http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2009/11/yen-press-to-publish-manhwa-of-james-pattersons-daniel-x/ Daily manga news, reviews and editorial posts with a Canadian perspective. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:53:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.kuri-ousity.com/2009/11/yen-press-to-publish-manhwa-of-james-pattersons-daniel-x/comment-page-1/#comment-12571 Anonymous Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:07:57 +0000 http://www.kuri-ousity.com/?p=4850#comment-12571 I had heard of James Patterson before the Maximum Ride manhwa came out, but was never inclined to read any of his work. I did pick up Maximum Ride volume 1 and enjoyed it a lot. I decided to get the novels when I saw them in my local used bookstore and found it to be interesting but clearly written for a young adult audience (I'm not sure how it compares to his other books which are usually marketed as thrillers/mysteries). The ironic part is that I think the plot and story of Maximum Ride are far more suited to a graphic novel style. There's just something about teenage angst that can be communicated so much better with body language and facial expressions than words. Given their previous success, I hope this is another chance for Yen to get some crossover readers and new fans. I haven't read the Daniel X series novels, but I'll certainly give the manhwa a look in Yen Plus or in book form whichever I get to first. I had heard of James Patterson before the Maximum Ride manhwa came out, but was never inclined to read any of his work. I did pick up Maximum Ride volume 1 and enjoyed it a lot. I decided to get the novels when I saw them in my local used bookstore and found it to be interesting but clearly written for a young adult audience (I’m not sure how it compares to his other books which are usually marketed as thrillers/mysteries). The ironic part is that I think the plot and story of Maximum Ride are far more suited to a graphic novel style. There’s just something about teenage angst that can be communicated so much better with body language and facial expressions than words. Given their previous success, I hope this is another chance for Yen to get some crossover readers and new fans. I haven’t read the Daniel X series novels, but I’ll certainly give the manhwa a look in Yen Plus or in book form whichever I get to first.

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