There are two changes in the novel that I've noticed so far which I can't tell if are deliberate or errors. Both relate to Tarvek.
The first is that he's described as having blue eyes, when the close-up on the page where he shuts Aneveka down in the comic version clearly shows brown eyes. I tend to think this is an error, as I don't see why blue vs. brown does anything for the plot.
The second is his last name is written "Sturmvarous" in the book and "Sturmvorous" in the comic. This could be significant because "vorous", according to dictionary.com means "eating" or getting sustenence from. I had always liked that bit, thinking that maybe the Storm King would eat the storm to create peace rather than be someone who brings the storm. "Varous", as far as I can tell, means nothing. It could be an important change, or a "spell-check editing" error, where his name got into the spell-checker incorrectly and was changed incorrectly. There are other "spell-check editing errors" or I wouldn't be suggesting this. (Discrete is used for discreet more than once--arrgh1)
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Change or Mistake?
Date: 2012-04-08 02:25 pm (UTC)The first is that he's described as having blue eyes, when the close-up on the page where he shuts Aneveka down in the comic version clearly shows brown eyes. I tend to think this is an error, as I don't see why blue vs. brown does anything for the plot.
The second is his last name is written "Sturmvarous" in the book and "Sturmvorous" in the comic. This could be significant because "vorous", according to dictionary.com means "eating" or getting sustenence from. I had always liked that bit, thinking that maybe the Storm King would eat the storm to create peace rather than be someone who brings the storm. "Varous", as far as I can tell, means nothing. It could be an important change, or a "spell-check editing" error, where his name got into the spell-checker incorrectly and was changed incorrectly. There are other "spell-check editing errors" or I wouldn't be suggesting this. (Discrete is used for discreet more than once--arrgh1)