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Year 2009

 

Rate Video: Sandman: The Dream Hunters Part 2Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Tue, May 19

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By rss@youtube.com (GriffinPilgrim) Author: GriffinPilgrim Keywords: Sandman Neil Gaiman The Dream Hunters reading more of book just because can Added: May 19, 2009

Rate Video: Neil Gaiman talks about and reads Blueberry Girl at Books of Wonder in NY on March 7th 2009Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Mar 8

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By rss@youtube.com (krunchyfrog) Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess at an appearance in Books of Wonder... Author: krunchyfrog Keywords: Neil Gaiman Charles Vess Blueberry Girl New York Sandman Books of Wonder reading Added: March 8, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Mar 4

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By rss@youtube.com (amberthestylist) My review of The Sandman volume 2, The Doll's House, by Neil Gaiman. Author: amberthestylist Keywords: comics comicbooks graphicnovels dc vertigo gaiman sandman morpheus endless Added: March 4, 2009

Rate Video: Sandman By Neil Gaiman 8 Worlds End Read by Jessie, Olly and DanielVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Jan 19

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By rss@youtube.com (Testaclays) 3 simple towns folk read an extract from the worlds end. Author: Testaclays Keywords: neil gaiman sand man sandman worlds end reading book pirates hanging story Added: January 19, 2009

Rate Video: Neil Gaiman (Coraline, American Gods) talks about his writing style on ThinkTalkVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Dec 15

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By rss@youtube.com (ThinkTalkNetworks) Author: ThinkTalkNetworks Keywords: ThinkTalk The Blank Page Coraline Mirrormask writer author best-selling author Anansi Boys DC Comis Sandman BBC Neverwhere American Gods award-winner successful Added: December 15, 2008

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Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Nov 1

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By rss@youtube.com (ajsztehlo) Me drawing the Sandman. Keep in mind that this is my first video and recording of me drawing, so hopefully I will get better in the future. Here is a link to a proffesional image of the Sandman: http://bugpowder.com/gallery/tshirts/sandman.jpg

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Rate Open Question: What happened to the second volume of The Absolute Sandman by Neil Gaiman?

Original at Yahoo! Answers external link    Thu, Dec 3

Alright, my grandma just ordered volumes 1, 3, and 4 of Neil Gaiman's The Absolute Sandman as a gift for me for Christmas. She said she couldn't find a reliable online source that was selling Volume 2, and that she hoped I could find it somewhere since she couldn't. I searched around and I seem t...

Rate Top 100 Comic Book Storylines #75-71

Original at Comics Should Be Good! external link    Wed, Dec 2

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A Game of You" by Neil Gaiman, Colleen Doran, Shawn McManus, Bryan Talbot and many inkers (Sandman #32-37) - 139 points (2 first place votes) 71 (tie). ...

Rate Neil Gaiman Asks: Heard Any Good Books Lately?

Original at NPR external link    Mon, Nov 30

Author Neil Gaiman's best-known works include The Graveyard Book; Coraline; Stardust; the Sandman series of graphic novels; and Good Omens, ... and more »

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Rate Top-shelf graphic novels make excellent gifts

Original at San Jose Mercury News external link    Wed, Nov 25

Sandman: The Dream Hunters" by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell (Vertigo, $24.99): Want to show how hip you are to the graphic novel scene? ...

Rate Indoor delights

Original at The Coast external link    Wed, Nov 18

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Absolute Sandman 2 by Neil Gaiman with Dave McKean, Coleen Doran, P. Craig Russell, Shawn MacManus and Kelly Jones (DC)A big part of what got comics taken ...

Rate Amanda Palmer covers Tings Tings, admits to never reading Gaiman book at ...

Original at Examiner.com external link    Mon, Nov 16

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Brooklyn Vegan (blog) Amanda Palmer admitted to never reading Sandman, best-selling graphic novel by her beau, author Neil Gaiman. The crimson-haired Dresden Doll had a few other ... Amanda Palmer & Nervous Cabaret played MHOW (pics), covered Ting Tings w ...Brooklyn Vegan (blog)

Rate Death - Absolute HC Review

Original at IGN external link    Tue, Nov 10

November 10, 2009 - In the introduction to Sandman: Endless Nights, Neil Gaiman wrote of Death - "It's hard not to love her. ...

Rate Tim Martin reviews a batch of comics, including Neil Gaiman's Batman and The ...

Original at Telegraph.co.uk external link    Mon, Nov 9

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Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? by Neil Gaiman et al Neil Gaiman, the creator of The Sandman and Coraline, returns to comics with a tale ...

Rate Email Interview with Gary Reed

Original at Examiner.com external link    Mon, Nov 9

Neil Gaiman was doing the very sophisticated Sandman then and Frank Miller was entering his new phase of work with Sin City and 300. ...

Rate The Little Stories of Neil Gaiman

Original at The UrbanWire external link    Mon, Nov 9

“I just remember thinking, if this plane goes down, nobody will see Black Orchid and the Sandman thing I started,” recalled Gaiman. ... and more »

Rate Neil Uncut Part 4

Original at newsarama.com external link    Mon, Nov 9

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Neil Gaiman talks about Sandman and The Absolutes. Credit: IMAGINOVA newsarama.com

October of 2009

 

Rate Open Question: What are your top 5 graphic novels of all time?

Original at Yahoo! Answers external link    Tue, Oct 13

How about favorite comics writers? Mine: Alane Moore Dave Mckean (Artist) Neil Gaiman Just a little poll. :) Mine: 5. League Of Extraordinary Gentleman 4. The Sandman 3. Arkham Asylum: Serious House on Serious Earth 2. V For Vendetta 1. Watchmen What are your top ones, and why?

Rate Maurice Sendak and his 'Wild Things': The legacy of their 1963 rumpusVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Sun, Oct 11

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By Geoff Boucher A mixed reaction to the film would mirror the book's initial reception. Scott Timberg Patrick Goldstein: Something has gone wrong with "Wild Things" film Neil Gaiman: 20th anniversary of "Sandman" is "baffling and inspiring" ON THE SET: A look at the magic of "Coraline"

Rate Open Question: What's the innkeeper's name in Sandman: Worlds' End by Neil Gaiman?

Original at Yahoo! Answers external link    Sun, Oct 11

I've been searching through lists of Sandman characters but they're kinda incomplete cause they miss out on other minor characters like Brant Tucker and Charlene Mooney from the Worlds' End. I pretty much need to know the innkeeper's name (if she's got any) O_o -- cause I just burrowed the...

Rate Open Question: Does anyone know where I can read "Sandman" by Neil Gaiman online?

Original at Yahoo! Answers external link    Fri, Oct 9

I've been looking for awhile, but can't seem to find it. Can anybody point me in the right direction?

Year 2009

 

Rate Open Question: where can i read or download online the comic "The Sandman" by Neil Gaiman ?

Original at Yahoo! Answers external link    Tue, Sep 29

where can i download or read the book online ? i am really desperate . Comic: "The Sandman" by Neil Gaiman and also, if you can, can i have the comics "Lucifer" and "Cain and Abel" ? THANK YOU in advance :)

Rate Fans Rejoice: Neil Gaiman's Short Film is Official

Original at Cinematical external link    Sat, Sep 5

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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...

Rate One more round: '100 Bullets' tonight at Meltdown ComicsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Sat, Jul 11

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By Geoff Boucher Tonight's the night. Go to Meltdown Comics to pay homage to unforgettable decade-long run of "100 Bullets" and to also support a good cause ... Neil Gaiman: "A Sandman movie is an inevitability" Don't send "Watchmen" DVD to Alan Moore: "I will be spitting venom all over it" 

Rate Prepare for the Guillermo del Toro decade: 'The Hobbit' director is just getting started

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Wed, Jul 1

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By Geoff Boucher Here's a trailer for the novel...) Neil Gaiman dreams: "A Sandman movie is an inevitability" H.P. Lovecraft and Hollywood, an unholy alliance? Guillermo del Toro signs "The Strain" in Hollywood Photo at bottom: : Neil Gaiman.  Credit: Jennifer S. Altman / For The Times

Rate H.P. Lovecraft and Hollywood -- an unholy alliance?

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Fri, Jun 26

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By Geoff Boucher H.P. Lovecraft died 72 years ago but he may soon be enjoying quite the afterlife in Hollywood. Neil Gaiman dreams: "A Sandman movie is an inevitability" CREDITS: Lovecraft photo from I.S.T.A. Photo of Neil Gaiman by Jennifer S. Altman/For the Times

Rate Podcast: The Father's Day & Invisible Plane Post

Original at Neil Gaiman's Journal external link    Sun, Jun 21

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By noreply@blogger.com (Neil) And no, I don't think I could officially authorise such an anthology (given that the Sandman is owned by DC Comics.) If someone did it, however, on the web or on paper, I would be delighted. ET Declan Hi Neil - Hey Neil, Wayward young writer here. Hello Mr. Gaiman,

Rate House of Mystery, Vol. 1: Room and Boredom

Original at PopMatters external link    Tue, May 26

 IL of Fables (with Willingham himself being the writer of Fables as well) bring their fantasy magic to a once long running DC Comics anthology series, House of Mystery from which, Neil Gaiman had borrowed characters from to populate his Sandman world. ...

Rate uk's Royal Mail Goes Mythical

Original at TheOneRing.net external link    Wed, May 20

 New Zealand Issued on 16 June, the six stamps feature fantastical characters from the uk's rich history of folklore and legend, brought to life by the artist Dave mckean and Neil Gaiman, bestselling novelist and creator with mckean of the Sandman comic. ...

Rate Lists like you like them!

Original at Comics Should Be Good! external link    Sun, May 17

 Ca Absolute Sandman volume 4 by Neil Gaiman and a bunch of artists. I would have picked volume 1, myself, but whatever. 26. Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon. 27. Black Hole by Charles Burns. I have to read this, don't I? 29. ...

Rate Author Neil Gaiman has a house full of Macs, but still writes his ...

Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk external link    Thu, May 7

 UK Neil Gaiman is the author of Coraline – the 3D movie version of which is now showing across the UK – as well as the novels Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys and the graphic novel series Sandman. Gaiman won the 2009 Newbery Award for his ...

Rate Contrariwise: A lifetime of permanent literature

Original at Examiner.com external link    Wed, Apr 29

During the Neil Gaiman-theme week, Contrariwise featured tattoos of the Sandman and the key to Hell from Gaiman's graphic novel series. Other authors that have their works tattooed on multiple fans include Kurt Vonnegut, Shel Silverstein, EE Cummings, ...

Rate Masterpiece transcends its medium

Original at The University of Alabama Crimson White external link    Tue, Apr 7

 AL Neil Gaiman, author of the finished “Sandman” series, got this idea from the Australian Aboriginal people, who include it heavily in their mythologies. The title character, Morpheus (more commonly referred to simply as “Dream”) is one of seven in a ...

Rate Talk Nerdy to Me: Mike Carey on The Unwritten

Original at Newsarama external link    Sat, Apr 4

 NJ I’ve called Mike Carey the heir apparent to Neil Gaiman several times, and like Sandman and many other works, this will be a story about stories, about the nature of fiction and characters. You hear writers talk time and again about their characters ...

Rate Josh Brolin on the reloaded 'Jonah Hex': 'I'm feeling great about it now'

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Thu, Mar 5

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By Geoff Boucher Neil Gaiman on "Sandman" director: "There is someone out there" CREDITS: Josh Brolin on the red carpet of the 2009 Oscars, photo by Chris Pizzello/Associated Press. Neil Gaiman photo by Jennifer S. Altman/For The Los Angeles Times. Artwork courtesy of DC Comics.

Rate Opinion: Talking To Neil Gaiman About ‘Coraline’

Original at Pop Culture Zoo external link    Sun, Feb 15

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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

Rate Opinion: Neil Gaiman's Coraline Hits Theatres As First Ever Stop-Motion 3-D ...

Original at CityNews external link    Fri, Feb 6

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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 ...

Rate Ed Brubaker goes 'Incognito'Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Fri, Jan 9

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By Geoff Boucher The first issue of the Icon/Marvel Comics series sold out, and a second printing, with this cover right here, will soon be on its way to stands. Ex Machina," the perfectly wired graphic novel Neil Gaiman on the Hollywood future of "Sandman"

Rate Neil Gaiman dreams of Morpheus onscreen: 'A Sandman movie is an inevitability'

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Wed, Dec 3

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By Geoff Boucher GB: This seems to be the golden age of comic-book films and your Hollywood profile has risen with "Beowulf," "Stardust" and the upcoming "Coraline." So what can you tell us about the status of "The Sandman" as a Hollywood project? Neil Gaiman's "Coraline" coming to life

Rate Neil Gaiman: 'Alan Moore got to be the Beatles. ... I was Gerry and the Pacemakers'

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Tue, Dec 2

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By Geoff Boucher READ PART ONE OF THIS INTERVIEW WEDNESDAY, PART THREE: Neil Gaiman talks more about his Hollywood dreams for "The Sandman" as well as his disappointments with "Stardust" and anxieties about the February release of "Coraline." Neil Gaiman's "Coraline" coming to life

Rate Dream a little dream: Neil Gaiman on the 20th anniversary of 'The Sandman'

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Mon, Dec 1

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By Geoff Boucher TOMORROW, PART TWO: Gaiman talks more about "The Sandman" and his own role in the "British invasion" of comics: "Alan Moore got to be the Beatles .... I was Gerry & the Pacemakers." Neil Gaiman's "Coraline" coming to life Alan Moore on "Watchmen" film: "I will be spitting venom all over it"

Rate 5 Ways That Sandman Changed The World

Original at io9 external link    Sat, Nov 15

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By Graeme McMillan This week saw the 20th anniversary of the release of the first issue of The Sandman, Neil Gaiman's now-classic fantasy series that rewrote the rules of mainstream comics more than once in its' 75-issue run. Without Sandman, we may never have seen comics like Fables, Y: The Last Man or The In...

Rate Prince of Stories - The Many Worlds of Neil Gaiman Review

Original at You Look Like A Little Kid With A Beard external link    Mon, Oct 13

By Little Kid As any comic fan worth his salt will know, Neil Gaiman is huge, titanic, a colossus in the field. The Sandman series helped kick start the graphic novel revolution and bring a veneer of respectability to the genre. ...

Year 2007

 

Rate Book Review: InterWorld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves

Original at Blogcritics external link    Thu, Jun 28

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...

Rate Book Review: M Is For Magic by Neil Gaiman

Original at Blogcritics external link    Fri, Jun 22

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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...

Rate fireflies

Original at Neil Gaiman's Journal external link    Mon, May 21

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By Neil The second of four beautifully designed slipcased volumes, THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 2 collects issues 21-39 of THE SANDMAN and features remastered coloring on all 19 issues as well as brand-new inks on THE SANDMAN #34 by the issue's original penciller, Colleen Doran, and a host of bonus...

Rate Graphic Novel Review: God Save the Queen by Mike Carey & John Bolton

Original at Blogcritics external link    Sat, May 12

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...

Rate Dark Horse Enchants Collectors With Charles Vess ‘Fairy Princess’ Statue

Original at comic Book Resources external link    Sun, Mar 18

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.

Year 2005

 

Rate Interview: Neil Gaiman

Original at Cinematical external link    Fri, Sep 30

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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...

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