In the comics he was called Sexton Furnival; and that Death, or Didi as she calls herself in her mortal form, has snagged the interest of one famous young actress in particular. The Death hunt is done, if the deal works out, and soon she’ll be named.
Hear this tragic tale: a sleeping family, a talented murderer, and an adventurous toddler—orphaned, but not assassinated. Small and alone, by accident and luck he escapes the scene of the crime and climbs a grassy hill to safety. At the top of the hill the boy finds a fence, and on the other side, a dark, quiet place.
Entertainment Weekly has a look at the new design for Angela, by way of Joe Quesada. A few months back we announced that Neilg Gaiman finally got the legal rights to the character and that he would be bringing her back into the Marvel Universe. After the “Age Of Ultron” series currently running, Angela will become a member of Guardians Of The Galaxy for at least a 5-issue stint. Brian Bendis and Neil Gaiman are said to be co-writing the series. READ MORE
The character Angela, who has been the topic of a long legal battle between Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane, is set to reappear in the Marvel Universe. After the “Age Of Ultron” series currently running, Angela will become a member of Guardians Of The Galaxy for at least a 5-issue stint. The real kicker is that the series at this point will be co-written by Brian Bendis and Neil Gaiman, marking his return to Marvel Comics. READ MORE
Neil Gaiman is teaming with Blackberry in an attempt to create a series of multi-media short stories (also a way for Blackberry to promote their new phone).
Alongside BlackBerry Keep Moving Projects, Gaiman is asking for readers, through the Blackberry Keep Moving Hub and Twitter, for inspiration for his “A Calendar Of Tales”. The project will be a series of short stories, one for each month of the year, written over a few weeks. He will post his notes and will engage with those who reply to his comments. Check the video below for some more details READ MORE
Thanks to the great comic book heroes blog for digging this ruby up. A Deadman story written by Teddy Kristiansen and written by Neil Gaiman. Read the full short comic below. READ MORE
Neil Gaiman revealed on Twitter that he’s developing “American Gods” as an HBO series, and it currently working on a pilot.
In Gaiman’s book, “Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she’s been killed in a terrible accident.
Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible.
He warns Shadow that a far bigger storm is coming. And from that moment on, nothing will ever he the same…” READ MORE
Bleeding Cool reports that Neil Gaiman’s very own Gaiman Foundation has donated a grant of $60,000 to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. The grant is to be used to educate readers, creators, publishers and anyone involved in the industry about issues of censorship. It is also to support Kids Right To Read Project And Banned Books Week, and Manga: Introduction, Challenges, and Best Practices. More below. READ MORE
It’s finally Halloween month, and there’s no better time to be reading horror comics. Major and indie publishers alike pull out all the stops to introduce their biggest horror stories of the year. This means loads of new titles, events, and special edition printings . This first week in October kicks off with the start of the “Animal Man/Swamp Thing” crossover, Marvel brings back Carnage in “Minimum Carnage”, a Lovecraft edition of “Creepy Comics”, and plenty more.
With the ever-increasing number of books coming out between the tie-ins, the crossovers, and the new series, we’ve all got to limit our reading list somehow. We present you with our ten most anticipated books of the week. So feast your eyes on these! Whether you’ve been into comics since you were a young’un, or you’re new to the game, we’re here to help you decide which books to pick up. If I’ve missed something you’re stoked about or if you’ve got any questions, list it in the comments. READ MORE
Neil Gaiman has spent some time away from the comics medium, but with the announcement of his new “Sandman” series at SDCC, we’ve been wondering if he would be making a full fledged return to comics. The answer, sources say, are yes. Gaiman is teaming up with “Sandman” collaborator, Colleen Doran, for an all new graphic novel from Dark Horse Comics. No details are known about the plot as of yet, but stay tuned. Read on below. READ MORE
There has always been high demand for a film adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series. Years ago, Gaiman made a pitch to WB for the Sandman movie, that ultimately never got a green light. Granted it would not be the easiest series to adapt given that it’s a 75-issue run. But, in Gaiman’s attempt to see this project through, he commissioned artwork from artist Jill Thompson that is now for sale, which you can check below. READ MORE
After the news this weekend of Gaiman’s new “Sandman” series, he did a brief video interview with Wired where he elaborated on his new project. As Gaiman tells in the video clip, this is a story he’s wanted to tell for a while, and he calls it “Sandman 0″. It’s been brewing in his mind for quite some time, and it’s finally coming to fruition. Check the video below. READ MORE
A few months back, Threadless challenged loyal fans create the first ever sequential comic book T-shirts, based on Neil Gaiman’s “The Day The Saucers Came”. The shirts have finally landed in a four issue (four shirts) series that can now be purchased, either individually or all together, on the Threadless website. The T-shirt adaptations are done by Estudio Verso , Ben Templesmith, Brandon Graham, and John Cassaday. 35% of sales will be donated to Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. READ MORE
It was rumored earlier today, and now, it is with great pleasure that I say Neil Gaiman has officially announced that he will be writing a brand new “Sandman” series, alongside stellar artist J.H. Williams III. See the video from Neil Gaiman, the artwork, and the press release below for more details. This is big.
Neil Gaiman is one of the most recognizable names in the horror/dark fantasy literary scene. He’s also one of the most successful and inspiring writers out there. Esteemed for his work on the “Sandman” series, and his many novels including American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book, Gaiman delivers the incredible tales time and time again that always find themselves on bestseller lists.This past week, Gaiman delivered a provoking address to the graduating class of 2012 from the University of the Arts. If this doesn’t make you want to get out there and “make good art”, I don’t know what will. Check out the full video speech below. READ MORE
If you’re a fan of Coraline (or any of Neil Gaiman’s other works) you might want to extend your health insurance policy until around 2014 because that’s when you might finally see The Graveyard Book hit the silver screen. Disney has picked up the rights to Gaiman’s gothic children’s version of The Jungle Book.
Per Deadline,”Disney has just made a high six figure deal for The Graveyard Book, the bestselling children’s title by Neil Gaiman. The book, which won the Newberry Medal among other awards, is a riff on Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book. Gaiman’s works include Coraline, The Sandman and American Gods. The book attracted attention at every studio upon release, and it was optioned for a large fee by UK Effects House Framestore. They had Neil Jordan attached to direct, but never got it off the ground, even though they kept renewing the option.”
So it looks like Jordan is off this thing and they’re on the hunt for a new director. In the book, “instead of a boy raised by wolves in the jungle, Gaiman tells the story of the last surviving child of a murdered family raised by ghosts in a graveyard.”
Who would you like to see direct this thing?
So you’re hungry for another round of Comics To Feast On? There’s a whole bag full of horror comics waiting for you this Wednesday, and we’ve narrowed it down to the cream of the crop. Clive Barker begins a new chapter in Hellraiser, The blood continues to flow in Image’s Rebel Blood, Neil Gaiman’s Black Orchid is collected for the first time, plus a whole bunch more.
With the ever-increasing number of books coming out between the tie-ins, the crossovers, and the new series, we’ve all got to limit our reading list somehow. We present you with our ten most anticipated books of the week. So feast your eyes on these! Whether you’ve been into comics since you were a young’un, or you’re new to the game, we’re here to help you decide which books to pick up. If I’ve missed something you’re stoked about or if you’ve got any questions, list it in the comments. READ MORE
If you’re a fan of Todd McFarlane, and are still hoping for thatSpawn reboot, then this could be a glimmer of good news. A faint, slight, glimmer mind you. Don’t hold your breath just yet.
Reports are coming in today that Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane have settled their lawsuit – a matter that also tied up authorship rights (or at least the clarity of those rights) to several characters in the Spawn universe.
Per the AP, “Fantasy industry giants Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane finally called a truce in their long-running legal feud over who owns which characters in the Spawn universe, according to court documents. Jeffrey Simmons, one of Gaiman’s attorneys, said terms of the agreement were confidential. A jury had already found Gaiman a 50 percent owner of content in two Spawn issues and the first three issues of a Spawn spin-off. Simmons said reiterating that declaration would block any appeal. ‘This is intended to put an end to the whole thing. It’s fair to say both parties are pleased to have this resolved,’ Simmons said.”
I really don’t care if there’s another Spawn movie. But if you do, it’s likely that McFarlane’s insistence on writing, producing and directing the film is a far bigger financing hurdle than the legal matter with Gaiman. READ MORE
Neil Gaiman, best known for his work on the Sandman series among comic fans, along with a bunch of other big name artists addressed an open letter to Washington today concerning SOPA. This is big for people like us, the readers, the artists, the community who will suffer from such censorship. Today, websites such as Wikipedia and Reddit took a stand against the act as well. Take a look at the letter below. Let’s keep art and the internet a free place (this is the most serious thing you will ever hear from me).
Alright, this was too cool to not write something about. Apparently, Damian Kulash of Ok Go fame will be joining author Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, and Ben Folds at the Rethink Music Conference in Boston to, get this, write and record eight songs in eight hours. Not content there, they will then play a concert and then release it all as an album. All of this is meant to “…explore/re-conceptualize the entire notion of artistic creation and its mechanical dissemination and human reception in these topsy-turvy modern times of ours.” You can watch all of the action live, after the jump!
Yesterday a federal judge in Wisconsin ruled in favor of popular horror novelist and comic book writer Neil Gaiman (“AMERICAN GODS”, “NEVERWHERE”) regarding his rights to several key characters in the “SPAWN” mythos that he worked on all the way back in 1992. The dispute over the characters has been a long running one, but as of yesterday it would seem that justice has been served. Get all the details courtesy of Variety beyond the break. Read on for the skinny.
Bloody-Disgusting is happy to present to you an exclusive short interview with Jean Saiz, guitarist and vocalist for Shroud Eater, a Florida based stoner/noise rock trio. Jean also did the artwork for the Shroud Eater 3 song EP (which you can download at their official website HERE: Just go to Music and follow the instructions). Check inside to see what’s going on in the world of Shroud Eater and keep an eye out for Jean’s Top 10 Horror list coming soon!
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. A young girl walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life – only much better. But when this wondrously off-kilter, fantastical adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents (including Other Mother) try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home – and save her family.
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