From the July 13, 2005 Philippine Daily Inquirer: Daring to dream with Neil Gaiman All of a sudden, Neil Gaiman’s fingers are stained with the stains of his imaginations, the long, slender, pale fingers splattered with blood-like liquid. He pauses, and then begins to wipe the blots with a napkin. “I’m getting ink everywhere,” he […]
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From the July 16, 2005 New Straits Times: In Awe of Gaiman He’s funny. So polite and friendly. Smells clean too. Oh, a master storyteller he definitely is. THREE weeks ago, I found out that Neil Gaiman would be in Singapore at the invitation of the British Council to give a series of talks and […]
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With thanks to Steve and Eden for both bringing this to my attention. From TOKYOPOP: The Jim Henson Company, TOKYOPOP, and Neil Gaiman Set to Bring “MirrorMask” and Classic Fantasy Titles to Manga Original Graphic Novels Based on “MirrorMask,” “The Dark Crystal,” and “Labyrinth” Scheduled for Fall 2006 Release LOS ANGELES, CA — (MARKET WIRE) […]
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Two from the July 15-16 BusinessWorld (Philipines): You like me, you really, really like me It’s quite ironic that the first thing he said to a screaming, clapping wild crowd of 3,000 was “I’m sorry I’m late.” Filipinos are used to apologizing for their infamous tardiness, or not apologizing at all. But that is Neil […]
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Neil will be Guest of Honor at Balticon, the Maryland Regional Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, from May 26 – 29, 2006 at the Marriott’s Hunt Vally Inn. More detailed information, including hotel information, directions, transportation options, programming, and exhibits, are available on the convention website, http://www.balticon.org Email info-request@bsfs.org with the word subscribe as the […]
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From the July 12, 2005 Kirkus Reviews: The West African spider-trickster god Anansi presides benignly over this ebullient partial sequel to Gaiman’s award-winning fantasy American Gods (2001). In his earthly incarnation as agelessly spry “Mr. Nancy,” the god has died, been buried and mourned (in Florida), and has left (in England) an adult son called […]
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From the most recent CBLDF mailing: CBLDF HOSTS ALL-STAR SAN DIEGO AUCTION Original art by Will Eisner, Jim Lee, Dave Sim, Dave Gibbons, CraigThompson, J. Scott Campbell; an original Alan Moore Swamp Thingscript; a portfolio of top-notch Sandman art; artifacts fromMirrorMask; and rare editions, such as the uncirculated GraphittiDesigns signed hardcover edition of Watchmen are […]
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From the July 8th Business Times: Weaving dreams He’s all in dramatic black but ascribes the sepulchral choice of colour to ease – ‘I don’t have to wake up in the morning and worry about which black goes with which black, unlike those who pick browns and blues’ – and the signature leather jacket to […]
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From the July 9th Channel News Asia: Award-winning writer Neil Gaiman gets warm reception from S’pore fans Award-winning British writer Neil Gaiman was in Singapore last week. Best known for his cult series The Sandman, the 44-year-old author is widely acknowledged as one of the top 10 living post-modern writers. Many came in droves to […]
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From the July 10th Malaysia Star: The man in black speaks He’s been called the King of Dreams after the mega popular character he created, but in person, Neil Gaiman looks more like a scruffy Mat Rock than a king. One could hardly see his face under the floppy, shaggy curls. Then there were the […]
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