A review by cathepsut
Fables Vol. 14: Witches by Bill Willingham

Did not finish book. Stopped at 59%.

I read the first 12 volumes of Fables more or less back to back and liked them a lot. Then there was Fables, Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover. It really did not work for me and it was so bad that I took a really long break from the series. I am back for another volume and to check if I want to continue.

The Tooth Fairy, aka Mister Dark, is back and still messing around in New York. We are introduced to Dunster Happ, the character that managed to capture and banish him the first time. Then there is Bufkin, the Mirror and the Witches… Frau Totenkinder is back as well. Baba Yaga is creepy. 

I am very  underwhelmed with the first four chapters of this volume. Baba Yaga flying around in her mortar and pestle for the first half of the comic is just boring. Bufkin and the Mirror are making zero progress either. And the Dark Man hasn‘t moved an inch. The only interesting development is Frau Totenkinder trying to find Dunster Happ. The rest is just hot air.

I checked some reviews and people seem to be generally happy with this volume, mostly because the crossover volume was so bad. It‘s a shame that I couldn’t work up much enthusiasm.

DNF on page 114, 60% into the volume & at the beginning of chapter 5. Done with this series.

Collecting: Fables 86-93