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Why Buying Stuff For A Significant Geek Is Hard
She wasn't my wife then but she was pretty soon after, I saw to that. However the art of buying a gift for a geek significant other can be dangerous. Take this eBay listing for the hardcover version of Prince Of Stories – The Many Worlds Of Neil Gaiman by Steve Bisette, Hank Wagner and Christopher Golden[...]
Sunday Runaround – The Marvel Brothel
The fools. Midwest Mom Mistakes Neil Gaiman for Neil Patrick Harris A woman named April Roller may be one of the last remaining souls on earth to not know who Neil Gaiman is, but that's okay with Neil — he simply charmed her over to his side. My Name Is Mark Millar Today's comic should speak on its own[...]
Saturday Runaround – It Won't Go For Cover Price
Obviously a six figure sum… but could it go higher? JobWatch: Yen Press is launching a new manga talent search for unpublished creators. Who is eligible: Any artist who has NEVER BEEN PUBLISHED may enter. What to send: Create a 32-page short story using the page parameters below: FilmWatch: Tamara Drewe gets the "not as good as the comic[...]
Sandman: A Game Of Television
The Hollywood Reporter has news that Vertigo comic book The Sandman is in the early stages of being developed into a TV show by Warner Bros TV. Rights have yet to be agreed and, uniquely, Neil Gaiman negotiated himself a creator-participant deal on what was originally a DC owned trademark and comic book. The report mentions[...]
The BBC Interviews Neil Gaiman About Books, Comics And Scientology
I mean it's… I love my family. Neil Gaiman is regarded as one of the better negotiators in the comics industry To the extent that he has negotiated partial ownership over Sandman from its owners, DC Comics, took six figure sums from Tekno for writing short paragraphs, has taken Todd McFarlane to court and won (repeatedly)[...]
VIDEO: Neil Gaiman's Statuesque In Full
Neil Gaiman wrote and directed Statuesque, a short silent movie for Sky TV starring Bill Nighy and Amanda Palmer as part of their Twelve Films Of Christmas season. Except the budget overran so they had to cut it down to eleven Statuesque survived And here it is, shoved up on YouTube (it's okay, Neil blogged about[...]
Kimota! Gets New, Updated, Hardcover Edition
Amazon Canada has a listing for a new version of Kimota! The Miracleman Companion, in hardcover, fully updated, for next year. The original version of Kimota! from TwoMorrows written and compiled by George Khoury, was considered a go-to source for the whole Marvelman/Miracleman creator/publication/ownership affair when it was published almost ten years ago, interviewing all the[...]
The Marvelman Conspiracies Continue…
It's certainly what the likes of Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman believe. Well, Pádraig has found a volume published in the seventies called Nostalgia: Spotlight On the Fifties written by Mick Anglo.which reproduces a page of Mick Anglo's Young Marvelman, including a published statement of copyright to Mick Anglo Which was happily published by Miller, dating[...]
Neil Gaiman And Sky's Not-Quite-Twelve Days Of Christmas
Neil Gaiman has been talking about the origins of his short silent film Statuesque starring Bill Nighy, that he wrote and directed as part of a series for Sky TV. The idea came from the fact that before Amanda was a rock star, she used to be a human statue I realised it was a great[...]
Monday Morning Runaround – Neil Gaiman, Osama Tezuka and Tony Lee
And also reminds us; He's a cute little robot with rocket boots, spiky black hair and – winningly – the ability to shoot bullets out of his backside. — During his recent time in Singapore, Neil Gaiman spoke to The Star about his stuff, specifically his new book based on the classic Journey To The West (Monkey), and[...]
Michael Moorcock Answers Fans About Writing Doctor Who Novel
But, no, on the eve of the new Doctor Who episode, legendary fantasy author Michael Moorcock is becoming part of the extended franchise. The author of the Elric, Eternal Champion and Jerry Cornelius novels, and an inspiration to many creators such as Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Wiliam Gibson and Ian Sinclair, posted on his forum that; Looks[...]
Supergod Day – With Gaiman, Jurgens And Veitch
Add a little politics and you got The Authority, The Ultimates and all that jazz. While Neil Gaiman, writer of Sandman and Eternals told me; Sounds a very odd thing to do What kind of crazy people would do something like that? They want locking up, they do Gods as superheroes indeed. Er, I learned all I know[...]
Bleeding Cool Stuff – Gaiman/McKean Stamps, Rian Hughes T-Shirts And Half Price Achtungs!
Who needs clothes, food, healthcare or paying the rent? Not when there are things that need accumulating!! 1) Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean's Royal Mail Mythical Creatures stamp set 2) Rian Hughes' Keep Gotham/Metropolis Tidy T-shirts 3) British War Comics collections at 45% Off Credit crunch? Recession? Depression? Nonsense, there's always money to spend on stuff Who needs[...]