In a first for a Vertigo title, it looks like the Unwritten is going to be shipping twice monthly for a new 10-issue “event” arc starting in November. The story is called “Tommy Taylor and the War of Words,” and is described as: “Tom Taylor goes to war against the cabal that has tormented, imprisoned and tried to destroy him — and it’s far more than just a war of words! To have a hope of winning, Tom must use every weapon he can get hold of, but even storybook magic carries its own risks.”
The monthly double-ship will break down as follows: the first issue of the month will be the “main narrative” of the story, and the following issue will be a .5 issue telling a one-off back-story. November will bring The Unwritten #31 and #31.5, and so on and so forth. Each .5 issue will have guest artists to be announced yesterday.
The .5 issues are described at Vertigo’s blog as: “Tom’s crusade plays out against the backdrop of the cabal’s sinister secret history and delves deep into the dark past of some of the series’ major players. When it’s all over, very little will remain Unwritten.”
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