New Releases by Matthew Sturges

Kings of Earth and Sky part 1! Jack Frost and his wooden owl MacDuff find themselves in a strange new world--a world with giant millipede mounts, ancient space elevators and ray guns that go "zish"! But things really get interesting when a scantily clad witch leads Jack to an ancient temple containing one of the most powerful weapons ever crafted!

The Page Sisters finally find a new purpose in life: restoring the Great Library. And the one place you don''t want to be is between them and one of the books they want. Meanwhile, Jack Frost has just set upon the greatest quest in a long and distinguished career of great quests!

It''s the end of the road as Bigby makes the hardest decision of his career thus far as sheriff of Fabletown.

Zatanna''s seen her share of strange magical artifacts, but a sword that cuts backwards through time is a new one! A rowdy roughneck named Backslash is using that very sword to cut a bloody path through her beloved San Francisco, but how can she stop him when he can undo any attack with a mere wave of his hand?

The nature of the Crooked Man becomes clearer as Bigby furthers his investigation around the dives haunted by certain Fables.

Jack has so far eluded the retrieval vans seeking and capturing escaped Fables, but how much longer can the trickster hold out...and how has he kept so hidden thus far? The answer lies in a past tale, back when he went by the name of Jack Frost!

Starring former wallflower Priscilla Page! The second part in Jack''s latest tale is chock-full of car crashes, brutal violence, shoplifting and the horrors of mime--not to mention our fearless protagonist facing off against a horrific monster. "Turning Pages" part 2.

Jack''s been impaled by the sword Excalibur, and only the One True King can remove it from him. But where is he, and how long can Jack last with a sword sticking out of his chest? "The Bad Prince" Part 2.

Several great and terrible events occurred in 1883, but none so dire as the continuing depredations of the Jack Candle Gang in the Old West. No posse could stop them. Not even the legendary Pinkertons could find them. But now a mysterious unarmed sheriff is on Jack''s trail! "1883" part 2.

Jack Frost has fought the Keepers of the Fulminate Blade. He''s being lauded as a hero in the ancient city of Landfall, but being a hero isn''t maybe as great as Jack thought it might be. A promiscuous princess isn''t the only danger awaiting Jack at Landfall castle. "Kings of Earth and Sky" part 2.

Learn the real power of the printed word--power more than just how a bunch of ideas can convince people to do stuff. It''s about how ideas can make things explode! "The Books of War" part 4.

Deep in the depths of the Looking Glassworks, Bigby faces the most dangerous fight of his life...

The trial of the Crooked Man begins...will he be able to weasel his way out of an untimely death by Witching Well?

Bigby''s investigation brings him closer to the Crooked Man''s lair...

Bigby finally stumbles upon the location of The Crooked Man''s lair, and the accusations fly...

Jack Horner keeps getting fatter, bigger and uglier. It''s pretty clear some sort of strong magic is at work, but is it a diabolical attack--or a final comeuppance at long last for Jack''s many sins? In the meantime, his son Jack Frost has thoroughly taken over his dad''s old book! "The New Adventures of Jack and Jack" part 3.

The Great Fables Crossover part 8, continued from FABLES #85. In the thrilling penultimate issue of "The Great Fables Crossover," battles are won, lives are lost and a whole lot of really weird stuff happens as Bigby and crew take on seemingly impossible odds! Continued in LITERALS #3.

Bigby and Snow begin to slot the pieces of the murder mystery together, and it goes deeper in Fabletown lore than they even thought.

Still stuck in the Grand Canyon, Jack learns something interesting about his past and present--and his true place in the Fable community! "The Bad Prince" Part 3.

Jack''s back out on his own, but after his grave insult to the artist who''s drawing this story, what will become of Jack? Will the artist seek vengeance and have Jack go bald? Or will the artist simply ignore the script and have Jack brutally murdered on the first page?

The latest Jack epic continues with the Siege of the Golden Boughs--Bookburner''s army storms the gates and the fight begins in earnest! "The Books of War" part 2.

Jack Frost and his stalwart owl companion MacDuff take to the skies as Jack''s quest to save a kingdom from the vicious Empyrean nears its conclusion! "Kings of Earth and Sky" part 4.

Jack''s sidekick Gary--the Pathetic Fallacy--takes center stage in the Golden Boughs Theatrical Society''s production of Hamlet! With Alice as Ophelia, a pair of squash rackets as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and Wicked John as Laertes! But who''s using the play as cover for an escape attempt?

Jack has landed in Las Vegas and even Sin City isn''t prepared for him--especially not when the Pathetic Fallacy is his new sidekick. Then again, Jack has a lovely--and filthy rich--new bride who seems determined to see him settle down. And Jack seems content to let her try. "Jack of Hearts" Part 2.

Final issue! Does Jack Frost slay Jack Dragon? Does Jack Dragon eat his own kid? Will the Page Sisters rebuild the Great Library? Will Gary finally get to sing a show tune on Broadway? It''s extra pages, extra action, extra drama, and extra Babe, the Miniature Blue Ox!

The New Adventures of Jack and Jack finishes as Jack Frost continues to learn the hero trade while Jack Horner finally learns why he''s been getting so fat and ugly. Weirdly enough, that''s all we can possibly tell you about this issue and still retain some bit of surprise.

Before we got sidetracked in Vegas, Jack was reminiscing about "Jack Frost" (remember issue #6?). Jack had the powers of the Snow Queen to do with as he would. His only job now is to deliver winter to the next kingdom over in a timely manner, while the Snow Queen continues to suffer from her mysterious illness. Can anything possibly go right?