Fables, Vol. 14: Witches

For the most part, I really liked this. It deals primarily with the fallout of Mr. Dark razing Fabletown; we learn a little bit more about his past, and exactly how much of a threat he is to the Fables. The book also focuses on some of the themes Willingham's been dealing with since the start - on the might of unlikely heroes, and on shifting political realities. I wasn't sure how much I was going to like it, as I'm unfamiliar with the stories that some of the main characters come from (Ozma and Baba Yaga, specifically), but they're presented in a way that doesn't matter.

What bummed me out about it, though, was that the main story ends on a cliffhanger, and then there's a two-part story after it about King Ambrose in Haven. I can understand why he may have wanted to tell it that way, but it absolutely kills the narrative flow.

The overarching story continues and just keeps getting better. The last story in the book is a stand alone and starts with several pages of an inter-fable baseball game so I sort of dragged my feet in finishing because I thought the whole last story would be one big sports analogy. This morning, I finally committed myself to finishing it and it turned out to be a really good story. Go, King Flycatcher!