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The Unwritten Vol. 9: The Unwritten Fables Kindle & comiXology

by Mike Carey (Author), Peter Gross (Illustrator, Artist), Mark Buckingham (Illustrator, Artist) Format: Kindle Edition
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The worlds of FABLES and THE UNWRITTEN collide in the epic comic event by Mike Carey and Bill Willingham! Tommy Taylor is thrust into the world of Vertigo's hit series Fables! But a dark and terrible foe has seized the fairy-tale homelands and our world. In desperation, the witches of Fabletown gather to summon the greatest mage the worlds have ever seen. But they are in for an unpleasant surprise. Collects #50-54 of The Unwritten.
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Writer Mike Carey, best known for his work on Vertigo's Lucifer and Hellblazer, has made his mark in comics. Born in Liverpool, England, Carey worked as a teacher for fifteen years before gaining regular work writing for several independent companies. In 1999 he wrote the Sandman spinoff miniseries Sandman Presents: Lucifer. This led to the Lucifer solo title which earned him a nomination for the 2001 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards - Best Writer. The Fourth Rail said of his work, "Carey gives the characters in all of the stories believable motivations and characterization." His additional Vertigo projects have included Faker and Crossing Midnight. In 2007, he helped DC launch the Minx line of graphic novels for teen girls with the Regifters. Beyond DC, Carey was also recognized for his work on Marvel's X-Men titles. He makes his home in London with his wife, Lin, and his children, Davey, Ben and Louise.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00KRKITY2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vertigo (July 29, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 29, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Louis Branco
5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of food for thought
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2014
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There's a little more insight into how the mechanics of The Unwritten work in this volume. I got a little annoyed at Tom for not "getting it" again, but it was only to set up the next step in the storytelling.
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Rebekah Amazon Rogers
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2015
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Excellent.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A good volume for anyone but fans of the Unwritten series...
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2014
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While I enjoy Fables and the Unwritten series, this volume does not move the Unwritten series plot forward and seems like an awkward attempt at product placement by Vertigo. The authors did a decent job of blending both stories, but it was at the expense of the continuity of the Unwritten series. The Unwritten series seems to be making statements about the role of stories in everyday life and the power stories have; therefore, introducing the world of Fables where fictional characters live in New York City and then go back to their world to free their land did not quite work. Overall, the Unwritten series suffered most from this blending because the trajectory of the story got lost as did the larger points that the author seems to be making. And, the only way to explain the continuity problems for the Unwritten was to use the multiple worlds science fiction trophe, which is not consistent with the Unwritten's larger plot line. I would advise fans of the Unwritten series to avoid this volume - they won't even miss any significant plot developments. To Fables fans and all others, I would recommend giving it a read - it is well done and fun.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2017
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Scott Knight
5.0 out of 5 stars Tommy Taylor Meets the Fables
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2014
The Unwritten Vol. 9 collection takes two of the most popular and best written (in my opinion) comics that Vertigo is putting out and combines the story being told into one epic crossover. Mike Carey (The Unwritten) and Bill Willingham (Fables) do a masterful job telling the tale of Tom Taylor's meeting and adventure with the Fables.

The story concerns Frau Totenkinder, Gepetto, Ozma, Prince Ambrose, and the rest of the surviving Fables trying to hold off and defeat Mister Dark, the personification of Fear. They have lost many of their "big guns" and are left to cast a summoning spell for the greatest, most powerful wizard there is. Enter Tom Taylor, regular guy, as opposed to Tommy Taylor, Boy Wizard. What ensues is a great battle with the death of many characters. It's also a meditation on "story" and how it influences our lives, as much of The Unwritten is.

I was curious how these two stories about "story" would interact, since I read Fables and wasn't aware of any lingering storylines concerning Mister Dark, the villain of this tale. It appears that these versions of the Fables are from an alternate timeline, where they were unsuccessful in their bid to defeat Mister Dark and his minions. This allows for several characters to play different roles than they typically do (particularly the family of Snow White and Bigby Wolf), and there are real many characters that experience very real peril that would otherwise not be in those situations. Tom Taylor's quest was also moved forward (not as much as I had hoped) and it will be interesting to see where it progresses from here in light of what he learned.

I really enjoy both of these series, so it was cool to read a story with the characters interacting. I highly recommend The Unwritten, and if the Fables appeal to you, jump into their story as well.

I received a preview copy of this book from DC Comics and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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Doc Magick
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2014
I love both series. Well done, but somewhat out of continuity with the Fables series.
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Sean Gilroy
2.0 out of 5 stars Believe the hype: ignore volume 9, proceed to volume 10
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2015
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I love Mike Carey's work in general and The Unwritten in particular. I loved Fables, although it fell off my radar after volume 10--not because it got bad, but because that felt like such a logical end-point for the series that I sort of forgot that it kept going. Even so, I couldn't muster much excitement when I heard the two were crossing over. It just didn't make any sense.
Well, I read all the reviews, and the consensus seemed to be, "Skip it. Nothing important happens." I almost did, but I figured I might as well read it; all those reviewers were probably exaggerating. Surely, something important must happen, something that would prevent some aspect of the next arc from making sense if I didn't read it.
They were not exaggerating.
First off, this story doesn't even take place in continuity with the Fables series. But how can I know that if I haven't read Fables in several years? I won't spoil anything, just trust me. It's obvious. No creative team would allow this to happen to their characters and their world in someone else's book, much less participate. Especially when you consider how inconsequential this story arc is. How inconsequential is this story arc? Nothing that happens here is mentioned or referenced in The Unwritten volume 10. When Tom is reunited with Lizzie and Richie, he mentions that stuff happened while he was away; he does not say anything specific about that stuff. You could just as easily make up your own story about where Tom went and what befell him and how he returned, and save yourself the ten-fifteen bucks.
It isn't horrible or anything. For what it is, it's well written. It's just pointless.
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James B.
3.0 out of 5 stars Crisis of infinite stories.
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2016
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The name gives it away: This is a crossover between two major Vertigo hits, the Unwritten and Fables. The issue here should be obvious, if you haven't read very much of the Fables series like me, most of this isn't going to make a lot of sense to you.

Tom Taylor has been dragged into Fables by a spell from Fables most powerful magicians. The Fables cast is fighting a losing war against the Bogeyman, with no end in sight. It's up to Tommy to help turn the tide of battle.

Now, I can definitely see the writing talent involved here. The artwork, dialogue, and what I understand from the character work is definitely up to par with what I've seen from Mike Carey but without knowing all the backround, I can't give this a great review.
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DiWa
5.0 out of 5 stars Ich freue mich auf mehr
Reviewed in Germany on January 2, 2019
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Gutes Crossover, hätte auch gerne länger sein dürfen, auch nach vielen Nummern immer noch stark
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Nicholas Bertrand
3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, definately a let down from past volumes.
Reviewed in Canada on April 22, 2015
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I love Unwritten. It's well constructed and different from most comics I find.

I just wish that they would have stayed away from crossovers... I'm not a big fan of crossovers I must say, and I don't see why Mike Carey felt the need to incorporate Fables into his storyline... It didn't serve much purpose and can be confusing for people like me that are not up-to-date on Fables.
The 8 previous volumes were much much better. Vol 9 was a little bit of a let down for me.

With all that said; still not a bad read... hence the three stars.

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Christopher M. Rowberry
5.0 out of 5 stars What a brilliantly adult graphic novel series this is - worth reading ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2014
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What a brilliantly adult graphic novel series this is - worth reading the whole lot - if you have not caught up with Tommy T and the gang by reading book 9 then you - like I did - need to do so - I love the sort of cross narrative nature of some series and Unwritten just does this so well - it is sustained in this volume 9 which I think is the pen ultimate - treasure there may not be much more - I limit my amount I read at one time! Sad!
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Scruffy nobuddy
5.0 out of 5 stars Father Of None
Reviewed in Australia on October 28, 2014
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Having followed Mike's series' as I graduated my teenage years until the present day I know this; Mike's writing is not beautiful alone. The parables and wisdom he has shared through story telling I've no doubt will enrich the lives of any persons who come and go from these stories, I hope more people come before this world ends.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Arrived in good condition on time
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 1, 2019
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Loved the crossover with fables which I haven't read!
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