Comments on: Star Wars: Manga vs. Marvel

By: davej51

davej51 — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:16:08 +0000

Light sabers cauterize. There should be no blood. I don't remember Luke having a blaster?!?

By: Denita TwoDragons

Denita TwoDragons — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:04:11 +0000

I love the execution of the manga--but yes, the classic Japanese BESM (Big Eyes Small Mouth) faces just don't fit with the movies. But Vader looks downright terrifying, which is appropriate.

But I was bummed to find that the article's writer didn't show us pics of Vader's sans-helmet manga face. The article stopped just shy of the Big Reveal. AARGH!!

--TwoDragons

By: ted

ted — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:50:57 +0000

Everything else is so beautifully drawn, but those manga faces are nightmarishly crappy.

As for spending so much time on Alderaan exploding, perhaps that sort of destruction unleashed has more impact on a Japanese audience, considering WWII.

By: Tony LaRocca

Tony LaRocca — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:46:11 +0000

Sorry - here's a better link
http://www.theforce.net/humor/jaxxon/jaxxon-04.asp

By: Tony LaRocca

Tony LaRocca — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:44:40 +0000

S-r-ex - TheForce.net has a hysterical comic strip explaining WHY there are three Jabbas (Man, slug, & seal)
http://www.theforce.net/image_popup/image_popup_global.asp?image=humor /jaxxon/pics/jaxxon_18.jpg

Enjoy.

By: heather

heather — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:19:44 +0000

These are phenomenal, especially the destruction of Alderaan scene; the use of 10 freaking pages was could have easily become redundant, but Hirotomi uses it perfectly. However, the death scenes should have been dragged out to at least a whole chapter, depending on the importance of the victim. Obi Wan's death alone should have taken at least two pages

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:17:23 +0000

I just wish they would color stuff in!

By: sos Mike

sos Mike — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:18:33 +0000

It's a fun comparison, but I think the 15-20 year difference is as important as what side of the Pacific the comics came from. Pretty sure an American comic (even a Marvel one) would have looked far different in '97 as well.

By: S-r-ex

S-r-ex — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:07:10 +0000

I also wonder why Jabba was a green humanoid in the Marvel version (got the IV Marvel in Norwegian). But as stated by the site, this was before the film release and the artists had very little reference material.

But the Alderaan destruction in the manga was awesome! Never has a planet been destroyed such visually impressively since -.-

By: Tony LaRocca

Tony LaRocca — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:29:06 +0000

Yes, but does the manga version have Jabba the Hutt as a human-seal hybrid the way the Marvel comics did?

By: fz

fz — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:40:56 +0000

If not for the ridiculous manga art style (the faces, of course), I'd say manga was much better. But it just seems too over the top in places.

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:52:16 +0000

I think the Manga version just looks cleaner versus the pastel look of the Marvel work. Also, I think Manga artists are quite good at doing action scenes.