Yes, they made a Twilight manga and it's pretty good! James is joined with new host Will! They talk about Stephenie Meyer's urban fantasy success and how such a cultural touchstone informed their own relationships at the time. Skip synopsis @ 15:33 Twilight: The Graphic Novel Art by: Young Kim Assistants: Haya C and Ashley Marie Witter Story/writer: Stephenie Meyer Topics · Bella’s dad, Charlie (Why does Bella refer to him by name?) · Sex / vampire theme or metaphor: (Bella and Edward first see each other in the Dining room then they formally meet in biology class) · Kim Young’s reliance on copy and pasting photos, using photoshop. Mid-tones are filtered. · The drip feed clues to him being a vampire. 1.) Old fashioned name 2.) Cold to touch 3.) Changing Eye Colour 4.) Car Crash scene · The adrenaline rush of love. Why does Fear = sexy (or for that matter cute = tasty/hungry) Real talk Edwards flirtation with Bella, keeping secrets and yo-yoing between friendly and mean. Synopsis Isabella Swan (or Bella) arrives from Phoenix Arizona to the small north west American town of Forks/. On arrival she is not use to the cold rain. Her dad, Charlie, greets her and buys her a second hand Chevy for a homecoming present. At her new School many people befriend Bella. Eric, Jessica, Angela and Mike, all curious strangers but Bella’s curiosity is stoked by the attractive group at one lunch room table. The Cullens, a family of adopted individuals, all beautiful looking. One of them, Edward Cullen makes eye contact with Bella. When it comes to her biology class, Bella sits next to the empty seat beside Edward, she senses that he is incredibly tense and as soon as the bell rings he darts out. Bella discovers from Mike that he is acting strangely and when she goes to the school office, she finds him complaining and wanting to switch class. Bella doesn’t see Edward within two weeks but the next time she sees him in Biology class he becomes more polite and strikes a conversation with her, Bella is suspicious of his behaviour. The next day, Bella is saved from a car crash. Edward should not have been able to save her from across the road but he does, and when Bella confronts him on this, he denies it, saying he was already beside her. They maintain a distance from each other but eventually Edward befriends Bella whilst maintaining his secrets, and his mystery. On a day out with her friends, Bella meets Jacob, the son of Billy Black, the original owner of her Chevy. He is younger than Bella but is far taller than her. When Bella expresses her disappointment at not inviting the Cullens, Jacob tells her about the myths that surround his tribe and the Cullens. Bella researches these myths and accusations. She avoids eating with her friends to go book shopping but whilst lost in town, Bella is surrounded by a gang of men, Luckily Edward finds her and she quickly gets in his car. Edward takes her to dinner and Bella confesses that she knows he is a vampire. A relationship blooms between the two, Mike is jealous but the rest of her friends are surprised. Edward takes her to the woods and shows Bella what happens when he stands within the bright sunlight. He dispels the myth that he burns and shows her that his skin sparkles and shimmers. Bella is in awe of his beauty but Edward protests such compliments, after all he is a vampire and to love Bella is like a Lion were to love a lamb. As a test the two kiss each other. The day finally turns to night. Pop culture references/Product Placement: · 1953 Chevrolet pick-up truck (in the film adaptation it’s an older model) (good plot device as it established Jacob and the fact that she was able to move in to Forks so quickly) · Spider-man and Batman (at one point in the story Bella can’t help but compare him to the iconic superheroes whilst figuring out the reason for his powers, one hero is DC, Batman created by Bob Kane with writer Bill Finger the other being Marvel’s Spider-man, created by Steve Ditko and writer, Stan Lee) Subscribe for part 2! Instagram – weappreciatemanga.co.uk Twitter - @RealJamesFitton Website – Weappreciatemanga.com Email – Weappreciatemanga@gmail.com
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