Yahoo! has recently launced a site – video.search.yahoo.com – that searches for videos available online.
Considering the dearth of appearances (Fox Movie Channel notwidthstanding), you might be amused how many results there are for Neil, and the odd places they have appeared..
(The more advanced version of the search is here.)
Yes, I know, these are late – been recovering. Apologies.
1602 has been nominated for a 2005 Harvey Award for Best New Series.
Ed Douglas interviews Matthew Vaughn at Superhero Hype about his upcoming projects, icnluding directing Stardust.
The Price by Neil Gaiman and Michael Zulli, in Creatures of the Night (Dark Horse Books), has been nominated for the Eisner for Best Short Story.
Yes, I know this was already posted in the journal, but it’s a fairly important sort of award, and should be noted elsewhere too.
The full list of nominees for all the various categories has been posted at The Beat.
Voices of Youth Advocates‘s list of Best SF, Fantasy and Horror 2004 includes the anthologies Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales, The Fairy Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm and New Magics: An Anthology of Today’s Fantasy.
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With thanks to batwrangler for providing the text.
From the excellent Guardian‘s overview on the best in current children’s literature, dated 31 March:
The greatest stories ever told
…What’s the story? Classics for every age
Age 0-5…
Neil Gaiman (words) and Dave McKean (pictures) form the most
distinctive partnership working in picture books (The Wolves in the Walls, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish). Scary stories, though no more so than your average fairy tale. Gaiman lives in America, McKean in Kent, and their collaboration is phone-based.
–Dina Rabinovitch
From the March 29th Chicago Sun-Times
Fans of graphic novels will know the name Neil Gaiman right off the bat. The English-bred, U.S.-based writer is best known as the creator of Sandman, the monthly cult DC Comics horror series that first appeared in 1988 and has been described by Norman Mailer as “a comic strip for intellectuals.”
He also is a screen and television writer (he penned the English-language version of the hit Japanese film Princess Mononoke), an author of children’s books and a best-selling novelist (American Gods).
Stardust, Gaiman’s fairy-tale novel for adults, is now headed to a Chicago stage as Griffin Theatre prepares to present a world premiere adaptation of the tale created by William Massolia and directed by Dorothy Milne, artistic director of Lifeline Theatre.
The show, set in a land populated by gnomes, witches, talking trees and unicorns, will run May 15-June 26 at the Theatre Building, 1225 W. Belmont. Tickets: (773) 327-5252.
Gaiman will be interviewed at 7 p.m. April 19 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis, as part of the University of Chicago Presidential Fellows in the Arts series. Call (773) 702-8080.
–Hedy Weiss
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From the March 31st University of Chicago Chronicle:
Graphic novelist and writer Neil Gaiman will appear Tuesday, April 19, as part of the Presidential Fellows in the Arts Series, a new initiative of the University’s Arts Planning Council and the Office of the President, which is bringing three artists to campus every academic year for short residencies.
The creator of Sandman, Gaiman will engage in a public conversation with Gretchen Helfrich, host of Chicago Public Radio’s daily talk show Odyssey. While tickets for the event have already sold out, a limited number of tickets may become available after 10 a.m. Monday, April 18.
Gaiman’s residency is the second in the Presidential Fellows in the Arts Series, a new program that seeks to showcase the vibrant connections between artistic theory and practice taking place at the University and to foster the vitality of the arts in Hyde Park.
The program brings to the University a varied roster of distinguished artists from all arts disciplines for short residencies. These include a public presentation as well as a more intimate educational program for University students and faculty, such as a workshop, seminar or master class. Each residency is organized and presented in collaboration with University departments, centers and arts organizations.
Last month, the program welcomed its first Presidential Fellow in the Arts, actor, professor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith. Deavere Smith performed her latest work and held a discussion with students in the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture.
Gaiman’s residency is being presented in collaboration with the Committee on Creative Writing. During his 20-year career, Gaiman has been one of the top writers in modern comics.
He was the creator and writer of the monthly cult DC Comics horror series Sandman, which won 12 Eisner Comic Industry Awards and a World Fantasy Award for best short story, making it the first comic ever to receive a literary award. Norman Mailer described the series as “a comic strip for intellectuals.”
The Los Angeles Times called the series “the greatest epic in the history of comic books.” Sandman was introduced in 1988 and ran 75 issues until Gaiman chose to end the story in 1996; at the time it was DC Comics’ best-selling monthly at more than a million copies a year. Re-introduced in 2003, the graphic novel Sandman: Endless Nights continues the saga, reaching a wider audience than ever.
Gaiman also is a movie and television screenwriter, a journalist and a best-selling novelist. Called by Forbes magazine “the best-selling author you never heard of,” Gaiman has written more than a dozen books, including the internationally best-selling novel American Gods; Neverwhere, which was originally a BBC television series; and Coraline, a young adult novel that debuted on the New York Times’ bestseller list.
Gaiman also serves on the board of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, an organization that works to protect the First Amendment rights of comic book creators, publishers and retailers.
His personal Web site, neilgaiman.com, was singled out by CNN for “reinventing the marketing of a novel.”
Gaiman’s sold-out talk will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave. Those interested in purchasing tickets that may be released for sale should call the concert office at (773) 702-8080 after 10 a.m. Monday, April 18.
Immediately following the presentation, Gaiman will sign books at the Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., where ticket holders will be able to purchase Gaiman’s work and meet the author
–Jennifer Carnig
From the March 15th Booklist:
Blaschke, Jayme Lynn. Voices of Vision. Apr. 2005. 224p. Univ. of Nebraska/Bison, paper, $14.95 (0-8032-6239-6). 813.
Anthologies of mainstream author interviews are common enough, but similar resources covering sf creators rarely see print, except online. Blaschke, fiction editor for RevolutionSF.com, fills something of a vacuum, then, with this outstanding collection of conversations he has had with leading sf editors and authors since 1997. He sorts the interviewees into four whimsically titled categories. “A Source of Innocent Merriment,” for instance, focuses on such highly distinctive voices in speculative fiction as urban fantasist Charles de Lint, and “I Am Legend” targets genuine luminaries of the field, such as Samuel R. Delaney and Gene Wolfe. Standout interviews include those with 800-pound gorilla Harlan Ellison, displaying his usual cynicism about sf films and their fans, and perdurable grandmaster Jack Williamson, who explains how he has kept the creative fires burning since his first publication in 1928. Another section takes note of comic book creators, with Sandman author Neil Gaiman leading the pack. Must reading for devotees curious to see what makes their favorite authors tick.
-Carl Hays
This fine anthology features classic ballads from the British Isles-stories of fairies, monsters, demons, and lovers-adapted by leading fantasy authors and illustrated in a remarkable fine-lined, black-and-white style by the acclaimed Vess, whose previous work includes two World Fantasy Award-winning collaborations with Neil Gaiman (the “Midsummer Night’s Dream” issue of Sandman and the illustrated novel Stardust) and the Eisner Award-winning Bone prequel Rose, written by Jeff Smith. Reprinted here are all the stories from Vess’s 1997 collection Ballads (published by his own Green Man Press) and four new tales. Both Gaiman and Smith contribute, along with prose writers Charles de Lint, Jane Yolen, Sharyn McCrumb, and others. Vess’s marvelously detailed and atmospheric art hearkens back to classic book illustrators such as Arthur Rackham. The bare-bones nature of the ballad narratives leaves ample room for Vess’s collaborators to flesh out the stories imaginatively, filling in background and detail and sometimes re-framing the events entirely. A discography lists recommended recordings of the ballads by folk and folkrock musicians. With some nudity and sex, this is best placed in adult collections. Recommended for fantasy fans at all libraries, especially for fans of P. Craig Russell’s work.
From the March 14 Publishers Weekly:
Melinda
Neil Gaiman and Dagmara Matuszak
Hill House (491 Illington Rd., Ossining, N.Y. 10562), $90 (64p) ISBN 0-931-771-04-8
The heroine of the latest book by Gaiman (Sandman, American Gods) is a jaded young girl, playing in a ruined urban landscape populated by rats, crows and sinister-looking pike. Gaiman approaches the story as if he were writing a children’s book, using rhythm and rhyme to move readers from page to page. Fortunately, he knows that the best children’s stories – like Grimm’s fairy tales – are appealing in no small part because they’re dark. The tale is really more of a mood piece than a full-fledged story, but that atmosphere shows off newcomer Matuszak’s art to great advantage. Matuszak combines b&w ink illustrations with color plate inserts to create the effect of an illuminated manuscript. Her linework has a sketchy quality that nicely conveys the story’s gritty, urban surroundings, and the washed, muted colors of the inserts. Hill House has done a superlative job presenting the book, making it an art object in its own right. Heavy, flecked paper showcases the b&w illustrations, and watercolor inserts bring the most memorable elements into stark relief. The price tag for such a slim volume is hefty, but the book includes a plate signed by Gaiman, so Gaiman completists with deep pocketbooks will find it worth the asking price. (Mar.)
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From the March 14th Macleans:
Chris Landreth, 43, the Toronto animator who won an Oscar
for Ryan — his short about Ryan Larkin, a former Oscar
nominee who now panhandles in Montreal — told us about his
favourite adult comics.
1. Watchmen, by Alan Moore.
“A precursor to The Incredibles — albeit darkly comic.
It’s about superheroes who work for the government but are
forced by litigation to blend into society and get regular
jobs. That is, until they’re called back into action.”
2. The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman.
“This 2,000-pager is based on seven siblings called the
Endless (Death, Delirium, Destruction, Despair, Dream,
Destiny and Desire), representing all of what humanity
experiences or awaits. Death is a cheerful, sensible goth
woman.”
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From the March 13th Edmonton Journal:
…As in any segment of the publishing world, many works are
mediocre, but there are more and more gems to be discovered
in the burgeoning racks of graphic novels, many of which
have found a place in mainline bookstores.
The following roundup presents a handful of the exceptional
graphic novels released over the past four months:
…Also in the must-read category, but in a much lighter
vein, is Neil Gaiman and Michael Zulli’s Creatures of the
Night (Dark House Comics, 48 pp., $16.50), a dreamy book
rendered in fine romantic style and boasting a
straightforward interpretation of two classic Gaiman
horror-tinged short stories….
–Gilbert A. Bouchard
Moriarity’s review of MirrorMask is posted on AICN (thanks, Steve).
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Sowon Jessica Moon posted an American Gods review to yesterday’s Hofstra Chronicle.
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From the DC Comics Online Newsletter:
NEIL GAIMAN’S NEVERWHERE #1 FEATURED IN APRIL’S FABLES #36
Can’t wait to see VERTIGO’s comics adaptation of NEIL GAIMAN’S NEVERWHERE? You’ll get a look at it in a spectacular, free 8-page preview in next month’s FABLES #36.
Written by Mike Carey (LUCIFER, HELLBLAZER) with art and covers by Glenn Fabry (THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS, PREACHER), NEIL GAIMAN’S NEVERWHERE is a 9-issue adaptation of the classic urban fantasy novel from VERTIGO, with Gaiman himself overseeing the project as consultant.
“Mike Carey and Glenn Fabry are the perfect team to bring Neil Gaiman’s classic first novel to comics,” says Karen Berger, VP – Executive Editor, VERTIGO. “They’ve brought the story’s unique characters to life while capturing all the gothic danger in an adaptation that’s both faithful to Neil’s book and highly original. FABLES readers and fans of dark, urban fantasy won’t want to miss this incredible series.”
Watch for NEIL GAIMAN’S NEVERWHERE #1, coming to comics shops in June!
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