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Not the best ever, but I thought Coraline was a pretty pitch-perfect adaptation. And on that theme, the American Gods TV show is pretty damn good too. Worst, purely on a personal "you just tainted my childhood" level: Legend of the Seeker and The Golden Compass.

Re: January 2013 SEVENTY-FIVE WORD CHALLENGE -- READ FIRST POST!!! THE SURGINEER First the blood is drained, The pulse attenuating through viscous industrial lubricant Pumped directly into the veins. Next the augmentation of organs: Lungs are automated The brain regulated And a motor makes...

Anne - that's so strange, I never made the Cersei/Circe connection, and I study Greek archaeology! But now that you point it out it makes complete sense to me.

TJ's posts are furiously eloquent torrents of intelligence. I love it.

She's not.

Why not both? I really don't know what to think about Penny at this stage. The only reason I can think of for her existence was to get Tyrion into certain places/in front of certain people at certain times.

It doesn't necessarily have to be similar, it just has to be good! After reading Sandman 5 (A Game of You) yesterday I've really come to appreciate the things graphic novels can do that other media can't.

Brilliant post, Boaz. I was thinking about this the other day. I know a bunch of people hate Catelyn (and I don't particularly like her either), but her motivations are always relatable. The audience judges her because they can see how her actions negatively affect the greater events happening...

I feel that he understood childhood in a way that very few authors (let alone adults) do. RIP. gully - I also have a Where the Wild Things Are t-shirt! I love it.

Agreed! I couldn't believe myself when I realised that I was sympathising with Cersei during ADWD.

I think there may actually be something to mort's post in that the way people respond to and perceive characters may differ on their own background and experiences. For example, I always respond well to pretty butt-kicking girls with big weapons (usually with a "She's ****ing awesome!") My...

Ooh, I had no idea this one was coming out. Definitely going on my list (though I wish he'd write another Bas-Lag novel!) P.S. Finnien, every time I go to post I see you've already posted - are we the same person?

Moqorro said to Victarion that you don't need to blow the horn to control the dragons, you only need to own it. Why would Dany risk blowing it herself when apparently there's a way for someone else to do it and still have the dragons obey her?

I've got mine on order! I only played Diablo briefly and never played Diablo II, but I'm quite excited. Got a bunch of friends who'll be playing too. I'm looking at playing a monk, but after watching the class videos on the website barbarian looks really cool too. I'm sure I'll end up playing...

To be honest, I'm quite happy not knowing. One thing I've noticed about GGK's work is that there are always mysterious scary things lurking in the places in between civilisation. He never gives in to the temptation to explain them, and I think that adds to the sense of just how little control...

Yet you never notice when I employ my famous full stop splice. Do you!?

Haha. Beg pardon m'lady, my manners were addled by your stately presence. *doffs cap*

You know you're getting on when fairy tales are true accounts of your childhood!

It's probably more that those are the As who can actually remember being Y :p

Awesome thread Perp. I'm not much of a graphic novel reader - I'm only halfway through Sandman - but I do really enjoy that, so maybe I'll give some of these a go!