First it was nursery rhymes, then came fairy tales, now editor Chris Duffy along with Jaime Hernandez, Liniers, George O'Connor, Roger Langridge, and dozens more cartoonists and writers tackle the world of fables in Fable Comics.
Fabulist Aesop is featured heavily in this book but it's not all about him. Fables from China, India, and the United States are featured in this anthology. Just about all of your favorite fables are featured here including THE FOX AND THE GRAPES, THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE, THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF, and CITY MOUSE AND COUNTRY MOUSE (my all-time favorite.)
But the feature that I thought stole the show were about the Greek god Hermes. George O'Connor, whose 'Olympians: Ares: Bringer of War' graphic novel I reviewed last year, crafts no less than 4 adventures about the Speedster in this book. Each story was sly, fun, and the harken back to the early Flash comics of the 1940s. They were so good, I was hoping that with each turn on the page that I'd be meet with another Hermes adventure.
This 2015 collection is the third in a series that I hope will continue on for years to come. (May I suggest Tall Tales for volume 4?) Each story is crafted by a different art team and ranges from silly to tragic. But every story was extremely entertaining.
Worth Consuming
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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