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Tom Taylor's life was screwed from go. His father created the Tommy Taylor fantasy series, boy-wizard novels with popularity on par with Harry Potter. The problem is Dad modeled the fictional epic so closely to Tom's real life that fans are constantly comparing him to his counterpart, turning him into the lamest variety of Z-level celebrity. In the final novel, it's even implied that the fictional Tommy will crossover into the real world, giving delusional fans more excuses to harass Tom.
When an enormous scandal reveals that Tom might really be a boy-wizard made flesh, Tom comes into contact with a very mysterious, very deadly group that's secretly kept tabs on him all his life. Now, to protect his own life and discover the truth behind his origins, Tom will travel the world, eventually finding himself at locations all featured on a very special map -- one kept by the deadly group that charts places throughout world history where fictions have impacted and tangibly shaped reality, those stories ranging from famous literary works to folktales to pop culture. And in the process of figuring out what it all means, Tom will find himself having to figure out a huge conspiracy mystery that spans the entirety of the history of fiction.
When an enormous scandal reveals that Tom might really be a boy-wizard made flesh, Tom comes into contact with a very mysterious, very deadly group that's secretly kept tabs on him all his life. Now, to protect his own life and discover the truth behind his origins, Tom will travel the world, eventually finding himself at locations all featured on a very special map -- one kept by the deadly group that charts places throughout world history where fictions have impacted and tangibly shaped reality, those stories ranging from famous literary works to folktales to pop culture. And in the process of figuring out what it all means, Tom will find himself having to figure out a huge conspiracy mystery that spans the entirety of the history of fiction.
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Tom Taylor is more than just the son of one of the world’s most popular authors and the namesake of his most beloved creation, the boy wizard Tommy Taylor. He’s a living weapon in a literal war of words, in which a shadowy cabal uses the power of storytelling itself to shape the world according to their own dark designs. And he was born and bred to close the book on them forever. But now his own story is headed for it’s most dangerous twist yet – a real whale of a tale.
In order to harness his extraordinary powers, Tom must sail the seas of one of the greatest stories ever told, and hunt the white whale that has left countless stories of myth and madness in its wake. Meanwhile, his friends are hunted by a dangerous new enemy and facing identity crises of their own. Will Tom’s voyage lead them all to the answer they seek? Or will he drown in the depths of a thousand and one unhappy endings?
In The Unwritten: Leviathan, acclaimed storytellers Mike Carey and Peter Gross delve deeper than eve r before into their frightening, fascinating world!
In order to harness his extraordinary powers, Tom must sail the seas of one of the greatest stories ever told, and hunt the white whale that has left countless stories of myth and madness in its wake. Meanwhile, his friends are hunted by a dangerous new enemy and facing identity crises of their own. Will Tom’s voyage lead them all to the answer they seek? Or will he drown in the depths of a thousand and one unhappy endings?
In The Unwritten: Leviathan, acclaimed storytellers Mike Carey and Peter Gross delve deeper than eve r before into their frightening, fascinating world!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Who is Tom Taylor?,
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME) (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Unwritten Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity (Paperback)
If you crossed "Fables" with a Christopher Nolan movie (plus a dash of "Harry Potter" and Christopher Robin), you might get something like "Unwritten Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity."Mike Carey crafts a weird and hypnotic fantasy tale where the lines between fantasy and reality turn out to be rather... fluid. There's some graphic gore, shimmering fantastical moments, and a suitably sinister gang of villains -- and Carey keeps bending your brain with the uncertainty of just what is going on with Tom. Years ago, Wilson Taylor wrote a bestselling series of books about Tommy Taylor, a young wizard based on (and named after) his young son. Now Tom Taylor is a jaded adult who hates how the books have overshadowed his life, although he makes a living off of convention appearances and book signings. Then a mysterious fan called Lizzy Hexam publicly casts doubt on the existence of Tom Taylor, leading to a firestorm of hatred; but after Tom is kidnapped and almost killed by a crazed fan, that hatred turns to messianic worship as people start believing he IS the boy wizard. In the meantime, Tom has begun to wonder if the rumors have any validity, and starts hunting for clues. So he retreats to the Villa Diodati along with Lizzy, where a group of mystery or horror writers have also gathered. However, a deadly enemy is approaching the villa with the intention of destroying Tom. And as Tom tries to unravel the secrets of his past, he discovers that the world may be more magical than he thought. "Unwritten Volume 1" only scratches the surface of Tom's half-imagined world, which leaves you guessing furiously about what the heck is going on. Is Tom a real person or some kind of fantasy construct? Who is Pullman and why does he want to kill Tom? The world of "Unwritten" is a lot like our own, but as the story winds on Carey carefully paints dark shadows that get nastier as time goes on -- especially when Pullman goes on a bloody killing spree at the villa. Carey also gives some nods to the Harry Potter series and the The Books of Magic, and some explorations of just how obsessed people become with stories, and how important those stories are to us. Tom seems like kind of an ungrateful jerk at first, but as the story goes on we see more of how he became that way. The poor guy has no unique identity, as far as the world is concerned, and he seems understandably worried that his entire life has been a fiction. And while we don't know much about her, Lizzy fulfills the "hot librarian" function for... somebody who's trying to help Tom. "Unwritten Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity" is a solid start to a promising new series, with plenty of gore, brain-benders and the occasional flying cat. Definitely give this a try.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Carey kicks things off nicely.,
By Sean Curley - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Unwritten Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity (Paperback)
Mike Carey is one of the many British comic writers to make his name at DC's Vertigo imprint. Carey began his North American writing career with his famous "Lucifer" series (a spinoff of Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman"), as well as a run on the longrunning "John Constantine, Hellblazer". Subsequently he's spent some time at Marvel Comics, most prominently with a lengthy period on "X-Men", which has met with quite a bit of fan acclaim. Now he returns to Vertigo with his next big indie project, "The Unwritten", which revisits a passel of familiar Vertigo themes and should prove very popular among literary enthusiasts. This trade paperback collections issue 1-5 of the series. Some spoilers follow.Our protagonist is Tom Taylor, the now-adult son of the famous author Wilson Taylor; much like A. A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin, Wilson integrated his son into his writing, making him the hero of a thirteen-volume fantasy series that (the series helpfully tells us) is popular enough to make Harry Potter look like, ah, I guess the hero of "Eragon" by comparison. The now-adult Tom makes a living at fan conventions and the like, while his father vanished without a trace years before. At least, that's what Tom believes. But after an encounter with a mysterious woman inquiring into his past, the question of exactly what Tom is comes to the fore. This kicks off a strange and as-yet-largely-unexplained journey into conspiracy and metafiction. In comparison to past Vertigo series, one can very easily see many similarities with "The Sandman", which was also very much concerned with the nature of story and the interactions between fiction and reality. Carey's writing demonstrates quite a wide range of literary influences, with the core of the series being quite obviously based on Harry Potter, the defining literary product of the first decade of the 21st century. But perhaps the most impressive work comes in issue five, a standalone story focused on Rudyard Kipling, the great imperial poet, where Carey manages to reinterpret Kipling's entire literary output and personal life in the context of the series' ongoing plot. It's quite a bravura piece of writing. Peter Gross, the artist, does a terrific job rendering the world of Tom Taylor, and he doesn't miss a beat in the skips between different storytelling styles. An interesting, if still somewhat inscrutable, start to a new property at Vertigo. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent comic that gets better as it goes along,
By Robert Moore - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Unwritten Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity (Paperback)
I'm probably grading this slightly on the curve because it gets so much better as it goes along. And, as they say, the plot thickens. The first few issues introduce us to Tommy Taylor and his sad little life. As a child he was the model for a series of kid's novels about Tommy Taylor, boy wizard, who was aided by two friends who bear a sharp resemblance to Ron and Hermione and a flying cat. There is even a Voldemort equivalent, the evil vampire Count Ambrosio. At first, you think that the Harry Potter resemblance is pretty much all there is going to be to the book, but the plot, as they say, quickly thickens. The heart of the story is not wizards and vampires, but the act of writing and the role of stories in our lives. As of the most recent issue (I write this shortly after having read Issue No. 9) it isn't clear what all the threads are leading to, but we know that there is a centuries old conspiracy connected to great writing. The key will certainly turn out to be Tommy's map of places where great fictional events took place, but the identity of the mysterious organization behind it has yet to be revealed or all of their purposes determined.This marvelous series is still in its early stages and is going to be with us for a while. If you haven't started reading this, you need to. It is going to be another great series in the best Vertigo tradition. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
New to Comics / Graphic Novels,
By Bobby Sandoval - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Unwritten Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity (Paperback)
I'm absolutely new to comic books. I'm much more of a canon-lit lover. However, I've been seeking out graphic novels lately for my students (I'm an upper elementary special ed teacher, always on the lookout for anything that will get my kiddos interested in books, reading, and writing...This is actually the first comic book (excuse me if I'm using the wrong lingo) that specifically called to me. I can't put my finger on why, and even now, just flipping through, I can't figure out what attracted me to it. Maybe the title? Something 'unwritten?' Does that mean it has not yet been written? Or words are being undone? It intrigued me. Now that I've read it, I'm hooked. I love the way the author has brought in literature, the authors that we've all had to read for school. I love the literary GPS stuff. I love the historical background. All of it makes for very good reading, and I'm very impressed. I've just gotten Volume 2. And I can't wait to read it! |
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