Articles tagged "neil gaiman"

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Madame Xanadu: Disenchanted

by Kevin M. Brettauer

[3.Nov.09] :. Reminiscent, in all the best ways, of Neil Gaiman and Kurt Vonnegut’s finest works, Matt Wagner’s opening salvo of his new Vertigo series shows the world still has need for the archetypes inherent in Wagner’s Parsifal.

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Inside the world of Neil Gaiman: ‘Coraline’ author living his dream life

by Julia Keller [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[27.May.09] :. You are inside Neil Gaiman’s mind. (Hands and feet must stay within the car at all times. Management not responsible, etc.) Please note — now coming into view on your left — a...

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Talking with ‘Blueberry Girl’ author Neil Gaiman

by Tom Beer [Newsday (MCT)]

[18.Mar.09] :. So far, 2009 has been kind to Neil Gaiman. The English-born author, who lives outside Minneapolis, already had a cult following for his comic series, “The Sandman,” and fantasy novels...

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‘Beowulf’ screenwriter says don’t expect `300’ in Viking horns

by Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)]

[16.Nov.07] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Fantasy author Neil Gaiman automatically turns down offers to rewrite others’ work for the screen, but in the case of “Beowulf,” whose 8th-century author...

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‘Stardust’ creator reflects on flights of movie fancy

by Mark de la Vina [San Jose Mercury News, Calif. (MCT)]

[10.Aug.07] :. If there were ever a moment the moviegoing public might suffer from a case of pixie-dust poisoning, now’s the time. With Hogwarts, hobbits and all manner of hobgoblins haunting movies, the...

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Absolute Sandman

by Greg Oleksiuk

[5.Jan.07] :. Without it, there would be no Vertigo today, and perhaps none of the titles that have risen to prominence out of that publishing line.

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Eternals #1

by Mike Lukich

[17.Jul.06] :. Jack Kirby had a knack for creating heady, mind-bending concepts dressed in superhero clothing, and Neil Gaiman simply refines this already brilliant material with sharp dialogue and characterization, while weaving it into a modern context.

 

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

by Stephen Rauch

[7.Nov.05] :. This is the first thing I've read of Neil's where the voice of the narrator sounded just like him. It's sharp and witty and clever and, well, British.

 

MirrorMask: The Illustrated Film Script of the Motion Picture from The Jim Henson Company by Neil Ga

by Glenn McDonald

[2.Aug.05] :. And so we have the strange situation in which we can peruse at length the full script and storyboards well before we have any chance of seeing the movie itself. It's the ultimate spoiler.

 

Neil Gaiman’s A Short Film About John Bolton (2003)

by Dan Devine

[7.Feb.05] :. The affection Neil Gaiman shows for Marcus indicates that he doesn't hate critics, just what we represent: an ethos of inept misinterpretation aimed at elevating the academic over the visceral.

 

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

by Sabadino Parker

Neil Gaiman has fashioned a new myth about modern Americans, a plot constructed of fragments of ancient tales woven into an original and vital drama... 'American Gods' is both complex enough to warrant serious critical analysis, yet with a stylistic simplicity and lightning-fast pace that will engross any reader.