#Watership down graphic novel

[blueberryattack]

Watership Down graphic novel came out yesterday, here's Hazel and Bigwig doing a nice little boop

[adaptations-polls]

Which version of this do you prefer?

[dogwise]

his nefarious smile……… >:3

[augment-techs]

[godzilla-reads]

Human beings say, "It never rains but it pours." This is not very apt, for it frequently does rain without pouring. The rabbits' proverb is better expressed. They say, "One cloud feels lonely": and indeed it is true that the sky will soon be overcast.

—Watership Down by Richard Adams (1972)

[sad-clown]

I GOT IT‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[skyedancer2006]

ITS ARRIVED!!

Watership Down is one of my all time favorite books, so when I found out there was a graphic novel version being released this year I just had to preorder it. And it’s finally here!!

The art is absolutely gorgeous; it captures the spirit of the characters and story so well

I can’t wait to read through the whole thing again and relive the journey of this little rabbit warren ^^

[rfskia]

[lepurcinus]

I'm going to find it highly insulting that in most (if not all) Watership Down adaptations they leave out the rabbit folklore part so much. They always adapt one or two stories and the others never appear or are told in a super abbreviated almost lost form.

I don't know about you, but I think that was one of the things that got me hooked on WD the most when I first read it. To me it was so amazing and clever the idea of creating an animal version of our myths based on their perception of the world, it was like a way to get me into a more into a mindset so different from my own.

Not only that, they detract from THEIR IMPORTANCE. The stories are meant to function as a "middle ground" a moment of relaxation and fun where the angst of the moment is set aside, not only for the author but for the rabbits themselves, as a connection. But beyond being a simple relaxation, the stories HAVE A WEIGHT on our characters. The story of El-ahrairah's blessing and the story of the black rabbit gave our protagonists the strength and will to go on and be like El-ahrairah, the story of the lettuce reminded us of the importance of cunning and trickery as part of the rabbit's life, the story of the trial gave weight to the role of Kehaar and the mouse, the story of Rowsby Woof gave Fiver the vision of the dog, even the half-told story of the fox in the water was important to make the female rabbits feel good during the siege of Efrafa.

Seriously, one of the things I loved most about WD was that whole role of culture and myth (something I personally have always been fascinated by) seen even in non-human animals. It's so sad how little weight people give them, they really deserve to someday be represented in all their glory.

In the movie we only had the animation of the prologue (simply beautiful that yes, of my favorite animated sequences of all) and a half-worked idea of the King's Lettuce ("cut the tone" my eggs, Rosen).

The '99 series was the only one that more or less gave them more weight even adding one or two new ones. It's appreciated, but I still felt them very empty and the black rabbit one was never realized (despite there being plans for a chapter dedicated to that, heck).

Of course the miniseries doesn't differ that much from the movie, just the prologue part. But at least it was kind of nice to have at least parts of other stories told occasionally (I would have loved to hear that version of the black rabbit story in full).

(I would even go so far as to say that other WD inspired xf stories have failed to reach this "height" either. Either because those stories are always left very briefly aside or the story is so fanciful that they just don't matter/impact in the same way).

[owsalfa]

The graphic novel is finished and is able to be preordered!

[doxiedreg]

Getting emotional because my copy from watership down that I got from a second hand bookstore like 7 years ago was printed in 1978 and thus is like 40 years old now. And I own it. It's a paperback and I've read it I think at least 5 times at this point and Im going to read it again because watership down is a story about hope and perseverance and friendship and I need that right now. I'm so glad I own this book, and will try my best to make this old book last many more years.

[ozornalldead]

They continue to let Kehaar say PISS! Thank Frith.

[bthemistake]

Hey! Fans of Dimension 20's Burrows End and Watership Down, here's a fun lil project I found on Kickstarter:

Description:

A duty-bound otter and an outlaw lemur must learn to trust each other as they flee a vengeful band of pirates in a post-apocalyptic Las Vegas ruled by animals. The Iron Barge is a talking-animal adventure story in the tradition of Mouse Guard, Watership Down, and The Jungle Book.

Loaded with high-stakes action, a little bit of humor, and unique world building, it'll be a book appropriate for upper-middle grade and YA readers, or anyone seeking a new twist on dystopian fiction.

End of Description.

It's got very cute art and character design. I'd recommend checking the project out, I've backed this myself and am very hopeful to see it get fully funded before the deadline :)

[dogwise]

saddest man alive

[augment-techs]

Watership Down graphic novel reaction/icon images: PART I

[godzilla-reads]

“We all have to meet our match sometime or other.”

At long last, I have the graphic novel adaptation of Watership Down, my favorite book of all time. This has been years in the making and I’m ecstatic to have it among my collection.

I just know I’ll love it 💕