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How I Won An Eisner Award
By Rich Johnston. It's true. You won't have seen my name or that of Bleeding Cool's on the nomination, but I won it all the same. Or co-won. Or I was part
And The Winner Is… Here Are The Folks That Took Home Eisners Last Night
The awards are the industry equivalent to the Oscars with awards presented by The Nerdist's Chris Hardwick, TV personality and writer Jonathan Ross, best selling author Neil Gaiman and actors John Barrowman and James Marsters. But what would an Eisner post be without "The Kiss"… [youtube]http://youtu.be/FGWiF126IF4[/youtube] Best Short Story: "Moon 1969: The True Story of the 1969 Moon Launch," by Michael Kupperman, in Tales Designed to Thrizzle #8 (Fantagraphics) Best Single Issue[...]
The Cover To Sandman: Overture #1
This is your first look at the cover of Sandman Overture, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, by Dave McKean. And your second look at a page from the series by Neil Gaiman and JH Williams. This is your first look at the cover of Sandman Overture, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, by Dave McKean. And your second[...]
New Sandman: Overture Images From Vertigo's Preview Book: Defy
As you can see, the cover and two interior pages are given to The Sandman: Overture, a six-issue series by Neil Gaiman and J H Williams III But we may not see it before 2014 as the last image shows the publishing schedule through December 2013 without Sandman listed. (Mark edits — the fact that it's not listed[...]
Jonathan Ross And Neil Gaiman To Re-enact "That Kiss" At The Eisners?
I understand that Jonathan Ross will join Neil Gaiman as guest presenters during the upcoming Eisner Awards ceremony this Friday. The last time they stood together on a stage, this happened. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8NxWnMhlso[/youtube] From another angle. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIDTTKdxbT0[/youtube] Of course, they wouldn't want to repeat themselves[...]
Nashville And Neil Gaiman – The Last Signing Tour
Trent Pitts writes; For nearly 25 years Neil Gaiman has sat at the head of lines of mythic length Signing the mementos his followers put before him After that quarter of a decade, he announced his final signing tour of America The line would be capped in the summer of 2013 and his heroic labor complete[...]
For Marvelman, A New Hope? Nope.
We talked to Glasweigan writer Andrew Hope last year about his new Marvel comic project. Of which he couldn't say much. Hope was a peer of Mark Millar
Michael Sheen On Comics, And Neil Gaiman
Michael Sheen on comic books and Neil Gaiman at the hands of drama college student Gary "Here's the Watchmen, here's Swamp Thing, here's Hellblazer and here's the Sandman and my education began." Sheen is reading An Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman for Radio 4's Book At Bedtime from Monday, through the[...]
Sandman: Overture – The New Name For Sandman Zero, Plus New Vertigo Comics, Hinterkind By Edginton, The Discipline By Peter Milligan And The Dead Boy Detectives
The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman and JH Williams III, will begin on Oct 30, and be published bi-monthly, so says DC Comics to the New York Times. Other new projects include Hinterkind by Ian Edginton, which focuses on a post-apocalyptic world in which the creatures of myth and legend have returned The Discipline by Peter Milligan, an erotic[...]
Neil Gaiman Happy To Lick His New Novel Repeatedly
Heri Mcochka writes; At the Forbidden Planet Signing this past Tuesday for some reason known only to Neil Gaiman.. He started to Lick his own book…. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGr3-QWEkXw[/youtube] At least he found it embarrassing at the end It distracted me from taking these gritty black and white pictures of the event here. [...]
Chris Ware, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Joe Sacco, Posy Simmonds, Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Paul Cornell And More At Edinburgh's "Stripped" Event
Chris Ware, Joe Sacco, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Paul Cornell and Posy Simmonds are taking are part in Stripped as part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Other names include Denise Mina, Paul Gravett, Melinda Gebbie, Warren Pleece, Roger Gibson, Chris Riddell, Jon Naught,  Stephen Collins, Robin and Lorenzo Etherington, Robbie Morrison, Jim[...]
New Neverwhere From Neil Gaiman And Sandman In A Flower
Stephen Lacey writes; Tonight Neil Gaiman spoke to a packed audience at the Peacock Theatre about his new novel The Ocean at the End Of The Lane The Q&As threw up some interesting tidbits. Regarding Sandman Zero, Gaiman reinforced that more favourable contract terms led to the project coming about He's driving his editors 'mad and sad'[...]
Karen Gillan As Angela – How Journalism Works
It quite categorically states that Karen Gillen is playing Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane's character Angela in the new Guardians Of The Galaxy movie It was then picked up by the tabloid Scottish paper, the Sunday Mail, which has no relation to the Daily Mail However, the article doesn't appear on the Daily Mail or[...]
Things To Do In London If You Like Comics
Adults only, obviously. Tomorrow it's the official launch of a bunch of SelfMadeHero titles, including The Man Who Laughs by David Hine and Mark Stafford, at Gosh Comics. Saturday, there's the Orbital Comics Pop Up Shop at Ritzy Brixton, alongside the release of Man Of Steel. At Forbidden Planet on Monday, Neil Gaiman is signing copies of Ocean[...]
Sandman Zero Has A New Title As Of Yesterday
  We know that Sandman Zero was pitched years ago but DC and Neil Gaiman couldn't agree terms Then, last year, Bleeding Cool broke the news that terms had been agreed, and DC announced the series by Gaiman and JH Williams III. Last night, in conversation with Chip Kidd, Gaiman told a crowd that as of[...]
Pretty Pictures – From A Biro Judge Dredd To A Neil Gaiman Krazy Kat
I think someone may have got a real bargain with this one. Neil Gaiman holding up the Chris Riddell cover for the UK version of Fortunately, The Milk, out later this year. Kit Seaton gives you "one Buster Keaton, George Herriman, and Neil Himself in the style of Krazy Kat." Ty Romsa gives us a Poison Ivy, describing[...]
A New Cover For 1602's Tenth Birthday And Other Amazon Fish
The Amazon.com listing for Marvel's 10th Anniversary edition of 1602 by Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert still has the old cover image from the original edition. The Amazon.co.uk listing however has the actual cover in question As seen from the point of view of an angel. or Angela. Handy to have when there's a certain Age Of[...]
Possibly Your Last Chance To Get Intimate With Neil Gaiman
I remember when Neil Gaiman did signings with a line still in double digits When I went to a book reading for Neverwhere and could just turn up on the day. Doesn't happen anymore Those kind of semi-intimate occasions where you can see the whites of Neil's eyes (now that he's dropped the sunglasses act) are[...]
The Look Of Angela (UPDATE)
Entertainment Weekly is showing off the new look of Angela, by way of Joe Quesada. Quite a trick, considering how much she seemed to change in appearance
Marvelman – Tuesday Trending Topics
Marvelman rumors were bound to start up again in the wake of last week's Neil Gaiman and Angela news And don't forget this little Kimota tidbit that we ran in January. The Angela news had hit, and people were talking about the possible return of Marvelman/Miracleman with Neil Gaiman and Buckingham at Marvel[...]