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I'd say color mainly because it's more work to change the comics. Besides the wonderful use of color is probably my favorite part of the artwork. It seems like a shame to just exclude it. Maybe a few less people will buy it but the ones who do buy it would enjoy it that much more. I'd say it's worth it for the color.

Also...scrap the fan art. I completely agree. I'm paying for two kinds not the horrible muntant spawn of something slightly resembling a cat girl but is also similar to Pokemon named "Muck."

Some of the original pages (like the first one) are in black and white.
Some of them have "Will work on later" written in the corners.
I hope these get done before a full colored book is published. :D
also there are some small typographical errors that occur in the characters speech.

Little things like they say the the word "the" twice in a row.

All stuff that a gram-mar or speel check might miss. (yes that was intentional :P )

Those need to get fixed before he publishes.

Maybe the people on the forums can act as proofreaders.
Go over the old strips and look for errors in speech bubbles or pages that need completion or coloring.

They would be willing to do it for free too which is more than you can ask for from a professional publishing company.

I personally can't wait until a book comes out my girlfriend and I love this series.
I would probably buy one for me and one for her and would be willing to pay twenty dollars for each.

I would prefer color because it makes it easier to tell some of the characters apart.

I rather like how the first pages are in B&W i dont know whether it was planned or not but it started to be color right about as Trace came out of his post-amnesia-haze (I cant really think of a better way to put it) and starts to develop as a character.(namely, finding out more about Flora and the keidran)

Well, I didn't want to read through the entire 20+ pages, so forgive me if this has been said.

Why not start with a Black and White version, and offer a certificate that would permit a discount to anyone who bought a color version if it comes out in the future?

heck you should grayscale everything and get a shade for every colour. you can sell a lot more books with Ease.

Though, note that the comic has a lot of pages itself and looks better in colour. You could do the math, 153 for a 152 book? you'd have to get colour.

I would say color because that is a lot of what brings some of the drawings alive as the story has progressed.

Originally it was in black and white that is true so those in black and white should be no trouble... but I am not sure how it would look going from color to black and white, that is often hit or miss as to how it translates back from one to the other.

It would be pricy but I for one would buy it to get the color version... no way to make two as others have suggested I take it?

Heres my take on the subject.

Release 2 versions, the beta version black and white version first for several reasons.

1. Production will be faster and will satisfy eager fans.
2. Low cost and still retains 2kinds quality

Then release the color version for the following reasons.

1. Alot of Americans don't appreciate black and white magnas and will wait for this version. Color is popular among English.
2. 2kinds fanatics like me want BOTH versions and will eagerly buy both in the name of collectibles .
3. Captures 2kinds in different appeals.
4. Gives you time to add stuff in and refine your work without rushing yourself.

I plan on buying 2 of each so I can introduce 2kinds to some of my friends and have spares in case I lose one. Hell I may even buy a 3rd set to preserve a set in mint condition.

Yes I have money falling out of my ERM!

but...butbutbutbutbut...it's already been estabolishedededifyied.....hasn't it? :(

Yes it has. It is in color and will cost 20 dollars.

I personally never liked the notion that manga must be black and white. This became popular in Japan because so much of it is weekly, as much as 25 pages, and it is printed on cheap newspaper stock. It's disposable and not collectable.

In the U.S. color graphic novels are huge. Even though I worked for TOKYOPOP for a while (I wrote a black and white comic called World of Hartz) I was surprised when I found out how big the gap was between color and black and white comics. I thought the manga was big, but some color graphic novels are approaching the level of all text novels in sales, stature and market acceptance.

I would say definitely go color.

I have to say color

there is too much color in the twokinds world to just get rid of it :?

I'm for color too.

Moving to gray scale/black and white and then charging for a comic read for "free" on-line is like charging for a down grade, and, for myself, usually puts a strong mark in the "don't really want" column because something in my mind sees that version as lacking.

Honestly, if I pick up a bound version of a web-comic I'd want something nice that speaks to the collector side of me. Something that gives a push over the edge of indecision cliff and into must buy gourge. 8)

I have too say again it is in color and will cost 30 dollars like i did on the last page tom already said this.

I'd have to go with color. But hey, I'm willing to pay good money for it no matter what you decide to do. Wow, what a pointless message...

I like color, but I'm sure that it's hard to color it.