tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post3749038291601395507..comments2024-03-21T19:12:11.065-07:00Comments on Every Day Is Like Wednesday: Review: The Dresden Files: Welcome to the JungleCalebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-5231092379789476632008-11-09T19:25:00.000-08:002008-11-09T19:25:00.000-08:00For what it's worth, the books (once you get to th...For what it's worth, the books (once you get to the third-third of the second one, since it took him a while to get it down to a science) are an absolute load of fun and really blew the TV show out of the water. I don't think it translated too well into the comic though.<BR/><BR/>Butcher writes these amazing third acts where he gets the protagonist in incredible amounts of hot water and then figures out how to get him out. I'm not sure I've ever seen another writer consistently do it as well. Honestly, I know dozens of people who have read the books and not one found them less than great. <BR/><BR/>He also has a really fun spider-man novel where he does a lot of good character development with the Rhino.<BR/><BR/>I spoke to him at the NYCC a couple of years back before any comics work was announced and he professed that he wasn't sure about the medium and having an artist translate his work. Maybe it was just a bumpy road. I don't know. <BR/><BR/>He's a guy who found his initial success almost completely through word of mouth, and there's definitely good reason for that.Matt Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471002482074216223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-21379876147914180902008-11-08T06:11:00.000-08:002008-11-08T06:11:00.000-08:00My daughters and I absolutely loved the show. I wi...My daughters and I absolutely loved the show. I wish there were more episodes of it. I read one of the books, after having watched the show, and thought the show was actually much better. The novel was ok, but mostly average, and the changes that were made for tv were actually improvements in my opinion.<BR/><BR/>I like the idea, and the character a lot, though, and am sorry to hear that the comic isn't better.Talkin Bout Comicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059141106345301700noreply@blogger.com