Fables was a
comic book series published by
DC Comics's
Vertigo imprint beginning in 2002. The series deals with various people from
fairy tales and
folklore – referring to themselves as "Fables" – who have been forced out of their
Homelands by "The Adversary" who has conquered the realm. The Fables have traveled to our world and formed a clandestine community in
New York City known as
Fabletown. Fables who are unable to blend in with human society (such as monsters and anthropomorphic animals) live at "the Farm" in
upstate New York.