Unwritten TPB (2010-2015 DC/Vertigo) comic books
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Issue #1-1ST
Published Jan 2010 by DC/Vertigo.$4.00
$4.00
Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Tommy Taylor Bogus Identity!" Collects Unwritten (2009-2013 DC/Vertigo) #1-5.
Written by Mike Carey. Art by Peter Gross. Cover by Yuko Shimizu.
Tom Taylor's life was screwed from the word go. His father created the mega-popular Tommy Taylor boy-wizard fantasy novels. But dad modeled the fictional epic so closely to Tom that fans constantly compare him to his counterpart, turning him into a lame, Z-level celebrity. When a scandal hints that Tom might really be the boy-wizard made flesh, Tom comes into contact with a mysterious, deadly group that's secretly kept tabs on him all his life.
Now, to protect his life and discover the truth behind his origins, Tom will travel the world, to all the places in world history where fictions have shaped reality.
From Bill Willingham to Ed Brubaker, from the LA Times to Ain't It Cool News, THE UNWRITTEN has won over fans, critics and pros. Now, don't miss the first collected edition featuring the first five issues of the overwhelmingly acclaimed Vertigo series.
Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Mature Readers
NOTE: "A wish-I'd-thought-of-it premise, beautifully executed. Highly recommended for anyone who thinks that fantasy can do more than just help you escape the real world." - Brian K. Vaughan, Y: THE LAST MAN
"Fascinating...one of the brainiest and most interesting comics of the year." - Wired
Cover price $9.99. -
Issue #1-REP
Published 2010 by DC/Vertigo.$7.99
$7.99
Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Tommy Taylor Bogus Identity!" Collects Unwritten (2009-2013 DC/Vertigo) #1-5.
Written by Mike Carey. Art by Peter Gross. Cover by Yuko Shimizu.
Tom Taylor's life was screwed from the word go. His father created the mega-popular Tommy Taylor boy-wizard fantasy novels. But dad modeled the fictional epic so closely to Tom that fans constantly compare him to his counterpart, turning him into a lame, Z-level celebrity. When a scandal hints that Tom might really be the boy-wizard made flesh, Tom comes into contact with a mysterious, deadly group that's secretly kept tabs on him all his life.
Now, to protect his life and discover the truth behind his origins, Tom will travel the world, to all the places in world history where fictions have shaped reality.
From Bill Willingham to Ed Brubaker, from the LA Times to Ain't It Cool News, THE UNWRITTEN has won over fans, critics and pros. Now, don't miss the first collected edition featuring the first five issues of the overwhelmingly acclaimed Vertigo series.
Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Mature Readers
NOTE: "A wish-I'd-thought-of-it premise, beautifully executed. Highly recommended for anyone who thinks that fantasy can do more than just help you escape the real world." - Brian K. Vaughan, Y: THE LAST MAN
"Fascinating...one of the brainiest and most interesting comics of the year." - Wired
Cover price $9.99. -
Issue #2-1ST
Published Aug 2010 by DC/Vertigo.$6.00
$4.50
$4.50
$3.00
Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Inside Man!" Collects Unwritten (2009-2013 DC/Vertigo) #6-12.
Written by Mike Carey. Art by Peter Gross. Cover by Yuko Shimizu.
Tom arrives at Donostia prison in southern France and falls into the orbit of another story: The Song of Roland. Unfortunately for Tom, it's an epic that ends with a massacre.
Softcover, 168 pages, full color. Mature Readers
NOTE: Incredibly fun and ridiculously addictive. - USA TODAY
Cover price $12.99. -
Issue #2-REP
Published 2010 by DC/Vertigo.$7.30
$8.30
Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "Inside Man!" Collects Unwritten (2009-2013 DC/Vertigo) #6-12.
Written by Mike Carey. Art by Peter Gross. Cover by Yuko Shimizu.
Tom arrives at Donostia prison in southern France and falls into the orbit of another story: The Song of Roland. Unfortunately for Tom, it's an epic that ends with a massacre.
Softcover, 168 pages, full color. Mature Readers
NOTE: Incredibly fun and ridiculously addictive. - USA TODAY
Cover price $12.99. -
Issue #3-1ST
Published Mar 2011 by DC/Vertigo.$8.00
$8.99
$8.99
Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Dead Man's Knock!" Collects Unwritten (2009-2013 DC/Vertigo) #13-18.
Written by Mike Carey. Art by Peter Gross and Ryan Kelly. Cover by Yuko Shimizu.
The third volume of the critically acclaimed, New York Times best-selling series.
This volume includes "Dead Man's Knock," featuring the launch of the long-awaited new Tommy Taylor novel. A scheme by the Unwritten cabal to bring its author out of hiding works with dramatic results, leading to a momentous confrontation between Tom and Wilson. Plus, learn the truth behind Lizzie Hexam, Tommy's mysterious benefactor, in an amazing, interactive tale that lets the reader choose the story's path.
Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Mature Readers
NOTE: "A taut thriller that slyly plays off the real-world mania for imaginary ones." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Spellbinding... a fast-paced supernatural horror story... engrossing and exciting." - BOING BOING
Cover price $14.99. -
Issue #4-1ST
Published Oct 2011 by DC/Vertigo.$9.00
$8.00
$8.99
Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Leviathan!" Collects Unwritten (2009-2013 DC/Vertigo) #19-24.
Written by Mike Carey. Art by Peter Gross. Cover by Yuko Shimizu.
This fourth volume in the acclaimed series sends Tommy Taylor into the world of Moby-Dick!
After the shocking return of Tommy's father, bestselling fantasy author Wilson Taylor, the mysterious Cabal audition a new assassin and Tom seeks out "the source." The source of what? He's not really sure, but it looks like a whale, and apparently it can be found in the Nantucket farmhouse where Moby-Dick was written. What he finds is a path into a whole different ocean, with more trouble (and more whales) than he could possibly imagine.
Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Mature Readers
Cover price $14.99. -
Issue #5-1ST
Published 2012 (est.) by DC/Vertigo.$6.00
$5.80
$5.80
$6.70
Volume 5 - 1st printing. "On to Genesis!" Collects Unwritten (2009-2013 DC/Vertigo) #25-30.
Written by Mike Carey. Art by Peter Gross. Cover by Yuko Shimizu.
Tom heads to New York, where the worldly goods of Wilson Taylor are being auctioned off - and the only thing more dangerous than the other bidders is the auctioneer.
Then, Tom goes to extreme measures to learn about his father's activities in the Golden Age of comic books!
Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Mature Readers
Cover price $14.99. -
Issue #5-REP
Published Jan 2012 by DC/Vertigo.$8.00
$9.00
$8.99
Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. "On to Genesis!" Collects Unwritten (2009-2013 DC/Vertigo) #25-30.
Written by Mike Carey. Art by Peter Gross. Cover by Yuko Shimizu.
Tom heads to New York, where the worldly goods of Wilson Taylor are being auctioned off - and the only thing more dangerous than the other bidders is the auctioneer.
Then, Tom goes to extreme measures to learn about his father's activities in the Golden Age of comic books!
Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Mature Readers
Cover price $14.99. -
Issue #6-1ST
Published Oct 2012 by DC/Vertigo.$6.00
Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Tommy Taylor and the War of the Words!" Collects Unwritten (2009-2013 DC/Vertigo) #31-35.5.
Written by Mike Carey. Art by Peter Gross. Cover by Yuko Shimizu.
Tom Taylor goes to war against the cabal that has tormented, imprisoned and tried to destroy him!
Softcover, 240 pages, full color. Mature Readers
Cover price $16.99. -
Issue #7-1ST
Published Mar 2013 by DC/Vertigo.$9.00
$8.00
Volume 7 - 1st printing. "The Wound!" Collects Unwritten (2009-2013 DC/Vertigo) #36-41.
Written by Mike Carey. Art by Peter Gross and Rufus Dayglo. Cover by Yuko Shimizu.
The War of Words is over, but the real world and the fictional world are both in turmoil, and the damage seems to be spreading.
When a rash of mysterious disappearances catches the eye of young Australian detective Didge Patterson, it becomes apparent that the cult known as The Church of Tommy is involved.
Can Tom Taylor heal "The Wound" before the real and fictional worlds crumble?
Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Mature Readers
Cover price $14.99. -
Issue #8-1ST
Published Jan 2014 by DC/Vertigo.$9.50
Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Orpheus in the Underworld!" Collects Unwritten (2009-2013 DC/Vertigo) #42-49.
Written by Mike Carey. Art by Peter Gorss and Dean Ormston. Cover by Yuko Shimizu.
Tommy Taylor ventures into the land of the dead to find and rescue Lizzie. The journey through Hades pits Tommy against all kinds of enemies of undead, but none of these encounters prepare him for his meeting with the king - or for the responsibilities he has to take on for some very familiar damned souls.
Softcover, 176 pages, full color. Mature Readers
Cover price $16.99. -
Issue #10-1ST
Published Oct 2014 by DC/Vertigo.$11.99
Volume 10 - 1st printing. "War Stories!" Collects Unwritten: Apocalypse (2013 Volume 2) #1-6.
Written by Mike Carey. Art by Peter Gross. Cover by Yuko Shimizu.
The first six issues of the new UNWRITTEN series are collected!
It's the perfect jumping-on point, as Tom Taylor is stranded at the beginning of all creation! Lost in the unwritten scenes of all the world's stories, Tom is headed back to reality - and all the gods and beasts and monsters ever imagined can't stop him. But there's a toll on the road that may be too high for him or anyone to pay...
Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Mature Readers
Cover price $14.99.
