Tag: Neil Gaiman
Treat Yo’self to a Secret Treasure Trove of Neil Gaiman Rarities
You've got your mimosas. You've got your fine leather goods. How about your rare, never-before-released Neil Gaiman Stories?
The American Gods and Sandman author has teamed up with The Moth, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) and...
Micky Moran Visits the Stately Beat Manor Staff Pull for 9/2/15
Team Comics Beat, the world’s most important comic book website ever to grace the internet, sought out adventure and fun after a hard work week. However, we were graced with the appearance of Micky Moran....
Naked, pregnant Amanda Palmer recreates Hirst statue for literacy at NYPL (nsfw)
Baby on board musician/provocateur Amanda Palmer and hubby did in waiting Neil Gaiman staged a pretty spectacular event at the New York Public Library yesterday, as the eight months pregnant Palmer recreated Damian Hirst's statue Verity with body paint. The event was well captured in social media.
J.H. Williams III Shows off Sandman: Overture Finale Art
After an interminably long time (two years, to be precise), Neil Gaiman's and J.H. Williams III's Sandman: Overture is finally coming to an end. Issue #6, currently scheduled for release on September 30th, will wrap up the...
Neil Gaiman’s American Gods tv series officially green lit by Starz
Fans of the Sandman scribe rejoice: Starz announced today that they have officially green lit an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's New York Times bestselling novel American Gods.
It’s the Golden Age of Superhero Communism: Enter Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham
This announcement is somewhat confusing, but so is the entire legacy of Miracleman, one of the most interesting heroes that Marvel has ever published. First off, the run with The Original Writer (Alan Moore)...
24 Hours of International Comics: Britain and Sandman Overture
"Sandman Overture"
By Nick Eskey
Okay, perhaps not a British comic, but seeing as “Sandman” was written by a British man, and is in English, its good enough for me.
Outside of the comic spectrum, Neil Gaiman...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 1/13/15: Secrets of the new Avengers trailer REVEALED!
§ After watching the new Avengers trailers several dozen times, going frame by frame, I think I can reveal a shocking twist:
Reviews: A Murder of Cartoonists
While we were enjoying Comic Arts Brooklyn this year, my partner Marguerite Van Cook and I took a break from the excitement of promoting our new Fantagraphics Book The Late Child and Other Animals...
24 Hours of Halloween: Hansel and Gretel by Mattotti and Gaiman—with events!
This extraordinary book—surely one of the most beautiful picture books of the year— has a complicated history. It began with Mattotti's phenomenal illustrations, originally commissioned for the Metropolitan Opera's 2007 production of Engelbert Humperdink's...
NYCC13: New York Super Week: Tickets On Sale Now!
Yes, it's still August. There are a few days left until Labor Day ends another Summer of Fun!
So that means it's time for the Fall Season of (unofficial) comic cons!
Hey! New York Comic Con...
The Beat’s 10th Anniversary Special: San Diego 2004 photo parade!
As mentioned earlier this week, The Beat is 10 years old this month! What was it like in the primitive days of 2004? Thanks to the wonders of digital archiving we can tell you! We can even take you back to San Diego 2004 for a look at skinnier but not necessarily better versions of many Beat favorites. So step with us behind the veils of time for....