The Sandman Companion

The Sandman Companion
Author: Hy Bender
Publisher: Titan Books (UK)
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2000
Genre: Sandman (Comic strip)
ISBN: 9781840231649

This reference for Neil Gaiman's Sandman series covers each of the ten volumes, with plot summary, character analysis and interviews with the creators. It also contains story details, and lists of relevant CDs, articles, books and websites.

The Sandman Companion

The Sandman Companion
Author: Hy Bender
Publisher:
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2000
Genre: Sandman (Comic strip)
ISBN: 9781840231502

A comprehensive reference on Neil Gaiman's popular Sandman series. A chapter is devoted to each of the ten volumes, with plot summary, character analysis and interviews with the creators. There are also Sandman related story details, and lists of relevant CDs, articles, books and websites.

Stardust

Stardust
Author: Stephen Jones
Publisher: Titan Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Stardust (Motion picture : 2007)
ISBN: 9781845766818

Neil Gaiman’s critically-acclaimed adult fairy tale makes the leap from novel to screen in this spectacular new movie starring Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Rupert Everett, Peter O’Toole, Sienna Miller and Ricky Gervais. Tristran Thorn vows to retrieve a fallen star and deliver it to his beloved. His quest leads over an ancient wall, into a magical realm strange beyond imagining… This stunning hardcover volume follows the storyline of the movie, with commentary & interviews with the starry cast and the crew, enchanting color photos, and beautiful, fully painted production art, the full magical screenplay and an exclusive introduction by Neil Gaiman.

Sandman

Sandman
Author: Joe Simon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN: 9781401222994

Written by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby Art and cover by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby At last, the classic 1940s Super Hero series by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby is collected from the pages of WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #6-7, ADVENTURE COMICS #72-97, #100-102 (1942-1946) and SANDMAN #1, the comic that reunited Simon & Kirby in 1974! In the capable hands of Simon and Kirby, the Sandman left behind his trademark green suit, fedora and gas mask to become a brightly costumed adventurer on the trail of crime in the big city with the help of his sidekick, Sandy the Golden Boy. With a strong element of the fantastic in the form of haunted dreams and foes claiming to be figures of myth, these stories were perfect examples of the fast-paced, slam-bang adventures that made Simon & Kirby the most celebrated comics talents of the 1940s. Advance-solicited; on sale August 12 - 304 pg, FC, $39.99 US

The Cambridge Companion to the Graphic Novel

The Cambridge Companion to the Graphic Novel
Author: Stephen E. Tabachnick
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2017-07-03
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1108239080

Since the graphic novel rose to prominence half a century ago, it has become one of the fastest growing literary/artistic genres, generating interest from readers globally. The Cambridge Companion to the Graphic Novel examines the evolution of comic books into graphic novels and the distinct development of this art form both in America and around the world. This Companion also explores the diverse subgenres often associated with it, such as journalism, fiction, historical fiction, autobiography, biography, science fiction and fantasy. Leading scholars offer insights into graphic novel adaptations of prose works and the adaptation of graphic novels to films; analyses of outstanding graphic novels, like Maus and The Walking Man; an overview which distinguishes the international graphic novel from its American counterpart; and analyses of how the form works and what it teaches, making this book a key resource for scholars, graduate students and undergraduate students alike.

Feminism in the Worlds of Neil Gaiman

Feminism in the Worlds of Neil Gaiman
Author: Tara Prescott
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2012-10-10
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0786466367

This collection of new essays looks carefully at the broad spectrum of Neil Gaiman's work and how he interacts with feminism. Sixteen diverse essays from Gaiman scholars examine highlights from Gaiman's graphic novels, short stories, novels, poems and screenplays, and confront the difficult issues he raises, including femininity, the male gaze, issues of age discrimination, rape, and feminine agency. Altogether the essays probe the difficult and complex representation of women and issues of femininity in the worlds of Neil Gaiman.

The Cambridge Companion to the American Graphic Novel

The Cambridge Companion to the American Graphic Novel
Author: Jan Baetens
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2023-08-31
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1009379348

This book explores the important role of the graphic novel in reflecting American society and in the shaping of the American imagination. It guides readers through the theoretical text-image scholarship to explain the meaning of the complex borderlines between graphic novels, comics, newspaper strips, caricature, literature, and art.

The Gothic and the Carnivalesque in American Culture

The Gothic and the Carnivalesque in American Culture
Author: Timothy Jones
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2015-05-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1783162309

The Gothic and the Carnivalesque in American Culture Offers an overview and critique of the development of Gothic studies as a field. This provides a short history of the field. Introduces the idea that the way we read Gothic texts is often different to how we might read ‘literature’. This offers a new way of understanding texts that are not wholly ‘serious’ in their representations, and is widely applicable to a number of genre productions. Provides analysis of popular and cult authors, shows and publications that are underdescribed in most discussions of the American Gothic; including H.P. Lovecraft and Weird Tales, Ray Bradbury, EC Comics, Creepy, Eerie and Vampirella magazines, TV shows such as Thriller and Night Gallery, Stephen King, Anne Rice, Poppy Z. Brite and Neil Gaiman’s Sandman.

Prince of Stories

Prince of Stories
Author: Hank Wagner
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 561
Release: 2008-10-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1429961783

Over the past twenty years, Neil Gaiman has developed into the premier fantasist of his generation, achieving that rarest of combinations—unrivaled critical respect and extraordinary commercial success. From the landmark comic book series The Sandman to novels such as the New York Times bestselling American Gods and Anansi Boys, from children's literature like Coraline to screenplays for such films as Beowulf, Gaiman work has garnered him an enthusiastic and fiercely loyal, global following. To comic book fans, he is Zeus in the pantheon of creative gods, having changed that industry forever. For discerning readers, he bridges the vast gap that traditionally divides lovers of "literary" and "genre" fiction. Gaiman is truly a pop culture phenomenon, an artist with a magic touch whose work has won almost universal acclaim. Now, for the first time ever, Prince of Stories chronicles the history and impact of the complete works of Neil Gaiman in film, fiction, music, comic books, and beyond. Containing hours of exclusive interviews with Gaiman and conversations with his collaborators, as well as wonderful nuggets of his work such as the beginning of an unpublished novel, a rare comic and never-before-seen essay, this is a treasure trove of all things Gaiman. In addition to providing in depth information and commentary on Gaiman's myriad works, the book also includes rare photographs, book covers, artwork, and related trivia and minutiae, making it both an insightful introduction to his work, and a true "must-have" for his ever growing legion of fans.

Edinburgh Companion to Gothic and the Arts

Edinburgh Companion to Gothic and the Arts
Author: David Punter
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2019-08-05
Genre: Art, Gothic
ISBN: 1474432379

The Gothic is a contested and complicated phenomenon, extending over many centuries and across all the arts. In The Edinburgh Companion to the Gothic and the Arts, the range of essays run from medieval architecture and design to contemporary gaming and internet fiction; from classical painting to the modern novel; from ballet and dance to contemporary Goth music. The contributors include many of the best-known critics of the Gothic (e.g., Hogle, Punter, Spooner, Bruhm) as well as newer names such as Kirk and Round. The editor has put all these contributors in touch with each other in the preparation of their essays in order to ensure the maximum benefit to the reader by producing a well-integrated book which will prove much more than a collection of disparate essays, but rather a distinctive contribution to a field.