Bibliograph

The art of Neil Gaiman, Hayley Campbell ; foreword by Audrey Niffenegger

Type

Label

The art of Neil Gaiman, Hayley Campbell ; foreword by Audrey Niffenegger

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-316) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The art of Neil Gaiman

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

854612495

Responsibility statement

Hayley Campbell ; foreword by Audrey Niffenegger

Summary

With unprecedented access to Neil Gaiman's personal archives, the author gives an insider's glimpse into the artistic inspirations and musings of one of the world's most visionary writers

Table Of Contents

1. Preludes. Very early Neil -- Punk -- One of those first novel things -- Top shelf -- Peace and love only existed on weekends -- The end of peace and love -- Ghastly beyond belief -- Duran Duran -- Don't panic : the official hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy companion -- Good Omens -- 2. British comics. 1984 -- 2000 AD -- Borderline -- Violent cases -- 3. Vertigo heights. Black orchid -- Sandman -- And then there is ... death -- Death gallery -- Death talks about life -- The sandman : overture -- 4. A comics miscellany. Signal to noise -- Miracleman -- Spawn -- Marvel 1602 -- The eternals -- "Being an account of the life and death of the Emperor Heliogabolus" : a 24-hour comic -- Sweeney Todd : the demon barber of Fleet Street -- The books of magic -- The tragical comedy or comical tragedy of Mr. Punch -- The last temptation -- Batman -- 5. Beyond comics. The comic book legal defense fund -- Short stories -- The truth is a cave in the Black Mountains -- Poetry -- Novels -- Neverwhere -- Stardust -- Stardust : the film -- American Gods -- Coraline -- Coraline : the movie -- Anansi boys -- Odd and the frost giants -- InterWorld -- The graveyard book -- The ocean at the end of the lane -- Picture books -- The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish -- The wolves in the walls -- Blueberry girl and Instructions -- Crazy hair -- Monkey and Chu's day -- Fortunately, the milk -- 6. Silver screens. Hollywood -- Princess Mononoke -- Beowulf -- Post-Beowulf -- The Fermata -- Modesty Blaise, black hole -- Babylon 5 and The road to En-dor -- A short film about John Bolton -- Who killed Amanda Palmer and Statuesque -- Words and music -- MirrorMask -- Doctor Who -- 7. Reflections. Radio plays -- As for how he does it all

Target audience

adult

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