This was just okay, nothing really jumped out and captured my attention. I didn't connect with any of the characters and the storyline was so-so.

Everafter brings us back into the world of Fables right in the aftermath of where it's predecessor left off. And it is a dark, dark world. A world where no one is safe, where fable and mundy collide in a violent, greedy and destructive netherworld. It follows Connor Wolf, son of Bigby and Snow, joining the Shadow Players in a game of cat and mouse, finding and silently "dealing" with destructives who want to bring anarchy to the world - and things do not always go to plan.

As a super fan of Fables, I was very excited when this appeared. I was happy to see a few favourites pop up, and I was more than delighted to be back in the world of the Fables. It is still early days, so I could feel it is still finding it's feet - at the moment, it didn't quite reach the level of heart and humour and awesomeness as the original - but I have high hopes! Will definitely keep reading, because I must know what happens to my beloved Fables.

In a post-Fables world, what has become of the characters that we've grown to love in the Vertigo series? Many have arrived in the mundane world, where magic has snuck itself out and can either be used to help humanity, or cause some pretty nasty chaos. Snow White's son, Connor Wolf, is young and restless. In short, he's perfect for a group called The Shadow Players. This network of agents includes Bo Peep, Peter Piper, Hansel, and others. When a little girl with intense magic is discovered, the Shadow Players are called upon to bring her back to keep her from becoming a danger. Unfortunately, Hansel has other plans. In his attempt to kill the child and end what he feels is an untold evil, he is literally exploded to bits by her powers. Bo Peep fares a bit better, but is also injured. The little girl escapes, only to murder and then resurrect her own family. They aren't the only ones to be resurrected. Hansel is painfully reconstructed using magic and kept somewhere between life and death by his own organization. Connor Wolf begins his first stages of missions with The Shadow Players and is put on a case in an attempt to prevent Native American religious artifacts from being stolen for unknown purposes. He uses his shape shifting abilities and ends up bunking at a version of Alcatraz that has been repurposed to bring back the spirits of Native Americans that have gone on before. Uncontrolled, they could cause chaos in San Francisco. With two different major cases running side by side, with intervention on all sides, this graphic novel is difficult to put down.
Everafter: The Pandora Protocol is graphic, to be sure. I still have images of Hansel's reconstructed body floating around in my head. It does not make for positive images while trying to sleep, I assure you. The story is fast-paced and interesting. This is definitely a Vertigo publication. This first collection collects issued #1-6 of the Everafter series. If you like your fairy tale characters with a great deal of grit and gore, Everafter: The Pandora Protocol is definitely your type of tale.

Everafter: The Pandora Protocol is now available from Vertigo.

Dopo il glorioso, emozionante finale di Fables le cose sono profondamente cambiate nel mondo degli umani: le fiabe si sono ritirate, è vero, ma nuove ne nascono ogni giorno, e ogni giorno fioriscono streghe e stregoni: umani che sviluppano poteri magici delle specie più varie, innocui o meno innocui, gestibili o meno.

Una nuova realtà richiede nuovi strumenti per essere gestita - sopratutto se la fine del mondo conosciuto è una delle possibilità che si presentano quotidianamente o quasi in seguito ai suddetti mutamenti: e allora intervengono gli Shadow Players, un gruppo di fiabe antiche e nuove e di umani, che si sono incaricati di prevenire, documentare, eliminare le minacce magiche. A qualsiasi costo.

Una rutilante avventura, in cui magia e tecnologia si intrecciano a combattimenti e una sana dose di spionaggio che strizza consapevolmente l'occhio alla spia delle spie, James Bond.

Sebbene manchi della carica emotiva e della profondità delle serie principale, e abbia trovato francamente esagerata la nonchalanche con cui vengono amministrate morti orribili, sono 160 pagine di divertimento senza pensieri.

Not as exciting as previous Fables but intriguing none the less. Curious to find our more about Jordan and the world of Nimira and the new Fables that are still popping up!

Another fun graphic novel retelling. Cool art style too.