Earthsea

I got A Wizard of Earthsea for Christmas. I had heard that it was a classic of fantasy literature and I'd seen Monte Cook refer to it as an inspiration for Arcana Unearthed, so I was interested. I had also seen the advertisements on the SciFi Channel about the miniseries, so I figured now was a good time to read the book.

It's a good thing I missed the mini-series, because I really loved the book. The author herself talks about what went wrong with the miniseries, and it makes for an interesting read. I think I'm going to have to see the series myself, just to see how awful it actually is.

It just serves to remind me how few people in the movie/tv industry "get" fantasy, or comic books for that matter. It just seems like most fantasy we see in movies and on tv is crap. There are some notable exceptions of course, but by and large the fantasy movies we see measure up to the likes of the Dungeons and Dragons movie.