Tag Archive | "Manga Shakespeare"

Faye Yong drawing The Merchant of Venice

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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There’s more video goodness from SelfMadeHero, (following the Johnny Cash video we mentioned yesterday); this time its the sparkly Faye Yong showing how to draw the Merchant of Venice for the Manga Shakespeare series (reviewed here by Richard), compressing 50 minutes of drawing into just a few moments. There’s something almost mesmerising about watching her [...]

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Much Ado About Nothing

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

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Manga Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing By William Shakespeare, adapted by Richard Appignanesi, illustrated by Emma Vieceli SelfMadeHero Another entry in the impressive line of Manga Shakespeare graphic novels of which I’ve previously looked at A Merchant Of Venice and Twelfth Night. And just like those previous two volumes, I have to say I really liked this contemporary [...]

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Manga Shakespeare Twelth Night – If music be the food of love…..

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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Manga Shakespeare: Twelfth Night By William Shakespeare, adapted by Richard Appignanesi, illustrated by Nana Li Self Made Hero Another entertaining exploration of the world of Shakespeare using Manga stylings from Self Made Hero’s Manga Shakespeare line – but I knew what to expect this time, having only recently reviewed The Merchant Of Venice and really a lot of [...]

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A Manga Merchant Of Venice – Shakespeare would approve.

Friday, October 9, 2009

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Manga Shakespeare: The Merchant Of Venice by William Shakespeare, adapted by Richard Appignanesi, illustrated by Faye Yong. Self Made Hero It perhaps seems strange at first – this idea of Manga adaptations of Shakespeare’s works. But the bard was always a populist writer, crafting entertainment for the masses rather than the high culture it is sadly seen as [...]

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