I was just wondering how the posters on here first discovered Neil Gaiman's works.
I first discovered him when my mom bought a trade copy of Preludes and Nocturnes at a used bookstore. I loved(and still love) fantasy/horror comics, so I read it and was hooked. Sadly, I didn't find any other Sandman tales until about six years ago, but when I did it rapidly became my absolute favorite comic of all time.
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Sandman. Not after the fact, from the beginning, issue 1 (yes, I DO want a fùcking medal).
Tried reading Good Omens but just couldn't get into it.
Am reading AG right now. I like it...so far.
"I was cured all right!"
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Was crashing at friends place. Only book he had was Stardust. Loved it and ten days later I walked by the local movie theatre and saw that they've made it in to a film.
shareI watched Coraline in 2009 and they said it was based on children's novel by Neil Gaiman. I went and got the graphic novel version of the book and thought it was very interesting. It's the only Neil Gaiman story I've read. Then I watch this TV series expecting to see another creepy fantasy world that appeals to all audiences. Instead I discover this show is TV-MA and filled with EXTREME violence and massive orgies. I hope no parents accidentally let their kids watch this!
shareYou needn't be concerned, premium cable shows aren't known for being kid-friendly.
shareGoing from Coraline to American Gods is like discovering that Dr. Seuss followed up How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. American Gods was so extreme on the TV-MA rating (full frontal male nudity, orgies, people being hacked apart limb by limb and gushing blood constantly) that the people who made Hellraiser and Showgirls would probably blush.
And why would you assume that Neil Gaiman is a children's author based on that one work?
And American Gods is far not the most graphic show I've seen, you sound very easily shocked.
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And why would you assume that Neil Gaiman is a children's author based on that one work? <<<
To be fair, I also saw the Doctor Who episode written by him. They said it would be really "scary" but it wasn't.
If the Doctor Who episode had been filled with gay orgies, CGI penises, Matt Smith hacking apart people every five minutes and spraying their blood every year, and dropping the F-bomb constantly, then sure, I wouldn't have batted an eyelash when American Gods did the same.
>> And why would you assume that Neil Gaiman is a children's author based on that one work? <<
The ONLY novel I've ever read by E.B. White was Charlotte's Web.
Should I expect to read another E.B. White and discover A Clockwork Orange meets Rambo type content?
I still don't understand what your problem is?.. SO WHAT that the things you listed are on the show?
shareA glance at Gaiman's bibliography and his other works include books like Stardust, The Silver Dream,The Ocean at the End of the Lane, M Is for Magic, A Little Gold Book, and picture books for very young children with names like The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, Blueberry Girl, and Crazy Hair.
"American Gods" had material that would make Striptease look like lighthearted kiddie fare in comparison, and Striptease is an R-rated film for adults only, based around Demi Moore getting naked. (yes, I've seen both Striptease and American Gods)
If "American Gods" is indeed faithful to the source material, it would be like turning the latest adaptation of "Shel Silverstein" of "The Giving Tree" fame, to discover the movie is Cannibal Holocaust.