Defining Comics, Graphic Novels and... Jun 22, 2009
However, the term has its critics, including comics heavyweights Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman, who dislike it because it often simply refers to the binding (more durable than traditional comic books, and therefore more expensive). Another common argument is that "graphic novel" is a fancy repackaging of what would normally be called a comic book in order to appeal to an adult readership and raise the cover price. (Suite101.com)
Summer Reading 2009 Jun 19, 2009
Any book by Neil Gaiman: I m now into A Walking Tour of the Shambles. It s about the old part of Chicago not burned in the 1871 great fire. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Weird Chronicles ... And Zombies Jun 18, 2009
If you prefer your zombies in smaller servings, get your hands on an anthology titled "The Living Dead," featuring such luminaries as Stephen King, Poppy Z. Brite, Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman and Harlan Ellison as well as King's son Joe Hill, who gets major bonus points for not using his full name, Joe Hillstrom King, and trading on his dad's fame. In this anthology, you'll find everything from standard zombie fare to zombie carnivals and much more. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Superman to leap off these pages Jun 16, 2009
Creators include John Arcudi and Lee Bermejo on Superman, Brian Azzarello on Batman, Adam and Joe Kubert on Sgt. Rock, Paul Pope on Adam Strange, Dave Gibbons on Kamandi, Kyle Baker on Hawkman and a pairing of Neil Gaiman and Michael Allred on the obscure hero Metamorpho. All 12 weeks of the Superman strip will appear in USA TODAY as well, beginning July 8 with a full-page installment in the newspaper. (USA Today)
Hilton Als: “Coraline” goes through the looking glass. Jun 16, 2009
A new musical production of Coraline, originally written by Neil Gaiman, has just come to the Lucille Lortel Theatre. From a book by the Obie-winning playwright David Greenspan and with music and lyrics by Stephin Merritt, the new musical, directed by Leigh Silverman, seeks to absorb gay issues, including the AIDS crisis, into its production. (New Yorker)
Summer reading: Michael Connelly recommends Jun 5, 2009
Summer reading: Neil Gaiman recommends. The author of "Coraline," "Stardust," and the "Sandman" graphic novels shares some of his favorite reads. (Salon)
Wednesday, June 03, 2009, Ron Silliman, Sillimans Blog Jun 4, 2009
A weblog focused on contemporary poetry and poetics. Wednesday, June 03, 2009. (Harper's Magazine)
APA Honors the Year's Best Audiobooks at 14th Annual Audies Gala in New York City Jun 1, 2009
Newbery Medal winner, The Graveyard Book, written and read by Neil Gaiman, beat its contenders, Brisingr by Christopher Paolini and A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father by Augusten Burroughs, for the coveted Audiobook of the Year award ... The Graveyard Book Author and Narrator: Neil Gaiman Publisher: HarperChildren's Audio Executive Producer/Producer/Director: Michael Conroy Distinguished Achievement in Production Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky... (PR Newswire)
New on DVD: Yankees highlights, 'Zabriskie Point' May 29, 2009
Extras, extras: Premiere night of the film; Ellison reads; pizza with Ellison and writer Neil Gaiman. Zabriskie Point* * * 1/2, 1970, Warner, R, no extras, $20. (USA Today -- Life)
From the Director of 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' Comes an Astonishing, Fun and Suspenseful Adventure in Eye-Popping 3-D Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! 'CORALINE' May 27, 2009
May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- From the visionary imagination of filmmaker Henry Selick, director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, and based on the award-winning novel by Newbery Medal winner Neil Gaiman (The Graveyard Book, Sandman) comes the remarkable handmade, stop-motion animated feature film available on Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def combo pack, 2-Disc Collector's Edition DVD and single disc DVD July 21st, 2009 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment ... Coraline is based on Neil Gaiman's book,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Theater Freaks May 3, 2009
Tuesday sees the opening of the Public Theater's "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson," an emo musical about our first populist president whose creators compare it to "South Park." Then on Thursday comes the MCC Theater's first performance of the musical "Coraline," an adaptation of the popular Neil Gaiman book with music by the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt. "Bloody" was written and directed by Alex Timbers, who along with songwriter Michael Friedman realized Jackson was "the ultimate emo... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The Shift Happens Gabfest May 2, 2009
Second, Bill Walthall recommends by Neil Gaiman, a scary children's book that won the 2009 Newbery Medal as the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz talk politics. (Slate)
May-September romance – straight to video Apr 28, 2009
Pfeiffer had the same experience with I Could Never Be Your Woman, which suffered distribution headaches and arrived only on DVD. Even the witty and clever 2007 fantasy-adventure she made with Claire Danes and Robert De Niro, Stardust (based on a Neil Gaiman novel), had a terrible time at the North American box office and recovered only with a good showing overseas. An advertised Blu-ray release of the film has yet to be scheduled. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Puppet masters Apr 28, 2009
Taken from a novella by Neil Gaiman, author of "American Gods" among other works, the story involves an 11-year-old girl who discovers a tunnel in her house that leads to an alternate world. There she encounters a second set of parents who are very excited by her arrival and do not want her to leave. (Juneau Empire)
• New at the Kimberly library Apr 16, 2009
"Firefighters" by The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, "Blood and Thunder" by Hampton Sides, Front Porch Tales" by Philip Gulley.Juvenile fiction" The Demigod Files" by Rick Riordan, "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal," "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw" by Jeff Kinney, "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo, "Easter Bunny in Training" by Maryann Cocca-Lefler, "Panda's Easter... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
The Imagination of Neil Gaiman's Co... Apr 12, 2009
The Imagination of Neil Gaiman's Coraline: From novel to Stop-Motion Animated Film ... The Imagination of Neil Gaiman's Coraline ... The Imagination of Neil Gaiman's Coraline. (Suite101.com)
'Coraline' Director To Get AFI Honor Apr 1, 2009
Based on the novel by heralded fantasy author Neil Gaiman and featuring the voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane and Keith David, "Coraline" has the distinction of being the first stop-motion movie filmed in 3-D. The film was a labor of love four years in the making for Selick, who assembled an amazing crew of stop-motion artists -- a rare commodity in the film world these days given the domination of computer-generated animation. But the scarcity of artists hardly spells out doom... (Click2Houston, TX)
Family Filmgoer Mar 30, 2009
Kids 8 and older Coraline (PG, 100 min.) Nightmarish elements will scare and delight kids in this brilliant animated movie (based on the book by Neil Gaiman). Includes crass words and actresses in scanty costumes. (Boston Globe)
Library corner 3-26 Mar 26, 2009
by Justine Korman Fontes; ;After Tupac & Foster; by Jacqueline Woodson; ;Savvy; by Ingrid Law; the ;Inkheart; series by Cornelia Funke; ;3 Willows; by Ann Brashares and ;The Graveyard Book; by Neil Gaiman for children and young adults. Night and Day; by Robert B. Parker; ;Elvis and the Dearly Departed; by Peggy Webb; ;Promises in Death; by J.D. Robb; ;Origami Card Craft; by Karen Thomas; ;Pursuit; by Karen Robards and many others for adults. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
• Community news Mar 21, 2009
Youth fiction: "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman. Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Getting the Luminato ball rolling Mar 19, 2009
Also on the gothic front, as previously reported by The Globe and Mail, British fiction writer Neil Gaiman will give his first Canadian reading of his new work, The Graveyard Book. And contemporary gothic writers Patrick McGrath, Sarah Langan and Monique Proulx will read from their latest works at an evening moderated by Globe and Mail columnist Russell Smith. (Globe and Mail)
Bachman, Gaiman to shine at Luminato Mar 11, 2009
The Globe also learned that bestselling English author Neil Gaiman, dubbed the newest rock star of the literary world, will give the first Canadian reading of his new work The Graveyard Book at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. Gaiman's appearance is tied to a gothic theme woven into all aspects of the Festival lineup in celebration of Edgar Allan Poe's 200th birthday. (Globe and Mail)
Travis Knight Named President and CEO of LAIKA, Inc. Mar 6, 2009
Directed and written for the screen by Henry Selick (Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach) and based on the internationally best-selling, Hugo Award-winning novel by Neil Gaiman, Coraline is the first major stop-motion animated feature to be shot in 3D. Its voice cast includes Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane, the comic duo of Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, John Hodgman, Keith David and Robert Bailey Jr.. LAIKA/house is world renowned for its skill in storytelling... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A different worldStop-action animation and color make 'Coraline' shine Mar 6, 2009
I guess if my hypothetical children were mature enough to read the book by Neil Gaiman without being too unduly frightened, I'd sign off on the movie-viewing as well. Overall, though, "Coraline" has a beautifully done visual landscape on which an interesting and original tale unfolds. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Boston vs. Boston Feb 26, 2009
In the meantime, Palmer, who's on hiatus from her band, the Dresden Dolls, is about to release a book of photographs and stories with author Neil Gaiman, photographer Kyle Cassidy, and singer Tegan Rain Quin, among others. Steinem on campusAs much progress as women have made, there's more to be done. (Boston Globe)
Parallel Worlds Feb 23, 2009
The animated Coraline, seen in its 3-D version, now and then uses the third dimension aggressively, for nose-biting or swooping, but most of the time the writer-director Henry Selick, working from Neil Gaiman s novel, extends his reach into space as a way of increasing mobility and adventure as a gift to imagination. There s a lot of barrelling through tunnels and dashing into rooms, and some very startling effects, such as when the heroine, Coraline (voiced by Dakota Fanning), a spunky... (New Yorker)
From the everyday to infinity Feb 22, 2009
THE GRAVEYARD BOOK Written by Neil Gaiman Illustrated by Dave McKean HarperCollins, 312 pp ... Neil Gaiman (author of "Coraline" and "Stardust") won this year's Newbery Medal for his novel "The Graveyard Book." I found the book ghastly, literally and metaphorically, and since Gaiman is a writer whose inventive genius I respect, I'll pass on without further comment ... THE GRAVEYARD BOOK Written by Neil Gaiman. (Boston Globe)
PICK OF THE TWITTER Feb 19, 2009
Neil Gaiman (author/producer "Coraline"): twitter. com/neilhimself. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Follow your favorite celebrities via Twitter Feb 18, 2009
Of late, he has had a lively correspondence with "Coraline" author Neil Gaiman ("Neilhimself") and comedian Paul F. Tompkins ("Twitterkins"). twitter. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Read any good books? Kids need to find just the right page-turner to enjoy reading, teacher/librarian says Feb 17, 2009
The author is Neil Gaiman, well known for "Coraline," which was recently made into a movie, and the "Sandman," one of the few comic book series to make the New York Times Best Seller List. "He said he wanted to write a book like 'The Jungle Book' but with the graveyard," Morris-Wilkey said. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
WHAM! Graphic novels take hold Feb 10, 2009
To explain this point, DeGennaro concluded with a panel from the widely popular Sandman series, written by Neil Gaiman. In the story titled "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the lead character who is "Lord of Dreams" gives William Shakespeare immortal writing talent in exchange for two plays, including one of the same title. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Kate Winslet, Mickey Rourke, Neil Diamond Feb 10, 2009
Joel Ryan/The Associated Press Kate Winslet. The Associated Press, The New York Times Published: February 9, 2009. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
A Real-Life Feel Feb 8, 2009
"Coraline" the film is based on the book of the same name by British science-fiction and fantasy writer Neil Gaiman, who looked to Selick's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "James and the Giant Peach" films for inspiration while writing. Gaiman even sent Selick a half-written manuscript of the story nearly 10 years ago. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Stop-motion film a visual feast Feb 8, 2009
Neil Gaiman, who wrote the source material, has a devilish imagination. Even the images of the real world have a true vision to them. (The University of Alabama Crimson White)
At Your Library: The best in childrens literature Feb 8, 2009
The Newbery Award was bestowed upon The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, a tale of a boy who is raised by the otherworldly denizens of a graveyard. While the subject matter can be very dark at times, the writing is amazingly nuanced, and the character relationships are extremely well done particularly when you realize the ways in which it is difficult for a boy to grow up surrounded by family and friends who reached stasis centuries beforehand. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Chronicle best-sellers Feb 8, 2009
THE GRAVEYARD BOOK, Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; 320 pages; $17. 99): The only survivor of a murdered family is raised by ghosts, vampires and werewolves. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Old way, new shine with Coraline’ Feb 8, 2009
Adapted by director Henry Selick from a novella by author Neil Gaiman, Coraline is the stop-motion animated story of a girl who slips between worlds. Coraline (voiced by Dakota Fanning) and her mother and father (Teri Hatcher and John Hodgman, respectively) move into the Pink Palace Apartments, where she finds a door in the wall that leads to an alternate version of her life where everything she wants, she gets. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Artistic theory, practice converge in Artspeaks fellows’ appearances Feb 8, 2009
Previous Artspeaks seasons have included visits by photographers, painters, musicians, authors and filmmakers, including Neil Gaiman, John Zorn, Bill Jones, Atom Egoyan, Uri Caine and Peter Sellars. To get a taste of these artists work, visit. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
'Coraline': Mommie Dearest, By Kurt Loder Feb 8, 2009
The picture is based on the 2002 fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman. Gaiman is an admirer of Selick's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "James and the Giant Peach," the two stop-motion movies the director made under the aegis of his friend Tim Burton. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Caldecott winner finds life busier Feb 8, 2009
"Because the Caldecott focus is mostly on the illustrator, however, Krommes knows she's going to have to get used to more claims on her time.Already, "it's been pretty darn busy," said Krommes, who made the traditional appearance on the "Today" show (with 2009 Newbery Medalist Neil Gaiman) the day after the awards were announced."I'm getting a lot of requests to speak. I thought I should get in touch with Mary Azarian (who won the 1999 Caldecott Medal for her illustrations in "Snowflake... (Sioux City Journal)
A 3-D nightmare that appreciates a child's sense of dread Feb 8, 2009
There is plenty of grisly screen horror out there for teenagers, of course, but younger children are more amply served by fiction from the likes of R.L. Stine, Roald Dahl and Neil Gaiman, on whose fast-moving, suspenseful novel "Coraline" is based. The film, an exquisitely realized 3-D stop-motion animated feature directed and written by Henry Selick ("The Nightmare Before Christmas," "James and the Giant Peach"), has a slower pace and a more contemplative tone than the novel. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Neil Gaiman's fame and hellfire Feb 8, 2009
Neil Gaiman turns 50 next year and he doesn't mind dying ... Neil Gaiman in Toronto this week ... The new 3-D stop-motion animated film is based on Neil Gaiman's dark and twisted children's book of the same name. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Taking 3-D to an eye-popping new level Feb 8, 2009
The new 3-D stop-motion animated film is based on Neil Gaiman's dark and twisted children's book of the same name ... Coraline, the first stop-motion feature conceived to be shot in 3-D, is based on the popular, multi-award-winning 2002 novella by British writer Neil Gaiman of Sandman comics fame, who sent the manuscript to Selick long before it was published. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Director leaves creepy stamp Feb 8, 2009
This film, and the book that it's based on, by Neil Gaiman, there's just a natural connection to these more classic fairy-tale stories that people have been fascinated by - cautionary tales; be careful. Q: Yes, fairy tales used to be far more gruesome. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Coraline is a creepy new classic Feb 7, 2009
A young girl walks through a secret door and discovers a parallel reality that is eerily similar to the life she already knows in the animated adaptation of Neil Gaiman's bestseller ... Based on the story by Neil Gaiman, the film introduces us to Coraline (voiced by Dakota Fanning), whos smart without being precocious and energetic without being spunky. (MSNBC -- Movies)
School Library Journal Feb 7, 2009
This must be Neil Gaiman s lucky year. Last month, his novel The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins, 2008) nabbed the Newbery Medal, the top prize in children s literature. (Variety)
Neil Gaiman's fame and hellfire Feb 7, 2009
com: Neil Gaiman's fame and hellfire ... Neil Gaiman's fame and hellfire ... Neil Gaiman turns 50 next year and he doesn't mind dying. (Globe and Mail)
Horrors! Eerie writer Neil Gaiman wins Newbery Feb 7, 2009
Eerie writer Neil Gaiman wins Newbery - TODAY: Book news - MSNBC.com ... Oh, the horror: Neil Gaiman wins Newbery Medal ... Oh, the horror: Neil Gaiman has received the top prize for children's literature: The John Newbery Medal. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
