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O Inescrito, Vol. 6: Tommy Taylor e a Guerra de Palavras Parte I
Peter Gross, Mike Carey
4.11 AVERAGE
79 reviews for:
O Inescrito, Vol. 6: Tommy Taylor e a Guerra de Palavras Parte I
Peter Gross, Mike Carey
4.11 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
How does this just keep getting better? Each time I think it's outdone itself, it outdoes itself all over again. This is a particularly brilliant run, the 'main' story line comes to a compelling confrontation that's both wordy and action packed and in between each bite of that story we get a one shot (the .5 issues) that adds so much depth to the story you've previously read. It's those .5 stories that bump this up to 5 stars and makes the extra long volume the literal 'amazing' of a 5 star goodreads rating. I think my favourite two .5 stories were that of Anna Rausch (illuminating and heart breaking) and Daniel Armitage (nice to see the story from a different angle, and reads like interesting set up for future plot).
Also nice to get one issue with Dean Ormston as guest artist. A fun Lucifer reunion!
Also nice to get one issue with Dean Ormston as guest artist. A fun Lucifer reunion!
I love this series and its exploration of how stories affect the world.
I think I liked the last volume more. Maybe. But I liked the ending and the new guy. And I actually think that Pullman is an interesting character, even before he revealed his past and who he really is. But as always the art is amazing.
I'm still not sure what to make of The Unwritten. Mike Carey's Lucifer made its ambition clear and its characters engaging from the beginning. I think this series is ambitious in a less in-your-face kind of way. Vol. 6 gave me the feeling that, as entertaining and intriguing as it was, something really big is around the corner for this series, even as a few major characters...exit the stage. Maybe. Regardless, I'm looking forward to whatever's next.
Another enjoyable installment. I liked it more than Volume 5, but I feel the series is suffering as it moves into the Endgame and more of the truths behind The Unwritten universe are revealed.
Ever since discovering Sandman in graduate school, I've had this weird love affair with comics and graphic novels. I haven’t delved back into them like I did when I was in grade school and junior high, but I'm always looking for comics that tease my imagination and go a bit deeper than the usual superhero comics. I read a lot of stuff in the Vertigo line at that time, but nothing really resonated like Sandman did, and I sort of lost track of comics all together after I graduated. I've gone through some phases now and again, but only to catch up on older stuff that I didn't realize was already out there, like Usagi Yojimbo, or discover the rare treat like Fables. The Unwritten is a new discovery, and one that I like a whole lot more than I expected.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised that I like the series, since it’s all about how stories endure, and how the more people believe in a story, the more it penetrates the real world and alters the way people think. This isn't a new idea — I think I've mentioned in a previous post that Dan Simmons' story "Vanni Fucci Is Alive and Well and Living in Hell" uses this theme — but this series takes the idea and makes it a political thing, with an organization that exploits the system in an effort to control the world. It's fascinating, and really takes on more depth than I would have expected.
This story arc is told in alternating stories, with one issue taking place in the current time, with Tommy Taylor taking on the cabal, followed by an issue that goes further back in time to show how stories affect history. It has a nice reinforcing effect on the main story, and even gives some history into some of the characters in the series. The underlying conflict, though, is that Tommy is trying to take back his life, ironically, by embracing the Tommy Taylor character and using his powers to defeat the cabal. It's well done, and quite satisfying.
Last night I watched some of the new Doctor Who series, specifically the one that featured Charles Dickens. In the episode, Dickens asks the Doctor if his stories are remembered, and the Doctor tells him yes, that they are remembered forever. I thought it was a nice serendipity to see that episode after finishing this volume.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised that I like the series, since it’s all about how stories endure, and how the more people believe in a story, the more it penetrates the real world and alters the way people think. This isn't a new idea — I think I've mentioned in a previous post that Dan Simmons' story "Vanni Fucci Is Alive and Well and Living in Hell" uses this theme — but this series takes the idea and makes it a political thing, with an organization that exploits the system in an effort to control the world. It's fascinating, and really takes on more depth than I would have expected.
This story arc is told in alternating stories, with one issue taking place in the current time, with Tommy Taylor taking on the cabal, followed by an issue that goes further back in time to show how stories affect history. It has a nice reinforcing effect on the main story, and even gives some history into some of the characters in the series. The underlying conflict, though, is that Tommy is trying to take back his life, ironically, by embracing the Tommy Taylor character and using his powers to defeat the cabal. It's well done, and quite satisfying.
Last night I watched some of the new Doctor Who series, specifically the one that featured Charles Dickens. In the episode, Dickens asks the Doctor if his stories are remembered, and the Doctor tells him yes, that they are remembered forever. I thought it was a nice serendipity to see that episode after finishing this volume.
Very addicted to this series and just wishing I didn't have to wait so long between volumes!
I really liked it.
This series gets better with Vol. 6, this book also got passages of one of the character's journal, through time, kinda like a flashback on the origins of the story and sometimes answer the questions developed in previous volumes.
Mike Carey is a superb writer and I am looking forward to reading Vol. 7
and also I'm becoming a lot in love with the covers created by artist Yuko Shimizu
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I had been quite a fan of the earlier volumes in this series, but my interest dropped off around 2012, when I bought this but never go around to reading it. Anyway, it' the usual dense narrative, interspersed with parentheses which in general I found more interesting - there's a very disturbing child-abuse one illustrated by Bryan Talbot, there's a great First World War one illustrated by Gary Erskine; but the main plot has our unfortunate hero increasingly involved with the sinister Pullman and the mysterious Leviathan to a point where I found I didn't care as much as I would have liked to.
I had been quite a fan of the earlier volumes in this series, but my interest dropped off around 2012, when I bought this but never go around to reading it. Anyway, it' the usual dense narrative, interspersed with parentheses which in general I found more interesting - there's a very disturbing child-abuse one illustrated by Bryan Talbot, there's a great First World War one illustrated by Gary Erskine; but the main plot has our unfortunate hero increasingly involved with the sinister Pullman and the mysterious Leviathan to a point where I found I didn't care as much as I would have liked to.