Forum - View topicREVIEW: Bride of the Water God GN 1-2
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Senna
 Posts: 99 Location: Somewhere, USA |
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This looks like a very appealing series, but I thought I heard Dark Horse cancelled it. If this is so, I hope another publisher decides to rescue it.
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LKK
 Posts: 426 Location: Virginia, USA |
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Bride has not been cancelled. Philip Simon, Dark Horse editor, announced in a DH forums post that they had to find a new translator for Bride. Now that they have a replacement, Bride is back on the schedule. Volume 3 is planned for May 2009, and Volume 4 is planned for September 2009.
Source: http://www.darkhorse.com/Help/Boards/viewtopic.php?t=14024 |
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Jadress
 Posts: 808 Location: Seattle. It purdy and nerdy! |
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This review really makes me want to get this series. The cover alone is gorgeous. Does anyone know how many graphic novels this series spans?
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ayc200
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Six volumes total in Korea so far. The series is still ongoing. |
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SharinganEye
 Posts: 402 Location: Les Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
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This title was actually mentioned in the new The Gallery column,
The timing is impeccable. |
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yblees
 Posts: 165 Location: New Zealand |
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Thank you for this info - I had wondered about volume 3. The DH publication includes all the gorgeous colour pages from the original Korean manwha, by the way. And the book is larger than standard manga format too. Volumes 3 & 4 will probably be the best of the series so far, if the scanlations are anything to go by - but then the story slows right down to a crawl. I think the manwhaka(?) hasn't quite got the pacing right yet. |
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Senna
Posts: 99 Location: Somewhere, USA |
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Ah, thanks for that information -- it's great to hear 
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vashfanatic
 Posts: 3495 Location: Back stateside |
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wants... badly... but... has no... money... >.<
I'm definitely putting in a purchase request at my library for this series; they've got a huge graphic novel collection, and this looks like a must-have. |
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Pirkaf
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Excellent review of an excellent series. This manhwa has a bigger format than usual and also several gorgeous color pages. It deffinitely deserves more attention.
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portgas
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Let's hope this wonderful review gets some visibility for this title. Ido appreciate the background on it.
I agree with a previous post that pacing could be an issue with this series. Volume 1 was languid and pretty sensuous. Volume 2 seemed more determined to get somewhere, no less lovely though. But these are quibbles. It will be a tough wait until next year. |
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wandering-dreamer
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I'll have to look for this at my bookstore to flip through, it sounds nice in any case.
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Pandy Wandy
 Posts: 20 Location: Richmond, VA |
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I bought both volumes of Bride of the Water God due to: 1) Gorgeous color art, 2) Great reviews, 3) Friend's recommendation. However, I'm not sure if I'm a harsh critic or I just got my hopes up, but I felt the first two volumes were C+/B- range.
I hope the story picks up and everything becomes less vague. So I look forward to the 2009 releases. |
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KAtchan15
 Posts: 460 Location: NYC |
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"The Bride of the Water God" contains one of the best artworks I've ever seen in a manga OR manwha. I've already read it online, but I went out of my way to buy the two volumes that were published because of its beauty, it's an awesome read as well. I recommend it to everyone who's into shoujo/seunjong graphic novels. The artist of this book is one of my favorites along with Takeshi Obata, Uhm JungHyun, LeeHyeon-Sook Hayakawa Tomoko [Well...her full body shots]SADAMOTO Yoshiyuki, Kusunoki Kei, Yung Hee Kim, Kayono etc.
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