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Swipe File: Fables Vs The Sisters Grimm

Published Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:00:46 -0600

Beware folks. There be spoilers for children's fantasy series The Sisters Grimm by Mark Buckley within. And if there are also spoilers for not-children's fantasy graphic novel series Fables… well isn't that just a coincidence too?

In Sisters Grimm, storybook characters are real and have migrated to the US and live in their own enclave.

In Fables, storybook characters are real and have migrated to the US and live in their own enclave.

In Sisters Grimm, Prince Charming is revealed to be the mayor.

In Fables, Prince Charming began as deputy mayor, ran for mayor and won.

And in book seven of Sisters Grimm, featuring characters The Revisers, Pinocchio is revealed to be a spy for the bad guys.

And in Fables, featuring characters The Revisers, Pinnochio is revealed… oh I can't go on.

The first Sisters Grimm book, The Fairy Tale Detectives, was published in 2005. Fables was first published in 2002.

Thanks to Little Bleeder Justin Steinmetz for the catch.

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