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Harry Potter and Twilight

A Friday Folly & A Friday Forum Reminder

by revgeorge on January 15, 2010

First, let’s start off with a folly.  A rumor has it that Robert Pattinson may take over the role of Marvel super-hero Spider-Man, which Tobey Maguire is vacating.  My gut response to that is “NO, NO, NO!!  Please God don’t let it be so!!!!” But that could just be an overreaction on my part; it is after all just a rumor for now. :)

Second, on to the forum.  Just a reminder that The Hogshead now has a forum.  We’re up to 42 registered members and over 70 topics.  Some of  the more recent topics and active ones are on Wandless Magic, A Topic for Strange Potter Questions, Books Read in 2010, Humor in Chamber of Secrets, Opera, and Should the Potter Movies Have Been Made, among many others.  Please feel free to check out the forum and get involved.

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They’re Adapting Your Favorite Book or Comic!!

by revgeorge on December 15, 2009

Found this article on The Torch Online.  I post it for two reasons:  One, it’s a nice, thoughtful article on a topic we’ve discussed much here regarding adapting books or comics for the big screen, and Two, it mentions specific books/comics we’ve talked about much here, namely The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and the Watchmen.  Plus, our very own Matthew/Korg is mentioned.  See if you can find where! ;)

Feel free to share your thoughts on the article here.  Enjoy!

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Two Twilight Reviews

by Travis Prinzi on January 9, 2009

Gina R. Delfanzo doesn’t like the books – thinks they’re contrived and dehumanizing.

Regina Doman liked Twilight for its portrayl of male sexuality under control – called it a “likely classic” and Rowling’s “equal” as a “stylist.”

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Twilight, the “Next Harry Potter”?

by Travis Prinzi on August 14, 2008

Twilight by Travis

“We never thought there was going to be another Harry Potter” ~ Samantha Gutierrez, manager of the Children’s and Teen’s Department at Barnes and Noble. 

There’s been a lot of buzz around The Twilight Saga, a quartet by Stephanie Meyer about teen vampires which has even been proclaimed “the next Harry Potter.”  The fourth and final book, Breaking Dawn, was recently released with Potter-like midnight parties.  If you’ve interacted much with Harry Potter fandom outside of this blog, you’ll know that many Potter fans have also become big Twilight fans.  

I haven’t read it yet, so I’m in no position to make a judgment call on it.  But I’m wondering if any Hog’s Head patrons have read the series and would like to comment.  Is it really “the next Harry Potter”?  And the real question is: Is it great literature, or is it the first successful marketing campaign to tap into Harry Potter fandom?

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