tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717360349401999275.post4651021525206398549..comments2023-05-08T16:10:28.936-07:00Comments on The Ramshackle Vampire: Devil's Night Greeting CardsDave Nicholshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00875499379638850312noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717360349401999275.post-87230357725678831352013-01-05T03:40:37.477-08:002013-01-05T03:40:37.477-08:00If I may make a recommendation, do not buy the &qu...If I may make a recommendation, do not buy the "Director's Cut" or "Extended Edition" or whatever of the Crow book. It sucks. The added stuff is just stuff and doesn't really add anything of value to the story. Just the good old fashioned Crow is the best. <br /><br />Also, that's a shame that they are going to "de-Goth" the movie remake. I mean, the clothes, the setting, are all influenced by and went on the influence Goth subculture. The main character's appearance is based in part on the lead singer from Joy Division, for heaven's sake! It seems a shame to cut those elements out. Maybe they'll just be toned down to be somewhere in between the Underworld movies and the Matrix? Bria_Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011287065908612659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717360349401999275.post-34369929830524847882013-01-03T11:00:22.759-08:002013-01-03T11:00:22.759-08:00That's very well said, Bria. I've been me...That's very well said, Bria. I've been meaning to read the Crow graphic novel since I watched an interview with O'Barr last year - he's an odd, shut-in sort of fellow, but strangely appealing in his way - and now I think I'll move it further up my "to-read" list.Dave Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875499379638850312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717360349401999275.post-56464698233579205442013-01-02T15:52:00.066-08:002013-01-02T15:52:00.066-08:00While the movie is good, I never felt like it did ...While the movie is good, I never felt like it did the original Crow comic book justice. The comic is a very simple, powerful story. It makes me cry every single time I read it because it's a beautiful love letter that James O'Barr crafted to his dead fiancee. The power of the original Crow book versus the lackluster sequel series that it spawned, I think, is the personal nature of the story. The other books tacked on things and made a very simple story overly complicated, with characters that were hard to identify with or care about. It's like you said in your post, Eric and his girlfriend are just regular, unremarkable people who suffer a violent, gross, and tragic end. The audience wants him to succeed in his goal of revenge. It's one of those rare stories where an invincible superhero is actually not a turnoff, but a boon. He's justice incarnate, Divine Retribution in the form of a Punisher in mime paint. It's an unusual story, but it's power, I think, comes from the truth of the author's experiences with his own grief over the loss of his fiancee. It's from a personal place like that that brilliant artwork comes from. The sequels are just obvious grabs at money.<br /><br />In any case, James O'Barr is authoring a new Crow series set in World War II. I'm not holding my breath for quality, but maybe it won't suck.Bria_Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011287065908612659noreply@blogger.com