Kill Shakespeare

The play’s the thing… it’s Twelfth Night and the Prodigals celebrate their first victory over Richard. The festivities bring music, merriment and a magical carnival—as well as a mysterious ringleader that sheds impossible insight into Hamlet’s past, forcing the Prince to come face-to-face with a shameful secret that may turn Juliet and others against him forever. Learn More

What Fables does for fairy tales, Kill Shakespeare does with the greatest writer of all time. This dark take on the Bard pits his greatest heroes (Hamlet, Juliet, Othello Falstaff) against his most menacing villains (Richard III, Lady Macbeth, Iago) in an epic adventure to find and kill a reclusive wizard named William Shakespeare. Learn More

Rebellions end in glory—or death! In the series’ thrilling first-half conclusion, Hamlet witnesses the peaceful town of Shrewsbury—fueled by Juliet and the Prodigal movement—become a bubbling cauldron of insurgency. But with Richard’s men marching on Shrewsbury, Hamlet must choose what role he wishes to play—and for what side. Learn More

In the suspenseful fifth issue of the series Ain’t It Cool News proclaims as “a great read,” Hamlet strikes out on his own, away from both Prodigal leader Juliet and Richard’s lieutenant Iago. But is the Prince of Denmark delivering himself into even greater danger? Learn More

Enter Juliet… Pursued by deadly assassins, a threatened Hamlet and his witty defender Falstaff turn to the shadowy Prodigals for assistance. Who is the leader of these rebels? None other than Juliet Capulet, supported by the powerful warrior Othello. But they themselves have been followed and suddenly all must square off against Richard’s men, the assassins, as well as an old friend… Learn More

It's never too late to join a classic! Dying is easy; comedy is hard… Hamlet’s quest to track down the wizard Shakespeare takes an interesting turn with the entrance of the witty—yet mysterious—fool Falstaff.  Together they flee from the relentless assassins unleashed by Iago while Richard attempts to wrestle control from his rival Macbeth with the support of the alluring Lady Macbeth.  As Falstaff himself would declare, this issue features fights, frivolities, femme fatales, faeries, and fakeries, all forming one fantastic fable. Learn More

In this exciting second issue of the saga that combines Fables, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Northlanders, Hamlet begins his epic quest to find the reclusive wizard, William Shakespeare. Joined in arms by the imposing Richard III and his lieutenant Iago, Hamlet is attacked and has his life threatened by multiple forces—a violent rebel group known as the Prodigals, a mysterious fool, and someone he least expects… Learn More