> -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 10:40 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Mirrormask > > Jim Davis wrote: > > "The film's writer, Neil Gaiman, and director, Dave McKean, are big > names in > > the graphic novel (i.e., comic books with pretensions) world. "Sandman" > was > > Gaiman's biggest hit; McKean drew the covers." > > Heh. That's funny. Why? In a recent interview (Time mag online, IIRC) > with Gaiman and Joss Whedon, Gaiman said (and I'm paraphrasing) > "Sandman wasn't a graphic novel. I'm not sure what that is. Sandman > was a comic book. I *like* comic books."
He's been saying that for a while (and he's not the first). In "Sex, Lies and Superheroes" he says (again nothing completely original but telling) that you can draw pictures and have them hung a galleries and receive artistic awards and lauded or you can write a story and win awards and gain critical praise from the literary community. But combine those two well-respected, mature art forms and you've something only fit for children to read and throw away? It doesn't seem right. If you get the chance and like Gaiman check out "Sex, Lies and Superheroes" - I saw it during a director's screening her in Boston but the local comic shop all seem to have it on DVD. Gaiman is featured, but so are several others (perhaps two dozen other actually) including Peter David, Walt Simonson and other "traditional" comic-book creators. Very interesting flick for fans. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Studio MX with Flash Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=51 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:177013 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
