I honestly think that Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham have a smoke addled brain when they write this book. I mean, it's fun . . . it's kind of 'out there' as far as the flow of the story goes, but . . it is different. I think that the point is that as a 'Fable', Jack doesn't have to live by the same rules as us 'mundys', so . . . the story kind of goes the way of his attention span . . it's all over the place. This issue wraps up a western tale of Jack's when he was the leader of the Jack Candle gang. He's broken out of Fabletown, and has been out in the 'mundy' world creating quite the ruckus. Bigby, the closet thing Fabletown has to a bounty-hunter, has been tasked with his return. Not only does he take Jack down, and arrest him, but he does so in a way that is very humiliating and demeaning to Jack. Why should he care about Jack's feelings . . . Jack doesn't care about anyone else's . . . except himself. And of course, in the end, Jack breaks out again and moves on to another adventure. I'm not necessarily thrilled by the artwork of Tony Akins, it's kind of 'cartoony', but . . in essence, aren't all Fable really cartoons? Or is that vice-verse? Anyways, it's a nice break from the usual super-hero books. It's not very linear, but . . it is fun.
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