Epic Reader Part 2

Epic Reader Part 2

by Jacob Malewitz

An epic reader obviously doesn’t have to go just for fantasy, where the modern epic seems to be told again and again. There are many talents in the fantasy world, like George Lucas, for instance. George Lucas proved an epic reader could go to the movies and watch an epic film. I digress, there is more to it than even movies.

Epic readers tend to live by the page more and more. They have to know the fates of the characters. This can even be seen in the rise of the manga, where huge, sweeping stories of samurai (“Blade of the Immortal”) or more modern noir telling tales of falling cities looking to rise again, much like the classic masterpiece “Akira.” “Akira” and “Blade of the Immortal” are just the beginning of the anime epic. Anime films are another story. I could go back to the likes of Akira Kurosawa for an understanding, dear reader.

There is an end game to all stories. It just seems writers are dieing off before they finish their epics. Some are huge, sprawling pieces by the likes of fantasy writers, “The Wheel of Time” being a prime example. Well, epic reading is here to stay. It’s fun. Epic readers should see more than titles in this piece; they can see the beginning to an epic imagination.