Jack of Fables: Jack of Hearts - comic adventures of the legendary Jack continue

I've just finished "Jack of Hearts," the second collection in the "Jack of Fables" comic series, spun out of the larger (and most excellent) Fables books. These are the life stories of "Jack" who was Jack Horner, Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack be Nimble, and all the other Jacks from storybooks. These comprise a kind of picaresque tale of Jack's philandering, selfish, funny life, accompanied by such supporting fables as the Pathetic Fallacy (now going by the name "Gary") and the Queen of Fortune.

In book two, we follow Jack through a series of adventures as a casino baron (the previous volume starred him as a Hollywood exec), as he copes with the mob, heiresses, and ancient mystical cabals (not to mention large, violent pit-bosses).

These are great, lightweight stories, a nice counterpoint to the darker, more brooding main Fables stories. More to the point, a second Fables series means that there's twice as much of this great comic to read. I can't get enough of it. Link, Link to all Fables collections

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vonnegutlives

I like Jack of Fables, but I personally feel that a “Tales of”-style book would have been better suited for the Fables universe. Instead of only focusing on Jack, we could have more stories with the Farm animals, or those Fables that are out spying in the world. But I’ll take what I can get when it comes to Fables.
hjo3

Yay — onto my Amazon wishlist it goes. Fables is my favorite ongoing comic after Walking Dead.
Nerdberockin

I’ve been reading this monthly since the start, and loving with what’s going on with Jack, and I’m almost jealous of you, Cory–the next collection is going to blow your friggin’ mind. No spoilers here–I’m just saying that it gets weird.