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Tag Archives: Neil Gaiman
Hokusai: Demons Available Now
Press Release: The new collection of dream stories by critically acclaimed comics creator Al Davison has a distinctly Japanese flavor. All the stories have the common thread of featuring ‘Kitsune’ or ‘Fox Mothers’ somewhere. These shape-shifting, mischievous creatures of Japanese folk-lore appear to be, sometimes overtly, sometimes secretly, influencing the characters actions, and by extension, the authors dreams. The varieties … read more
Action Comics #894 Review
$3.99, DC
Story: Paul Cornell
Art: Pete Woods
Colours: Brad Anderson
Yup, it’s part 5 of ‘The Black Ring’, which shall forever more be referred to as ‘that issue of Superman with Death in it’.
I’m not quite sure why it’s so jarring to see Neil Gaiman’s Goth-girl incarnation of Death chatting with Lex Luthor. Early issues of The Sandman… read more
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Tagged comic books, DC Comics, Neil Gaiman, superhero comics, Superman
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Coraline Movie Trailer
The official full length trailer from the Neil Gaiman children’s novel (also adapted into a graphic novel by P. Craig Russell) has been doing the rounds for the past few days. Directed by Henry Selick, who was responsible for The Nightmare Before Christmas — which was based on a picture book by Tim Burton, but not, as often assumed, directed … read more
Signal to Noise Graphic Novel Review
Story: Neil Gaiman
Art: Dave McKean
Signal to Noise has one of those rare concepts every aspiring writer wishes they’d come up with first. A film director, diagnosed with cancer, has only a few weeks to live. Tormented by the fact that a long standing personal project he’s longed to make, his unproduced magnum opus, will never see celluloid, he … read more
Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere TPB Review
Originally published 2006, DC Vertigo
Writer: Mike Carey
Art: Glenn Fabry
There’s something foreboding about any book which gives front cover prominence to author over title. It’s a tell-tale sign that a writer has reached a stage wherein his name bears more weight than the quality of his/her material. It’s even less reassuring when said writer has had little input … read more
New Reader’s Guide to Neil Gaiman’s Graphic Novels
With the success of the movie adaptation Stardust, as well as his novel American Gods, Neil Gaiman’s work is finally getting the mainstream attention it deserves. Though alongside Allen Moore, Gaiman has been one of the few American comic writers to enter popular culture, gathering critical acclaim from outside the comic book sphere, many of his appreciators may … read more
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Tagged graphic novels, indie comics, Neil Gaiman, Vertigo Comics
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