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Originally Posted by meeera
And anyone who thinks combing art with words is inherently "dumbing down" needs a re-education.
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I don't think comic versions of novels inherently are dumber except in the sense that any time there's a translation some of the author's intent is likely to be lost. That's true of movies and audiodrama based on novels and I'm sure it's as true of graphic novels.
The problem with comics, though, is that while they might not be inherently dumber they're usually dumber. I grew up reading classic comics and also listening to old time radio shows doing transcriptions of classic novels, many of which I read. Dumber was the common denominator. I liked all this stuff but not because it was intelligent. It was fun. I still listen to those OTR shows a lot and enjoy them. But they sure ain't the novels.
I think comics and graphic novels have a lot of promise. I don't have enough experience with them to know if that promise has ever been fulfilled but I know I haven't seen it done. I've been hopeful about "Maus", which I bought some time ago and will eventually read.
Barry