From the July 25, 2005 Publishers Weekly: Talking Manga With Neil Gaiman Calvin Reid: Why manga? Neil Gaiman: I got the idea at the PW/AAP Summit meeting in April. Art Spiegelman and I decided to be on the graphic novel panel. At lunch, I sat next to Tokyopop president John Parker and he said he’d […]
Audio – Galaxy Bookshop (Sydney)
“Kit Brash” has posted a bit of the Anansi Boys reading (in mp3 format) from the Galaxy Bookshop in Sydney. With thanks to Kit for the link!
Audio – State Library of Victoria
A good portion of the State Library of Victoria talk from July 18th is available for download in mp3 format. With thanks to Baralier for the link!
Clippings
This will be a longer “Clippings” post when it is not so near 3am, I think. But I did want to ask if anyone was able to locate the full text of the following article: “Comic release; His fans have been known to faint on meeting him, but Neil Gaiman takes adulation in his stride”, […]
Features – Manila Bulletin Online, Philippine Daily Inquirer
From the Manila Bulletin Online: The encounter that never was It’s come and gone, but for most of the fans, Neil Gaiman’s brief visit to the Philippines is still keeping quite a number of blogs abuzz with their asssorted takes on their encounters. It’s even showed up on local comic strips, such as Lyndon Gregorio’s […]
Hanging Out… Review – Library Journal
From the July 1st Library Journal: McCabe, Joseph. Hanging Out with the Dream King: Conversations with Neil Gaiman and His Collaborators, Fantagraphics. 2005. 300p. ISBN 1-56097-617-9. pap. $17.95. GRAPHIC ARTS Hy Bender’s The Sandman Companion (1999) featured extensive interviews with writer Neil Gaiman on the creation of his acclaimed Sandman series, along with commentary from […]
Features – Sydney Telegraph; Melbourne Age
From the 23rd July Daily Telegraph: Living the fantasy Listen to the softly spoken Neil Gaiman and you would think he had all the time in the world. No rash statements or jumbled thoughts here … he deliberates over questions before giving an eloquent answer, delivered in a soothing tone. By rights, he should speak […]
Clippings
Voting for the Quill Awards starts on August 15, both online and at Borders Bookstores (US). 1602 has been nominated for Best Graphic Novel, and Taverns of the Dead, which contains the short story The Winner, has been nominated for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror. Voting ends September 15th. More talk about the Mirrormask manga in the […]
Interview – inq7.net (Philipines)
From the July 20, 2005 www.inq7.net: More dreamtime with Neil Gaiman In the week leading up to Neil Gaiman’s stay in the Philippines, Just a Philosopher’s Stone’s throw away from his hotel, anti-government protestors had gathered. He was checked into the Peninsula Manila under the name of Mr. Punch, a character from one of his […]
Feature – Manila Times
From the July 17, 2005 Manila Times: The Dream King If I may geek out for just a moment here. I’ve been a rabid comics-collecting fan for the past 20 years (much to the detriment of my savings account), and as such, my knowledge of comics border almost on the pseudo-encyclopedic. Just by looking over […]