catmeme 's review for:

The Unwritten, Vol. 6: Tommy Taylor and the War of Words by Mike Carey

4.0

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Well, the story is still strong, parts of it ridiculously well written, and the cover art by Yuko Shimizu beautifully suited to the work as a whole. It is, in fact, one of the most intelligent and well-executed graphic novel series I've come across.

However. I am having a hard time with two things: everyone is white, and female characters are mostly in the token category.

Spoiler

Pullman may be Cain, but making him squat and hairy, and darkening his skin tone a touch doesn't make him any less Caucasian. And let's not look too closely at Hexam's inability to add anything to the story once she sleeps with Tommy. Big fat eyeroll.

In a story about the nature of reality, one where the friggin' collective unconscious gets an actual walk-on role, that's one hell of a glaring omission.

Unless Carey has cleverly chosen his characters to make a point about dominant paradigms, I am disappoint.