FanboyStranger
05-07-2009, 10:52 AM
I've been reading in this forum how fans have been greatly impressed with Mike Carey's work on X-Men and X-Men: Legacy, and I wanted to point out that Carey has a new ongoing creator-owned series from Vertigo entitled The Unwritten starting next week. Art is by Peter Gross, Carey's primary collaborator on Lucifer and in my opinion, one of the finest artists working in the industry today. In addition, the first issue is only $1.00US for 40 pages, which makes it a great deal.
The Unwritten is the story of Tommy Taylor, a twenty-something Z-list celebrity trading on the stories his father wrote about a boy magician who was based on Tommy and shared his name. At a convention, a graduate student presents Tommy with information that everything he knows about himself has been doctored, and questions his very existence. This blurs the line between fiction and reality, and a group named the Unwritten suddenly have their eye on Tommy.
If you enjoy the great characterization and inspired plotting that Carey is known for, you may want to pick The Unwritten up next week. I think it's going to be a great ride.
The Unwritten is the story of Tommy Taylor, a twenty-something Z-list celebrity trading on the stories his father wrote about a boy magician who was based on Tommy and shared his name. At a convention, a graduate student presents Tommy with information that everything he knows about himself has been doctored, and questions his very existence. This blurs the line between fiction and reality, and a group named the Unwritten suddenly have their eye on Tommy.
If you enjoy the great characterization and inspired plotting that Carey is known for, you may want to pick The Unwritten up next week. I think it's going to be a great ride.