Fables#90: Nearing the 100 issue milestone, Willingham continues to impress with his modern twist on the fairy tale genre. The current arc, Witches, brings about some characterization from a group that Willangham has neglected to expand upon before: the group of sorcerers that (used to) reside on the 13th floor. Parallel to this arc, Bufkin the Flying Monkey (of The Wizard of Oz fame) continues his war against Baba Yaga in the Woodlands Building. Needless to say, both arcs are interesting, although Witches is clearly the one stands above the other and the one that will more heavily impact future storylines. Lastly, Buckingham's art is simply amazing; adding beautiful borders to his already striking panels, his art is instantly recognizable. His style perfectly blends with Willingham's own. While new readers will have trouble understanding either this post or the present arc, Willingham pushes Fables into unfamiliar territory and for that I'm thankful.

Grade: 9.4 (out of 10)