Bigby Wolf, the main character of the series.
For detailed information about this series, see: Fables Wiki
For the video game series by Lionhead Studios, see Fable (Lionhead).
Fables is a comic book series created and written by Bill Willingham, published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.
The series features various characters from fairy tales and folklore – referring to themselves as "Fables" – who formed a clandestine community centuries ago within New York City known as Fabletown, after their Homelands were conquered by a mysterious and deadly enemy known as "The Adversary". It is set in the modern day and follows several of Fabletown's legal representatives, such as sheriff Bigby Wolf, deputy mayor Snow White, her sister Rose Red, Prince Charming, and Boy Blue, as they deal with troublesome Fables and try to solve conflicts in both Fabletown and "the Farm", a hidden town in upstate New York for Fables unable to blend in with human society. The series also deals with such other matters as the main characters' personal lives, their attempts to hide the Fables' true nature from regular humans (or "Mundies"), and, later, the return of the Adversary.
Publications
Comics
Ongoing
- Fables (July 2002 - May 2024)
- Jack of Fables (September 2006 - April 2011)
- The Unwritten (October 2009 - January 2015)
- Fairest (May 2012 - January 2015)
- The Unwritten Fables (May 22nd - October 23rd, 2013)
- Fables: The Wolf Among Us (December 10th, 2014 - November 9th, 2015)
- Everafter: From the Pages of Fables (September 2016 - August 2017)
One-Shots
- Fables: The Last Castle (September 24th, 2003)
Limited Series
- The Literals (June - August 2009)
- Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love (November 2009 - April 2010)
- Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham (September 21st, 2021 - February 22nd, 2022)
Novels
- Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (October 18th, 2006)
- Peter & Max: A Fables Novel (January 2009)
- Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland (November 2012)
Video Games
- The Wolf Among Us (October 14th, 2013) for PC, MacOS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Android, and iOS
- Episode 1: Faith (October 11th, 2013)
- Episode 2: Smoke and Mirrors (February 4th, 2014)
- Episode 3: A Crooked Mile (April 8th, 2014)
- Episode 4: In Sheep's Clothing (May 27th, 2014)
- Episode 5: Cry Wolf (July 8th, 2014)
- The Wolf Among Us Remastered (2026) for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2
- The Wolf Among Us 2 (2027) for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2
Links to Other Series
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The Chronicles Of Narnia | August 14, 2002 | Kingdom Of The Great Lion is a reference to Narnia. | 3 |
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Sam & Max | October 11, 2013 | In The Wolf Among Us Episode 1: "Faith", a full-length recording of the "Midtown Cowboys" episode from Sam & Max can be heard on the TV in Prince Lawrence's apartment. A can of Banang also appears in Episode 4: "In Sheep's Clothing". | 1 |
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Batman | September 21, 2021 | Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham is a crossover between the two series. | 1 |
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Dispatch | October 29, 2025 | In Dispatch, one of the game choices for the "Nostalgically Yours" dispatch is "The Wolves Inside Us", a reference to The Wolf Among Us. | 3 |
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Poker Night at the Inventory | March 5, 2026 | A photo of the Woodsman from The Wolf Among Us can be seen in the Poker Night at the Inventory remaster. | 1 |
