Ninja Librarian, if it were a movie I would totally watch it.
Wiley will publish manga-style Shakespeare adaptations.
I’ve read the first 4 Legion of Super-Heroes archive editions in the past 48 hours. Now I’m thinking that I’ll need to change my name to “Tango Lass”. Really, my brain is mush. Those silver-age DC comics are crazy.
TangognaT
Agent Of L.I.B.R.A.R.Y.
June 20th, 2006 at 5:54 pm
ninja librarian, pseudo manga shakespeare, too much legion
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11:26 am on June 21st, 2006 1
Puffin Graphics has a version of Macbeth manga-style. I glanced at a copy at a bookstore a few months ago, but didn’t really like the art too much.
6:22 pm on June 21st, 2006 2
I’d rather read or watch actual Shakespeare than an adaptation anyway. It is interesting that people are trying to put out educational manga style stuff now though.
5:10 pm on June 27th, 2006 3
Hi there,
I stumbled accross your site and this discussion interested me. I am actually an artist working with London based publisher Metro Media on a manga adaptation of Hamlet. My colleague Sonia Leong is working on Romeo and Juliet. Ours are due for release in 2007. I had seen the macbeth (and also didn’t like the art too much), though I wasn’t aware previously of the Wiley versions….A little close to home! It’s a shame to see the same plays being chosen. Adapting Shakespeare into manga is an exciting venture and one I’m loving as a huge fan of the plays, but for it to succeed, we don’t want to saturate the market with the same titles. ;^_^
It was interesting to find the subject being breached here. Apologies for jumping in!
Regards,
Emma Vieceli ^_^
emma.sweatdrop.com
9:16 pm on June 27th, 2006 4
Thanks for commenting Emma, and good luck with your adaptation!
12:38 pm on June 29th, 2006 5
Thank you very much and you’re welcome. ^_^
8:13 am on July 19th, 2007 6
seen the new titles – really cool, but even cooler is the Millennium Shakespeare series in the classical form, covering the whole shakepeare canon… they are worth reading too. I think Manga is definately for yooung kids and teenagers but completely lost the Shakspeareian element…check the art on herewww.myspace.com/millenniumshakespeare
8:23 am on August 24th, 2007 7
Millenium Shakespeare is cool, but Manga is something far more modern, unique and exciting and the Shakespeare is by no means lost!!!
6:04 am on September 6th, 2007 8
I’ve been looking at the Classical Comics Shakespeare, and i love the artwork. New idea seems to be three versions, one is the original unabridged Shakespeare text that I need for school. Cool!
3:24 pm on November 1st, 2007 9
I’e just bought the Henry V CC books, they are awesome! Can’t wait for Macbeth get a look at frankenstein. http://www.classicalcomics.com