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The Unwritten #5

The Unwritten

#5

How the Whale Became

A century ago, an obscure writer in British-controlled India named Rudyard Kipling is approached by the mysterious Mr. Locke. Wanting to patron the writer's patriotic voice in favor of the British Empire, Locke makes arrangements that cause Kipling to become the voice of his time. But a meeting with Samuel Clemens leads Kipling to suspect Locke's motives as well as the actions he'll undertake to achieve his aims.

Defiance has a price, however. Refusing to bow to Locke's requests any longer, he takes up a literary war against Imperialism, and the secret cabal that had made use of his talent... until the personal tragedies his family faces grow too great.


Creators View all

Writer Mike Carey
Artist Peter Gross
Cover Artist Yuko Shimizu
Colorist Chris Chuckry
Letterer Todd Klein
Editor Pornsak Pichetshote

Characters View all

Wilson Taylor
Pullman
Oscar Wilde
Mark Twain Samuel Clemens
Locke
Rudyard Kipling
Andrew Bonar Law
John Kipling
Elsie Kipling
Josephine Kipling
Carrie Balestier
Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas

Details

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Owner SDSU Comics Hub
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Added Date Sep 19, 2019 11:51:24
Modified Date Jan 12, 2023 08:58:30

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Notes

Gift of UCSC, 2017.