tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424388616046602293.post5724418891030973262..comments2023-04-21T13:10:57.882-04:00Comments on The Deadly Vixens: Over, Under, And Outside The BoxSarah Mäkelähttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239437847082720298noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424388616046602293.post-4049784186233959652009-02-20T21:58:00.000-05:002009-02-20T21:58:00.000-05:00Carrie,I don't watch much anime, sorry! I do want...Carrie,<BR/><BR/>I don't watch much anime, sorry! I do want to finish <I>Cowboy Bebop</I>; I've only seen the first 10 episodes and just never get around to buying the rest of the DVDs. I'm not much for manga either, though I read <I>Tarot Cafe, Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 3, and Vagabond</I>, the last of which I still read. I do remember reading that manga comprises the majority of graphic novel sales nowadays, but with exmakajillions of manga titles out there, it's a pretty crowded market too. Anytime you want to talk about comic books though, I am definitely down (and I'll find a way to work them into this blog one day, I swear!).<BR/><BR/>Gracen and Sarah, it was no problem! I wish I had more time to research lesser-known paranormal and more time to write about them. . .*sigh* maybe one day. . .Pandemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887594865531899941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424388616046602293.post-39468589146441793322009-02-20T12:03:00.000-05:002009-02-20T12:03:00.000-05:00Great blog entry, Pandem. Here at The Deadly Vixen...Great blog entry, Pandem. Here at The Deadly Vixens... we're all about uncovering underused paranormal themes/creatures. I don't think people should strictly look for other paranormal creatures though, unless they want to use them. They especially shouldn't if they don't know anything about them and just want to be different. =)Sarah Mäkelähttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239437847082720298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424388616046602293.post-68712523528421166832009-02-19T17:22:00.000-05:002009-02-19T17:22:00.000-05:00Great post Pandem! It was very interesting to read...Great post Pandem! It was very interesting to read which creatures were more popular. I was surprised that werewolves weren't higher on the list. Thanks for sharing this with us.Sierra Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09815380178844582560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424388616046602293.post-86520559267774074092009-02-19T07:17:00.000-05:002009-02-19T07:17:00.000-05:00Hi Pandem, Nice blog topic. I really appreciate w...Hi Pandem, <BR/><BR/>Nice blog topic. I really appreciate when others do this kind of work. <BR/><BR/>Due to the popularity of <I>Charmed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel</I> and the increasing interest in Japanese Anime, less and less themes seem underused. <BR/><BR/>If you haven't seen it yet, my favorite Anime is <I>InuYasha</I>. There are a lot of other great manga stories out there that have been made into their own Anime series. <I>Full Metal Alchemist, Ghost in the Shell SAC, 10 Tokyo Warriors and Saiyuki Reload</I> are just a few that come to mind that use paranormal themes, however minor, to some extent. <BR/><BR/>In terms of books, I'm having a hard time thinking of paranormal themes that could be used more. The only thing that comes to mind, and that's only because I haven't honed my Google researching skills, is the ability to enter cartoon or movie land. <BR/><BR/>For this type of theme, I only know of very few titles:<BR/>1. The Incredible Mr. Limpet<BR/>2. Roger Rabbit<BR/>3. Cool World<BR/><BR/>For the reverse, cartoon entering real world:<BR/>1. Pete's Dragon (However, I think making Elliot a cartoon was just the only way to not make the movie seem cheesy)<BR/>2. Enchanted<BR/><BR/>If there are others, I'm not aware of them. <BR/><BR/>Now, when you consider one of the <I>Charmed episodes</I>, there was a demon who had the ability to enter the "movie" realm which was probably one of my favorite episodes. Here, Phoebe gets to meet the man of her dreams, a movie character from a really old movie that she has loved for along time and was even able to let the relationship play out, a little. Of course, their relationship was doomed to failure because of the whole, he has to go back to his movie thing and Phoebe had her "real" life to live. <BR/><BR/>So, I guess having the ability to jump from a cartoon/anime/movie realm might be interesting too. I can't talk about movie characters crossing over without thinking about the movie, <I>Last Action Hero</I>. <BR/><BR/>Even the super hero thing is getting played out because of all the comic book character movies and <I>Heroes</I>, which started out really neat, but started getting stupid and I stopped watching. (Okay, some people might still like it...) <BR/><BR/>And I'd like to state that even though <I>InuYasha</I> crosses time barriers (feudal and present Japan), all the characters are the same medium, so it doesn't count.<BR/><BR/>If this theme has been in other books, I wouldn't know. If you know of some other books about people and cartoon/anime/movie characters going crossing boundaries, other than the ones I've mentioned here, please tell me because I would like to read them. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again for a great blog topic!<BR/><BR/>CarrieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com