Review - The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor & the ship that sank twice.Review by Kevin Birtcher
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Writtern by; Mike Caret
Art by; Peter Gross, Kurt Huggins, Zelda Devon |
The Unwriten is a complex story. In the early days of the series, my wife asked me what the comic was about, and I bagan, "Imagine if Harry Potter were based on a real boy..." But since then, the story has revealed much more of itself and I now realize that's no longer a good way to pitch the series to others. The Unwritten's a complex mingling of fiction, reality, and the public consciousness where the meet meet.
Tommy Taylor and the Ship That Sank Twice is a stand-alone book, set apart from The Unwritten's main series, and shows the early years of both Tom and Tommy in detail. Anyone reading the series should definitely pick this up, and anyone interested in starting The Unwritten could conceivably use this as their starting point. If you like this, there's a whole lot more of it in the ongoing series. Similarly, anyone confused by the events in The Unwritten can get a much better understanding by reading this.
Mike Carey and Peter Gross have collaborated a number of times, and I would rack this among their best. While much of the story tells the story of Tommy Taylor, a fictional character in a fictional world, I've never found him more compelling. Thus far, we've mostly only seen snippets of Tommy's life, but this volume adds a significant amount to our knowledge, everything from his wand, to the compass symbol on his hand, to his meeting Sue and Peter for the first time, to Count Ambroio himself. Gross, for his part, excels at fantasy art. He perfectly captures the variety of scenes and elements, alternating his style as needed between Wilson Taylor's early writing years and Tommy's young life.
Tommy Taylor and the Ship That Sank Twice is a stand-alone book, set apart from The Unwritten's main series, and shows the early years of both Tom and Tommy in detail. Anyone reading the series should definitely pick this up, and anyone interested in starting The Unwritten could conceivably use this as their starting point. If you like this, there's a whole lot more of it in the ongoing series. Similarly, anyone confused by the events in The Unwritten can get a much better understanding by reading this.
Mike Carey and Peter Gross have collaborated a number of times, and I would rack this among their best. While much of the story tells the story of Tommy Taylor, a fictional character in a fictional world, I've never found him more compelling. Thus far, we've mostly only seen snippets of Tommy's life, but this volume adds a significant amount to our knowledge, everything from his wand, to the compass symbol on his hand, to his meeting Sue and Peter for the first time, to Count Ambroio himself. Gross, for his part, excels at fantasy art. He perfectly captures the variety of scenes and elements, alternating his style as needed between Wilson Taylor's early writing years and Tommy's young life.
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