The Unwritten #6

Written by Mike Carey
Art by Peter Gross

The latest issue of The Unwritten returns us to the story of Tom Taylor, and therefore does not manage to repeat the highs of last issue, with its focus on Rudyard Kipling. Instead, we get a very good (instead of great) comic, as we begin to be able to connect Tom to other works of literature. There are almost continual references to "The Song of Roland" as Tom is sent to prison in France, in the same setting as that classic poem.

We also finally get some sense of what Lizzie Hexam is up to - she appears to be the agent of some group that is working in opposition to the people that have been hounding Tom since the beginning of the series (and poor Rudyard as well). I like the way these people communicate with Lizzie.

This series is off to a good start, and the ending of this issue has me looking forward to the next.