Fairest continues to
explore the realms of foreign fables with a trip to the Fables of India and the
Indus Valley. Here, a young girl named Nalayani must defend her village from
rampaging hordes of were-demons, as all of the men were conscripted by the
Adversary during the Fabletown Wars. Her best hope is to search out a new
Maharajah that has just claimed the realm but when she finds him, all isn’t as
it seems as one of Fables most endearing characters has returned from the dead,
Bill Willingham’s Fables has dealt slightly
with Indian Fables as some characters from the Jungle Book have been major
players in the series long past. Thankfully, the writers behind this volume
decided to explore never before revealed India fables. As with the Japanese fables
in the previous volume, there were a lot of characters that I’ve never heard of
before in this story. But that was okay, because the storytelling and art was
fantastic. Full of action, adventure, romance, and surprises, Return of the
Maharajah is probably going to have a major impact on the main Fables series,
if it hasn’t already (and I just haven’t read it yet.)
I look forward to what
this returning character will do to the dynamic on both the Farm and in the
restoring Fabletown. I’m also hoping that this character’s return might mean a
resurrection for a few other characters that I fell in love with and
mercilessly got the axe.
Worth Consuming
Rating: 9 out of 10
stars.
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