If W.I.T.C.H. is doing fairly well in other countries, why do you suppose Disney hasn't tried to 
release it in it's ORIGINAL comicbook form here in the USA?  Do you suppose Disney feels it would be 
a marketing failure as it is primarily geared toward young girls?  I have found a few issues of 
Disney's PRINCESS magazine whice cost's $4.50 per issue, but I don't think PRINCESS is half as 
entertaining as W.I.T.C.H. is!  I was fortunate enough to collect about 5 issues of W.I.T.C.H. while 
I was living in Shanghai, China for six months last year, but, the series that Hyperion Books has 
release in the USA is not nearly as nice as those comics!  The Hyperion books have a few comicbook 
pages at the beginning and end of each book, and the rest is all text.  This is very disappointing 
since the art is really quite extraordinary... especially since it is not really traditional western 
style or manga style art, but sort of a blend of both...

I haven't seen anything official, but it is my understanding that Disney plans to produce a TV 
animated series based on the comics, though when this might come about I don't know.  Does anyone? 

I have a fear that Disney will probably license the animation out through Bandai of America (Power 
Rangers), with whom Disney is in marketing collaboration.  Being a Bandai cartoon series, I fear 
they will push the art further toward strict 'anime' (along the lines of Digimon, Gundam, Astro Boy, 
Jagun Fighters, Knights of the Zodiac, etc.) rather than the beautiful form it currently utilizes in 
the comics.  This, IMHO, will make it more like Sailor Moon than the unique series it could be.

Thanks,

Rich 
xephyr@cwnet.com




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