Game of Thrones comic book series

JD · November 30 2011, 05:23 AM

So is anyone reading this? I hope to check it out either in digital form, or possibly in TPB if it doesn't go digital, and I was just curious to see what people who've read it think of it.

Admiral_Young · November 30 2011, 06:01 AM

I posted about it in the Game of Thrones general thread and no one replied so thanks for starting a thread. I've read the first two issues and love it! The third issue comes out tomorrow. Both the art and writing is fantastic. I believe that the hardcover for the first volume comes out sometime early next summer or late spring. It's a straight up adaptation and very faithful as one would imagine. As with the novels and television series the comic is not for children which I was pleasantly pleased to see. It's become among my favourite comics right now.

JD · December 1 2011, 05:09 AM

Cool, I was wondering if they were going to be censoring it, glad to see they aren't.

timothy · December 2 2011, 09:11 PM

it's dynamite entertainment they rarely sensor anything.

Nerd unRage · December 3 2011, 04:46 AM

Are the comics just a rehasing of the books and series or are they original stories?

Anwar · December 3 2011, 05:05 AM

It's just a rehash of the book, without any changes.

Joe Washington · December 3 2011, 05:17 AM

Would that just undermine the book series?

timothy · December 3 2011, 05:23 AM

no, they ad to it. all so it should be added that they fill in the gaps all so after one book is done.

JD · December 3 2011, 06:28 AM

Joe Washington wrote:

Would that just undermine the book series?

Not anymore than the TV series does. It's just another adaptation, that's all.

Admiral_Young · December 3 2011, 11:27 AM

As I mentioned in my first post the comics seem to be a straight up adaptation of the books and yeah I don't see how they would "undermine" the books, and Martin would have approval over this kind of media extension I would assume. The book so far is far better than the Wheel of Time adaptation which I've been disappointed with so far. The art is really worth picking them up for in my opinion. I was blown away by the detail and the character depictions. Different obviously from the television series but still somewhat how I pictured the characters from the book. I'll be picking up the first hardcover when it comes out next spring.

Anwar · December 3 2011, 05:29 PM

Yeah, characters who were made more sympathetic in the TV version (Sandor, Theon, Cersei, Robert, Jaime, Viserys) are going to be the less-sympathetic/total jerks they were in the books in this comic adaptation.

On the plus side, stuff that the TV show changed (Drogo not raping Daenerys on their wedding night, Renly being a wimp) are restored for the comics.

23skidoo · December 5 2011, 06:31 AM

I'm surprised they were able to do this - an adaptation that differs from the TV version - with the TV series still in play. I picked up the first issue and wasn't too impressed. But it strikes me as the type of thing that should be read whole, so I'll be waiting for the TPB version.

Alex

Lindley · December 5 2011, 06:42 AM

Anwar wrote:

Yeah, characters who were made more sympathetic in the TV version (Sandor, Theon, Cersei, Robert, Jaime, Viserys) are going to be the less-sympathetic/total jerks they were in the books in this comic adaptation.

Since when was Viserys even remotely sympathetic in the TV show?

Admiral_Young · December 5 2011, 09:23 AM

Why is it surprising that a comic book adaptation be different from the television adaptation? They're just different means of getting interest in the books in the first place.

Anwar · December 5 2011, 03:48 PM

Lindley wrote:

Anwar wrote:

Yeah, characters who were made more sympathetic in the TV version (Sandor, Theon, Cersei, Robert, Jaime, Viserys) are going to be the less-sympathetic/total jerks they were in the books in this comic adaptation.

Since when was Viserys even remotely sympathetic in the TV show?

Sympathetic may be the wrong word, but he wasn't the one-note character he was in the first book.

November 30 2011, 05:23 AM	#1
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Game of Thrones comic book series So is anyone reading this? I hope to check it out either in digital form, or possibly in TPB if it doesn't go digital, and I was just curious to see what people who've read it think of it. __________________ Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python. Harry Dresden - Blood Rites (The Dresden Files #6)

November 30 2011, 06:01 AM	#2
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Game of Thrones comic book series I posted about it in the Game of Thrones general thread and no one replied so thanks for starting a thread. I've read the first two issues and love it! The third issue comes out tomorrow. Both the art and writing is fantastic. I believe that the hardcover for the first volume comes out sometime early next summer or late spring. It's a straight up adaptation and very faithful as one would imagine. As with the novels and television series the comic is not for children which I was pleasantly pleased to see. It's become among my favourite comics right now. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

December 1 2011, 05:09 AM	#3
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: Game of Thrones comic book series Cool, I was wondering if they were going to be censoring it, glad to see they aren't. __________________ Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python. Harry Dresden - Blood Rites (The Dresden Files #6)

December 2 2011, 09:11 PM	#4
timothy Rear Admiral Location: born to be a trekie	Re: Game of Thrones comic book series it's dynamite entertainment they rarely sensor anything. __________________ I am currently reading star trek the weight of worlds by greg cox currently watching continuum, being human, lost girl, Arrow, supernatural, grimm, Once upon a time, the walking dead, the vampire diaries, revolution, merlin

December 3 2011, 04:46 AM	#5
Nerd unRage Commander Location: Nerd unRage is in the house	Re: Game of Thrones comic book series Are the comics just a rehasing of the books and series or are they original stories? __________________ Sanity calms but madness is more interesting.

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December 3 2011, 05:05 AM	#6
Anwar Vice Admiral Location: Regina, SK, Canada	Re: Game of Thrones comic book series It's just a rehash of the book, without any changes.

December 3 2011, 05:17 AM	#7
Joe Washington Fleet Captain Location: Providence, Rhode Island, United States	Re: Game of Thrones comic book series Would that just undermine the book series?

December 3 2011, 05:23 AM	#8
timothy Rear Admiral Location: born to be a trekie	Re: Game of Thrones comic book series no, they ad to it. all so it should be added that they fill in the gaps all so after one book is done. __________________ I am currently reading star trek the weight of worlds by greg cox currently watching continuum, being human, lost girl, Arrow, supernatural, grimm, Once upon a time, the walking dead, the vampire diaries, revolution, merlin

December 3 2011, 11:27 AM	#10
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Game of Thrones comic book series As I mentioned in my first post the comics seem to be a straight up adaptation of the books and yeah I don't see how they would "undermine" the books, and Martin would have approval over this kind of media extension I would assume. The book so far is far better than the Wheel of Time adaptation which I've been disappointed with so far. The art is really worth picking them up for in my opinion. I was blown away by the detail and the character depictions. Different obviously from the television series but still somewhat how I pictured the characters from the book. I'll be picking up the first hardcover when it comes out next spring. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

December 3 2011, 05:29 PM	#11
Anwar Vice Admiral Location: Regina, SK, Canada	Re: Game of Thrones comic book series Yeah, characters who were made more sympathetic in the TV version (Sandor, Theon, Cersei, Robert, Jaime, Viserys) are going to be the less-sympathetic/total jerks they were in the books in this comic adaptation. On the plus side, stuff that the TV show changed (Drogo not raping Daenerys on their wedding night, Renly being a wimp) are restored for the comics.

December 5 2011, 06:31 AM	#12
23skidoo Admiral Location: Fifth Circle of Hell	Re: Game of Thrones comic book series I'm surprised they were able to do this - an adaptation that differs from the TV version - with the TV series still in play. I picked up the first issue and wasn't too impressed. But it strikes me as the type of thing that should be read whole, so I'll be waiting for the TPB version. Alex __________________ "These are historical documents - preserving them is important. Tarting them up for a night out in the twenty-first century is unnecessary" - Toby Hadoke, "Should mistakes in old episodes of Doctor Who be fixed on DVD" (Doctor Who Magazine #445)

December 5 2011, 09:23 AM	#14
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Game of Thrones comic book series Why is it surprising that a comic book adaptation be different from the television adaptation? They're just different means of getting interest in the books in the first place. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.