Fairest, Volume 1: Wide Awake

Fairest is a spin-off of Willingham's excellent Fables series that takes us away from Fabletown and looks at what's going on in the rest of the Fables' universe while the main narrative drags on.

And for the most part it's a fun read, with Ali Baba finding Briar Rose and awakening her with love's true kiss - and awakening the Adversary's lieutenant, the Snow Queen, that had been trapped under Rose's spell. The lighter pace of the story was enjoyable as a one-off, but I hope future volumes have a bit more meat on them.