Homelands (Fables)

The Homelands are the mythical lands from fairy tales, folklore, and nursery rhymes in the comic book series Fables.[1] The majority of those listed have been conquered by the mysterious Adversary, as he has conquered most of the European Fable lands. This is a list of the Homelands that have been directly referenced in Fables and its spin-offs Jack of Fables, Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love, Cinderella: Fables are Forever and Fairest.

Major Lands

Places

Minor lands

The Homelands version of China is referred to, but not named, in Cinderella: Fables are Forever, which refers to the empire from the Chinese folktale about Meng Chiang-Nu.[17]

Americana

Another land of interest is Americana, the Fable version of America, appearing mainly in the Jack of Fables series.

Large areas in Americana include:

Significant places in Americana are Big City[79][80] and Salem located in the Colonies,[80] Steamboat City located in Steamboat,[80] Speakeasy located in Gangland,[80] the Grand Canyon created by Paul Bunyan[81] and unnamed cities in Lone Star,[80] The Frontier[80] and the Great White North.[80] Kansas is referred to in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever and was the former home of Dorothy Gale[17]

As could be expected from the Homelands, things are not so normal as they should be. The Idyll area seems to be populated entirely by zombies, all being loyal to the Bookburner (who is the head librarian of Americana, the library being located in Idyll),[82] while the Great White North seems to represent how America views Canada and Alaska, as it is very clean, ice hockey being the biggest form of amusement and, according to Jack, having horrible bacon.[80]

Untouched by The Adversary's forces, Americana possesses advanced technology compared with the conquered European worlds where the absence of modern arms is crucial to sustain the ruling system. Vehicles and appliances seen are cars from the 1920s, steamtrains, various firearms and even modern household appliances.[80][83] Besides, the only known way to enter Americana is by dressing as a vagrant and jumping on a train.[84]

It is also quite possible that other areas are near or on Americana that resemble ancient Mesoamerica or Latin America.

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