Description
The War of Words is over, but the real world and fictional world are both in turmoil, and the damage seems to be spreading. When a rash of mysterious disappearances catches the eye of young detective Didge Patterson, it becomes apparent that the cult known as The Church of Tommy is involved. Can Tommy heal "The Wound" before the real and fictional worlds crumble?
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2013-04-02
Physical description
26 cm
Publication
New York : DC Comics, c2013.
ISBN
9781401238063
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LibraryThing member Bert.Cielen
Despite being a slim volume -- a mere 140 pages (and the final ten are pointless sketches) whereas the previous collection contains nearly 100 more -- there are multiple plot strands that I still have not fully figured out. However, it is becoming clear this ambitious series has far outgrown its
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gimmicky premise, and I cannot wait for its next volume. Show Less
LibraryThing member clfisha
The aftermath, a new danger and a new direction. It may be small and yet it doesn’t feel like a filler. The fun plot (one of cults, prophesying unicorns and dyslexic policewomen) is bookended by two stories showing the aftermath, one large and one small and intense. It’s whet my appetite for
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the series again, full of promise and intriguing dangers to come. Plus it has wise-cracking, cynical Pauley and some hidden Mr Men. How could I resist? Show Less
LibraryThing member fyrefly98
Summary: Volume 7 picks up about a year after the end of Volume 6. With Leviathan wounded, fictional worlds are bleeding into each other, and humans in the real world are losing their ability to tell stories. Australian detective Didge is investigating the disappearance of several young people that
Review: After the awesomeness that was Volume 6, and the wrapping up of many of the story arcs from the first part of the series, it was kind of inevitable that Volume 7 would feel like a bit of a let down. There's been the big climax, and then a pause, and now Carey's picking things up a year later, and introducing new characters and new story threads that are going to carry us forwards. Don't get me wrong, though - there are still a lot of interesting things going on, and it feels new but not disconnected, and I like Didge and Danny (and I love their vaguely prophetic unicorn). But I will be curious to see where this new arc takes the story. 4 out of 5 stars.
Recommendation: If you like stories about stories, and about the power of stories - Neil Gaiman comes to mind, but also things like Fables - you should be reading The Unwritten. Immediately.
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seem to be linked to a Tommy Taylor cult, when she realizes that there are still a few people out there with the ability to manipulate the power of words… and many of them seem to revolve around Tom Taylor himself.Review: After the awesomeness that was Volume 6, and the wrapping up of many of the story arcs from the first part of the series, it was kind of inevitable that Volume 7 would feel like a bit of a let down. There's been the big climax, and then a pause, and now Carey's picking things up a year later, and introducing new characters and new story threads that are going to carry us forwards. Don't get me wrong, though - there are still a lot of interesting things going on, and it feels new but not disconnected, and I like Didge and Danny (and I love their vaguely prophetic unicorn). But I will be curious to see where this new arc takes the story. 4 out of 5 stars.
Recommendation: If you like stories about stories, and about the power of stories - Neil Gaiman comes to mind, but also things like Fables - you should be reading The Unwritten. Immediately.
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LibraryThing member SESchend
Another great read, though actually a 3.75 stars rating as it's more an arc and a half of secondary character work, plot-clean-up, and set-up for bigger things to come than it was a continuation of the central story.
Even so, marvelous stuff and vastly vastly better than 98% of all other comics out
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LibraryThing member melrailey
This is my favorite graphic novel series. I can't get over the attention to detail and the way the authors are able to work in the meaning of stories to readers and life into this work of art. I'm curious as to where they're going with the story but I'm in for the long haul. For now, here's a quote
. . . the stories about us are stronger than we are. And more durable. When you think about yourself - - about your real, true self - - it's not the face in the mirror that comes into your mind. It's the story of you. How you got here. Where you're going. All the moments that make you who you area. But that's not all, religion, philosophy, politics and science - - they're all stories. With the whole universe as the hero. And we listen, and if we like what we're hearing, we accept it. We believe.
In the meantime, I'm anxiously awaiting publication of volume 8.
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that I really liked in this edition:. . . the stories about us are stronger than we are. And more durable. When you think about yourself - - about your real, true self - - it's not the face in the mirror that comes into your mind. It's the story of you. How you got here. Where you're going. All the moments that make you who you area. But that's not all, religion, philosophy, politics and science - - they're all stories. With the whole universe as the hero. And we listen, and if we like what we're hearing, we accept it. We believe.
In the meantime, I'm anxiously awaiting publication of volume 8.
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LibraryThing member SESchend
Another great read, though actually a 3.75 stars rating as it's more an arc and a half of secondary character work, plot-clean-up, and set-up for bigger things to come than it was a continuation of the central story.
Even so, marvelous stuff and vastly vastly better than 98% of all other comics out
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there at present. Show Less