“If they pull a knife, you pull a gun.”

Vertigo has known for some time that it has something special with Bill Willingham’s Fables. And I’m sure Bill Willingham knows he has something special with Fables too. And even though some of the story arcs these past couple of years have been hit and miss at times, Willingham continues to deliver interesting tales of the struggles between the fables and the villains of the home world, and this issue is no exception.

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Arriving in stores this week is the updated tales from the House of Mystery. Written by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges, these new tales feature the trials and struggles of five unfortunate souls trapped in the house, and illustrated by Luca Rossi.

Take the jump for a sneak peek of the issue.

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Let the war begin

For almost a year now we’ve been riveted on the adventures of Flycatcher as he reclaimed portions of the homelands in the Good Prince story line. With that war at an end, it’s time for the Fables to kick it up a notch, but first we have to find out what Cinderella is up to.

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I was as surprised and let down as the next person when I found out fave scribe Bill Willingham stepped down from writing Salvation Run. After reading his explanation, I’m ready to forgive.

�The short version is that I got sick, and on doctor�s orders I needed to dial back my workload � specifically the most stress-inducing part of my workload � and picked the most likely candidate to give up,� Bill Willingham told CBR News. �There�s a longer version with more nuance, many more details, some interesting subplots, a few surprise dramatic twists and even a musical interlude or two, but in the interest of discretion and decorum we�ll stick with the short version.”

On the plus side, Clockwork Storybook co-founder Matthew Sturges will finish the series.

The rest of Willingham’s comments can be found over at Comic Book Resources.

Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges, two of my favorite writers, have teamed up with Vertigo for the new ongoing comic series House of Mystery.

A Pirate. A Poet. Tormented Lovers and the woman who tries not to come between them. For reasons unknown even to them, they have all been imprisoned in the House of Mystery, which functions as a tavern in an abandoned secret location. Together, they maintain the tavern and coax stories out of its patrons, all while they seek to discover the secrets behind their connections to each other and their unusual abode.

The House of Mystery series has been around for decades as a horror and suspense story. It was later revised and used as part of The Sandman. Willingham and Sturges say they will bring a brand new take to the title, that follows the lives of the house’s imprisoned characters. Art for the series will be done by Luka Rossi.

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From the pages of Superman #663 comes this wonderful panel of the Oblivion Bar. Everyone sing with me -

“Sometimes you wanna go,
where everybody knows your naaaammmee!

Dum dum dum dum!

And they’re always glad you came!

Dum dum dum dum!”

So looks like angels do drink (Zauriel), Dawn has a chat with her late husband Manitou Raven, the Ghost Patrol kick back to regale each other with tales of adventure, Witchfire gets the ol’ pickup line from Fake Arion, while Traci Thirteen looks on. And hey, isn’t that Princess Amethyst chatting with the bartender?

Bless you Bill Willingham for creating the Oblivion Bar. It is the closest thing we have to Doyle’s bar from the brilliant Willingham, Finn, Sturges, and Roberson shared world anthology Clockwork Storybook.

“He Doesn�t Have to Shoot You Now.”
“He Does SO Have to Shoot Me Now!”

Oh Shadowpact, your wacky adventures and skewed continuity have readers split on whether or not they should love you or hate you. Issue six kicks off a new storyline, but has Shadowpact gone to the dogs?

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In Which We Discover Hansel is a Bad Boy

In the last several issues of the phenomenally good Fables, we�ve seen our heroes begin their invasion of the Homeland. The Adversary isn�t taking that lying down and sends someone to Fabletown that knows how to deal in the mundane world.

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–by Stephen Schleicher

Cinderella has been up to all sorts of black op business since Fabletown decided to take the offensive against the Adversary. But undercover work isn’t all dark alley business, sometimes you have to step into the light and deal with bigger problems.

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