The only problem is that by the time he gets around to pulling them together, you've forgotten half of the story. I think it works better with tv than comics. Because there's less lag time between epsidoes, well some of the episodes anyhow. The people waiting for the trade paperbacks might be on to something.
Yep, tried reading a few pages of the Butcher fantasies myself and had the same reaction you did. Medieval works for me if it's a world like the dragon-riders in Anne McCaffrey - a sci-fantasy mix or like the Western theme in Firefly. George RR Martin wasn't too bad. Tolkien - same deal, not a problem. But, not sure how to put it, the more romantic, somewhat anachronistic Medieval a la Beowulf, Chaucer, and the whole Arthurian bit gets on my nerves. I think King Arthur has been overdone.
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Date: 2008-08-10 04:02 am (UTC)Yep, tried reading a few pages of the Butcher fantasies myself and had the same reaction you did. Medieval works for me if it's a world like the dragon-riders in Anne McCaffrey - a sci-fantasy mix or like the Western theme in Firefly. George RR Martin wasn't too bad. Tolkien - same deal, not a problem. But, not sure how to put it, the more romantic, somewhat anachronistic Medieval a la Beowulf, Chaucer,
and the whole Arthurian bit gets on my nerves.
I think King Arthur has been overdone.