DennisMM wrote:Does "Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Companion" count? It's the first thing by Gaiman I remember buying.
Selick is a proponent of the idea that animated features can tell all sorts of stories. They don't need peppy musical numbers, wisecracking animals or to drip with pop culture references, a la the "Shrek" franchise.
Telling a story is exactly what Selick's doing with "Coraline," a spooky tale from an award-winning children's book by Neil Gaiman. Selick likes its touch of darkness: A young girl opens a door in her house, walks into a mysterious mirror image of her home and meets her "other" parents -- not to mention rats who climb into pyramid formations and burst into song.
St. Alphonzo wrote:Check this out: An article about how Portland is becoming "Toontown", dropped this bit of info about a Gaiman adaptation:Selick is a proponent of the idea that animated features can tell all sorts of stories. They don't need peppy musical numbers, wisecracking animals or to drip with pop culture references, a la the "Shrek" franchise.
Telling a story is exactly what Selick's doing with "Coraline," a spooky tale from an award-winning children's book by Neil Gaiman. Selick likes its touch of darkness: A young girl opens a door in her house, walks into a mysterious mirror image of her home and meets her "other" parents -- not to mention rats who climb into pyramid formations and burst into song.
I'm not familiar with "Coraline"... any thoughts? It's being made by Laika Studios (which used to be Vinton Studios).
It's good and creepy. I remember thinking that younger kids would find it just flat out scary. Of course, I read it two years or so ago and I kinda forget how it ends. But I think the ending left it open for more, which I thought I read was coming, but I just can't remember and am too lazy to look up.Tyrone_Shoelaces wrote:I just picked up a copy of Coraline. I guess I'll have to hurry and read it.
keepcoolbutcare wrote:So feel free to discuss his works, Sandman, American Gods, Neverwhere et.al.. C'mon, I can't be the only Gaiman geek up in the Zone, can I?
ThisIsTheGirl wrote:Sandman used to rock my world as a kid - is that comic still going?
Did he do Arkham Asylum, or was that someone else? Anyhoo - I hope you have a great time, keepcool - Gaiman is most certianly The Man.
keepcoolbutcare wrote:Good Omens I'm afraid I haven't yet read. It's on the "must read now" bookshelf, but I haven't gotten round to it yet. {hangs head in geeky-shame}
Bluebottle wrote:keepcoolbutcare wrote:Good Omens I'm afraid I haven't yet read. It's on the "must read now" bookshelf, but I haven't gotten round to it yet. {hangs head in geeky-shame}
Go to your room!
Don't come out until you've finished every single page!
THEN you can hang your head in "geeky" shame. Until then, it's just "shame".
shame.
thomasgaffney wrote:Okay, I've never read anything by Gaiman, but the wife just got done American Gods and told me that I have to read it once I'm done the His Dark Materials trilogy. What else is good? Besides Good Omens, I hear.....
ThisIsTheGirl wrote:Sandman used to rock my world as a kid - is that comic still going?
Did he do Arkham Asylum, or was that someone else? Anyhoo - I hope you have a great time, keepcool - Gaiman is most certianly The Man.
Carolian wrote:AMERICAN GODS, in my opinion, is one of the most brilliant novels of the last ten years. Between that novel and his SANDMAN series, Gaiman's sure got a deft hand at turning myth and folklore into fascinating, original works.
Adam Balm wrote:My brother had me laughing for ten minutes straight when he told me that Gaiman writes the same thing, in whatever he does. "Gods...hanging out." It's true.
Colin wrote:You think he's got his finger on the pulse of folklore because he blends ancient tales with contemporary ones remarkably well. Is that a valid compliment? I mean, it takes a bit more than that, right?
The Garbage Man wrote:I'm about halfway through American Gods.
So far I'm liking it.
Keepcoolbutcare wrote:The Garbage Man wrote:I'm about halfway through American Gods.
So far I'm liking it.
*shudder*
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