Graphic Novel talk:The Last Shangri-La

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Episode article: ___ Graphic Novel screencap (450x350) ___ Title screencap ___ Blurbs ___ Summary ___ Easter Egg ___ Animated video Update/add other articles: ___ GN redirects: The Last Shangri-La ___ Check that links from previous GN work ___ Add next= variable to {{nextprevchecklist}} on previous GN's talk page ___ Update Portal:Issues ___ Update Template:Ep ___ Update writer's and artist's pages ___ Update currentgn ___ Add image category: Category:Images from The Last Shangri-La ___ Update template:imagenav ___ Update template:image-screenshot Update Main Page: ___ Template:aotw or Template:Graphic Novel mainbar ___ aotw archive (if needed) ___ Template:Index ___ Template:Nextepisode (as needed)

Update Character pages ___ Update Portal:Graphic Novel Characters as appropriate ___ Traveler ___ Traveler's companion ___ Ravi ___ Richard Drucker ___ Update any Groups ___ Update appearances Add new character/group pages as needed: ___ (list needed characters/groups here) Add references to appropriate recurring themes: ___ (list themes referenced here) Add examples of demonstrated Powers: Note: if an "examples" page exists, that's where examples should be added. ___ (list powers demonstrated here) Add new powers pages as needed: _X_ Omnilingualism

Events/Items/Things/References ___ (list other articles to update here) ___ (list new articles here) ___ Update Portals as needed Locations ___ (list locations to update here) ___ Paro, Bhutan ___ Goa, India ___ Update Portal:Graphic Novel Locations Places ___ (list places to update here) ___ Bhutanese hut ___ Bhutanese temple ___ Update Portal:Graphic Novel Places Timeline ___ Update timeline Update templates as needed ___ Template:GN ___ Template:GNcharacternav

Most...annoying GN...evar

• Anyone notice the kid using the OLPC XO?--Bob (talk) 00:04, 6 November 2007 (EST)

Woot!

Omnilingualism!--Riddler 00:06, 6 November 2007 (EST)

To yak or not to yak!

So can and did Trav talk to the yaks? In the animation, he says that the yaks didn't have much to say. I'm not sure if we can take that as evidence of communicating with animals. Opinions?--MiamiVolts (talk) 15:30, 6 November 2007 (EST)

• I think it was more of a clarification that he cannot communicate with animals. --Piemanmoo 15:32, 6 November 2007 (EST)

How to Get It

• Might we not want to mention that, like we did with The Rogue?--Hardvice (talk) 00:25, 6 November 2007 (EST)
  • Hmm, and how to get it? I'd like to know that! --Looky 09:04, 6 November 2007 (EST)
    • Yes, especially since there's a new novel Quarantine at: http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels/downloads/Heroes_novel_058.pdf --MiamiVolts (talk) 09:51, 6 November 2007 (EST)
    • There was an email from Hana to Evolutions participants with this link (since no explicit sign-up was required this time, apart from signing up for Evolutions emails, I think a direct link is OK). It takes you to the GN, which is sadly only animated/interactive (boo). I've been able to extract half of the pages from the flash file, but the resolution sucks (not much better than screenshots of the pages), and the other pages seem to be assembled from individual images which aren't all sized to match. Boo.--Hardvice (talk) 13:17, 6 November 2007 (EST)
      • That's true. I'm disappointed they didn't add a pdf version. I know people who are on dial-up and will probably not read it, and that's a shame cause it's a good novel.--MiamiVolts (talk) 13:32, 6 November 2007 (EST)
      • Each person got a different link, I think studiopass counts who uses what link. -Lөvөl 13:47, 6 November 2007 (EST)

Animation info

There's more info. in the graphic novel's animation, this time, than is viewable in large comic-style view (ie. the city names in India and Bhutan), and a couple cool views of the moon, one with the symbol on it. Cool visual and audio effects too. Nice touches on the lightning strike and the fireplace flames.--MiamiVolts (talk) 12:24, 6 November 2007 (EST)

Order

I think this novel should be 58b instead of 57b, since this graphic novel came out this week instead of last.--MiamiVolts (talk) 12:39, 6 November 2007 (EST)

• Yeah, but it definitely came out between Team Building Exercise and Quarantine, not after Quarantine--and that's what "58b" would imply.--Hardvice (talk) 13:12, 6 November 2007 (EST)
  • How about 58a instead? 'advance' instead of 'bonus' issue?--MiamiVolts (talk) 13:16, 6 November 2007 (EST)
    • 58 anything is still going to sort after 58.--Hardvice (talk) 13:17, 6 November 2007 (EST)
      • Technically, you can add a |sort=58b for Quarantine and a |sort=58a for The Last Shangri-La to make them sort properly.--MiamiVolts (talk) 13:23, 6 November 2007 (EST)
• I just followed the same format for this novel that was used for The Rogue. It works fine and is clear, especially considering that the order is explicitly listed in both template:GN and in the infoboxes. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 15:35, 6 November 2007 (EST)
  • But it's not clear, 57 to me means 'Week # 57', and this novel was clearly released in 'Week # 58'. The Rogue is ordered correctly cause it was released after the novel it was published with.--MiamiVolts (talk) 15:41, 6 November 2007 (EST)
    • I have to say it has never even once occurred to me that the GN number equals the week number. Now I understand what you're talking about. I still prefer 57b, but at least now I understand what you're talking about.--Hardvice (talk) 15:47, 6 November 2007 (EST)
      • Ok, I added a couple notes about it for clarification purposes.--MiamiVolts (talk) 17:07, 6 November 2007 (EST)