Written by Conor McCreery and Anthony Del ColArt by Andy Belanger
We're getting very close to the conclusion of this remarkable series, but it seems like most of the big story moments that readers have been waiting for occurred in this issue, leaving the last chapter for final confrontations and wrapping up. In this issue, we see Romeo and Juliet reunite, just after Will Shakespeare finally reunites with his children.
And that is where this issue is at its most interesting. Shakespeare has been established in this series as a god, having created his 'prodigals', and then having abandoned them to the detrimental effects of free choice. He likens himself to a father who has abandoned his children, and it falls to Hamlet (no stranger to daddy issues, him) to set him straight. With this issue, it becomes clear that Del Col and McCreery have a lot more to say than just writing "Fables with Shakespeare characters", which is how I saw this title when it started. Instead, they are commenting on the nature of religion and higher powers, and the role that these things play for the common man.
Belanger continues to show remarkable growth, filling most of the book with terrific double-page layouts. This book ends on three different cliffhangers, and I look forward to reading the conclusion.
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