I hate rant articles, I really do. They require no imagination or creativity whatsoever, and have about as much substance as a peanut. Essentially, for the entire X number of pages that you write, you’re whining and moaning like a little five year old that doesn’t get his or her way while spouting out nothing but negativity. And more than half the time, the banter ends up becoming material perfect for a cheap insult comic. No talent is required, and there’s no talent in them, no matter how much you may doll them up with intelligent talk and big words (look at the sentence you just read).

Here is story behind this “article”:

In July, I asked these questions to three of the top Timeline Theorists on ZU, in hopes that I could create an article based on what they wrote and allow people to understand what their deal was. I initially asked silver arrow, Lionharted, and Master of ALttP, since LOZ Historian was on hiatus. I wrote and article (after much procrastination) and submitted for approval from the three I asked.

Majora’s Mask Manga- Reviewed by Mirren

Rating- 2½ of out 5 HeartsYou have to have to good thoughts when going into the Majora’s Mask Manga; you simply have to believe at first glance that it’s going to fantastic. For one, it’s made by the same people that gave us the Ocarina of Time edition, which is one of the greatest Zelda Mangas out there. Then there’s the fact that it’s trying to adapt one of the best, maybe the best storyline found in any Zelda game. Heck, you should have high hopes simply because how awesome of an experience the video game was.

Ocarina of Time: Adult Chapters- Reviewed by Mirren

Rating- 4 out of 5 HeartsOnce someone finishes the Child Chapters of the Ocarina of Time Manga, they should immediately continue on reading into the Adult Chapters, not only to see how the rest of the story progresses, but also because it’s just so great. As expected, the Adult Chapters contains the adventure of Link while he’s a young man, going throughout Hyrule to rescue the Sages, find Zelda, and finally defeat Ganondorf. And to say the least, it does this in a very interesting manner.

Ocarina of Time: Child Chapters- Reviewed by Mirren

Rating- 5 out of 5 HeartsJapan is one lucky country, and no, this won’t go into anything the likes of its economics, society, or politics. Japan is a lucky nation because it has a heck of a lot more Zelda merchandise than any other nation in the world. One such collectible is the Manga of the fantasy video game series, which is a treasure among Zelda literature.

Reviwed by Mirren

Rating- 4 out of 5 Hearts

Back a few years ago, Zelda Universe was the only site on the web to receive what might be one of the most amusing video game comics out there- “Hyrularity”. Drawn by MissKari and written by Eric “Veedeo”, it was a comedy strip based off the Zelda series, which had Link on an ‘epic quest’ for milk. Along with his Rito-pal Lindy, Link traveled to find the dairy product, all the while meeting new, goofy characters and getting himself into crazy, but hilarious situations. The story’s separated into six chapters, each of which only contain around five to six pages. Regardless of the short-length, Hyrularity’s a gem among fan-comics.

Nintendo Power’s “A Link to the Past”
Reviewed by Mirren Back in the day, Nintendo Power used to print a lot of comics based off popular video games in their magazine, ranging from classic series like Mario to one-timers like Blastcorps. Most of the time, they were comics that loosely followed the title they were based off of, or were new side-stories created by the artists and writers. In January of 1992, NP would publish the very first chapter of an A Link to the Past comic drawn by Shotaro Isinomori. This would be a very anime-like approach to the story, similar to the 1991 Manga of A Link to the Past in Japan- “Triforce of the Gods”. Nintendo Power’s comic would run for a full year in the magazine, with one chapter being printed a month, until in 1993 when it was published in a book form.

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Here we have ZU’s version of the Roundtable transcript. I say “ZU’s version” because I went through and “prettified” it all myself, rather than posting a chatlog, and leaving it be. For the sake of simplicity, All the participants, and their websites are listed first, and then from there, it is only shown by their name. There’s a handy Table of Contents on this for easier viewing.

I have spent years exploring and participating in the online Zelda communities - discussing my favorite memories, or the timeline, or maybe this graphic style or that dungeon. I like to think I’ve even made a bit of a name for myself, within the multitudes of forums and websites.

When E3 rolled around earlier this year, we were all shocked and pleasantly surprised at the same time. Nintendo had decided to redefine what Zelda is, and announced with a magnificent trailer that the next Zelda game on the GameCube, currently given the very original tentative title “Legend of Zelda”, would go back to a similar style of that which was utilized by the Nintendo 64 games Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask. It is no secret that these two games recruited a lot, and I mean a lot, of fans to the Zelda franchise, so it the surprise was welcomed with a pleased smile by the lot of us.

We must wait. And wait. And wait. But then the day will come-the next Zelda game will bring us to a new world, a new Hyrule. The ending of The Wind Waker certainly lends itself to the idea of a sequel. And as we have been told, the sequel will retain the cel-shading technology of its predecessor. This time, however, there won’t be any major fuss over it on the Internet, because The Wind Waker proved that it was a good game. But despite appearances, the tired old issue of cel-shaded shouldn’t really be over yet, because there’s a wider world out there beyond the Internet. And it’s that wider world that needs to be reached if the next Zelda is going to reach people beyond the gaming world of the GameCube . . .

“The End.” You’ve done it all. You’ve acquired all the heart pieces, You’ve probed all the little Easter eggs hidden throughout the game. Now what? You don’t want to abandon Link and our other favorite characters-you want to think about what might happen to them next. And so you-the fans-create art and fiction of your own set within the Zelda world, so that Hyrule can continue in your imagination. And really, Zelda fan sites wouldn’t be fan sites without all the loads of pages filled with the adaptations of Zelda fans everywhere.

It has been a while since the last I wrote an article for this section of the site. However, after recent discoveries I have made after talking to and debating with various Zelda fanatics at different message boards and chat rooms, I feel that it is not only in place, but also needed for someone to speak about this.