Jack of Fables #32

Written by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges
Art by Tony Akins, Jose Marzan JR and Dan Green

This issue makes up the last of the Books of War, as the characters have finished the fight with Bookburner, and now must plan their next move. The Golden Boughs are destroyed, and while some of the newly-freed Fables decide to make their way to Fabletown, another group decide to stick with Revise and make plans to deal with Kevin Thorn. Jack and his group travel with Revise, and Jack learns a lot of new information about his provenance.

This issue is, I imagine, essential to understanding next month's Great Fables Crossover, so much so that it should have been labeled as a prologue for the benefits of anyone who doesn't read both titles.

As usual, this title is very funny. I especially liked Jack's recounting of the end of the war, in which he appeared looking rather like a 90's style hero, while still in his general's uniform.

I think it will be interesting to see how Willingham and Sturges blend this title's brand of humour with the decidedly more serious main title during this crossover.