Jack of Fables, Vol. 1: The (Nearly) Great Escape

bill willingham matthew sturges tony akins andrew pepoy

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.

Collecting: Jack of Fables 1-5

Genres graphic novelscomicsfantasyfictionfairy talesfablesgraphic novels comicscomic bookurban fantasyadult

128 pages, Paperback

First published February 28,2007

Series

Jack of Fables

This edition

Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Published: February 28, 2007 by Vertigo
ISBN: 9781401212223
ASIN: 1401212220
Language: English

About the author

bill willingham

In the late 1970s to early 1980s he drew fantasy ink pictures for the Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Expert game rulebooks. He first gained attention for his 1980s comic book series Elementals published by Comico, which he both wrote and drew. However, for reasons unknown, the series had trouble maintaining an original schedule, and Willingham's position in the industry remained spotty for many years. He contributed stories to Green Lantern and started his own independent, black-and-white comics series Coventry which lasted only 3 issues. He also produced the pornographic series Ironwood for Eros Comix.

In the late 1990s Willingham reestablished himself as a prolific writer. He produced the 13-issue Pantheon for Lone Star Press and wrote a pair of short novels about the modern adventures of the hero Beowulf, published by the writer's collective, Clockwork Storybook, of which Willingham was a founding member. In the early 2000s he began writing extensively for DC Comics, including the limited series Proposition Player, a pair of limited series about the Greek witch Thessaly from The Sandman, and most notably the popular series Fables