So far as Jack stories, this was one pretty week. Americana is interesting, and the idea that zombies are both a huge part of life, but completely integrated certainly means... something?

I'm intrigued by the idea of one of the Page sisters along for the ride and man all the family relationships being revealed are pretty crazy.

But other than that, there's just not much to it.

Still worth it for completion sake I guess? I'm ready to go back to the mainline.

Spoilers and screenshots (only two, that should tell you something):



I like her. She's a fun one.



Oh Jack. Also... "I don't have a penis". That is all. ( )

Jack delves into the world of American fables in this volume as he searches for treasure in the fables (homeland?) Americana. Im not one for most American legends since they tend to be all about pioneers and cowboys (both totally boring and cliched in my opinion), but it was quite hilarious to see Jack team up with Hillary Page. She's in a quest to Idyll (a town in American legend I presume) where her alleged father the Head Librarian is. Turns out he's not her father, and it looks like he's about to cause some major problems since she's found out where Golden Boughs is and he has a major vendetta against Revise (the real father of the Page sisters). ( )

This series is getting much better, and much more interesting. Jack is definitely my least-favorite Fable, but he does occasionally have irresistible charms, to which the many women he woos in his stories would attest. This volume is my favorite so far. Jack and his supporting cast traverse the great land of Americana, the American Fables land. They visit the Wild West, Gangland, a Mark-Twain-esque steamboat land, and the town of Idyll, a 1950s version of the small-town American dream (which, for some reason, is populated by zombies). I just eat stuff like this up.

This was a fun read, but not nearly as good as the other Jack and Fables volumes. It certainly had it's moments, but it seemed more rushed than fast-paced. Still a good book, though. ( )

We find Jack and group of Fables tracking down the treasure that Humpty Dumpty told Jack about when they originally escaped from the Golden Boughs. They are joined by Hilary Page, who is my favorite of the Page sisters, perhaps because she is librarian. They discover a route to the fabled land of Americana, a land of American folk tales.

I enjoyed this episode and I liked that there was were a number of party members to follow as I prefer Jack in small doses. Babe the Blue Ox has emerged as a favorite character. Americana had lots of humor, lots of adventure and great artwork. I guess my only complaint would be that this volume was a little short. ( )