Originally Posted by Letti
I cry your pardon, sai.i come in here all the time and expect to find a thread about sex.....dammit...I am disappointed EVERY TIME!!!!!!
s'ok I just forget what the thread is about!!!
Yes, I am.
No, I am not.
I cry your pardon, sai.i come in here all the time and expect to find a thread about sex.....dammit...I am disappointed EVERY TIME!!!!!!
s'ok I just forget what the thread is about!!!
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.
A Victory Over The Challenge Of Translation
One must keep in mind that translating a book, or in this case part of a book, into any visual medium, has its challenges, and that there will be things left out. Also, there will inevitably be people who will have problems with the visual element, as it's bound to be different from what they saw inside their minds as readers. All that considered, The Gunslinger Born has been more successful than I ever could've believed it would beforehand. I have been quite happy with it from the beginning; though there have been omissions that have annoyed me and additions that I didn't completely agree with, I have enjoyed it a great deal, and the visual element has been quite impressive all the way through. But what has really surprised me has been the mostly positive response from the majority of the hard-core DT freaks on DT.net (and here, DT.com); I expected it to be much more divided. And then there's the mainstream success of the series amongst the general comic-book community; another pleasant surprise. All in all, this series has done smashingly well, and will hopefully, when it resumes next year, continue to do so. In spite of the automatic difficulties involved in any translation of creative matter from one form into another, The Gunslinger Born has been an awesome example of how good it can be when done right.
We place no reliance
Upon virgin or pigeon;
Our method is science,
Our aim is religion!
-Motto of Aleister Crowley
Well said, Mara.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Hello Perdurabo
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
As someone moderately famous once said:
"It is the story, not he who tells it!"
John
Overall, I'm very happy with the comics. I do have one small complaint.
I think one of the best kiss moments in any story ever was the first time Roland and Susan REALLY kissed. She pulled away from him and there was a small trickle of blood on her lips. It may sound demented, but that was one of the sexiest things I've ever read. I wished that would have been included in the comic.
Why would that sound demented? I had my complaints too but they are overriden by my amazement at the greatness of the comics.
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
To sum up my thoughts: I totally agree.
Roland would have understood.
Great to hear you finally got the comics Letti
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
Still haven't got them, so I can't judge
Seriously why? Might as well wait until next month and get the consolidated, hard-cover edition.
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
I going to have to start ordering them, They don't sell them anywhere around here
Where do you live? East Overshoe, 3 Miles Northwest of No Where?
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
I just checked and in fact that is where you live...do you have an account with Amazon? Just buy the hardcover when it comes out next month.
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
Thats what i PLan on
I know you had the first one(s), Letti, did you get the rest of them?Great to hear you finally got the comics Letti
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
No, I didn't but I have seen most of them on the net.I know you had the first one(s), Letti, did you get the rest of them?Great to hear you finally got the comics Letti
Roland would have understood.
Ah. Well thats cool.
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
When I visit you guys in the USA I am sure I will spend a great deal of money on DT comics.
Roland would have understood.
If you come to visit, I will supply you with the whole set Letti.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
Or you may just get the series mailed to you out of the blue from a secret admirer...you never know in this crazy, mixed up world.
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
That's happened to me
That's when I got a restraining order.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
Rumor has it that Letti already has the Marvel Spotlight, Sketchbook, Gunslinger Born issue #1, and Gunslinger Born issue #2.
So save yourself some international postage and start with issue #3.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Ohhhhhhhh so thats what those men coming to my door that I had break all the bones in their bodies and bury them alive in cement at a nearby construction site, were all about...oops!That's happened to me
That's when I got a restraining order.
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
What are you gonna do, it happens
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