01_097588 ffirs.qxp 1/4/08 8:45 AM Page i 01_097588 ffirs.qxp 1/4/08 8:45 AM Page ii Adam Sexton • Yali Lin 01_097588 ffirs.qxp 1/4/08 8:45 AM Page iii Copyright © 2008 by Adam Sexton, and Yali Lin. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, (317) 572-3447, fax (317) 572-4355, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, and related trademarks and trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates. All other trade- marks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc. is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. The publisher and the author make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and specifically disclaim all war- ranties, including without limitation warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. No war- ranty may be created or extended by sales or promotional materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for every situation. This work is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional services. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent pro- fessional person should be sought. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for damages arising here from. The fact that an organization or Website is referred to in this work as a citation and/or a potential source of further information does not mean that the author or the publisher endorses the information the organization or Website may provide or recommendations it may make. Further, readers should be aware that Internet Websites listed in this work may have changed or disappeared between when this work was written and when it is read. For general information on our other products and services or to obtain technical support please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at (800) 762-2974, outside the U.S. at (317) 572-3993 or fax (317) 572-4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. For more information about Wiley prod- ucts, please visit our web site at www.wiley.com. Library of Congress Control Number: 2007940644 ISBN: 978-0-470-09758-8 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Book design by Elizabeth Brooks Book production by Wiley Publishing, Inc. Composition Services 01_097588 ffirs.qxp 1/4/08 8:45 AM Page iv 5 Act I 1 Suiting the Action to the Word: Shakespeare and Manga Act II Act III Act IV Act V 139 113 71 41 02_097588 ftoc.qxp 1/4/08 8:46 AM Page v Adam Sexton is author of Master Class in Fiction Writing and edi- tor of the anthologies Love Stories, Rap on Rap, and Desperately Seeking Madonna. He has written on art and entertainment for The New York Times and The Village Voice, and he teaches fiction writing and literature at New York University and critical read- ing and writing at Parsons School of Design. A graduate of Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son. Yali Lin works in an animal shelter by day and draws comics by night. She lives in New York City with her roommate, two cats, and two rabbits. This is her first published work and you can e-mail her about it or anything else at