'Fables' spinoff revealed at Comic-Con

Fables's new spinoff has been unveiled at Comic-Con.

Writer Bill Willingham revealed Fairest, the new title emerging from the pages of his multiple award-winning comic, during the Vertigo: Fables panel in San Diego.

The first arc will be written by Willingham and illustrated by celebrated artists Phil Jimenez.

"It's an ongoing series, but it's almost a series of miniseries," Willingham told Comic Book Resources.



"We'll have an arc with Sleeping Beauty and see what's happened to her lately, but then when we do a Cinderella arc, Chris Roberson and Shawn McManus will return to the character, as they do such a wonderful job on Cinderella's adventures, but from now on those miniseries will fold into this series."

The second arc, 'Rapunzel in Japan', will be written by recent Arthur C Clarke Award-winner Lauren Beukes and illustrated by Inaki Miranda, who provided the artwork for Fables #99.

"We will look at the other Fables characters that fit the definition of 'fairest in all the land'," said Willingham. "And we're going to throw in a few surprises.

"There will be a few characters that will be considered legitimate under the Fairest rubric that may surprise you that they are a part of it."

Earlier this year, Vertigo announced Bad Doings and Big Ideas: A Bill Willingham Deluxe Edition, a collection of miniseries and one-shots by the writer.

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