Comments on: No, But I Read the Manga… http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:28:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Katherine Dacey-Tsuei http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/comment-page-1/#comment-197694 Katherine Dacey-Tsuei Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:34:50 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/#comment-197694 Amanda: Try amazon, eBay, or Barnes & Noble--all of these retailers should have copies. You may be able to purchase a more inexpensive used copy through one of their extended seller networks. Amanda:

Try amazon, eBay, or Barnes & Noble–all of these retailers should have copies. You may be able to purchase a more inexpensive used copy through one of their extended seller networks.

]]> By: amanda http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/comment-page-1/#comment-197020 amanda Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:08:31 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/#comment-197020 does r savage does any1 know where i can get macbeth in manga form? does r savage does any1 know where i can get macbeth in manga form?

]]> By: Emma Vieceli http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/comment-page-1/#comment-65493 Emma Vieceli Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:49:22 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/#comment-65493 Hey guys, I'm Emma, the artist for Hamlet. Hope you don't mind me jumping in... Thanks for the preview and for the interest! I really hope people like the adaptations. Richard (our editor) had a tough job on his hands, but we took a route where story and apprehension has taken priority over iambic pentameter and poetry. So it's all original language, but hopefully edited (and drawn I hope! hehe) in such a way that younger readers shouldn't have a problem following the story...fingers crossed the books will at very least serve as a platform for younger readers into the works of the bard. ^_^ Hey guys,
I’m Emma, the artist for Hamlet. Hope you don’t mind me jumping in…
Thanks for the preview and for the interest! I really hope people like the adaptations. Richard (our editor) had a tough job on his hands, but we took a route where story and apprehension has taken priority over iambic pentameter and poetry. So it’s all original language, but hopefully edited (and drawn I hope! hehe) in such a way that younger readers shouldn’t have a problem following the story…fingers crossed the books will at very least serve as a platform for younger readers into the works of the bard. ^_^

]]> By: Jon Haehnle http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/comment-page-1/#comment-58983 Jon Haehnle Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:34:40 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/#comment-58983 We await the official Manga Recon verdict :) We await the official Manga Recon verdict :)

]]> By: Katherine Dacey-Tsuei http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/comment-page-1/#comment-58979 Katherine Dacey-Tsuei Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:17:10 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/#comment-58979 I understand the point of the adaptations, I'm just not sure that interior monologues and allusions to classical antiquity can be captured in a manga format. It seems like a good filmed version would be a more effective teaching tool. I understand the point of the adaptations, I’m just not sure that interior monologues and allusions to classical antiquity can be captured in a manga format. It seems like a good filmed version would be a more effective teaching tool.

]]> By: Jon Haehnle http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/comment-page-1/#comment-58867 Jon Haehnle Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:29:53 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/#comment-58867 If you update the language you're increasing story comprehension of understanding of what things mean I guess, but it's at the expense of the poetry and nuances, which pretty much defeats the purpose of reading Shakespeare. IMO :) If you update the language you’re increasing story comprehension of understanding of what things mean I guess, but it’s at the expense of the poetry and nuances, which pretty much defeats the purpose of reading Shakespeare. IMO :)

]]> By: Kat http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/comment-page-1/#comment-58853 Kat Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:55:49 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/#comment-58853 The point of these adaptations (and I like the Hamlet, by the way), is that the illustrations help make the dialogue more understandable. Workman did something similar years ago - I think Black Dog and Leventhal are bringing those back into print. When I took the Romeo & Juliet and Macbeth volumes into high schools, the students loved them. Our copies got checked out all the time, and not only by Shakespeare fans. I've worked in public libraries for more than 2 decades and done a lot of booktalks in schools over the years. These graphic novel adaptations do help with comprehension. The point of these adaptations (and I like the Hamlet, by the way), is that the illustrations help make the dialogue more understandable. Workman did something similar years ago – I think Black Dog and Leventhal are bringing those back into print. When I took the Romeo & Juliet and Macbeth volumes into high schools, the students loved them. Our copies got checked out all the time, and not only by Shakespeare fans. I’ve worked in public libraries for more than 2 decades and done a lot of booktalks in schools over the years. These graphic novel adaptations do help with comprehension.

]]> By: Katherine Dacey-Tsuei http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/comment-page-1/#comment-57430 Katherine Dacey-Tsuei Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:22:12 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/no-but-i-read-the-manga/41325/#comment-57430 I'm really curious about these adaptations, too! You can add mecha elements, chibis, and car chases to Shakespeare, but if you haven't updated the language, it's still going to be a challenging read. I have a feeling that high school students hoping for an olde English <i>Naruto</i> are going to be disappointed by all that pesky pentameter. But I'll reserve final judgment until I've read them. I’m really curious about these adaptations, too! You can add mecha elements, chibis, and car chases to Shakespeare, but if you haven’t updated the language, it’s still going to be a challenging read. I have a feeling that high school students hoping for an olde English Naruto are going to be disappointed by all that pesky pentameter. But I’ll reserve final judgment until I’ve read them.

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