In these days when comics cost three or four bucks a pop (or more), it's not unusual to find yourself constantly re-evaluating which books to purchase.The Unwritten is a comic that has been on the edge since the first issue.
In making the choice of what stays and what goes, you just have to look at the pros and cons.
On the plus side, it's a literary-based story with lots of references to real books and several to thinly-disguised versions of real books. It has a good mystery running, as we try to determine whether or not the lead character, Tom Taylor, is actually the storybook character from his father's famous books. There are other mysterious characters involved, interesting supporting characters, and some kind of conspiracy at work. Oh, and the art by Peter Gross is quite good, jumping from ordinary settings to fantastic ones.
On the down side, Mike Carey's story really seems to be dragging its feet, especially with this issue, where the story only takes a couple of baby steps forward.
The mystery has brought me back so far, but I'm not sure how much longer I can be patient with the story. You don't read a book like this expecting an action extravaganza, but a little more forward movement would be nice.
Grade: B
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