Crooked Man

The Crooked Man is a character in the Fables comics. He is the head of the Fabletown underworld, with a hand in numerous illegal schemes, from prostitution to slavery.

Book of Fables Entry
''The Crooked Man has slowly built himself into one of the most powerful figures in Fabletown. His operation started with a crooked sixpence and a crooked house - two things he cared about more than his wife or children, whom he killed rather than let them stand in his way. In his rise, the Crooked Man has ensnared many Fables in his criminal web, providing them with what they need, but always at a high cost. He is cunning, persuasive, and ruthless.''

Background
The Crooked Man comes from humble beginnings, with nothing more than a crooked sixpence and a crooked house. He once had a wife and children, but he killed them as they were standing "in his way". Eventually, the Crooked Man's influence among other Fables forms a gang, with subordinates working for him like Georgie Porgie and Bloody Mary. He even has a finger in the Fabletown government, using Ichabod Crane to embezzle government funds for the Crooked Man.

The Wolf Among Us
When Georgie kills prostitutes Faith and Lily, supposedly on the Crooked Man's orders, sheriff Bigby Wolf tracks the Crooked Man's gang down to the Crooked Lair. The Crooked Man remains polite and calm while being confronted by Bigby, but escapes with Bloody Mary when things turn hostile. Bigby manages to track the Crooked Man down to Sheppard Metalworks, and after he defeats Bloody Mary, he takes the Crooked Man to the Witching Well where he is given a trial. The Crooked Man denies any part in Faith and Lily's deaths, but Nerissa arrives and claims she heard the Crooked Man giving Georgie the orders. The Crooked Man is found guilty by all of Fabletown, with some insisting that the Crooked Man be executed, while Aunty Greenleaf offering to imprison him at the Farm in the form of a crow. Bigby decides the severity of the Crooked Man's sentence, putting an end to the Crooked Man's operation.

Trivia

 * He is based on the crooked man from the nursery rhyme There Was a Crooked Man.

Appearances
The Wolf Among Us (Season 1)=
 * Episode 3: "A Crooked Mile"
 * Episode 4: "In Sheep's Clothing"
 * Episode 5: "Cry Wolf"