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Unwritten TP Vol 01 Tommy Taylor And Bogus Identity: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity [Paperback]

Peter Gross , Mike Carey
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6 Jan 2010 Unwritten (Book 1)
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.

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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: DC Comics (6 Jan 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1401225659
  • ISBN-13: 978-1401225650
  • Product Dimensions: 25.7 x 16.8 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 100,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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!

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Harry Potter for adults 5 Feb 2010
By Call me Sparky VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
This first volume of Carey and Gross's work sets the scene for what could be a rival to 'Preacher', 'The Sandman' and 'Fables' (which it is closest in nature to).

Telling the story of Tommy Taylor - a man who has lived off of the royalties of his father's books - featuring Tommy himself as a wizard at school with two friends fighting a dark lord. Or so he believes. Within the first two issues, his life is turned upside down as revelations regarding his and his fathers past surface. His livelihood threatened, and after an accident that makes people believe he is the 'real' Tommy Taylor and general messiah, he goes in search of his past.

Urban fantasy and horror which, with each subsequent volume gets better and better, Carey's prose is as usual excellent and the artwork sets of the quirky nature of the tale.

Strongly recommended. I just hope that the publishers of the comic listen to the fans and keep it going unlike the also excellent 'Crossing Midnight'.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Bogus book 16 May 2013
By Noel TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
Ugh, I've tried three times to start this review properly and fairly by giving a summary of the plot and a fair critique of it and I can't do it. This book just sucks. Tom Taylor is boring, he's Daniel Radcliffe in another life living off of Harry Potter. There's a mysterious organisation which seems to say the places and stories in classic lit are real and meaningful.

Tom's pop, an unlikeable prig, made him memorise fictional locations in novels because one day he'll need them. I have a problem with this as Tom hasn't actually read any of these novels he just knows the locations where they take place. Why not read them for goodness sake, that's the point of novels. But of course dull old Tom hasn't read them, his imagination remains undeveloped so most of his actions are predictable.

He goes to the Villa Diodati (students of literature will notice a lot of famous locales in this book) where he apparently grew up, a bad guy shows up and hunts down some dreary writers.

Peter Gross's artwork is terrible, the characters barely have expressions, most of the panels are unimpressive and scratchy at best. Not one panel jumped out at me, they were all as bland as the others.

I can't write anymore, it's too dispiriting. This joyless, unimaginative dirge of a comic book hasn't got any good characters, any great concept that's worth pursuing, the artwork is utterly crap, frankly "Unwritten" should have stayed just that - unwritten. God knows how it's a "New York Times Bestseller", I suppose anything that whiffs of Harry Potter makes it to the top.
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5.0 out of 5 stars His Story or History? 29 Oct 2010
By Quicksilver TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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'The Unwritten' is a rare beast. Original, innovative and entertaining from start to finish. It is a work of art that left me dumbfounded almost from the word go.

Ostensibly, this is the tale of Tom Taylor, the son of a hugely successful author. Like Christopher Milne, Tom himself is the novels' central character. Tom is plagued by the fact his literary persona is a worldwide phenomenon. Worse still, Tom's father disappeared in mysterious circumstances, with the series left on one hell of a cliffhanger. When a young student questions Tom's birthright, his already complicated world, is turned upside-down

Yet, the contents of this book go far deeper than its intriguing premise. For 144 sumptuously illustrated pages, Carey and Gross deconstruct the nature of storytelling. They analyse the boundaries between fact, fiction, myth and legend, and tell their tale in blurred edges around them. Reminiscent of both Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Promethea, 'The Unwritten' is a graphic novel of the highest order.

This is not just a book for graphic novel fans. 'The Unwritten' will appeal to anybody who has an interest in the history of fiction, as it drips with literary references. This is a book that deserves to be read as widely possible. Read it, and spread the word.
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