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FABLEWOOD ANTHOLOGY OGN
By Various artists/writers
Publisher: Ape Entertainment
Reviewer: Ambush Bug
FABLEWOOD is a feast for the eyes, the heart, and the mind. This fantasy anthology is done by a handful of talented artists and writers, all fully capable of telling the type of story that stretches the imagination. I found this book to be a real showcase of talent. I’ll go over the entire book briefly, but my observations don’t do this book justice.
Story one is called “Solace” by JP Ahonen, which tells a heart-wrenching tale about a young child accepting the death of his parents. The characters are alien in this story, but the emotions are all too human. A very well told tale to start off the book.
“Die a Hero” is a nicely written story by Steve Kinder with lush pencils by Kevin Crossley that shows an epic battle between man and monster from both perspectives.
“A Vicious Circle” by JJ Naas and Elanor Cooper tells a fun and cute story about a group of wannabe magicians and their quest for power.
Scott Hallett brings us “The Spirit & the Woods”, a PRINCESS MONONOKE-like story about wood spirits that is as visually imaginative as that film.
Due to the stylized font, I may misspell the writer/artist behind the wonderful reading experiment that is “Mandala”, but Joe Thfurhart’s story is one of the book’s highlights both in its mandala-shaped storytelling style and the cool mix of cavemen and giant robots.
“Blessings” features the lively pencils of Ryan Ottley bringing William Ward’s brief story about a death on a battlefield to life.
Joe Suitor’s “From the Pages of Monoluminant” is beautifully illustrated with a clever narrative twist.
Axel Medellin Machain brings us “The Ancient Pact”, telling a tale of revenge that is confidently drawn and an example of good sequential storytelling.
“Under the Midnight Sun” by Dusty Neal and Chris Studabaker was another of the shining highlights of this book told from the perspective of a tree’s shadow who’s futile goal is to see the sun. The shadow’s quest is heartwrenching, as is the extremely emotive and sketchy artwork.
“Unworthy” by Daniel LaFrance is a morality tale about one woman’s bitter fight against obstacles both physical and gender-biased. This is a stark and moody story.
Sarah Mensinga’s “Fish” is a cute tale that focuses on a language barrier between a pirate in peril and a mermaid. The characters and interactions are adorable in this sweet tale.
“A Tale of Two Shifters” is from the GOBLIN CHRONICLES book (reviewed in a previous Indie Jones column) written by Troy Dye and Tom Kelesides and drawn by Collin Fogel. It’s another tale with cutesy goblin outcasts working together despite differences in a war-torn fantasy land. This was a fun installment that continues to flesh out the GOBLIN CHRONICLES world.
Jonathon Dalton’s “The Cloud-Leapers of Blue Pine Mountain” looks to be taking a lot of inspiration from Japanese ink drawings. This is a beautiful tale of a culture’s sacrifices during a war and what that culture must do in order to persevere. It also has a nice battle between a boy and an albino monkey, so it’s gotta be good.
This is one of the best anthologies Ape Entertainment has produced. For those of you who like to see new and fresh voices in comics, this book has quite a few of them. Although there isn’t enough space to go too much in depth in each story, hopefully this brief synopsis will help steer any of you who seek to find what the future of comics holds. Look no further than this book.
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