On Sun, 3 Dec 1995, Ryan Mathews wrote:
You wrote:
Warren's handling of them has always seemed to me to be a rip-off of the
originals, and he seems to lack any kind of real "feel" for how Kei and
Yuri should be portrayed.
If asked, the standard line has always been that the DIRTY PAIR comic is
based upon Takachiho's original novels, not the anime. However, I have
read THE GREAT ADVENTURE OF THE DIRTY PAIR, and it's nothing like what
Warren writes. Kei and Yuri are much more restrained, Kei is much more
feminine, Mughi plays a greater role, and the two *really are psychic*!
Nice to know I'm not the only one who scratched his hear and went
"Huh?" when I saw that disclaimer.
Please remember, you have your own fans.
So I keep hearing. :-) I don't think there's as many as you might
believe, however. Remember, the net is not the world. At AX92, I had
people spontaneously shaking my hand and taking pictures of me. At AX95,
no one recognized me outside of the fanfic panel, and then it seemed to be
only the other writers.
Hey, I don't think you had a T-shirt on with the words "THE Ryan
Mathews" on it. ;}
I like to write, and I love it when people enjoy my work, but I refuse to
get an ego about it. I don't want to become like so many of the
self-important egomaniacs who seem to populate the American anime and
manga world. :-)
Well, there's inflating an ego, and stating the truth. Besides, the
more you write, the more you hook people in. ;} Star looks good so far,
and I'm dyin' to know if I'm the only one working on a Dorllir fic. As
long as we don't hear an "I'm the GOD" speech from you, we're willing to
boost your feelings. <g> BTB, are you planning to be at Katsu Two? Or
anyone else for that matter?
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