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Riff -> RE: Graphic novels and Hollywood (6/26/2008 4:07:46 PM)
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The difference between graphic novels and comics is so blurred these days because the novels are serialised initially even tho the story may be finite; Wanted is a perfect example of this, a 6 issue mini-series by Mark Millar that then became a "graphic novel" then a movie that's been hacked into non-recognition by most phanboys who've actually read the story.
the OP asked why they are popular and that's very simple: The West is under siege from without and within and these are modern day stories and fables of heroism and great deeds, success against great odds. They ring true for so many... added to which, Stan Lee, Frank Miller, Alan Moore et al are fucking great story tellers and came up (or reworked old legends for a modern audience) with some wonderful wonderful tales that your average 40something has grown up with all his life.
What's not to like?
Why now? Because only recently has the technology been available to tell the tales as well on the big screen as well as it can be told on the small page.
edited for spilling mistokes
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