I had hoped that this issue might give us some answers regarding all the concerns raised in my mind by The Great Fables Crossover. I figured that at the very least we might get an inkling of the new status-quo with The Literals apparently departed from this plane of reality and depowered.
What I was not expecting was a guest issue flashing back to yet another point in Jack's life, as he tells the story of how he became the inspiration for Tarzan - aka Jack'N'Apes.
Honestly, this book is good for what it is and you'd never know that Willingham and Sturges didn't have a hand in writing it. Of course the stuff with Jack and his Jane (a talking ape with a thing for humans) is pretty squicky... but par for the course in a book where the main character has accidentally committed incest three times with his half-sisters.
Tony Akins art is wonderful is always. This is one of the most well drawn books out there and I'm amazed that Jack of Fables hasn't followed its' sister title into getting some Eisner nominations for art. Really not much else I can say beyond that.
The Final Verdict: It's a fill-in that you'd never realize was a fill-in without looking at the credits. High praise indeed for writer Chris Roberson.
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