3, the finale of Jack's Old West adventure! The tumultuous year 1883 comes to a close with the final showdown between Smiling Jack Candle and the Sheriff Without a Gun!
Issue 25
Jack of Fables (2006-) #25
Turning Pages' part 1! An egg will explode and a little blue pig will pontificate on weighty matters while wearing a brassiere on his head! Just another typical chapter in the life of Jack of the Tales. In this issue, however, we learn a bit more about the lovely young librarian Robin Page.
Issue 26
Jack of Fables (2006-) #26
Starring former wallflower Priscilla Page! The second part in Jack's latest tale is chock-full of car crashes, brutal violence, shoplifting and the horrors of mime—not to mention our fearless protagonist facing off against a horrific monster. 'Turning Pages' part 2.
Issue 27
Jack of Fables (2006-) #27
Turning Pages' part 3! Hillary Page is the gal who stole away to Americana to find her father and ended up kicking Jack Horner square in the tacklebox. Now she's held captive by the vicious Bookburner with no hope of escape, and it looks like all of the good guys are about to be murdered!
Issue 28
Jack of Fables (2006-) #28
In 'The Books of War' part 1, Jack has returned to the Golden Boughs not as a prisoner, but as its Commander in Chief! It's the beginning of an all-new storyline in which lives will be lost and pigs will appear magically!
Issue 29
Jack of Fables (2006-) #29
The latest Jack epic continues with the Siege of the Golden Boughs—Bookburner's army storms the gates and the fight begins in earnest! 'The Books of War' part 2.
Issue 30
Jack of Fables (2006-) #30
What is the 'First Draft,' and what is its awe-inspiring secret? Where did that extra pig come from? What's everybody reading? The Siege of the Golden Boughs enters its third installment and the tide begins to turn—but in whose favor? 'The Books of War' part 3.
Issue 31
Jack of Fables (2006-) #31
Learn the real power of the printed word—power more than just how a bunch of ideas can convince people to do stuff. It's about how ideas can make things explode! 'The Books of War' part 4.
Issue 32
Jack of Fables (2006-) #32
The Books of War' part 5! The latest epic by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges comes to a close in a shocking ending that leads directly into 'The Great Fables Crossover Event' between JACK OF FABLES, FABLES and LITERALS!
Issue 33
Jack of Fables (2006-) #33
The Great Fables Crossover' part 2, continued from FABLES #83. Jack reveals the existence of The Literals to Fabletown, and things quickly get chaotic from there. Fables don't like the idea of having a living god who can wipe them out with the stroke of a pen, and have thus decided to get rid of them! Continued in LITERALS #1.
Issue 34
Jack of Fables (2006-) #34
The Great Fables Crossover part 5, continued from FABLES #84. Bigby Wolf, Snow White, Gary and Mr. Revise are hot on the trail of Kevin Thorn and determined to stop him before he can write the universe out of existence. But Bigby has problems—namely the Big Bad Wolf has been transformed into an ape! Continued in THE LITERALS #2.
Issue 35
Jack of Fables (2006-) #35
The Great Fables Crossover' part 8, continued from FABLES #85. In the thrilling penultimate issue of the 'Great Fables Crossover,' battles are won, lives are lost and a whole lot of really weird stuff happens as Bigby and crew take on seemingly impossible odds! Continued in LITERALS #3.
Issue 36
Jack of Fables (2006-) #36
The exciting true story of the time our hero found himself in equatorial Africa in nothing but his underpants, was taken prisoner by a bunch of talking apes, and in no time had set himself up as their king.
Issue 37
Jack of Fables (2006-) #37
Jack's back out on his own, but after his grave insult to the artist who's drawing this story, what will become of Jack? Will the artist seek vengeance and have Jack go bald? Or will the artist simply ignore the script and have Jack brutally murdered on the first page?
Issue 38
Jack of Fables (2006-) #38
It was obvious that Jack didn't really care if his second favorite artist, Russ Braun, was horribly insulted at the thought of being second best. But in this issue, penciller Russ Braun will enact a revenge so hideous on Jack that one of them may not make it to next issue! 'The New Adventures of Jack and Jack' part 2.
Issue 39
Jack of Fables (2006-) #39
Jack Horner keeps getting fatter, bigger and uglier. It's pretty clear some sort of strong magic is at work, but is it a diabolical attack—or a final comeuppance at long last for Jack's many sins? In the meantime, his son Jack Frost has thoroughly taken over his dad's old book! 'The New Adventures of Jack and Jack' part 3.
Issue 40
Jack of Fables (2006-) #40
The New Adventures of Jack and Jack' finishes as Jack Frost continues to learn the hero trade while Jack Horner finally learns why he's been getting so fat and ugly. Weirdly enough, that's all we can possibly tell you about this issue and still retain some bit of surprise.
Issue 41
Jack of Fables (2006-) #41
Kings of Earth and Sky' part 1! Jack Frost and his wooden owl MacDuff find themselves in a strange new world—a world with giant millipede mounts, ancient space elevators and ray guns that go "zish!" But things really get interesting when a scantily clad witch leads Jack to an ancient temple containing one of the most powerful weapons ever crafted!
Issue 42
Jack of Fables (2006-) #42
Jack Frost has fought the Keepers of the Fulminate Blade. He's being lauded as a hero in the ancient city of Landfall, but being a hero isn't maybe so great as Jack thought it might be. A promiscuous princess isn't the only danger awaiting Jack at Landfall castle. 'Kings of Earth and Sky' part 2.
Issue 43
Jack of Fables (2006-) #43
Jack Frost, all things being equal, is a much better hero than his dad. You want monsters? We got 'em! You want quests and riches? We got 'em in spades! 'Kings of Earth and Sky' part 3.
Issue 44
Jack of Fables (2006-) #44
Jack Frost and his stalwart owl companion MacDuff take to the skies as Jack's quest to save a kingdom from the vicious Empyrean nears its conclusion! 'Kings of Earth and Sky' part 4.
Issue 45
Jack of Fables (2006-) #45
Kings of Earth and Sky' finale! Jack Frost has finally come face to face with the Empyrean, but it's clear that someone somewhere along the way has been lying about what this is all about!
Issue 46
Jack of Fables (2006-) #46
The Page Sisters finally find a new purpose in life: restoring the Great Library. And the one place you don't want to be is between them and one of the books they want. Meanwhile, Jack Frost has just set upon the greatest quest in a long and distinguished career of great quests!
Issue 47
Jack of Fables (2006-) #47
The Page Sisters have a lead on the hoard of books that went missing from the Golden Boughs way back when. Jack Frost has a lead on one of the most dangerous monsters he's yet to face. And just when he thought he was getting too old for this, Jack Horner has a lead on a tasty snack.
Issue 48
Jack of Fables (2006-) #48
We catch up with each and every character that has ever appeared in JACK OF FABLES, and if they're dead, we'll even show you the corpse. And that's a promise you can take to the bank.
Issue 49
Jack of Fables (2006-) #49
As the Page Sisters, the Fables on the bus, Jack Frost, and a very angry guy with a sword through him all converge in a mythical land far away from mortal men, a certain dragon begins to get nervous!
Issue 50
Jack of Fables (2006-) #50
Final issue! Does Jack Frost slay Jack Dragon? Does Jack Dragon eat his own kid? Will the Page Sisters rebuild the Great Library? Will Gary finally get to sing a show tune on Broadway? It's extra pages, extra action, extra drama, and extra Babe, the Miniature Blue Ox!