Saturday, January 10, 2004
B&N exclusive and Trina Robbins adaptation?
So, according to this page, Viz has four new series that are officially licensed. Two interesting things are that the RahXephone manga will be exclusive to Barnes & Noble for 6 months, from April until September. I'm lucky enough to have several B&N around, but this increase in exclusives lately is kind of a worrying trend....
Also, it is mentioned that Trina Robbins is doing the adaptation of B.B. Explosion, along with a one-page commentary. I have to say that I get kind of nervous whenever companies make a big deal of someone doing an "adaptation". Especially with Giffen changing plot points and some dialog in Battle Royale, it is kind of worrying when someone other than the original manga creator is hyped up. No disrespect to Trina, but does she have real experience working with translations? Why was she picked instead of one of the regular professional translators? Was it just because she is known for doing American comics for girls? Hopefully it is just a case of her being best for the job and Viz taking advantage of her name, and not some sort of publicity stunt as the Giffen thing seemed to be...
Also, it is mentioned that Trina Robbins is doing the adaptation of B.B. Explosion, along with a one-page commentary. I have to say that I get kind of nervous whenever companies make a big deal of someone doing an "adaptation". Especially with Giffen changing plot points and some dialog in Battle Royale, it is kind of worrying when someone other than the original manga creator is hyped up. No disrespect to Trina, but does she have real experience working with translations? Why was she picked instead of one of the regular professional translators? Was it just because she is known for doing American comics for girls? Hopefully it is just a case of her being best for the job and Viz taking advantage of her name, and not some sort of publicity stunt as the Giffen thing seemed to be...
