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30 Days of Twilight
A zombie’s motivation is always so clear and direct. That’s why they make great characters in young adult fantasy fiction.
I don’t know much about Twilight (the books or the movie) so I won’t make any sweeping judgments other than to say it seems like something I wouldn’t be all that interested in. I like my vampires combustible and be-fanged and from what I’ve read, Twilight’s are neither.
I’m always facinated by what captures the imaginations of the nation’s youth. These mega-trends (Pokemon, Dragon Ball Z, Harry Potter, Twilight, etc) tend to spawn countless imitators that try to capitalize off their success. Though the Twilight series will never reach Harry Potter numbers, the franchise is doing quite well with far less in the way of originality and writing talent (again, this is just what I’ve read) than it’s wizzardly contemporary. The movie isn’t even out and the soundtrack has already topped the charts. I guess you could argue that twilight is banking on the Potter-starved masses to gravitate towards anything with young characters and fantasy elements. I wonder if Harry Potter opened their eyes to the great works of fantasy that were already available (Tolkien) or just opened the gates for dumbed down teen-pire love stories.
Regardless, I really like drawing zombies.
Tags: books, denise, fantasy, movies, twilight, vampires, zombies
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November 18th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Well, gosh, WHO doesn't??? *laugh*
December 20th, 2008 at 1:36 am
OK,just to clear things up a little,I'm 12 & I am not emo. Twilight doesn't make you go emo,its just for entertainment. I mean,I was a huge Angel & Buffy fan,but it's all really just a phase.Also,the books were pretty good.And it was about time that Stephenie Meyer made up her own way of describing vamps,because I have ALWAYS read books with the same crap about killing it with a stake was the only way when Twilight is all ripping & burning vamps to pieces. There's my opinion. (The book was based on a dream she had,so get your facts straight people.
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December 20th, 2008 at 2:22 am
Actually, White Wolf lost that suit because (surprise) not only was the only part of the movie that could be seen as White Wolf's original fiction different enough to not fall under copyright infringement, but the World of Darkness is based on previously-existing fiction already.
The half-vampire/half-werewolf bit was too campy for me, especially since it MADE HIM BLUE (wtf??), but it's been done before. Even before WW did it. *shrug*
December 20th, 2008 at 2:25 am
They're not badly written from a literary perspective, especially considering that Rowling wasn't a writer beforehand. Harry Potter was just a bedtime story she told her kids. She knew nothing about writing before.
Honestly, her style became less amateurish with each book. She still needs a little work, but the books aren't nearly as bad as the Twilight series.
December 29th, 2008 at 4:13 am
You go, dude. I don't get these books either, I'm in High School by the way… I mean, people have been altering the qualities of vampires since the first concept was copied, but Twilight has went way too far… Vampires do not sparkle… They're supposed to be pale and dead and of some demonic demeanor. [Sorry for the late post, I just stumbled upon your comic, and started reading. It's awesome!]
January 5th, 2009 at 5:14 am
I think you're hitting on the point of what a lot of people who don't like the books/film take issue with. For a lot of us die-hard fantasy and sci-fi fans there are certain rules and conventions that need to be adhered to–or at least acknowledged. The rules of what makes a vampire a vampire are older than most works of fiction and you can't just fly in the face of them and still insist your books are about vampires. To wit: If it walks like a ducks, quacks like an aardvark, and looks like a mongoose, you can't call it a wedge of fine Havarti cheese…
A lot f the anti-Twilight noise would probably never happened if Meyer had called her vampires something else. "Goth-bait prettybois" comes to mind as an alternative…
Unless "Prettyboi" is a character in one of the books, in which case I apologize for my faux pas…
February 1st, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Actually, there are stories about misfit teen girls falling for zombies. It's called Generation Dead, by Daniel Waters. Features "Phoebe Kendell [who is] just your typical goth, but since the strange occurrence of living impaired [read: zombies], typical is not a common phrase. When Phoebe falls for Tommy Williams, a living impaired, her whole world is turned upside down."
February 5th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Thanks!
February 5th, 2009 at 11:36 am
thanks. I think it ads some visual appeal above the standard color gradient.
May 18th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
If you haven't read Twilight, don't. It'll rot your brain.
June 1st, 2009 at 5:35 pm
I love the idea of a zombie… it can be filled with such great lines as "With other boys, she knew they would always be only going after one thing. Tristopher only wanted one thing, too, but it was different– he wanted her for her mind."
June 18th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Test. Please ignore.
June 21st, 2009 at 11:22 am
Late to the party but I have to say it: have you heard of a new book series called "Generation Dead"? Goth girl falls in love with a zombie – only don't call them that. Newlydeads, living impaired, differently biotic… anything but the z-word!
June 21st, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Hi, I'm new to this whole " write your opinion and bash whatever the hell you feel like bashing" scenario, but it looks fun! I didn't really like Twilight that much, in fact I thought it was pretty stupid and degrading that someone like Bella, who's so dependent and clingy, can even have a chance of finding someone like Edward; i think his equally pathetic for liking her, blood or no blood. However, I'm concerned about the Werewolves in this whole genre; they never get enough publicity and are generally the underdogs ( no pun intended.) If Twilight can screw around with Vampires and tell us they sparkle, can't we at least afford to write a book that upgrades the Werewolf status? I think they deserve a little more credit then Vampires; they're pretty cool.
November 4th, 2009 at 5:56 am
Just the thing for you: Laurel Hamilton's Anita Blake series. She's in a triangle with a vampire and a werewolf.
February 9th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
See here for zombie romance;
http://4chanarchive.org/brchive/dspl_thread.php5?...