It's an age-old question: What if the characters beloved by millions stepped from their fictional pages to roam the earth? What if their fictional blood-feuds became part of reality? How would the fans react? How would the characters themselves react? Would the real world be a match for their fictional magic come true?
The Unwritten asks these questions through the character of Tommy, excuse me, Tom Taylor whose father Wilson Taylor mysteriously disappeared after penning the adventures of Tommy Taylor (who Tom admits bears strikingly resemblance to a certain Harry Potter). Tom wants to separate himself from the fictional character his father based on him (again, admittedly much like A.A. Milne's Christopher Robin). However, Tom is obligated to continue his father's legacy through marketing the movies based on his books and appearing at book signings and readings. Tom seems angry that his father left him, not believing that he just disappeared, and Tom is clearly searching for his own identity. But, his troubles really begin in Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity, when a fan appears at a panel discussion and questions whether Wilson Taylor ever had a son. Suddenly, everything about Tom Taylor seems manufactured and rumors are immediately printed that he is indeed a fake. Of course, fans demand the imposter's blood and seem about to get it when Count Ambrosio, who is either a nut-job fan or Tommy Taylor's fictional nemesis come to life, kidnaps Tom.
The cover by Sandman: Dream Hunters artist Yuko Shimizu is one of the most intriguing I've seen as Tom Taylor is held in a maelstrom of words spilling into (or is it out of?) a book. The internal art by Peter Gross evokes an old-fashioned style that helps add to the mystical feel and the story by Mike Carey immediately grabs the reader. Carey's alliterative names, Tommy Taylor and pal, Sue Sparrow, are evocative of a simpler comic’s era, but the mature readers label indicates that these stories will tread beyond the innocent. The team behind the multiple Eisner-nominated Lucifer cast a spell on me with their creative panel design and subtle dialogue.
Don't wait for Count Ambrosio to cast a spell on you! Take your magic carpet, I mean, drive your Toyota hybrid to Four Color Fantasies today where The Unwritten #1 is this week's guaranteed Book of the Week.
The Unwritten asks these questions through the character of Tommy, excuse me, Tom Taylor whose father Wilson Taylor mysteriously disappeared after penning the adventures of Tommy Taylor (who Tom admits bears strikingly resemblance to a certain Harry Potter). Tom wants to separate himself from the fictional character his father based on him (again, admittedly much like A.A. Milne's Christopher Robin). However, Tom is obligated to continue his father's legacy through marketing the movies based on his books and appearing at book signings and readings. Tom seems angry that his father left him, not believing that he just disappeared, and Tom is clearly searching for his own identity. But, his troubles really begin in Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity, when a fan appears at a panel discussion and questions whether Wilson Taylor ever had a son. Suddenly, everything about Tom Taylor seems manufactured and rumors are immediately printed that he is indeed a fake. Of course, fans demand the imposter's blood and seem about to get it when Count Ambrosio, who is either a nut-job fan or Tommy Taylor's fictional nemesis come to life, kidnaps Tom.
The cover by Sandman: Dream Hunters artist Yuko Shimizu is one of the most intriguing I've seen as Tom Taylor is held in a maelstrom of words spilling into (or is it out of?) a book. The internal art by Peter Gross evokes an old-fashioned style that helps add to the mystical feel and the story by Mike Carey immediately grabs the reader. Carey's alliterative names, Tommy Taylor and pal, Sue Sparrow, are evocative of a simpler comic’s era, but the mature readers label indicates that these stories will tread beyond the innocent. The team behind the multiple Eisner-nominated Lucifer cast a spell on me with their creative panel design and subtle dialogue.
Don't wait for Count Ambrosio to cast a spell on you! Take your magic carpet, I mean, drive your Toyota hybrid to Four Color Fantasies today where The Unwritten #1 is this week's guaranteed Book of the Week.
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