Neil Gaiman

I don't care if it's about vampires, but please don't say Twilight. I'm quite honestly tired of seeing it. Anyway, my favorite author is Neil Gaiman. Dean Koontz has some good stuff too, such as Odd Thomas. Oh and I enjoyed the Anita Blake series. I'm looking for a more nature-focused dark fantas...

By Neil(noreply@blogger.com) A quick reminder (as I was just asked) that today is the day that the bookshop Graveyard Book party reports have to be in to Harper Collins. By 9 pm PST. PS -- Widgett's Graveyard Book Dessert competition winners have been announced over at http://www.needcoffee.com/2009/11/06/graveyard-...

I want to buy a new fantasy book to read but I don't know which to choose between these two;I heard they're both very good.What do you recommend?Which is better,more compelling and worth reading,in your opinion?I like the Twilight series,Uglies, Harry Potter,Blue Bloods,Blood and Choc...

Looking for a good read. I like sci-fi/fantasy but nothing too weird. I'm not a teenager but I loved the Twilight series, thought the Lisbeth Salanders books were excellent(anyone know the English release of the 3rd book?), really enjoyed the Night Watch series by Lukyanenko, I like Neil G...

By Dan Guy(noreply@blogger.com) Mr. G writes from China, wishing me to direct your attention to the latest poppet creation from Lisa Snellings, Poppet Reads The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. This is the first in a whole Poppets Explore The Graveyard Book series to come. Lisa is donating 20% of the sale from Poppet Reads The G...

By Dan Guy(noreply@blogger.com) A brief update concerning Neil's talk, "Neil Gaiman on Graphic Novels and Fantasy", at the Singapore Writers Festival. Due to the overwhelming response for Neil Gaiman tickets, we have now moved his talk “Neil Gaiman on Graphic Novels and Fantasy” from Chamber, The Arts House to Victori...

By Avid Reader Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (2009) by writer Neil Gaiman and artist, Andy Kubert. Currently sells in hardcover (Deluxe Edition) for $24.99 US, 128 pgs and distributed by DC Comics. Batman creator was Bob Crane. So Neil Gaiman gets to write the last Batman story, eh? Or at least it...

I am a HUGE book fan. I had the flu for two days and read 6 of my favorite books in that time span. So now I'm stuck. I am running out of books... again. I've reread all the ones I love 3 to 10 times. Its getting serious! Here are my favorite books: American Gods, Anansi Boys and Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman DaVi...

By Jenni Miller So, fan girls and boys, let's hope this holiday season will bring another treat under the tree or Hanukkah bush from the prolific author behind Coraline (the book), American Gods, Stardust (the book), Anansi Boys, and of course, the graphic novel series Sandman. Along with that lump of co...

By noreply@blogger.com (Neil) Question Time with Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman Signing Coraline (screening) Introduced by Neil Gaiman. Reading: Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman: Finding Fandom Neil Gaiman, Tom Galloway Neil Gaiman, Cory Doctorow Neil Gaiman, Cheryl Morgan Kaffeeklatsch – Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman Signing

By noreply@blogger.com (Neil) Just a short follow-up on last night's post: More UK media on the stamps: a really good article on the Fantasy Stamps (with stories) in The Times: And I noticed this morning Dave McKean grumbled that he didn't say the innocuous things the BBC attribute to him in this one. Hi Neil,

Having a film based on a story by Neil Gaiman should be the first clue that this isn't an everyday run-of-the-mill children's film. If anything, adults will probably get more of a kick out of it. There's a scene where Miss Forcible, ...

Neil Gaiman burying Batman? That just happened in comic books. Now you can see a great comic book series come to life just like you used to. Starting this April 28th, now available as a two disc set from Buena Vista Home Entertainment and Marvel Comics ...

 South Africa - Ailsa Windsor, Ailsa Windsor Her father, author – Neil Gaiman, after unsuccessfully searching for a book with this theme for his daughter decided to write one of his own combining his own childhood experiences. ‘I wanted to write a book about what being brave is. ...

Neil Gaiman is back with another children's novel, The Graveyard Book. It received the 2009 Newberry Award and is illustrated by Dave mckean. You may remember I reviewed another of Gaiman's books, Coraline. The Graveyard Book shows the leaps and bounds ...

 Ca Other than a Neil Gaiman-written Riddler story that he drew for "Secret Origins," you may never have seen his work, even though he's written and drawn dozens of comics over the past few decades. His style has changed a bit over the years, ...

By Ethan Sacks 'Blueberry Girl' was originally a prayer written by Neil Gaiman for his good - and then very pregnant - friend, Tori Amos, in 2000. When Neil Gaiman, dressed in his trademark black, walked into Books of Wonder for a recent signing for ... by 'Coraline' author Neil Gaiman Newsday

By George Not surprisingly, authors who have more willingly entered the 21st century, such as Cory Doctorow, John Scalzi, Neil Gaiman, and Wil Wheaton, have attacked Blount’s argument with gusto. Wil even provides an amusing side-by-side audio comparison (MP3) of himself and the Mac’s “Alex” v...

By Avid Reader Coraline, written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean, tells the story of a young girl who bravely saves herself and her parents from the ghosts that inhabit their home. Coraline Jones and her parents stay in a divided up flat. The flat below them is occupied by Miss Spink and Miss F...

Neil Gaiman is the award-winning writer of several comic book series, most notably Black Orchid and Sandman. He has also written several novels, including American Gods, the Newbury Medal winning The Graveyard Book and Stardust. ... Movie Review: Coraline Blogcritics.org

Based on a story by the prolific (and now Newbery Medal-winning) Neil Gaiman, the film is set in an isolated house into which young Coraline Jones and her workaholic parents just moved. Her parents have little time for her, and so she is forced to go ... Coraline review Den Of Geek

Adapted by director Henry Selick from a novella by author Neil Gaiman, ‘Coraline’ is the stop-motion animated story of a girl who slips between worlds. ... VIDEO: 'Coraline' star Teri Hatcher has never told her child to ... Los Angeles Times

Neil Gaiman's 'Coraline' gets a 3-D twist If dour little Wednesday Addams needed a new best friend to pal around with, Coraline Jones would be the one for her. The heroine of Neil Gaiman's 2002 ... Coraline (Review) Cincinnati CityBeat Coraline Review TheInsider.com

Over the next two years, Gaiman - having become a household name amongst sci-fi and fantasy fans for his Sandman graphic novels and other works of fiction - used the small amount of spare time he had before bed writing 50 words a night, or about a page ...

Part 3 of 4: P. Craig Russell discusses parallel narrative and the use of props using art from his graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s MURDER MYSTERIES. Part 3 of 4: P. Craig Russell discusses parallel narrative and the use of props using art from his graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gai...

By rss@youtube.com (sffchronicles) The first SFF Chronicles broadcast, covering Matt Smith's appointment as Doctor Who no.11; Terry Pratchett's knighthood, and a review of The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. More: http://www.sffchronicles.co.uk/ Keywords: Science Fiction Fantasy Matt Smith Doctor Who Terry Pratchett N...

 OK - Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite authors. I read American Gods in grad school, at a time when all I really wanted to read was manga and young adult books, ... Neil Gaiman Has Silver-Screen Dream for Spooky Comic Creation Jakarta Globe all 2 news articles

By Fyrefly First Line: There was a hand in the darkness, and it held a knife. Posted in 4 stars, Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult   Tagged: book, book review, neil gaiman, the graveyard book    153. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman; illustrated by Dave McKean (2008) Length: 312 pages Genre: Young Adult...

 CA - Nov 28, 2008 In completely unrelated book news, author Neil Gaiman has posted his recipe for homemade cranberry jelly. "And seeing I have to sit in the kitchen for ...

Award-winning UK author and comic God, Neil Gaiman, might have the world at his feet in many ways but when comes to getting a shiny new Google Android phone, the T-Mobile G1, can he get one? Not a chance. Maybe they were sold out. Nope. It's worse, and funnier, than that. Writing in his blog, Gaima...

By Sascha Segan Fantasy author Neil Gaiman can't get a T-Mobile G1 phone, and wireless salespeople in his area seem really dim. Read more on gearlog.com. A friend of mine passed me this hilarious story from fantasy author Neil Gaiman, in which our hero tries to buy a T-Mobile G1 Google Android phone and finds...

I'm currently making a list of writers/artists/comic books/other recommendations for a friend of mine. He's interested in getting started with the medium as a whole, so no specific "type" of story. I've tried to give him some examples across several genres, though I have a huge lack of kno...

By fredsolo@live.com (The Fourth Wall) May 25, 2008 Featuring Jesse, Art, and Freddie with special guest Seth COMICS Captain America #38 Ghost Rider #23 Amazing Spiderman #560 Dead, She Said # 1 Gutwrencher The End League The Walking Dead #1 (SE) Mark Millar’s Fantastic Four #557 Neil Gaiman’s The Facts in the Case of the Depar...

By Johnny Butane There are some books out there that I don’t feel should ever be attempted to be adapted for films; The Dark Tower series is one I’ve always been afraid of being tainted. But then there are the books that simply beg to be translated to the big screen, and the Neil Gaiman/Terry Pratchett masterp...

2007 marks a banner year for Gaiman's talents on the big screen, as he's providing the source novel for Matthew Vaughn's Stardust and the screenplay (with Roger Avary) for Robert Zemeckis' Beowulf, while overseeing Henry Selick's translation to screen of his Coraline and preparing to...

By Jon Condit Especially if one of those project is Neverwhere, probably one of the best things Gaiman’s ever written. The original miniseries that was on the BBC many, many moons ago was actually written specifically for the small screen, the book followed after, and now a new version has been penned f...

By Kevin Kelly Filed under: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comic/Superhero/Geek, ComicConGiven the fact that everywhere you turn at this year's Comic-Con you see something else with Neil Gaiman's name on it, it's surprising that I was able to corner him for an interview with Cinemat...

By Nisha Gopalan First exclusive peek out of San Diego's Comic-Con: Robert Zemeckis' Beowulf. If you aren't familiar, this is the motion-capture CGI film based on the dark Anglo-Saxon epic about a mercenary named Beowulf (Sexy Beast's Ray Winstone, pictured at left, with...

By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) Gaiman said that  “Beowulf is the oldest story in the English language.” Gaiman says that’s the genius of Robert Zemeckis, before taking questions from the crowd. Comment on this now or read more at slashfilm.com. Tags: Beowulf, Neil Gaiman, Roger Avary

By Mel Odom Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves are both award winning writers. They also both rose to prominence outside the novel arena. Gaiman scripted the Sandman comic series that lasted 75 issues plus specials. Since that time he’s gone on to script many other things, including novels, television sh...

By Richard Marcus Of course there's a very good reason for the book's qualities. Interworld is the result of melding the fantastical mind of Neil Gaiman, responsible for books like Stardust, American Gods, and the movie MirrorMask, with the science fiction brain of Michael Reaves, who's written televis...

By Richard Marcus Neil Gaiman is of course the author of an incredible body of work ranging from graphic novels, The Sandman series, and movie scripts (MirrorMask), to a multitude of books and short stories for adults and children. His books can scare you half to death and leave you delighted and smiling. But...

By Bill Sherman As someone who was largely out to lunch when Neal Gaiman and friends conquered the world of mainstream comics with their darkly romantic fantasy GNs, I'm not the best man to play "Spot the Sandman Swipe" with Mike Carey & John Bolton's God Save the Queen (Vertigo). As a result, I'm force...

By Neil Anyway. Just a quick, happy post to say that Fragile Things was just nominated for the Edge Hill Prize for the short story. According the web site (http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/Faculties/HMSAS/English/CreativeWriting/NWShortStory.htm)

Acclaimed writer Neil Gaiman sits down with Editor–in–Chief Joe Quesada to talk Eternals and now you get to listen in! Too big for just one podcast, Marvel will be releasing this three part podcast in the coming week with part one now on Marvel.com.

By Web Elf This is a message from your neighborhood Web Elf. Neil is off waging a great battle against a pile of blank paper, and he has asked me to tell you he is Alive and Well. (For the curious, there's some rogue footage of Neil reading a chapter of The Graveyard Book on YouTube that may tide you over till...

By The Comic Brief by CBR News Team, Editor Vess has long exhibited a distinct style, notably in his collaborations with Neil Gaiman such as Sandman, for which they won the World Fantasy Award and the Will Eisner Comics Industry Award and Stardust, which is forthcoming as a major motion picture.

By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) Tags: Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Mathew Vaughn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Neil Gaiman, Peter OToole, Robert DeNiro, Rupert Everett, Sienna Miller, Stardust, Movie Trailers, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Movie Marketing, Paramount Pictures, Adaptation

Harlequin Valentine" in Fragile Things has a connection to something rather like a clockwork machine; what is it, and when did you first see it? Do works by this artist live with you now?" What was it like going to House on the Rock when you were working on American Gods? Did you get to spend mu...

By Robert Newton Neil Gaiman has built an empire of words over the last two decades. He has not only become one of the top writers in modern comics with series like Sandman becoming modern classics and his Hitchhiker's Guide guide Don't Panic becoming somewhat of a de facto Douglas Adams reference, but he ha...