Neil Gaiman interview – L.A. Times
Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite authors. I read American Gods in grad school, at a time when all I really wanted to read was manga and young adult books, so I approached it with a sort of ‘meh this is pretentious’ feeling. Then came Neverwhere, Anansi Boys and my favorite, Coraline. His latest, Graveyard Book, is waiting on my shelf. But you can’t really talk about Gaiman without mentioning Sandman. This weird twisted series has kept me up at night. Not because I’m afraid but because Gaiman’s dreams are so much better than my own.
Here he discusses his career, the movies and what he hopes for the future. I’m looking forward to the Coraline movie, especially because the graphic novel was a disappointment.
The Bat. Man.
The guys over at Nerdage have an update on the Batman ‘is he or isn’t he’ issue. So is Bruce Wayne really dead? Uh, of course not. But it looks like we do get a storyline written by Neil Gaiman!!!
Should Bruce Wayne die? Has he outlived his purpose? The Bat has certainly taken him over and maybe it’s time to erase that particular alter ego and start with someone new. There’s all kinds of speculation with Dick Grayson/Nightwing at the head of the pack. Which…boring. I’m not sure who I would like to see take over but one of the Birds of Prey, like Black Canary, might be interesting. Who do you want in the cape and pointy ears?
