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sherkahn ([personal profile] sherkahn) wrote in [community profile] scans_daily2010-08-11 12:49 pm
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"18 Days" - a heartbreaking update

A while back, I was thrilled to share the amazing artwork previews for the hardcover of "18 Days", one of the epic and significant battles of the The Mahbharata. Unfortunately Virgin Comics went the way of the do-do, and the book is now a CGI video drama, scheduled for next spring. Behind the cut are more images of what could have been, and the dreams that they inspired.



I was SO looking forward to getting this today.







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publisher: Liquid Studios

creator: Grant Morrison
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[personal profile] crinos 2010-08-11 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, those last two are heart achingly beautiful.
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[personal profile] sherkahn 2010-08-11 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
it gives m design ideas for my Burningman cosplay this year.
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[personal profile] icon_uk 2010-08-11 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Be prepared for people to think you're a Na'avi! )
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[personal profile] stig 2010-08-11 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Eh, if you want the story in comic form you can still pick up India's numerous comic adaptations of it, including the 'Amar Chithra Katha', which are wicked cheap and written/drawn in a silver-agey style.
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[personal profile] midnightvoyager 2010-08-11 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
The art, though. The art. I am terribly sad that it's going, because all the art for it has been absolutely phenomenal.
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[personal profile] yaseen101 2010-08-12 09:51 am (UTC)(link)
I thought 'Amar Chithra Katha' was an animated adaptation not a comic book.
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[personal profile] pallas_athena 2010-08-11 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Sad that this wonderful book won't be published. I hope the video does it justice.
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[personal profile] nezchan 2010-08-12 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
Eh. I just took a look at the preview and am not terribly impressed. I'd much rather have the book.

[identity profile] ym2612.wordpress.com 2010-08-12 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, that's a little bit of a misconception. I talked to Grant recently about this and it was never, ever going to be printed in comic book form - the intent was always to do it as a CGI movie, not least because he's still exclusively contracted to DC Comics:

http://www.heavy.com/action/2010/07/interview-grant-morrison-on-18-days/
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[personal profile] sherkahn 2010-08-12 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
There was supposed to be a hardcover book out on the 10th of August to go with it.

[identity profile] ym2612.wordpress.com 2010-08-12 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C725130148667

Indeed.
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