The water margin shui hu zhuan is one of the most surprising classics of chinese literature. Add to that the cost of shipping about 8 cents per comic and possibly bags and boards another 10 cents or so and the margin shri. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Lianhuanhua are chinese illustrated books made to popularize literature, history, biography, and other works in comic book format. Jun 01, 2007 water margin is wellknown as one of the four greatest chinese literary classics. Hes run the shop out of the same location for more than 40 years and he wants to pass the mantle. The first english translation was done by american writer pearl buck in 1933 who titled her work all men are brothers. Back to top an aboveaverage but well used comic book. Altogether there are 105 men and three women among the notable characters in the liangshan band. Tells the story of the 108 heroes who stood up against a corrupt government. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users.
It tells the stories of a group of heroes, who stand for different classes of people daring to struggle against the corruption and oppression of the times. The outlaws of the marsh tuttle classics 1 by naian, shih isbn. Filled with comic book style illustrations, your child will be able to read and learn the complete story of tale of the water margin. The martin and lewis story 3pager with art by bob oksner. Shi naians classic chinese novel outlaws of the marsh the water margin is. Water margin complete set of five volumes shi naian, luo guanzhong on. Explain what you plan to sell and why, and the potential profit of these items.
I found the kindle format well suited to a book of this size. The first japanese translation of the story of water margin by scholar kanzan okajima, appeared in the 18th century. The earliest extant complete printed edition of water margin is a 100chapter book dating from the late16th century in 1589. The novel has also been adapted for stage and screen and for comic books. The classic chinese novel tuttle classics 9780804840958. This was a good quality book, but was also the greatest example of hype at the most hyped period of an investment bubble.
Honey in hollywood untitled halfpager by henry boltinoff. Create a comic book, graphic novel, or comic strip for a blog, social media, or printing. North american comic books are an interesting size for a couple reasons. Creating your own comics can strengthen collaboration as well. Outlaws of the marsh 4volume boxed set by shi naian. In essence, the story of water margin is a novel written out of. He accidentally murdered a man and took refuge as a monk to escape justice. People collect comics for pleasure, but most of us also maintain a faint hope that our collections will one day be worth a ton of money. The earliest components of the water margin in manuscript copies were from the late 14th century. The owner of our local comic book shop is ready to retire. Boost morale and get the point across with some comic relief. It follows the fictional adventures of a group of 108 outlaws in the northern song dynasty 9601126. Canvas comic strips maker is so simple to use that you dont even need to be a professional cartoonist, artist or designer to create something magical. The new comics, which consist of 30 volumes, were created based on the.
Jun 08, 2018 how to make money selling comic books. I read dream of the red chamber so long ago that i dont have as clear a sense of it as would be helpful for comparison, except that it felt like an early modern novel. I read dream of the red chamber so long ago that i dont have as clear a sense of it as would be helpful for comparison, except that it. Water margin is wellknown as one of the four greatest chinese literary classics. Dec, 2016 the water margin would return to screens in the same early evening timeslot between 1982 and 1983, after monkey had run its course, and again in 1987, but edited to remove the violence and adult themes. In sinology, the classic chinese novels are two sets of the four or six bestknown traditional chinese novels. The stories are full of wuxiastyle action and overthetop melodrama. The chinese classic the water margin is a collection of stories about 108 outlaws seeking refuge in shandong province at mount liang which, at 200 m above sea level, corresponds more to the dutch or english idea of a mountain and would better be called a hill within a then marshland. The water margin chinas excellent comic books chinese.
Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Whoever reads it will find a well conceived ethic, romance, violence, and nobility of spirit. If you want to start a main watermargin page, just click the edit button above. What is the margin a comic book store gets per piece. This is a japanese 1970s show interpreting one of the four cornerstones of chinese literature the water margin shui hu zhuan outlaws of the marsh. Twisting the dial text piece with art by raymond perry. While stores can get 35% to 57% margin on the comics they buy from distributors, most stores are at the 50% range.
The novel describes a robbers group led by song jiang at the liangshanbo lake. Store name and sometimes address and telephone number stamped in ink via rubber stamp and stamp pad. Water damage often presents with staining andor a stiff or swollen feel to the paper. The four classic novels include romance of the three kingdoms, journey to the west, water margin and dream of the red chamber, and the six classic novels add rulin waishi and jin ping mei to this list. Whether youre creating a comic strip for a kid in your life, your parents, or because you think you could be the next big graphic novelist, canva can help you to create a work of art to. The jin ping mei 1 is a notoriously pornographic vernacular chinese novel believed to date from the late sixteenth century.
How to prepare your comic book for printing macworld. Jan 06, 2011 the water margin is, in chinas history, the first traditional novel with each chapter headed by a couplet giving the gist of its content. Water margin, also translated as outlaws of the marsh, tale. The song dynasties north and south probably had the most enlightened and benevolent governments in the classical period of human history. And here is where the controversy starts for subsequent home releases on video, laserdisc and dvd. Adventures of dean martin and jerry lewis 1952 comic books. The tv series follows the stories of bandits in song dynasty china who fight against the corrupt chinese imperial government and its corruption. The chongzhen emperor of the ming dynasty, acting on the advice of his ministers, banned the book as a means of preventing revolts. On tuesday night, thor and avengers star chris hemsworth paid a visit to the tonight show with jimmy fallon to promote his upcoming movie blackhat. Published in the 14th century, water margin was the first of the four classical novels to be released, and introduced the vernacular form and style which the others would adhere to. Water margin illustration by ming artist all things chinese. Authored during the disastrous reign of the wanli emperor who posterity has come to remember as a sort of robert baratheon of the ming dynasty, later commentators such as zhang zhupo 16701698 have convincingly argued that the author of the jin.
Water margin is a novel not history, just like robin hood legends. Yi ming and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Outlaws of the marsh volume 1 spirits and bandits by wei dong chen. It was a gang of 36 men instead of 108 with no base in water margin. Considered one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature, the novel is written in vernacular chinese rather than classical chinese the story, set in the song dynasty, tells of. Water margin of 22 li kui downtown tokyo spine gluechinese editionoldused by ben she. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Attributed to shi naian and luo guanzhong, the novel details the trials and tribulations of one hundred and eight outlaws during the early 12th century. The whole story is introduced in the simple modern chinese with cartoons so youth can read and enjoy the story. The damage left behind when a comic has been exposed to moisture directly or environmentally. The earliest surviving example of the wuxia genre, water margin has been translated many times, and adapted to other media such as film, television and comics. In the mid70s, surfer even published its own singleissue comic. Jan 31, 2018 while stores can get 35% to 57% margin on the comics they buy from distributors, most stores are at the 50% range. Many books in the west have portrayed asia, and china in particular, as being a place where people blend in, go along to get along, or submit to authority out of confucian filial piety.
Encourage reluctant readers or reluctant writers get more involved in their schoolwork. Outlaws of the marsh, aka the water margin and other titles, is an epic chinese novel about rebels, resistance, war, and friendship. Filled with comic bookstyle illustrations, your child will be able to read and learn the complete story of tale of the water margin. Kind of like an audio book, but more conversational and with background info to. It concerns 108 people who, for various reasons, defy local authorities and join a bandit force hiding out on a marshsurrounded mountain.
Water margin, also known in the west as outlaws of the marsh or all men are brothers, is considered one of the four great classic chinese novels. Tales from the database mile high comics, chuck rozanski. Shuihu zhuan, also translated as outlaws of the marsh, tale of the marshes or all men are brothers, is a 14thcentury chinese novel attributed to shi naian. The book was categorized by later generations to be one of four classical literary classics. See more ideas about art, water margin and suikoden. Second, the size of the standard comic book itself 6. Its not difficult to understand why, in chinese tradition, the water margin is considered one of the great chinese books. The comic book with the largest print run of all time was 1991s xmen vol. The water margin 108 heroes chinese ancient painting silk paper scroll. Comic book store owners of reddit, how is business. Back to top fits the criteria for fine but with an additional defect or small accumulation of defects that detracts from the books appearance by a perceptible amount. They were popular in china from the 1930s to 1960s, made a revival in the mid1980s, and just recently many titles have been reprinted by the same publishing houses, most of which are governmentowned.
Tale of the water margin or water margin is known as one of the four greatest chinese novels, along with, the monkey king. The four classic novels include romance of the three kingdoms, journey to the west, water margin and dream of the red chamber, and the six classic novels add. The water margin is, in chinas history, the first traditional novel with each chapter headed by a couplet giving the gist of its content. Probably the best known adaption is the successful 1973 nippon television series which was broadcast in many countries, effectively introducing this epic work to western popular culture. Water margin and this one do not, they are clearly the chapters were individual performances in their day, so taking a break between them is, er, fitting. Lian huan hua in english classic chinese illustrated books. Its an expansion of one of the stories in the water margin, about how one of. With david chiang, lung ti, kuan tai chen, chung wang.
Today, comic books are printed in runs of 50,000 to 100,000 based on demand. Outlaws of the marsh water margin project gutenberg self. Invader and cthulhu comics cmon matthew aguilar 05162020 12. First, the standard 6 x 9inch live area is half a 9 x 12 rectangle or a 34 grid. The title has been translated in a number of ways, including as outlaws of the marsh, tale of the marshes, all men are brothers, men of the marshes, or the marshes. About this book water margin aka outlaws of the marsh is one of the four classical novels of chinese literature. The water margin would return to screens in the same early evening timeslot between 1982 and 1983, after monkey had run its course, and again in 1987, but edited to remove the violence and adult themes. Back to top fits the criteria for fine but with an additional defect or small accumulation of defects that detracts from the book s appearance by a perceptible amount. Steve pezman, longtime publisher of surfer magazine, has seen a couple of oneshot attempts at publishing a surfing comic book. It tells a series of stories about a group of heroes, oppressed by corrupt and unjust civil officials, who are forced to rise up in the name of justice. Journey to the west, dream of the red chamber, and romance of the three kingdoms. It is the one and only comic book store in our city of 300k people not.