Comic Book Adaptation?

EdT.S totoro_highlander at yahoo.com
Sat Jan 5 07:46:11 UTC 2008


Aside from the usual hello, I'm new to this group, I wanted to jump
right in bringing up this idea:

With the novels done and the final movie slated for 2010, I've been
wondering if Warner or Rowling will try to keep the franchise alive
afterwards, the encyclopedia notwithstanding since that's no project
dates set on that yet.

When considering how the comic book medium has evolved beyond the
scope of "just another superhero comic" in the past (Neil Gaiman's
Sandman, being the prime example), I'd like to see a proper adaptation
of the Potter series in comic book form, with most of the subplots
intact.  Warner can make it happen since they own DC Comics, but are
they the ideal company to undertake the project?

I ask this because DC's Vertigo line has published their own take on
the Harry Potter idea many years previously.  The similarities are
there, and long time comic book readers will make the comparison.  As
Gaiman said, they draw on similar folklore and archetypes. But that's
where it ends.  Tim's magical training is wholly different than Harry's.

If DC decided to not undertake the project, which comic book company
would you like to see to do the adaptation?

totoro_highlander




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