4 July 2011
By Neil Gaiman and P Craig Russell Neil Gaiman’s Sandman was a very important book in my development as a comic book fan, but I never really kept up with any of the spin-offs or extras that came out after the series itself ended. I read the last Gaiman-written Sandman stories (Endless Nights) via a book from the library, and…
12 August 2010
By Neil Gaiman and various artists [This is an old piece of writing that I discovered, which I thought should be included in my exhaustive compilation of posts about things I have read/viewed/played.] Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series was a significant touchstone in my comic book reading life, and remains a favourite after all these years. However, it was with a…
6 February 2010
By Neil Gaiman There’s a quote on the front of the book – ‘The best book Neil Gaiman has ever written’ Diana Wynne Jones – and she may have a point. Gaiman has written some great comic books, excellent short stories (as well as not so good ones) and some very good books (I liked Neverwhere, I loved American Gods,…
1 May 2008
Not only do I read a lot of comic books that my local library is so kind to stock for me, I also read the ‘normal’ stuff (you know, without pictures) as well. Apparently, they have a lot of those sort in the library too … An I reviewed Eternals yesterday, it made sense to talk about some of Neil…
30 April 2008
Eternals #1–7 by Neil Gaiman and John Romita Jr Well, I say that the book is by the two artists, but the hardcover title seems to suggest it was only Neil Gaiman responsible for it. Ah well, marketing types know what they are doing, right? JRJr is a very important contributor to the book – just look at pages 2…
26 October 2007
Finally, here on Neil Gaiman Week, we come to the raison d’etre for a week of posts about Neil Gaiman – the film adaptation of Stardust arriving in the UK. Even though the film has been promoted on other factors – the ‘Britishness’ of the film, the director (who happens to be married to a supermodel), the stars involved –…
25 October 2007
Stardust – Being a Romance Within the Realms of Faerie by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess I remember when I first got this book – I was exchanging some comic books for new material, including Stardust. I hadn’t read it before, but I knew that Gaiman had written it and Vess had illustrated it – what else did I need…
24 October 2007
From A Library: Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere by Mike Carey and Glenn Fabry And so continues the strange evolution of Neverwhere – from television series to novel to comic book. Has there been a stranger path? And, to let you know where it came from (this is a Vertigo book so has to use a name for a selling point), it…
23 October 2007
I vaguely remember seeing an episode of Neverwhere when it was first shown on the BBC back in the mid 1990s. The unusual yet pretty face of Laura Fraser, with her big eyes and scruffy clothes, are all I can remember of the show – there wasn’t much in that episode that made me decide to keep watching. I was…
22 October 2007
My chronological memory is rather hazy, which is a shame; when I remember actual things, I do have a strong sense of the memory. I can’t recall when I went to a reading/Q&A by Neil Gaiman – I think it was soon after I returned to London, which would be about mid to late 1990s but I wouldn’t swear to…