Archive for the ‘Neil Gaiman’ Category
Or – “I Almost Marked This As A Retro Review…”
Because “This Just In: Former Batman Bruce Wayne Is Pretty Much Mostly Dead, But Also Somehow Drawing Cave Paintings In The Pleistocene Era” is just too unwieldy as it rolls off the tongue…
Well, that’s one way to do a reboot
It’s been such a long time since part one of Neil Gaiman’s “Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?” issue, that I thought I had either missed the concluding chapter, or the release was being held off so readers could get into the full swing of “Battle for the Cowl”. Detective Comics #853 arrived today, and the wait was worth it as the issue didn’t disappoint.
Check it here if you missed it there.
Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
For almost two years I’ve been greatly saddened by the carnage going on in the pages of Batman, as obscure moments from Batman’s 70-year history were brought forward to weave a tale almost as confusing trying to navigate the inner workings of a clockwork motor. When readers were presented with the “shocking conclusion” to RIP – namely that Batman was dead and not dead, it lead to the question, Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
io9 has an early look at one of Andy Kubert’s pages from the upcoming Neil Gaiman What Ever Happened to the Caped Crusader.
Say, is that Catwoman driving the catmobile?
I’m not familiar with Neil Gaiman’s Coraline story, but apparently there’s a stop-motion 3D movie coming out based on it.
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has announced voice actor Tom Wayland and others will read exceprts from Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman during a fundraiser to benifit the organization.
Hosted by the CBLDF and Vertigo, the dramatic reading will be will be held at the Helen Mills Theater in New York City on Saturday, November 8 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are available for a $50 donation to the CBLDF. Only 100 tickets are available to this special reading event.
About the stories being performed:
Three Septembers & A January, originally published in THE SANDMAN #31 / Trade #6
The story of Joshua Abraham Norton the first, last and only Emperor of the United States of America that incorporates an explanation for his strange career centering on a challenge between Morpheus and Despair.The Golden Boy, originally published in THE SANDMAN #51-56 / Trade #8
A revival of a 1970s DC character named Prez, it’s the story of the US’s first teenage president that considers how we view our leaders—while they’re in office . . . and once they’re gone.
I’ve only recently read the series thanks to the awsome absolute editions from DC/Vertigo, and love the series. Attending an event like this sounds like a load of fun. If you plan on going, you can reserve your ticket here.
Now this is a Batman issue I can look forward too. Check out Neil Gaiman talking about the upcoming “Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader” two-parter that will appear in the Detective Comics and Batman titles.
What happens after Batman: R.I.P.? Is Morrison sticking around, or is there something big planned? You’ll have to take the jump to find out.
Check out this sweet Sandman poster DC is releasing at the San Diego Comic-Con. Featuring characters from the Neil Gaiman series, and drawn by Jill Thompson, Tony Harris, Steve Leialoha, Mike Allred, Bryan Talbot, and about 25 other artists.
Take the jump for the full image and a Who’s Who.
Neil Gaiman made an appearance at the Paramount Panel last night at the San Diego Comic-Con and had this to say.
“I’ve been saying since 1991, I’d rather see no ‘Sandman’ movie than a bad ‘Sandman’ movie made. I think the time of a good ‘Sandman’ movie is getting closer. With luck, we’ll see the ‘Death’ movie first ’cause that’s small and cheap and I’m going to direct it. [A 'Sandman' movie] needs someone with the passion of a Peter Jackson for ‘Lord of the Rings’ or Sam Raimi on ‘Spider-Man’ to get the film through Warner Bros.”
So there you go. Gaiman also said something about cloning a fan boy and locking them in a room with knives, the survivor could direct the movie. Word is Gaiman has been invited to the Hellboy 2 set, probably to get some tips and tricks for directing that Death movie.
ComingSoon.net has obtained an exclusive clip to Paramount’s Stardust.
Directed by Matthew Vaughn and based on the best-selling graphic novel by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess, the fantasy-adventure stars Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais, Jason Flemyng, Peter O’Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro. Ian McKellen narrates the film.
I’ll admit I know absolutely nothing about the Gaiman book, but a lot of people have been hyping the heck out of it. After watching the clip, I was intrigued enough to at least look up the full synopsis from IMDb.
Take the jump for the links, more info, and the new trailer!
Or – “The Song Remains The Same…”
Every limited series boils down to one of three premises. The establishment or re-emphasizing of important characters or bits of information that may be necessary for upcoming events (see the Annihilation minis or the Infinite Crisis buildup books, or even Uncle Sam & The Freedom Fighters). The second premise is to put and/or keep a character in the spotlight (most of Marvels’ original minis, the Ghost Rider: Hammer Lane mini, and the current White Tiger book all fit this criteria). The Eternals is an example of the third type of series, the revitalization/reworking of a character or characters who have fallen out of favor. Notable minis of this type include the two Bob Layton ‘Hercules’ miniseries, the recent four issue Union Jack book, and even Crisis on Infinite Earths itself. The funny part is, I didn’t recognize Eternals as a “Type 3″ until the end of this issue. It’s a testament to Neil Gaiman’s subtleties as a writer that he was able to completely reimagine a concept already filled with unbridled ideas, but it also makes what’s to come that much more difficult to deal with…
Or – “Time Is An Illusion. Lunchtime, Doubly So.”
In my other job, I have been fielding a lot of questions about why the series was solicited as 6 issues, but the story hasn’t ended here. Indeed, until this issue, each month’s Eternals bore the legend “(issue #) of 6.” Simple answer: Neil Gaiman asked for more pages to finish out his story, and, with millions upon millions of Sandman trades in circulation, you don’t say no to Neil Gaiman. He’s the nicest 500 pound gorilla in comics. When I covered issue four of this series, sometime back in the late Pleistocene era, I was overwhelmed by the beauty of the art, the mysteries of the plot, and the overall cosmic scope of what was going on… Now that the end is near, how has the series fared?
Rumors circulated widely earlier this week when Joel Shumacher mentioned in an interview he would love to direct the Neil Gaiman Sandman movie. After seeing what the man did to Batman, it would have been a huge mistake to give a Shumacher driven Sandman a green light.
Well there is good news – as far as Neil Gaiman is concerned.
I remember about eight years ago the then Warner Brothers co-studio head Billy Gerber told me that he got weekly calls from people who wanted to make, direct or star in a Sandman film. “On Wednesday,” he said, “Michael Jackson called about it.” Given the comments some months ago from Alan Horn and Jeff Robinoff, who now run Warner Brothers, I don’t believe the calls from people who want to make Sandman have decreased in the last eight years — quite the reverse. Which I mention because I got a small deluge of letters from people asking me what I thought about Joel Shumacher saying in an interview that he’d love to direct a Sandman film and wondering if that meant that it was now about to happen, and of course it doesn’t and it isn’t. It simply puts Mr Schumacher in a very long line of people who want to make Sandman, some way ahead of Michael Jackson.
So there you go. Thank the gods…
via Neil Gaiman (link)
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