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Given the artistic style that was able to flush out such an expansive world via the backdrops of the first two games, I would also wager that a graphic novel would hold some resonance. However, outside of Manga, and very few DC/Marvel arcs, I find the territory to be over bloated, and (at best) sub-par storytelling. I know I couldn't wait until Marvel's adaption of Stephen King's, The Dark Tower, only to be sullenly disappointed with half-baked dialogue and some very uninteresting plot threads, glued together with a few interesting drawings. It's probably me being biased again, having a perverse fascination for pure literature, but I find the overall structure of graphic novels to be limited and very strait-forward in terms of plot. Also, the digital rendering of comics nowadays in general really dilutes the entire genre, in my opinion. It feels too artificial. Yeah, I get it, they can pump them out faster this way, but the simple rule of quality over quantity should never be ignored.
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You seem to refer only to American Comics, you should really give
Franco-Belgian comics a try. With the right artists it would be a very suitable medium for Oddworld.
Actually
Sha (with stunning drawings from Olivier Ledroit), was referred to by Lorne as being a visual inspiration for Oddworld. Looking at it,
no doubt is possible.