Lyaiera wrote: » Big ups to anyone mentioning Asterix. Probably my earliest introduction to comics. The level of writing was outstanding and supposedly each language has it's own particular level of great writing. I've seen some language experts hold the Asterix translations as a high point of translating work.
If they weren't so French I'd imagine Hollywood would have picked up on them yonks ago.
Bambi wrote: » Preacher is daft, just a bunch of hard case stereotypes Most of ennis' stuff is gash
bodice ripper wrote: » Nothing wrong with graphic novels, but anyone who refers to them as "books" should be fired into the sun.
mod9maple wrote: » After reading Dr Seuss as a kid in Canada (my introduction to comics really), I started reading Asterix in Ireland. My brothers and I borrowed them from the local libraries. They are superb. Hollywood would only ruin them. I hate film adaptations of comics. I'm a purist, I just don't see the point. They are two different types of medium, leave it at that.
Sulla Felix wrote: » Hate to be the bearer of bad news. http://www.asterix.com/asterix-de-a-a-z/films-live/images/cesar.jpg
Links234 wrote: » I actually couldn't stand Watchmen, so I don't think there's any way Alan Moore would be 'proved wrong' about it. He also got burned with the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. In fact, I think V for Vendetta was the only decent adaptation of his stuff at all.
RDM_83 again wrote: » Completely agree, Though his viz Style comic set in the north is entertaining enough, probably not a popular view but While i Like Graphic novels and Have read the Majority of the ones mentioned so far (Though i have noted a few ones thanks shensen etc). As a group they tend to Leave an awful Lot to be desired, and even the ones that are Serious and Criticaly Acclaimed such as maus or the various middle eastern Focussed ones just aren,t as deep as the stories would have been in well written book or a well acted and directed film.
The Mustard wrote: » I'm a fan of Watchmen and I know that you don't like it, but it was a very faithful adaptation all the same
Links234 wrote: » It was faithful enough, apart from that horrible ending, but what I think kills it for me is Zack Synder's direction, it felt like a sequence of music videos with Watchmen visuals than a coherent movie. it was good in places, parts of it were just cringeworthy and unintentionally funny. I think I just can't stand Zack Synder movies in general, and why I'm not looking forward to Batman vs. Superman
The Mustard wrote: » He has made some awful rubbish but the Dawn of the Dead remake was great. I just googled Batman v Superman, thinking that maybe you were joking. Ben Affleck. Oh dear.
RDM_83 again wrote: » Though to show I am not a just a graphic novel hater. I'l recommend When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs which I am suprised hasn;t been mentioned so far, its pretty poignant, and as far as I know is one of the first of the "serious" graphic novels
