| re: NJC - Any Neil Gaimen fans here? | |
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Jacqueline 03:18 pm UTC 08/15/07 |
| In reply to: | re: NJC - Any Neil Gaimen fans here? - Venom 05:34 am UTC 08/15/07 |
| The Dream Hunters...I like the title...I'll check it out. Thanks > 28 Year old Comic Book Geek here. Love Todd McFarlane and > Neil Gaimen. The whole falling out was that Todd used some > of Gaimen's created characters without permission. Todd > also designed the look of the Spider-Man character "Venom" > which he is currently trying to receive credit for > legally. If you like Gaimen, I highly recommend a book by > him titled "The Dream Hunters". > > > Re: Stardust > > Sienna Miller is a hottie and I usually like DeNiro & > > Ricky Gervais (even in crap), but any movie billing itself > > as "The Best Date Movie Of The Year" turns me WAY off with > > that phrase alone. > > > > > I really enjoyed Gaiman's "Sandman" comic book series - > > > wonderful storytelling. > > > > > > I read "American Gods" as well and agree with you: okay > > > but not great. > > > > > > The only other work of his I've read, and thoroughly > > > enjoyed and recommend, is the book "Good Omens," which is > > > actually a collaboration between Gaiman and Terry > > > Pratchett. Very entertaining book. > > > > > > On the whole, I generally feel like I like Gaiman's work, > > > but have never been motivated enough to sample more of > > > it. > > > > > > "Stardust," though, looks intriguing. > > > > > > > Has anyone been brave enough to see Stardust? I haven't > > > > been and I'll probably wait for the disc...at best... > > > > > > > > The last Gaimen I really put time into was the book > > > > American Gods (about five or six years ago). Okay but not > > > > great. > > > > > > > > He also had a big falling out w/ Todd McFarlan (Spawn - > > > > which I liked) that I didn't pay much attention to. > > > > > > > > TIME did a feature on Gaiment in the August 6th issue -- > > > > it didn't make me like him more... > > > > > > > > JD | |
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