This could be... interesting...
Posted by Parsimony (Member # 8140) on :
I am so excited for this movie. Gaiman and McKean are masters and I am looking forward to seeing what they have put together.
I really hope I am not let down, but somehow I think that I won't be.
--ApostleRadio
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
Man, that looks cool.
My progression of "Movies To Get Pumped For" has pretty much gone in this order recently:
Lord of the Rings Prisoner of Azkaban Sin City Batman Begins
And now, this will probably be the heir to my imaginative throne.
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
Neat!
I've never actually liked McKean's printed stuff (too postmodern/angsty for me), but the trailer looks way interesting. And I love Neil Gaiman's writing, so, I'll be there. Posted by Bekenn (Member # 6602) on :
Henson, Gaiman, and McKean... this can't possibly fail to be awesome.
Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
quote:Originally posted by Bekenn: Henson, Gaiman, and McKean... this can't possibly fail to be awesome.
I miss Jim Henson. Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Before watching that trailer I thought his name was pronounced gEYEman not gAYman.
<-- currently reading his first Gaiman novel
Posted by Parsimony (Member # 8140) on :
Which one mph?
<--Has read all his work.
--ApostleRadio
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
American Gods
I've also read A Study in Emerald, which was a fun, cute story, and Coraline, which freaked me out big-time.
But this is the first novel.
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
Head to Netflix and request "Neil Gaiman's A Short Film About John Bolton." Docuwhatever about a horror artist.
Watch that, it's cute. But then head to the special section to see a long video of Gaiman before a crowd. He answers questions, he talks about projects, and, most importantly, he reads several of his short stories and poems, which is worth the price of the DVD. He's an excellent reader and storyteller.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Woah. I didn't know he wrote Sandman.
Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
Yup. That was how I first heard of him. "Sandman" was the first "Mature Readers" comic I ever followed, and it hooked me on his stuff.
Except for that thing he did for Marvel Comics with all their super-heroes trapped in the Elizabethan era (or something) I've liked most of his work.
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
FYI - Neil Gaiman said on his website that the US release would be September 30th, initially in 13 major markets.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I've only read one Sandman story - a Japanese fairytale about a fox and a monk retold by Gaiman and illustrated in watercolor by a Japanese artist. It wasn't done as a comic book - just illustrations. Absolutely beautiful, both the prose and the paintings.
Dagonee
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
The Sandman comic book was pretty much the same thing. Different artists, but throughout Gaiman investigated the nature of dreams and creativity. He explored gods and myths, self-serving lies and inspiring testimonies. He wrote about stories.
The fact that it was in comic book form should in no way diminish the power of the work. One issue, illustrated by Charles Vess, won the World Fantasy Award for Short Fiction in 1991. Almost immediately afterwards there was a rules change that disqualified comics for that category, which seemed petty then and seems petty now.
Posted by Parsimony (Member # 8140) on :
It was petty, and unfortunate. The Sandman is as powerful a work of literature as any other prose work.
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