The Unwritten #26

Written by Mike Carey
Art by Peter Gross

Okay, so last issue's attempted heist didn't work out for Tom and his friends, but we learn in this issue that, now that he's gotten some degree of understanding of magic and his place in it, and since his friend Savoy has become a vampire, there is no stopping Tom Taylor.

This is a much more action-based issue than we are used to seeing from this book, as Taylor faces off against the auctioneer that used Wilson Taylor's possessions as bait to capture Tom.  When he attempts to sell Tom to a wide group of people (including Mr. Skate, the new leader of the Cabal, and Mme. Rausch, the crazy puppet lady), things don't go well for him.

Most interesting is the revelation about Wilson Taylor that closes off this issue.  I've been enjoying this book more and more lately, and it really feels like Carey and Gross have hit their stride with this title.