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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
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 Posted - 08 Nov 2007 : 03:14:01
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by MerrikCale
I agree with Wooly. The Drizzt's books are very well done. I can only assume Devil's Due will continue with that level of work.
Actually, I've not read any of those. The Sojourn I was referring to was one of the CrossGen titles. 
well the Drizzt books are well done |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 08 Nov 2007 : 14:31:35
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| I was actually thinking of buying the Drizzt comics, just for the heck of it. |
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
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Posted - 08 Nov 2007 : 16:06:30
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by MerrikCale
I agree with Wooly. The Drizzt's books are very well done. I can only assume Devil's Due will continue with that level of work.
Actually, I've not read any of those. The Sojourn I was referring to was one of the CrossGen titles.
I'll agree with Wooly--CrossGen (despite all its faults, accounting or otherwise) put out some very intriguing fantasy-inspired comics with some high quality artwork and good to great writing.
Steven
who got the #0 and #1 of BRATH but never could find more and hoped to find a TPB of the whole series some time as it was a Celtic-inspired fantasy that intrigued him |
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 08 Nov 2007 : 17:37:03
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Actually, I've not read any of those. The Sojourn I was referring to was one of the CrossGen titles.
I thought you were referring to the Drizzt one too.  But now that I know which one you are talking about, I agree that CrossGen's Sojourn is excellent. In fact I'd have to say it's one of my favorite titles, definitely worth checking out for any fan of fantasy comics. |
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 09 Nov 2007 : 04:10:46
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
I was actually thinking of buying the Drizzt comics, just for the heck of it.
definately give them a try. the art alone is worth the price |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 09 Nov 2007 : 04:19:03
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Originally posted by JamesLowder
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Originally posted by MerrikCale
I can't wait. Any idea as to when the project would come out?
Probably early next year, but I'm not certain yet. As soon as a formal and more detailed announcement can be made, I'll let the Keep know. Realms fans will definitely be interested.
Cheers,
Jim
not for ntohing, but when I read Blood Walk (I think thats the title of the book), I thought that ghostwalking hoarite would make an interesting comic book character. going from realm to realm in search of vengeance
the early adventures of the Knights of Myth Drannor would be cool as well
But thats just me |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 09 Nov 2007 : 23:32:52
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| OK, I'll give the Drizzt comics a try, when I have the spare cash. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Charles Phipps
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 10 Nov 2007 : 02:20:28
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I'm surprised at how good they are.
I admit, someone needs to watch the artist more carefully.
Around The Halfling's Gem, you start to pick up they are very lonely men the way they choose to draw Cattie Brie and Alustriel. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
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7106 Posts |
Posted - 10 Nov 2007 : 02:29:00
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Originally posted by Charles Phipps
I'm surprised at how good they are.
I admit, someone needs to watch the artist more carefully.
Around The Halfling's Gem, you start to pick up they are very lonely men the way they choose to draw Cattie Brie and Alustriel.
*laughs* Tell me more! |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 10 Nov 2007 : 02:33:54
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Originally posted by Charles Phipps
I'm surprised at how good they are.
I admit, someone needs to watch the artist more carefully.
Around The Halfling's Gem, you start to pick up they are very lonely men the way they choose to draw Cattie Brie and Alustriel.
name a comic artist not like that |
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Charles Phipps
Master of Realmslore
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 10 Nov 2007 : 07:38:53
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Originally posted by MerrikCale
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Originally posted by Charles Phipps
I'm surprised at how good they are.
I admit, someone needs to watch the artist more carefully.
Around The Halfling's Gem, you start to pick up they are very lonely men the way they choose to draw Cattie Brie and Alustriel.
name a comic artist not like that
Hans Lindahl, Carlos Cruz, and Kari Leppänen.
All hail the Ghost Who Walks - who often dresses in a trenchcoat and calls himself Walker, sounds familiar to anyone? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 10 Nov 2007 : 15:03:23
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Originally posted by MerrikCale
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Originally posted by Charles Phipps
I'm surprised at how good they are.
I admit, someone needs to watch the artist more carefully.
Around The Halfling's Gem, you start to pick up they are very lonely men the way they choose to draw Cattie Brie and Alustriel.
name a comic artist not like that
That was one of the things that made me get disgusted with superhero comics... Not that I have any problem with scantily-clad attractive women, far from it! But it was often ridiculous. Like in one of the X-titles. Havok was possessed and attached Polaris, who was in this lacy black thing (she'd been asleep). After being thrown thru a wall, her lingerie was intact. She gets away, gets dressed in her costume, comes back to fight him, gets tossed thru a wall again -- and her costume is ripped in places, including right on one of her breasts (which was bare underneath the costume, though it didn't look that way when covered).
Or how about the way that Rogue went from looking like an angry middle-aged woman to looking like a 20-ish babe? |
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 10 Nov 2007 15:04:23 |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 10 Nov 2007 : 15:05:18
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Originally posted by Kajehase
All hail the Ghost Who Walks - who often dresses in a trenchcoat and calls himself Walker, sounds familiar to anyone?
I remember the comic in the newspapers. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 10 Nov 2007 : 15:25:52
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Aye, I remember that one. 'Twas the "Malice" storyline in X-Factor Vol. 1 #104-105. Havok was possessed by Malice as I recall. I didn't particularly care for the story itself, and that wasn't only because of the art [the bit Wooly notes was rather pointless]. Fortunately, my favorite X-Villain, Mr. Sinister, later arrives on the scene to provide the only reason why I still occasionally read these two issues.
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Or how about the way that Rogue went from looking like an angry middle-aged woman to looking like a 20-ish babe?
It wasn't just Rogue. Most of the X-Women went through that particular change [and several are still stuck in that transition] -- Jean Grey and Psylocke being two particular examples. |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 11 Nov 2007 : 02:07:19
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| Thats all true. But in defense of comics, their main audience is teenage boys (altough thats becoming less and less true) |
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
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Posted - 11 Nov 2007 : 08:23:13
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 11 Nov 2007 : 21:05:58
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Originally posted by Jorkens
I wonder what it says about me that I lost interest in comics when the female characters stopped looking like angry middle aged women?
That you've got a fetish for angry older women? |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
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Posted - 12 Nov 2007 : 17:05:56
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Kajehase
All hail the Ghost Who Walks - who often dresses in a trenchcoat and calls himself Walker, sounds familiar to anyone?
I remember the comic in the newspapers.
Pity, after roughly 1975 it was in many ways a self-parody (or just a plain drawn-out bore). Luckily for us Scandinavians, a Swedish publisher had obtained the rights to create own episodes for their bi-weekly Phantom-magzine (Fantomen [SW], Fantomet [NK], and something Finnish I can't remember which translates as the Black Mask) that still is my benchmark for what comics about a guy in tights with his underwear on the outside should be. |
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Jorkens
Great Reader
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Posted - 12 Nov 2007 : 17:47:08
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Jorkens
I wonder what it says about me that I lost interest in comics when the female characters stopped looking like angry middle aged women?
That you've got a fetish for angry older women?
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Jorkens
Great Reader
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Posted - 12 Nov 2007 : 17:50:35
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Originally posted by Kajehase
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Kajehase
All hail the Ghost Who Walks - who often dresses in a trenchcoat and calls himself Walker, sounds familiar to anyone?
I remember the comic in the newspapers.
Pity, after roughly 1975 it was in many ways a self-parody (or just a plain drawn-out bore). Luckily for us Scandinavians, a Swedish publisher had obtained the rights to create own episodes for their bi-weekly Phantom-magzine (Fantomen [SW], Fantomet [NK], and something Finnish I can't remember which translates as the Black Mask) that still is my benchmark for what comics about a guy in tights with his underwear on the outside should be.
In full agreement here Kajehase. And let us not remember that the same magazine (at least in Norway) was polite enough to keep Mandrake among its ranks also. |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
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Posted - 12 Nov 2007 : 18:18:41
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Originally posted by Jorkens
In full agreement here Kajehase. And let us not remember that the same magazine (at least in Norway) was polite enough to keep Mandrake among its ranks also.
And erm...I think we're straying off topic...sorry to those who don't care about Scandinavian comics |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
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2131 Posts |
Posted - 12 Nov 2007 : 19:18:56
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| To help move this back on topic, I have really enjoyed the graphic novel adaptations of the Dark Elf Trilogy by Devil's Due. I need to look into getting the Icewind Dale Trilogy in graphic novel format now. Does anyone know if they are doing the whole Drizzt series? |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 12 Nov 2007 : 22:00:17
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Originally posted by HawkinstheDM
To help move this back on topic, I have really enjoyed the graphic novel adaptations of the Dark Elf Trilogy by Devil's Due. I need to look into getting the Icewind Dale Trilogy in graphic novel format now. Does anyone know if they are doing the whole Drizzt series?
don't know if they have decided. I assume as long as they sell as well as they have, they will continue to do the books |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
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Posted - 13 Nov 2007 : 02:46:44
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I'll bet they'll make comics of the whole Drizzt series.
I still haven't seen the comic version of the Halfling's Gem in stores, though! Bummer, I wanted to peek at it. |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2007 : 03:40:10
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
I'll bet they'll make comics of the whole Drizzt series.
I still haven't seen the comic version of the Halfling's Gem in stores, though! Bummer, I wanted to peek at it.
Those I believe are still coming out as comics. The Trade will be out in (I guess) a few months. |
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Blueblade
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 13 Nov 2007 : 04:14:49
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| Something said at GenCon by someone made me think Devil's Due was thinking of doing more FR stuff than just Drizzt, as comics. Just a hint, nothing definite. |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
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Posted - 13 Nov 2007 : 16:59:52
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Originally posted by Blueblade
Something said at GenCon by someone made me think Devil's Due was thinking of doing more FR stuff than just Drizzt, as comics. Just a hint, nothing definite.
I think that would be way cool. What you want to bet the next iconic character they choose is El? |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
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Posted - 13 Nov 2007 : 17:22:54
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I wonder if it will be Cadderly or something.
Thanks for the information, as well--I'm interesting in getting the books, not the "comics" format. |
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