Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, the multiple award-winning duo behind Criminal, The Fade Out, Kill or Be Killed and the Reckless series, are teaming once again on a new graphic novel arriving later this year. Unfinished Tales will arrive in comic shops this November and in book stores this December from Image Comics.
The story follows Finnegan Blake, one of the most successful authors in the world whose epic fantasy series has been adapted into a massive TV hit. Thing is, he is 10 years past his deadline on the final book and has no hope of finishing it. (Is it called A Game of Thrones?) When an old friend arrives with what seems like the perfect solution to his writer’s block, the two enter a secret pact that quickly turns dark as their egos and ambitions collide.
“This is one of my favorite books we’ve ever done,” Brubaker said. “I’ve always been fascinated by why people write, or in this case, why they don’t, and so I took the idea of writer’s block and ran into the darkness with it. Unfinished Tales is a deep dive into the world of writers and publishing, the pressure to succeed, and what that may cost you. It’s also a very fucked up thriller about egos and ambition, because it’s about writers.”
Here’s a look inside:
Unfinished Tales will arrive just as Criminal makes its debut on Prime Video. Look for it in comic shops on Nov. 11.