It has been some time since we heard about plans for the new Fables spin-off, Fairest, but it looks like the book is finally seeing a release in March with a gorgeous Adam Hughes cover attached.
As revealed in the March solicits for DC, Fairest will split away from Fables in March to tell “the scret histories of Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Cinderella, the Snow Queen, Thumbelina, Snow White, Rose Red and others.” The first arc, written by Fables scribe Bill Willingham, will last for six issues and follows the “misadventures of Briar Rose after she is stolen away by the goblin army in Fables #107,” and the arc will be illustrated by Phil Jimenez with inks by Andy Lanning.
The book is set-up as a “series of minis” (as noted from the original SDCC announcement), in that each arc tells a different story with a different creative team about a different character (ostensibly making it perfect for trade-waiting, if you don’t collect Fables in single issues). The second arc will be written by Lauren Beukes with art by Inaki Miranda, although we don’t know who the story will be about yet, and the third arc will be written by Chris Roberson with art by Shawn McManus, assumedly about Cinderella.
Meanwhile, Fables will be hitting its 115th issue in March, and will be two issues in to it’s “Cubs in Toyland” arc, with a backup story illustrated by Shawn McManus about the characters currently in the remnants of Oz.
Look for more on this title closer to March.
