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 Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:53 pm
I'm seriously debating whether or not to buy "The Trap-Door Maker: A Prequel to the Phantom of the Opera" series. Everyone says it's really good but I'd like to get some opinions before I shell out my dwindling cash.
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:54 pm
Er, we already have a prequel. Susan Kay's Phantom.
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:25 pm
And about a bazillion sequels
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:37 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:33 am
I've actually never heard of that one. Strange. Could you get a synopsis of it?
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:10 pm
Oh, Trap-Door Maker pwns Susan Kay. Definitely buy it. I have the first two, and they're completely awesome. Short, but awesome. From what I've read so far (still missing the last issue) it covers Erik's time working for the Shah in Persia; how he designed the torture chamber, met the Daroga, and more-or-less befriends the little Sultana (a rather petulant pre-teen with bit of a fan-idol crush on him in this). It's wonderfully Lerouxish, especially in the characterisation and design of Erik, whose youthful awkwardness makes the quirks, mood-swings, and third-person rambles actually come off as quite endearing.
In a funny bit of a twist from the precedent set by Kay, the Daroga we'll know in Leroux is actually the more standoffish lieutentant of the police chief who becomes Erik's friend. It amused me, anyway.
Art-wise, I'm not the best judge. The lineart is excellent to me, but tends to blend together in the few busy scenes.
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:36 pm
PhantomoftheFox Oh, Trap-Door Maker pwns Susan Kay. Definitely buy it. I have the first two, and they're completely awesome. Short, but awesome. From what I've read so far (still missing the last issue) it covers Erik's time working for the Shah in Persia; how he designed the torture chamber, met the Daroga, and more-or-less befriends the little Sultana (a rather petulant pre-teen with bit of a fan-idol crush on him in this). It's wonderfully Lerouxish, especially in the characterisation and design of Erik, whose youthful awkwardness makes the quirks, mood-swings, and third-person rambles actually come off as quite endearing. In a funny bit of a twist from the precedent set by Kay, the Daroga we'll know in Leroux is actually the more standoffish lieutentant of the police chief who becomes Erik's friend. It amused me, anyway. Art-wise, I'm not the best judge. The lineart is excellent to me, but tends to blend together in the few busy scenes. Ooh, sounds cool. How many books are in the series then?
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:44 am
Is this that graphic novel? I think there was an old thread lingering about with links to the artwork and to the site but here's a quick look at it:
http://johnrozum.blogspot.com/2006/01/trap-door-maker.html
http://www.toymania.com/news/messages/7301.shtml
I wasn't too fond of the particular style, although his ink work is quite mezm0rizing *art geek* I love graphic novels and if I found this shelved at Borders or something I would definantly grab it, although I'm sure everyone could rave at a billion things wrong with it.
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:18 pm
I would definitely buy it. 3nodding
It seems like an interesting interpretation of Erik's earlier life (c'mon people... Kay's 'Phantom' is not the bible of Erik talk2hand ).
Young Erik looks kinda buff in the cg covers though, but yeah check it out.
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