{"id":1623,"date":"2007-10-17T17:31:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-17T21:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2021-03-11T20:15:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T00:15:51","slug":"why-the-hullabaloo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=1623","title":{"rendered":"Why the Hullabaloo?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Christopher Mills<\/span> commented on my last post about 30 Days of Night<\/em> <\/strong>and opened up an interesting discussion. <\/span><\/div>\n

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Chris<\/span> said:<\/span><\/div>\n
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You know, I don’t really get what’s so great about 30 Days of Night<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve read the first two graphic novels, and, honestly, I was underwhelmed.<\/span><\/p>\n

The art was pretty, but the visual storytelling was virtually nonexistent, and there was nothing particularly fresh about the plot other than the titular gimmick of an Arctic Circle setting \u2013 which I first saw in an indy vampire film a decade ago called “Jugular Wine.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But then, I haven’t really been impressed with anything I’ve read by Niles<\/span>. His “I Am Legend”<\/span> comic was more a transcription than an adaptation, and the few other things of his I’ve read (admittedly, not that much) played out like a regurgitation of B-movie plots.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, much the same could be said of my stuff, and I don’t begrudge him his success, I just don’t get all the hullabaloo…<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\nCraig <\/span>responds:\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>Chris<\/span>, like most projects that have a lot of buzz, I think that it\u2019s a combination of things coming together at the right time. Horror movies<\/span> are doing well now and people want to see them. Perhaps it\u2019s because of the times in which we live.I was more impressed with the first graphic novel. The concept was new to me and I\u2019d imagine a lot of other people as well. <\/span>I\u2019ll have to keep an eye out for \u201cJugular Wine.\u201d<\/span> <\/span>You and I both read a lot of graphic novels\/comics so Templesmith\u2019s art <\/span>probably didn\u2019t seem as groundbreaking to us, but to casual readers it probably shocked them. \u201c30 Days of Night\u201d <\/span>was [at least to a lot of folks] what adults [or at least young adults] want in comics so of course they\u2019d love to see a movie adaptation.<\/span><\/p>\n

I first discovered Steve Niles<\/span> through his \u201cI Am Legend\u201d<\/span> adaptation and I\u2019d agree with your assessment of it. Still, it was cool to see him bring it to comics. I\u2019d forgotten all about Niles<\/strong> until I read his novel Guns, Drugs and Monsters<\/span>. I loved it. From there I sought out his other novel<\/span><\/a> and of course \u201c30 Days of Night.\u201d<\/a> \u00a0<\/span>Niles<\/span> and I exchanged a few e-mails and I met him at a convention. He seemed like an ordinary guy who made good\u2026 and he knew how lucky he was. He was humble and appreciative of his fans. When the movie deal was announced, I was happy to see that he\u2019d hit the lottery.<\/span><\/p>\n

As for the movie itself, it looks great. The publicity machine has been hitting on all cylinders building the anticipation and everything I\u2019ve seen makes me think that I\u2019m going to have a fun couple of hours this weekend when I get out to see it.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>Thanks to Christopher Mills<\/span> for the topic and now you should head over to his blog<\/span><\/a> and check out his post on the new Star Trek movie<\/span><\/a>!<\/p>\n

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