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Here is one reason why reading a horror-romance about vampires is never going to translate well into comic-book art. I'm sorry, Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake in COMIC BOOK form doesn't intrigue me the way the first ten books of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter did. In fact, the following pictures made me whimper. A LOT.
This is Anita Blake:
If you've never read these books, Anita, in the first ten, anyway, is a kick-ass licensed vampire hunter.
Here is the Were Rat King after transformation:
Of course, when you're reading it, you don't actually quite SEE HOW RIDICULOUS a giant were-rat really looks in cut-off jeans. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
This is Nikaloos, the first BIG BAD of the series. She's a child-vampire, very, very powerful:
The comic art doesn't even convey the menace of this very old vampire in a child's body, the way LKH described with words. Again, I'm sorry, scripting "HAHAHAHA" as part of the dialogue just loses some evil impact ;-).
This is Winter, who, to be honest, is described by LKH as a character who lifts weights all the time. So, umm, that explains the gigantor arms that are bigger than his peanut head. Sigh.
Lastly. OMG. Lastly, here is Jean Claude, the eventual lover to Anita Blake:
OMG.
That's either Prince pretending to be Little Richard or vice-versa.
OMG.
:whimper:
And I was such a Jean Claude Girrrrl too.
:whimper:
Comic Art is great, don't get me wrong--I love comic books, especially the old Superheroes. However, it doesn't sing to my soul the way a book does ;-). And no, I don't want to imagine the sex scenes between Anita and were-Richard. Arrghhhhhh. :bleaching brain:
And my Jean Claude...sob** What have they done to you?
:slits wrists and dies:
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Grossious Mocious, EVIL VAMPIRES, BATMAN!
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No, no..please let my mental images stay in my head and not these comic book images.
I have just started reading these books, and I am doing it all out of order. But I am loving Micah's character, please do not post any pics of him from that comic. I have such a nice mental image that I do not want crushed, thank you.
There is defintely something lost in the comic dialogue vs. the book.
-vanityball
Hi Vanity Ball,
Yeah, I don't think you'd like the comic book version at all. Not sensual where sensual is a must and not scary where scary should be.
This is just so sad! I have read just about all the books and the characters are so much better in my head then they are as a comic. I prefer the books and wouldn't read the comics. Hopefully they don't try to turn the Merry Gentry series into comics as well.
AAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!!!
Anita looks like a psychopath, Nikolaos looks like a cartoon Brittney Spears, Raul looks like a dork, (Winter? not going there LOL)
and Jean Claude?! Be still my heart because THAT IS JUST WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!
I had a nice sexy inner image-thing going on, and that is going to be difficult to overcome!
Please God don't let them get their hands on Micah, Asher, or my poor Nathaniel!
Can I join you? We could have a wrist-slitting party... *snort*
Anonymous,
Oh dear, the Merry Gentry series in comic form? Nonononononono...all that multi-colored hair to draw!
Aimee,
I think you're safe from Micah for a while since they are still doing Book One. But hey, LKH sells like hot cakes, so before you know it, there will be Asher and Micah and...and...
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