The most glaring difference between the two versions of the story to me was the comic's extremely dark tone. Maybe it was simply the illustrations that made the story seem a little more serious and real life.
I think that the morose tone of the comic was brought to life through the use of dark colors. Especially the use of dimly lit rooms much like Anda's bedroom. In addition to the literally dark condition of the illustrations, the gruesome details of the deaths dealt to the "noobs" gave the tale a dark twist.
In addition to the darkness of the comic, a prevelent theme that I noticed was the stark contrast between the characters portrayed in reality versus the game that they were playing. Anda was made to look like almost the most innocent character that the author could possibly draw. Whereas, Anda's in-game personna was that of a heroine/badass.
A positive aspect of the comic was that it was much easier to follow. The out-of-game to in-game transitions were much clearer when looking at the accompanying pictures. In the first version I found it difficult to follow those transitions.
All in all, I found the comic to be a much more lucid and readable than the text version.
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I agree with your idea of the dark tone seen in the comic version. The illustrations definatly portrayed dark scenes and were usually in dark rooms or violent scenes. When I read the story I did not imagine a bright colorful setting, but I did not picutre the story as dark as it is portrayed in the illustrations. I think that the huge difference in Anda's appearance from her real image to her gaming image was intentional. It seems like one major point of the story is how you can create a whole new person in the gaming world. Anda tried to make her gaming image as far away from reality as she could. She tried to fix all the flaws she saw in herself through her gaming persona. In my review I also mentioned how it was much easier to follow the comic version compared to the story version. I said the exact same thing about the transitions between the real world and the gaming world. I think the illustrations made the story a lot easier to follow and also helped keep my attention as I read it. I also thought the comic version was a better way to portray Anda's Game.
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