Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman - The Sandman: Volume 9, The Kindly Ones

2008 Book Challenge (Free subscription) | yesterday

Bucharest day 1 - No Neil Gaiman :-(

The Green Goblin Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

The day started well with some surprise news - according to "Nine O'Clock", the free English-language newspaper placed in my room, Neil Gaiman is in Bucharest this week. Bestselling author Neil Gaiman to meet Romanian fans The writer is a guest at the Gaudeamus Book Fair, taking place in Bucharest from November 25 to 29. His books have the substance that Hollywood movies are made of, while...

On the Next Major Spoilers Podcast: Absolute Sandman Volume 1

Major Spoilers (Free subscription) | yesterday

This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the crew of Stephen, Rodrigo, and Matthew open the pages of DC/Vertigo’s Absolute Sandman Volume 1, and take a peek inside. Absolute Sandman Volume 1 Written by Neil Gaiman; Art by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, Chris Bachalo, Michael Zulli, Steve Parkhouse, Kelley Jones, Charles Vess and Colleen [...]

Books 2009 #34

Did you discover what the Earth peo (Free subscription) | yesterday

"Keep The Aspidistra Flying" by George Orwell "Bollocks to Alton Towers: Uncommonly British Days Out" by Robin Halstead, Jason Hazeley, Alex Morris and Joel Morris "Silverland" by Dervla Murphy "Anger: Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way" by Gary Chapman "Dawn of the Dumb: Dispatches from the Idiotic Frontline" by Charlie Brooker "Pyongyang:...

Comic Book Review:Cable & Deadpool by Fabian Nicieza, et al.

The Inkwell Bookstore Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Writer Fabian Nicieza's Cable & Deadpool is a 50 issue 'buddy-movie' starring the Marvel Universe's equivalents of Jesus Christ and Bugs Bunny. It promised loose laughs and even looser sci-fi concepts, yet somehow managed to morph into an affecting ode to fractured friendships and surrogate families. The plot -- as it was initially pitched -- was simple. Well, sorta. Fast-talking killer-for-hire...

The Book of the New Sun: science fiction's Ulysses?

The Guardian Books Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Gene Wolfe's vast tome sets many puzzles for the reader, not the least of which is why on earth it isn't better known First, a confession or two. I know I was meant to read Tim Powers's The Anubis Gates next , but Gene Wolfe arrived first in the post and so I got stuck in; by the time poor old Tim arrived a few days later, I couldn't be prised away. In my ignorance I hadn't realised The Book of the...

Spider-woman

Matt Watson's comics (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009

Not been doing much comics-wise so this will have to do. Based on a format from a print by Neil Gaiman. Writing and art by me. Sorry if it comes up massive- i don't know why its so big.

VICIOUS CIRCLE: Felix Castor series #2 - Mike Carey

Vixen's Daily Reads (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

From the back of the book: In the tradition of megaselling authors Jim Butcher and Neil Gaiman, celebrated comics creator Mike Carey presents a thrilling new novel in his series featuring ghosts, ghouls, and the luckless bastard who hunts them. Felix Castor has reluctantly returned to exorcism after a successful case convinces him that he can do some good with his abilities---"good" being...

My business is violence and business is good

Kane Rizzel - a Pirates Perspective (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

The kraken stirs. And ten billion sushi dinners cry out for vengeance. -- (Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman, Good Omens) Back in Black Quite an eventful return from my leave, which is always good. The Gusandall pocket has been quiet as of late with regards to solo hunting and with this in mind I've spent a bit of time hanging out with the Mean Corp crew. Not to say I'm not trying to solo hunt but...

Little Shop of Stories - Graveyard Book Party

justgreatbooks.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

A party thrown by Little Shop of Stories in Decatur, Georgia in celebration of Neil Gaiman’s “The Graveyard Book”. This video helped Little Shop of Stories win a book signing with Neil Gaiman. See www.littleshopofstories.com and journal.neilgaiman.com for more details.

Another Year of Bad Sex

Bibliobibuli (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Maybe Neil Gaiman got it succinctly right on Twitter a few hours ago : J ust read the Guardian Bad Sex Award contenders ... I may never write a sex scene ever again. O Roth. O Banville. Argh. Yes, it's that time of year again when literary lust because fodder for fun. The Guardian has extracts from all the 2009 nominees for The Literary Review 's annual Bad Sex Award which you can read at your peril....

Neil Gaiman: A Midsummer's Night's Dream

Tusitala - Teach! Teach! Teach (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."Neil Gaiman, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Audiobooks roundup

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Sue Arnold on Stephenie Meyer, Michael Crichton, Michael Morpurgo, Neil Gaiman and others Breaking Dawn , by Stephenie Meyer, read by Ilyana Kadushin and Matt Walters (21hrs unabridged, Hachette, £24.99) Having been rudely advised by several Disgusted Tunbridge Wellians that my choice of children's books last week was totally out of touch with today's young readers, I have based this week's...

Beer Lady action figure by Suckadelic (link roundup)

Super Punch (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

So weird . Stop at Whole Food in New York on Saturday, have some Beerlao beer, meet the Sucklord, and buy a new vinyl toy. And a few more links: 1. Neil Gaiman's daughter briefly hijacked his Twitter feed. 2. Will Leitch remembers the year 2000 month by month. 3. Tapestry made from spider silk . Via . *Previously: A tasty beer's journey through your body . * Buy Suckadelic toys at eBay.

Friday, November 20th

Doctor Who Daily (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Do you have a Doctor Who community or a journal that we are not currently linking to? Leave a note in the comments and we'll add you to the who_daily reading list. EDITOR'S NOTE: Because of the high posting volume and the quantity of information linked in each newsletter, who_daily will no longer link fanfiction that does not have a header. For an example of what a "good" fanfic header is,...

Watch Coraline Movie Review Online

coraline_movie | 02/03/2009

A high-definition stop-motion animated feature – the first to be originally filmed in 3-D – with spectacular CG effects, based on Neil Gaiman’s international best-selling book. Click to Watch Movie Online Tags: Coraline , Coraline Movie , Coraline Movie Review , Watch Coraline Online