Bill Willingham’s Fables is one of the best books out there. An inventive take on the fables that have been told through the ages, reminiscent of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods in a way, but told with Willingham’s flair that makes it perfect for the medium it’s in. Jack of Fables is the spinoff title, and carries much the same humor and sense of fun as the main title.

And it’s got a hallucinating Babe the Blue Ox.

So far, I haven’t read an issue of Jack of Fables that hasn’t been new-reader friendly. As with most every title out there, there will be a bit of confusion as to just who the characters are, but as Willingham draws his characters from the fables and tall tales of our childhood, the familiarity comes quickly.

So that’s two books you’re adding to your pull list, right? Fables and Jack of Fables. Do so, and you’ll have some fun with them.