Comments on: Comics, a dying industry? http://waterfail.com/comics-a-dying-industry/ The Eccentric Ramblings Of Unkempt Minds Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:36:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: That1GuyTim http://waterfail.com/comics-a-dying-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-73 That1GuyTim Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:59:43 +0000 http://waterfail.com/?p=595#comment-73 It doesn't happen because most adults and teens in the western world consider cartoons and comic books to be for children. Now, they're partially right as there are certain ones that are targeted at that audience, but there's a very large number that are targeted at an older audience. I think if we had some better voice actors do the roles (when I say better, I mean better than the ones that currently do the English dubbing for most anime series that get licensed), maybe we could possibly hire a Japanese studio to do the animation for said comics and then air it on North American TV stations. There's really only one good example to use for this and it's Afro Samurai. Samuel L. Jackson and some other good voice actors plus Japanese studio animation. Now, take that formula and use it to adapt some of the better more adult comics out there and we may start to see some growth and room for it in the Western TV world. It doesn’t happen because most adults and teens in the western world consider cartoons and comic books to be for children. Now, they’re partially right as there are certain ones that are targeted at that audience, but there’s a very large number that are targeted at an older audience.

I think if we had some better voice actors do the roles (when I say better, I mean better than the ones that currently do the English dubbing for most anime series that get licensed), maybe we could possibly hire a Japanese studio to do the animation for said comics and then air it on North American TV stations. There’s really only one good example to use for this and it’s Afro Samurai. Samuel L. Jackson and some other good voice actors plus Japanese studio animation. Now, take that formula and use it to adapt some of the better more adult comics out there and we may start to see some growth and room for it in the Western TV world.

]]> By: aeclasik http://waterfail.com/comics-a-dying-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-66 aeclasik Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:40:56 +0000 http://waterfail.com/?p=595#comment-66 I'd love if it were like manga vs anime, but things like that just doesn't happen in the western world, and it baffles me as to why it doesn't. I’d love if it were like manga vs anime, but things like that just doesn’t happen in the western world, and it baffles me as to why it doesn’t.

]]> By: rtbox http://waterfail.com/comics-a-dying-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-65 rtbox Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:03:18 +0000 http://waterfail.com/?p=595#comment-65 Who knows, perhaps it could end up like the Japanese Manga vs TV Drama/Anime industries. Win/win, it would continue to popularize comics by injecting a new set of readers on every piece of content, and the TV/Movie industry would gain an easily translatable medium to draw from with a great testing ground. Who knows, perhaps it could end up like the Japanese Manga vs TV Drama/Anime industries. Win/win, it would continue to popularize comics by injecting a new set of readers on every piece of content, and the TV/Movie industry would gain an easily translatable medium to draw from with a great testing ground.

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