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September 30, 2005
Neil Gaiman at Joseph-Beths
Categories: Words
Last Wednesday, I went to see Neil Gaiman give a talk and sign his newest book, Anansi Boys, at Joseph-Beth Sellers in Charlotte.
There was a good crowd, maybe 150 people. Many wore funny hats. Neil was pretty much what I expected -- funny, a bit dark (dressed in black jacket, shirt, and pants) and very British. He read from Anansi Boys (chapter two) and it was funny to hear him try to do Jamacian accents for some of the characters. He then answered questions for about 45 minutes. He talked about some new projects in the works, including his new series about the Eternals for Marvel. He talked about his involvment in some films, including Mirrormask, the screen adaptation of Coraline, and a version of Beowulf with Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, and other famous people. Most exciting to me was he talked a bit about returning to some Sandman stories for the comic's 20th anniversary in 2008.
There was also a nice moment when this little girl, who was maybe 10, asked what "it" was in The Wolves in the Walls (as in, when the wolves come out, it's all over). I thought it was nice Neil called on the little girl and gave her a thoughtful answer. He ended up saying "I have no idea, really" but did so in a nice, thought provoking and funny way. That was the highlight of the evening for me.
Neil also signed my copy of the book and we chatted about my "unusual" name for about five seconds. Unlike Frank Miller, he didn't say he was going to use it in a comic.
Posted by Nakia at September 30, 2005 01:17 PM