Forum - View topicNEWS: Dark Horse to Publish Thumbelina by Moetan Artist POP
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v1cious
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Dark Horse?
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Nemo_N
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AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!11111
Awesome, awesome news. I decided not to buy the original japanese versions due to the hellish shipping costs. This is so bought. |
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Ashen Phoenix
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Eeeee!! Oh man, I loved these POP art recreations as soon as I saw 'em so long ago! I'm so happy the book's been licensed now! Oooh! Now I just hope they'll release the Little Red Riding Hood and Alice In Wonderland stories, too! I'm SO buying the whole set!
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SongstressCela
 Posts: 615 Location: Pennsylvania |
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I don't buy much manga, but consider this a day one purchase. <3 Now, just bring out the others~ *_*
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einhorn303
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You don't know of Dark Horse? They've released some of the best English-translated manga, like Akira and Eden, plus great American comics like Perry Bible Fellowship and Empowered. A company that puts out some truly quality, niche, and risky stuff. One of the more unique companies in the business. (Well, plus they put out the Aliens and Aliens vs Predator omnibuses...) |
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Megiddo
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Seriously Dark Horse?
Thumbelina before Vinland Saga? Moe before vikings, blood, and epic battles? What happened to you Dark Horse? You used to be cool. |
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Jedi General
 Posts: 2485 Location: Tucson, AZ |
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Uh ... v1cious knows about Dark Horse. He's just shocked (as am I) that Dark Horse picked this series up. They certainly don't have a reputation for picking up cutesy fluff.
I agree. Vinland Saga seriously needs to be brought over. Dark Horse would be a great fit. But ... if they're gonna license stuff like Thumbelina ... then perhaps not. |
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serephita
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They also do Buffy Season 8 comics, as well as Buffy Omnibus, Star Wars Omnibus, and Angel Omnibus volumes. *is a nerd who works in a book store* edit: this manga looks adorable. :3 Totally buying it when its available! |
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dormcat
Encyclopedia Editor
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Addendum and clarification:
Thumbelina is the third installment of POP Wonderland series. The first and the second are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Little Red Riding Hood, respectively. 
The sentence sounds a bit like Dark Horse had participated the creation of this series. As far as I know that had not been the case, so I assume the sentence was just referring to the fact that Dark Horse will publish other installments as well and collect them as POP Wonderland series. Copyright notice on my Thumbelina: 
It is not a manga but a story book with POP's illustrations which serves innocent young children and diehard moe fans equally well. |
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Teriyaki Terrier
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Considering Dark Horse licensed Ah My Goddess, Your Under Arrest and several other interesting series, I am extremely surprized the company licensed this sugary moe work. Come on Dark Horse, even ADV can do better than this. That is saying a ton, given ADV's lack of manga release's.
I'll admit I've become slightly less judgement about moe because of Lucky Star, but this ridicious. |
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fighterholic
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I love POP, and I'll be looking into that Little Red Riding Hood one, since that's one of my favorite stories.
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dormcat
Encyclopedia Editor
Posts: 9902 Location: New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC |
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A problem of you guys is that because you've known POP as the original character designer of Moetan (and her lewd companion duck). If you've never known any of his works then this POP Wonderland series is very benign and innocent. The text is an abridged version of the original (just 32 pages) so there's nothing remotely related to the recent surge of moe trend. |
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enurtsol
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Yesss!!! Frog-on-moe violence!
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Mohawk52
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Nemo_N
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Ah, I always love when people claim to know what other people expect.
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