Dragon Ball: Chapter Book

TheGreatness25 · Post by **TheGreatness25** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:42 pm

I think this is a great idea. There are high schoolers who can't read and college kids who "re-re-read...l-like...th....oh, this..." So it's great. Besides, honestly, I'd rather have a book than a comic. It's weird, but I had this Batman book and I much rather read it than get a comic. Might be just me.

Tweaker · Post by **Tweaker** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:25 pm

This is an interesting idea. I've read several book adaptions of popular movies and cartoons before, and they're usually very faithful and interesting to read. A Dragon Ball novel adaption sounds like a fantastic idea, and I bet it could be done very well.

Hell, if most kids are anything like I was at that age, it's likely to increase interest in the show itself--and that's always a good thing!

TheGreatness25 · Post by **TheGreatness25** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:37 pm

If it gets kids reading more than dialog bubbles, I think it's great. But damn, these are going to be looooongggg books. And you have to wonder if they'd take anything out, put things in, etc. Usually it's that the book comes first and then the TV show or movie sucks in comparison. NOW that the book is the very last line (after the comic and after the TV show), you have to wonder how it would be done.

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:41 pm

This is almost as redundantly redundant animanga books that Japan was releasing. If not, more so.

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:40 am

Is it me or does it look like the picture of Goku on Kintoun was photoshopped onto the background?, there's some slight blurring at the points it contacts with the background.

Anyway, this makes no sense to me, kids want pretty pictures.

TheGreatness25 · Post by **TheGreatness25** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:49 pm

Yeah the white outline looks cheap.

Victator Supreme · Post by **Victator Supreme** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:40 pm

Tsukento wrote:This is almost as redundantly redundant animanga books that Japan was releasing. If not, more so.

NOt if done well. You can do things in a prose book thatrs not possuible in animation or comics.

masenko · Post by **masenko** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:10 am

I'm offended by this release. DragonBall is a manga, and always will be. There's already words in it. Why replace half of Toriyama's work? However, I'm really curious how VIZ adapts the fights of the series.

TheGreatness25 · Post by **TheGreatness25** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:29 am

A book is better in more ways than one than a comic book.

SHINOBI-03 · Post by **SHINOBI-03** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:36 am

TheGreatness25 wrote:A book is better in more ways than one than a comic book.

You mean like... Oh!! No nudity?! No Guns?! In other word...

No censorships?

The Time Traveller · Post by **The Time Traveller** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:23 am

Oh Viz, when you could be releasing something we would want like more Daizenshuu, you crap a chapter book for kids down our throats.

ssgOverlord · Post by **ssgOverlord** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:16 pm

I'd actually pick one or two of these up for the heck of it. And hey, it may not be that bad.

It's still kind of silly to release in the first place, though.

JulieYBM · Post by **JulieYBM** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:18 pm

Maybe I'll pick one up just for the odd looks I'll get for reading a children's book at school.