Richard over at the Forbidden Planet International blog was so kind as to write a review of The Merchant of Venice. Hooray! I’m chuffed to bits!

“…this Manga adaptation of The Merchant Of Venice captures the drama of the play beautifully. Certainly it’s been cut down and made to fit the 200 pages but it’s an intelligent and sympathetic adaptation, keeping every nuance, every emotion and getting over every moment of drama and comedy.”
~ Richard Bruton, FPI blog

Read the full review here. Go on, check it out!

You can also get your own copy of The Merchant of Venice from Amazon, or your local bookstore!

A girl trapped in a box, a boy chained to a rock and a friendship between a child and a flower. These are just a few of the themes that storyteller Fehed Said explores in this collection. Joining Fehed Said, the acclaimed writer behind SLG’s Clarence Principle, and Sonia Leong, the award winning artist behind SMH’s Romeo & Juliet is a sterling lineup of the UK’s best new talent. Featuring artwork from Nana Li, Wing Yun Man, Chloe Citrine and Faye Yong.

“It was such a varied mix of stories” says Said. “When I was trying to come up with the title for the book, I wanted to find a connection between them all. Evidently, the critical moments in each piece came up as the protagonist’s talked with strangers.”

Nana Li was the artist for ‘Box’, and sums up that story as: “It’s a short and dark story, but I think the ending will leave a tingling sensation in the spine.” The same could certainly be said about the reading experience of this title. From the morbid fairy-tale style ‘Malignant’ and the sweetness of ‘Flowers’; this anthology showcases a variety in storytelling and artistic talent.

Due for release on 24th October 2009 at the London MCM Expo and available to buy online from the Sweatdrop Studios website.

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Character colour pages done for SelfMadeHero’s Manga Shakespeare “The Merchant of Venice”.

• Medium: Photoshop, Manga Studio