Kat's comments (member since May 16, 2008)

Kat's comments from the Urban Fantasy group.

I also loved The Lost Boys as a kid/teen... and owned the soundtrack. :) Did any of you know that there was a recent sequel done? Corey Feldman is actually in it (trying to revive his career?). I haven't seen it yet, but it's on the list of things I have to see, no matter how painful I think the experience might be.

Ruse was fantastic!!! I loved a lot of the Crossgen books and was absolutely devastated when they went kaput.

I, too, refused to watch the Buffy series at first. This was largely due to having seen the movie, and while I thought the movie was funny (in my defense, I was pretty young when it came out), I couldn't see it translating into a whole TV series and working. When I finally started watching it, I got addicted, and it was the only show I regularly tried to make it home to see on TV. I would actually yell at my husband to shut up or go away because I was watching my show (that NEVER happens with TV)! Then he got into it with me, and we both got into Angel once we discovered it. I've never been to a con or read any of the novels, truthfully, I never looked at the comics before the recent ones that continue the TV series. Are the novels worth reading? oe the original comics?

Kindred: The Embraced totally cracked me up when it came out. It was a TV show based on the RPG of the same name by White Wolf games (a very dark, urban horror RPG). There were also a lot of inconsistencies between the show and the game, which really put off a lot of the White Wolf fans, who are pretty hardcore. It's nothing I can really explain unless you've played the game.

My husband absolutely adored Special Unit 2, and was really upset when it got cancelled. Seems like every time he really gets into a show it gets the axe.

I kinda liked in "Fool Moon" how Harry Dresden had to deal with multiple types of werewolves- that most of them existed, but for different reasons, etc. That said, I prefer werewolves to have to deal with the clothing issue. We're already stretching our imaginations and wishful thinking when we suspend our disbelief while reading these books, is it too much to ask for that tiny bit of realism so I don't have to remember I'm reading a fantasy and just enjoy the book? The clothing issue is honestly my only care when it comes to that.

Old stuff: "Sandman" by Neil Gaiman. If you've never read "The Crow" by J. O'Barr, you must, it's an urban fantasy standard. "Planetary" is also an interesting read, and the last issue might be out before the end of the year *sigh*. Another off-beat title is "Promethea".

Deadpool has a new series, and after the Cable/Deadpool series, I'm looking forward to the madness that will ensue. But this is absolutely only very borderline urban fantasy, if I stretch the definition to its very limits...

Cruise was Lestat in Interview, Townsend was a much better Lestat in Queen of the Damned, but I never actually saw that whole movie, so I can't really be called an authority. If there were more than 5 figures involved someone might be able to pay me to read a few of those books again, but NEVER Tale of the Body Thief.

For Dresden fans: there's a new comic book series out there that's a prequel to the novel series: Welcome to the Jungle. Dabel Brothers is doing it, and so far I really like the first three issues that are out. The adaptation is spot on with characters' look and personality (none of Harry's sarcasm is lost, yay!). Word is that the comics will be an ongoing series, and their main goal is to fill in story gaps between the novels. I'm really looking forward to seeing some of the stories that are to come.

Nope. It was him. Impossible to mistake the awful haircut. Sad to say.

Greenwood was at a D&D mini-con a few friends and I went to. A friend bought a whole bunch of Forgotten Realms books (over $100 worth) and Greenwood refused to sign a single book without the friend paying $20 for the autograph.

Now- I've seen major celebrities at cons charge WAY less than that, and the funds are usually going towards photos and some type of charity that the celeb sponsors. With authors, usually if a person has bought a book the author doesn't charge for the signature. Not so with Greenwood. After that incident, I have nothing positive to say about the man.

Ed Greenwood is an egotistical ass.

The Buffy comic has about 14 issues out- I think the first arc has been collected into a trade. The Angel comic has about 7 issues (ish) out. I don't think there's a trade for it yet. Each comic continues its series where it left off with the last episode. Some interesting twists happening in Buffy, and Angel's literally in Hell.

Gerard Butler has been in a lot of stuff lately- he's showing himself to be a pretty versatile actor. Who goes from playing Beowulf to the Phantom of the Opera? I mean honestly...

Love Buffy and Angel- The new comic series that continue the storylines where the shows left off are pretty good, particularly the Angel one.

Maybe rather than calling it "good vs. evil" it's more about the "right vs. wrong" aspect of things. Something can feel "right" but be considered "evil" or "bad" by society/adults/etc. and a lot of YA books are about going with gut instinct and doing what a character's gut says is the way to go.

Interview was good, I've only seen bits and pieces of Queen of the Damned. Loved the first and third Blade movies, not so much with the second.

Almost all urban fantasy movies do seem to surround vampires, though. There was the TV series (short-lived) of the Dresden files, and while it wasn't great, it wasn't bad, either. I liked the guy playing Dresden, and Bob was done well. They screwed up Murphy and Susan, though, big time.

I think I like the clear-cut good versus evil and morals. Life is rarely so simple, but we want it to be. We want to see people grow older/wiser/whatever, but we want it to be positive, and these books usually show us that, rather than the wretched ways we usually grew older/wiser/whatever.

Yep, I'm a teacher and sometimes cynic.

Robin McKinley's Sunshine is a great read. I love her style of writing, and this is really the only urban fantasy she's done.

I, too, liked the early Anita Blake books, but once they turned into porno got very disinterested. I like the early character so much for her moral ground and the fact she wouldn't give on her principles. The fact she's now so incredibly slutty, and justifies it!, irritates the bejesus out of me. Seems like the whole character got destroyed.