Alright, who knew this was happening?

Following in the footsteps of the wonderful Nursery Rhyme Comics and Fairy Tale Comics comes Fable Comics, another collection of cartoons by some of the biggest and best names in the field. Here’s a first look at the cover:

How about a description?

From classics like “The Tortoise and the Hare” and “The Grasshopper and the Ants” to obscure gems like “The Frogs Who Wanted a King,” Fable Comics has something to offer every reader. Twenty-eight fables from different cultures and traditions are wonderfully adapted and illustrated in comics format by twenty-seven different cartoonists.

Here’s what’s inside:

Graham Annable—-The Hare and the Tortoise

Greg Benton—-The Hen and the Mountain Turtle

R.O. Blechman—-The Sun and the Wind

Vera Brosgol—The Hare and the Pig

Graham Chaffee—The Dog and His Reflection

Eleanor Davis—The Old Man and Death

Ulises Farinas—-The Mice and the Weasels

Tom Gauld—The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

Sophie Goldstein—Leopard Drums Up Dinner

Charise Harper—The Belly and the Body Members

Jaime Hernandez—-The Boy Who Cried Wolf

John Kerschbaum—The Grasshopper and the Ants

James Kochalka—The Fox and the Grapes

Braden Lamb and Shelli Paroline—-The Thief and the Watchdog

Roger Langridge—Demades and His Fable

Simone Lia—The Crow and the Pitcher

Liniers—The Mouse Council

Jennifer Meyer—Fox and Crow

Corinne Mucha–-The Elephant in Favor

Mark Newgarden—–Man and Wart

George O’Connor—The Frogs Who Desired a King; Hermes and the Man Who Was Bitten by an Ant; Hermes and the Sculptor, and Hermes & the Woodsman

Israel Sanchez—The Maid and Her Milk Pail

R. Sikoryak—Lion + Mouse

Maris Wicks—The Dolphins, the Whales, and the Sprat

Keny Widjaja—The Demon, the Thief, and the Hermit

An excerpt, you say? How about The Mouse Council by Liniers?