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Re: I actually partially agree with you.
Posted By: Dark One <gamecubekid@hotmail.com>Date: 8/10/06 10:13 p.m.

In Response To: I actually partially agree with you. (Spartan Jag)

: Don't get me wrong, great art, great job broadening the scope of the Halo
: Universe, a few neat stories, but for what I paid for, I think it was
: lacking a little bit.

: I mean, one of the Halo Novels costs what? 6.99$? Pictures and funky art or
: not, it's much more rewarding to read through it and there's overall a
: pile or two extra of content compared to this. And for much less. Sure, I
: sorta have to imagine the pictures in my head, but it's a real novel ...

: Again, don't get me wrong, I loved the HGN, but in my opinion, the thing
: should've been a paperback to make it cheaper, and instead of dozens of
: pages of art ( Admittedly some really great art! ) there could've been
: some short stories or something. Or maybe at least an extra comic or two.
: More content story-wise.

: The HGN is pretty to look at, has a couple of decent stories, but again,
: after thinking about it and looking at it, it's overpriced . I know, a
: lot of hard work went into it, but still -- it should be called the 'Halo
: Art Gallery Book' instead of the 'Halo Graphic Novel'.

: It isn't all I wanted it to be - all that it should be. The problem is
: this: too much Graphic not enough Novel .

: I still love it though, but you probably get that already. :)

: -Jag

Go ahead and piss off comic book fans the world over. Indeed graphic novels often cost more than standard written novels. I think that's how it should be. Also, it's something you can get a lot out of. You can read these stories in a jiffy and you can just go oooooo and ahhhh at the artwork. You can get more out of a graphic novel than a written novel.

A written novel is a literary piece of art. A graphic novel is far more. It is visual and literary art. With the HGN you get the added bonus of not having just one or two artists for the whole thing, but four, not to mention the art gallery.

I'm not downplaying the novels, but if I have 15 minutes to burn I won't burn it reading 10 pages of a novel that will just leave me unfulfilled, I'll read the HGN and get a whole story with loads of eye candy.


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I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*Cody Miller 8/10/06 1:45 p.m.
     Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*Jillybean 8/10/06 1:54 p.m.
     I hope Ghosts of Coral deliversc0ld vengeance 8/10/06 2:00 p.m.
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                 Re: I hope Ghosts of Coral deliversIbeechu 8/10/06 2:13 p.m.
           Re: I hope Ghosts of Coral deliversSpenser 8/10/06 2:27 p.m.
     Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*Ibeechu 8/10/06 2:10 p.m.
           Re: I'm getting worried...*rant*Cocopjojo 8/10/06 2:44 p.m.
                 Re: I'm getting worried...*rant*ubersaurus 8/10/06 3:26 p.m.
     Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*reprobate 8/10/06 3:15 p.m.
     I liked it... *Small HGN Spoilers*Mister Froggy 8/10/06 3:44 p.m.
     Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*Omega 8/10/06 7:36 p.m.
           Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*reprobate 8/10/06 9:45 p.m.
     Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*Dark One 8/10/06 9:02 p.m.
           Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*Cody Miller 8/11/06 9:37 a.m.
                 Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*Ducain 8/11/06 4:26 p.m.
                 Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*Dark One 8/11/06 8:52 p.m.
                 Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*monkeywrench 8/12/06 5:23 p.m.
                 Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*nilsHaus 8/13/06 1:16 p.m.
     I actually partially agree with you.Spartan Jag 8/10/06 9:07 p.m.
           Re: I actually partially agree with you.Dark One 8/10/06 10:13 p.m.
                 Re: I actually partially agree with you.Ain Soph Aur 8/11/06 4:09 a.m.
                       Re: I actually partially agree with you.Dark One 8/11/06 8:57 p.m.
                             Re: I actually partially agree with you.Ain Soph Aur 8/12/06 12:47 a.m.
                                   Re: I actually partially agree with you.Dark One 8/12/06 5:31 p.m.
                 Re: I actually partially agree with you.putamee 8/11/06 5:19 p.m.
                       Re: I actually partially agree with you.Dark One 8/11/06 9:02 p.m.
     Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*Ain Soph Aur 8/11/06 4:20 a.m.
           Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*Dark One 8/11/06 9:09 p.m.
                 Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*Omega 8/11/06 9:32 p.m.
                       Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*Dark One 8/11/06 10:14 p.m.
                             Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*Omega 8/11/06 10:39 p.m.
                                   Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*Dark One 8/11/06 11:24 p.m.
                                   Re: I'm getting worried *Small HGN Spoilers*Peptuck 8/11/06 11:56 p.m.
     IT will all end after Halo 3īs extention. *NM*I am that person 8/11/06 3:35 p.m.
     I'm curious...Shishka 8/11/06 10:03 p.m.
           Re: I'm curious...Peptuck 8/12/06 12:05 a.m.
                 Re: I'm curious...Ain Soph Aur 8/12/06 12:43 a.m.
                       Re: I'm curious...Peptuck 8/12/06 1:48 a.m.
                             Re: I'm curious...Ain Soph Aur 8/12/06 3:18 a.m.
                                   Re: I'm curious...Peptuck 8/12/06 1:27 p.m.
                                   "lounging around"=impersonalRagnarok 8/12/06 2:33 p.m.
                                   Re: I'm curious...Dark One 8/12/06 5:47 p.m.
                             Re: I'm curious...Omega 8/12/06 6:10 p.m.
                                   Re: I'm curious...Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 8/12/06 10:23 p.m.
                                   Re: I'm curious... *The Flood SP*Schedonnardus 8/13/06 11:51 a.m.
                       Re: I'm curious...Dark One 8/12/06 5:57 p.m.
                             Re: I'm curious...Ducain 8/12/06 7:27 p.m.
           Re: I'm curious...Cody Miller 8/12/06 10:28 a.m.
           I don't even have the HGN yet. :( *NM*Slith 8/12/06 3:39 p.m.
                 Then what are you doing here? *NM*nilsHaus 8/13/06 1:19 p.m.
           Re: I'm curious...Narcogen 8/12/06 9:35 p.m.
     Waaaaaah.Peptuck 8/12/06 12:21 a.m.
           Re: Waaaaaah.Mister Froggy 8/12/06 9:05 a.m.
                 Re: Waaaaaah.Dark One 8/12/06 5:49 p.m.



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