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Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall

I’m not afraid to say it. I’m a girl and I like girly things. Yes, I like my superheroes, solid action movies (No, you get off my plane!), and, okay, watching crazy car chases on one of those über-dramatic truTV video shows, but I also need my Austen time and twinkly earrings. I read chick lit as guilty pleasure (ah, Sophie Kinsella, you’re my savior in between The Enchantress of Florence and A Game of Thrones), and I have a (very) secret soft spot for almost all of the Disney princesses. Not so much Snow White. Never liked her.

In any case, all of this is why I just eat up stuff like Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. In this graphic novel, creator/writer Bill Willingham combines many of my multiple personality interests: comics, old school fairy tales, and action. Most importantly, he imbues many of the stories with the haunting, timeless feel of mythology and legend (rather than just mere folk tale), giving classic fairy tales more of a powerful punch - and certainly getting my attention (I’ve been obsessed with ancient mythology since the fourth grade.)

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  What line of work you in, Bob?
  
  - Ryan the Temp to "Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration" at The Office's Christmas party
  
  

• featured brown paper packaging

  What is it with accessories and DVD sets these days? Are knick knack companies going through some rough times? Or are studios just really desperate to sell DVDs? (Probably the latter.) First there was A Christmas Story (Ultimate Collector's Edition), with its cookie cutters, recipe book, apron, commemorative Christmas tin... (Whoa, I know.)
  
  And now there's The Notebook (Limited Edition Gift Set), which comes with a scrapbook album (with stickers!), notecards, envelopes, and "themed" bookmarks. But... wait for it... no new DVD extras or features! So totally worth it. Check out Entertainment Weekly for the lackluster DVD set review (a grade of D - harsh). Or, even better, Amazon's video montage of the contents, set to the soothing, Jane Austen movie-esque sounds of The Notebook's theme music. Hey, they know their audience.