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Perhaps as with Charlie Higson that will happen and Craven will get the chance to write an adult Bond novel too further down the line? I made the point on AJB a while back that past military experience does tend to sort the men from the boys when it comes to writing spy thrillers such as the Bond novels. Fleming, Amis and Gardner all had military experience to differing degrees. With the ending of National Service in the 1960s there are far less British thriller writers these days with military experience and that lack of authenticity can sadly show in the writing.
The misconceptions some adults seem to have about how children think and that everything needs to be dumbed down in order for children to identify with them
And yet they were children once, can't they remember back that far?
I first read "Dr No" when I was 10-12, and while I'm sure I missed alot, I understood enough to enjoy it, having already seen "Goldfinger" in rerun at a theatre (NZ TV had only 1 channel and a very limited budget for buying movies back then).
I also enjoyed films like "The Magnificent 7" and had no trouble identifying with adult character like Brynner and McQueen and imagining myself as them, so I had no need for any rubbish like "Spy Kids" (or "Cowboy Kids").
Just as I had no use for "Joe 90" and much preferred Troy Tempest and the Tracy brothers.
Don't under estimate childrens intellegence, "normal" James Bond is enough!
Yes, but those cartoon were not dumbed down, diluted versions of an existing adult story.
Plus Real Ghostbusters, Robocop etc.
Shame on you :O
Although "Ghostbusters" the movie is pretty much aimed at kids in the first place (with the occasional adult asides), so it seems like a logical progression for it to be made into a cartoon, and I too have watched it.
As for Robocop, I hadn't realised there was an animated series, not sure if that could work as a childrens series, but in graphic novel form, like a "The Dark Knight" or "Judge Dred" it would be fine. (I see they only made 12 episodes of cartoon Robocop, so I guess it didn't)
Without young adult novels you may not get a readership bump as no new literary fans will join. I am all for this effort. I can appreciate that some may not love it.
I do hope we get a Bond novel soon. Would love to see a novelization of the first Amazon film.