Comments on: IDW snares BEOWULF http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/06/20/idw-snares-beowulf/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:31:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: michael http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/06/20/idw-snares-beowulf/#comment-213316 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:28:53 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/06/20/idw-snares-beowulf/#comment-213316 Beowulf is not one of my fave reads. I don't think it will/would translate well into such a frenzy of action for a movie or comic book unless you totally change the feel of the poem, and that, imo, would be wrong. I'm thinking of translations like some of Poe's works. Great short stuff, but to try and extend the original material for movies and comics??....... Beowulf is not one of my fave reads. I don’t think it will/would translate well into such a frenzy of action for a movie or comic book unless you totally change the feel of the poem, and that, imo, would be wrong.

I’m thinking of translations like some of Poe’s works. Great short stuff, but to try and extend the original material for movies and comics??…….

]]> by: Oof! Blog! Argh! » 3rd Cousin of Beowulf, Twice Removed http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/06/20/idw-snares-beowulf/#comment-210784 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:25:32 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/06/20/idw-snares-beowulf/#comment-210784 [...] The Beat reports that IDW will do a comic book adaptation of the Robert Zemekis Beowulf movie, written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, adapted from the original epic poem, transcribed by monks, and adapted from the oral tradition of the scops. They’re going to need a bigger cover page for all those credits. [...] […] The Beat reports that IDW will do a comic book adaptation of the Robert Zemekis Beowulf movie, written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, adapted from the original epic poem, transcribed by monks, and adapted from the oral tradition of the scops. They’re going to need a bigger cover page for all those credits. […]

]]> by: intheknow http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/06/20/idw-snares-beowulf/#comment-209216 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:32:05 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/06/20/idw-snares-beowulf/#comment-209216 yes, but do you know who snagged IDW...? yes, but do you know who snagged IDW…?

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