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Fables Vol. 6: Homelands by Bill Willingham
5.0

This was by far the most engrossing volume of the series yet.

It's broken into two sections. The first part deals with Jack and his life of getting famous in Hollywood. It's funny side of things though the ending not so much. The other half of this book is about Boy Blue. Who, till now, I didn't care much about. All of a sudden he becomes a badass motherfucker and goes into the homeland to retrieve the love of his life and hunt down the evil that took over his lands.

Good: The second half is great. Funny when it needs to be but mostly serious and really screwed up moments. Boy blue really shines and he becomes easily one of the best characters in the series. I also thought Jack's stuff was really fun inside look to hollywood and a nice breather from the serious stuff in the series.

Bad: Some stuff can be a little long winded at times as always.

This hit all the right notes for me. While there were strong volumes this was the one to make me a fan of the series. I'll be going with a 4.5 on this one, but I'll smack it with a 5 just because!