Comments on: Manga Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet Preview

By: sinthy

sinthy — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:18:17 +0000

i dont know….maybe i shouldnt have ordered this book with so many bad and dissapointing comments…:( by the way i dont have it yet

By: Katherine Dacey-Tsuei

Katherine Dacey-Tsuei — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:38:48 +0000

Wage’s point is spot-on: if you’re going to try to win hearts and minds by using the visual tropes of manga, you need to do it well. The artwork shouldn’t look like amateur doujinshi, and whatever “updates” the artist makes (i.e. setting the story in present-day Tokyo, or a distant future) need to be an essential element of the “staging,” not just window dressing.

By: Tally

Tally — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:12:27 +0000

I don’t mind the idea of people turning old pieces of work into a more modern form. If only because the next gen kids are most likely not going to be into this stuff as much as the earlier generations.

I think the times are changing and not many people read enough novels, let alone read plays from many decades/centuries back. I think at least they’re trying to get kids into these kind of pieces via a method that won’t seem too overwhelming and more relatable to their everyday lives…just my two cents.

By: Wage

Wage — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:30:58 +0000

A classic story like this should not have been done with such poor art. It’s a waste of an opportunity and you guys need to up the bar. It’s a fun idea though!

By: Aaron Stephenson

Aaron Stephenson — Fri, 04 May 2007 18:11:22 +0000

being that shakespeare’s stuff is hundreds of years old there isn’t an issue of plaguerism, but they really should know better. This story is over-done and putting it into a unique storyline wont do much.

That they dont have enough original ideas coming out shows that they have no respect for new artists, and little dignity.

Shame on them.