NEWS
AICN on PETER & MAX
November 5, 2009
I have been a fan of FABLES since I picked up the first issue one Wednesday 7 years ago and was confronted with the mystery of who killed Rose Red, so naturally when I heard that Bill Willingham had written a FABLES novel I was excited and intrigued. I became even more intrigued when I found out that the novel took place in continuity, but focused on two Fables who, so far, had not played a part in the series.
The book starts off with a quick run down of who the Fables are, where they came from and even why they call themselves Fables. It is the perfect primer for any newcomer and so concisely explains the basics that we readers have been gleaning since 2002 that it could be a perfect intro for any of the graphic novels.
The center of the story is the 2 Piper brothers, Peter and Max. Peter Piper is much more than the simple pickled pepper eater of rhyme and this is mainly his story as the book starts with him in modern times realizing that his final confrontation with Max, the Pied Piper of Hamelin, is now upon us. The modern portions of the book allow us to see Peter interact with some of the Fables we are accustomed to seeing such as Rose Red, Bigby (the two share a history and have not necessarily let bygones be bygones), Beast and Frau Totenkinder who has a history with Max.
