Dark hunter comics

3.5 Stars

It's nice to see the world brought to life. Only Compared to the books it is not that good. As a standalone manga series it would be great.

It was new reading a book backwards. This is my first manga.

I'm so happy I have read this manga! It reminded me just how much I love the DH universe! It always puts a smile on my face when my H/h find their HEA!

4 stelline se le merita tutte,ma non di più.
Le tavole sono pulite e non tanto "sacrificate"...purtroppo scoccia un pò la censura della storia, che considerando lo svolgimento della trama di Talon, toglie una bella fetta di materiale.
come nei primi 2 volumi,anche nel terzo il povero Julian è il personaggio peggio disegnato (va bene che l'idea di bellezza sarà cambiata nei secoli,ma sto povero ragazzo è davvero inguardabile); non rispecchia minimamente il reale personaggio, anzi lo svalorizza e ridicolizza!
Acheron resta il migliore:è curato in ogni tavola e non c'è angolazone in cui non sia perfetto; più o meno come Talon che resta "costante" dalla prima all'ultima tavola.
A differenza degli altri volumi, nel quarto non appare Julian quindi è stato necessario "distruggere" graficamente un altro personaggio...e la sorte ha voluto che fosse proprio il mio amatissimo Vane!
Impressionante, terribile, pessimo, brutto e mal disegnato! ha la faccia che sembra deformata e la montagna di muscoli che tanto decanta Acheron è sostituita dal corpo di un adolescente prepuberale.
Per non parlare di Bride: se quel disegno rappresenta una donna che porta la taglia 50...o in America hanno la numerazione che parte da 48 oppure hanno inteso che la taglia maxi fosse solo riferita al seno!

per quanto il fumetto mi sia piaciuto, queste piccole sviste sminuiscono l'intero lavoro perchè sembra sia stato disegnato da persone che non hanno letto i libri e se l'hanno fatto, non con la dovuta attenzione.

Gak! Can I claw my eyes out right now?!

Don't get me wrong - I am a fan of both Sherrilyn Kenyon as well as manga in general. Granted, neither Kyrian or Talon's stories were my favourites in the DH world, but still...

The art ruined it for me. Val, Tabitha, Vane and Nick - who all make appearances - are some of my favourite characters in the DH universe (like squeeee-favourite ;) . Yes, I know what a reader imagines is never the same as someone else's vision. (Which is why, IMO, the book is always better than the movie ;) But I still can't see the boys looking like teenaged wannabes and the girls as lolita-esque midgets (that was so not Bride in volume 3). And yes, I am well aware of the manga "style" (and some of it is quite breathtaking art), but this felt like an uncomfortable (sometimes literally - arms and elbows, especially, were awkwardly drawn) fusion of eastern manga and western comics.

I think I'll stick to the originals...

Jess

311 reviews3 followers

Mini-Review: The Finale... for now!

So even though there's a good 20 or so novels and a handful of short stories in the Dark-Hunters series, it seems that the comic books are leaving off at the end of Talon and Sunshine's story. Which sort of sucks for two reasons:

1) The artwork has improved and it would have been fun to see Campos's interpretation of the other Hunters, leading ladies, and assorted random baddies and allies alike. Especially Simi, Ash's demon/dragon/overly-protective tattoo (um, just read the series, it totally makes sense in world).

2) Perhaps it was the cutesy, shoujo style, but the comics were way more light-hearted than the novels. I mean, face it, being a tortured, dark warrior is literally a prerequisite for becoming a Dark-Hunter, so it was nice to read the series without the hero interrupting every few chapters to remind you that his is misery and solitude personified.

Another fantastic edition to the world of Dark Hunters! I absolutely love seeing one of my favorite books in comic form. The best part about this manga is the artwork, it's fantastic and really captures each character perfectly.
My only issues were that there were typos, a huge pet peeve of mine (which is the reason it got 4 stars and not 5). The second problem is that the book this manga is based on is very long and has an intricate storyline, one that is difficult to portray in a short comic. While I understood everything that was going on, I'm not sure if someone who has never read the books would.

I really loved The Dark-Hunters Manga Vol. 4, but I wouldn't really recommend it to anyone who hasn't read Kenyon's Dark Hunters series.

Bry

620 reviews84 followers

The volume cemented my dislike of the characters Talon and Sunshine. Their attraction to each other in this lifetime had no basis beyond lust. I just wasn't satisfied with the reasons for their loving each other so quickly. Furthermore the plot was only made interesting due to Archeron and Zarek (who is now a definite favorite character in this universe.) And actually the only plot that really had to do with Talon, involved Camulus, and it was made mute all with a single necklace. BORING.

This volume and volume 3 didn't do it for me at all, but it definitely hinted that volume 5 would center around Zarek, and if it does I will read it for that reason alone. If not I think I am done with the manga version of these books.

I thought it was interesting on how the author transformed the view in vampires. When I read the series, I thought of the originality of vampires, (weakness, how they look, etc.) with some of Richelle Mead's 'Vampire Academy' from the Strigoi and Moroi of Romanian mythology. I'm not a fan when it comes to splitting up a series with different 'main' characters of a series unless there's some sort of connection between some of the characters, but I did like how this manga series turned out. I'd say: unless you are a MAJOR fan when it comes to anything dealing with vampires, this is a series for you. Rating the overall series, the sum comes out to be a 3.5 of 5 stars. I expected it to be a little more exciting, but the romance is what got me into Dark-Hunters :)

This is the 4th Dark Hunters Manga book, and the 2nd book in Talon and Sunshine's tale.

In this volume Talon and Sunshine (who is a reincarnation of his dead wife)face off against some Greek and Celtic gods looking on making a major comeback... and they need a sacrifice or two to make it happen! Wonderfully drawn, and all the action, romance and humor of the novels translate really well into manga form! What I enjoy the most, is that I read the original novel so long ago, that the story is new again this way! If you're a Dark Hunter fan, you'll love these manga books, too!

1. ↑This reading order is pieced together from information on Sherrilyn's website. She has made several official reading order lists for each series, but this is an attempt to incorporate all books in the Dark-Hunter world.
2. ↑Short story available on Sherrilyn's website. Look for "Redemption/Bonus".