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  1. "A dark age indeed. Age of inconvenience. No plumbing, no electricity, no nothing. Hang it all!"

    He's Merlin, so I guess he gets to know about electricity already. I'm reminded that Merlin pops up as a child in The Books of Magic, the comic miniseries by Neil Gaiman (boo hiss) which was clearly an inspiration to Jo Rowling's Harry Potter and which was pretty important to me for a while, I must admit, although I didn't take much lasting interest in the comic series which DC spun off the Gaiman book. I liked the original Books of Magic for what it was, a fairly self-contained story about a kid who collides with the world of magic and learns from John Constantine (an old drinking buddy of mine practically! ah, the awkward kinship imposed by alcoholism) and some other folks about how the world of magic is complicated and dangerous and not exactly fun and games. Say what you will about Gaiman's iffy and appropriative writing…at least he's a zillion times more compelling and convincing at depicting magic than Jo Rowling.

    Anyway Tim Hunter, the protagonist of The Books of Magic, meets Merlin when he's still a boy, and Merlin's already got existential regret for what he's destined to become; he speaks dolefully of things he hasn't even done yet, like losing his head over Nimuë, but welp that's life innit? fulla laughs.


    #merlin #the-sword-in-the-stone #the-books-of-magic #neil-gaiman
  2. "A dark age indeed. Age of inconvenience. No plumbing, no electricity, no nothing. Hang it all!"

    He's Merlin, so I guess he gets to know about electricity already. I'm reminded that Merlin pops up as a child in The Books of Magic, the comic miniseries by Neil Gaiman (boo hiss) which was clearly an inspiration to Jo Rowling's Harry Potter and which was pretty important to me for a while, I must admit, although I didn't take much lasting interest in the comic series which DC spun off the Gaiman book. I liked the original Books of Magic for what it was, a fairly self-contained story about a kid who collides with the world of magic and learns from John Constantine (an old drinking buddy of mine practically! ah, the awkward kinship imposed by alcoholism) and some other folks about how the world of magic is complicated and dangerous and not exactly fun and games. Say what you will about Gaiman's iffy and appropriative writing…at least he's a zillion times more compelling and convincing at depicting magic than Jo Rowling.

    Anyway Tim Hunter, the protagonist of The Books of Magic, meets Merlin when he's still a boy, and Merlin's already got existential regret for what he's destined to become; he speaks dolefully of things he hasn't even done yet, like losing his head over Nimuë, but welp that's life innit? fulla laughs.


    #merlin #the-sword-in-the-stone #the-books-of-magic #neil-gaiman
  3. "A dark age indeed. Age of inconvenience. No plumbing, no electricity, no nothing. Hang it all!"

    He's Merlin, so I guess he gets to know about electricity already. I'm reminded that Merlin pops up as a child in The Books of Magic, the comic miniseries by Neil Gaiman (boo hiss) which was clearly an inspiration to Jo Rowling's Harry Potter and which was pretty important to me for a while, I must admit, although I didn't take much lasting interest in the comic series which DC spun off the Gaiman book. I liked the original Books of Magic for what it was, a fairly self-contained story about a kid who collides with the world of magic and learns from John Constantine (an old drinking buddy of mine practically! ah, the awkward kinship imposed by alcoholism) and some other folks about how the world of magic is complicated and dangerous and not exactly fun and games. Say what you will about Gaiman's iffy and appropriative writing…at least he's a zillion times more compelling and convincing at depicting magic than Jo Rowling.

    Anyway Tim Hunter, the protagonist of The Books of Magic, meets Merlin when he's still a boy, and Merlin's already got existential regret for what he's destined to become; he speaks dolefully of things he hasn't even done yet, like losing his head over Nimuë, but welp that's life innit? fulla laughs.


    #merlin #the-sword-in-the-stone #the-books-of-magic #neil-gaiman
  4. "A dark age indeed. Age of inconvenience. No plumbing, no electricity, no nothing. Hang it all!"

    He's Merlin, so I guess he gets to know about electricity already. I'm reminded that Merlin pops up as a child in The Books of Magic, the comic miniseries by Neil Gaiman (boo hiss) which was clearly an inspiration to Jo Rowling's Harry Potter and which was pretty important to me for a while, I must admit, although I didn't take much lasting interest in the comic series which DC spun off the Gaiman book. I liked the original Books of Magic for what it was, a fairly self-contained story about a kid who collides with the world of magic and learns from John Constantine (an old drinking buddy of mine practically! ah, the awkward kinship imposed by alcoholism) and some other folks about how the world of magic is complicated and dangerous and not exactly fun and games. Say what you will about Gaiman's iffy and appropriative writing…at least he's a zillion times more compelling and convincing at depicting magic than Jo Rowling.

    Anyway Tim Hunter, the protagonist of The Books of Magic, meets Merlin when he's still a boy, and Merlin's already got existential regret for what he's destined to become; he speaks dolefully of things he hasn't even done yet, like losing his head over Nimuë, but welp that's life innit? fulla laughs.


    #merlin #the-sword-in-the-stone #the-books-of-magic #neil-gaiman
  5. There's a version of community that promises to make the hard things go away. And there's a version that doesn't pretend — that offers company instead of safety, presence instead of resolution. The fair share experiment at the Lifeboat Academy's Farmastery is built on the second kind, with the conviction that it's the more sustaining one.

    This week's reflection @ emotusoperandi.medium.com/fair

    #NeilGaiman #LifeboatAcademy #FairShareEthics #Community

  6. There's a version of community that promises to make the hard things go away. And there's a version that doesn't pretend — that offers company instead of safety, presence instead of resolution. The fair share experiment at the Lifeboat Academy's Farmastery is built on the second kind, with the conviction that it's the more sustaining one.

    This week's reflection @ emotusoperandi.medium.com/fair

    #NeilGaiman #LifeboatAcademy #FairShareEthics #Community

  7. There's a version of community that promises to make the hard things go away. And there's a version that doesn't pretend — that offers company instead of safety, presence instead of resolution. The fair share experiment at the Lifeboat Academy's Farmastery is built on the second kind, with the conviction that it's the more sustaining one.

    This week's reflection @ emotusoperandi.medium.com/fair

    #NeilGaiman #LifeboatAcademy #FairShareEthics #Community

  8. There's a version of community that promises to make the hard things go away. And there's a version that doesn't pretend — that offers company instead of safety, presence instead of resolution. The fair share experiment at the Lifeboat Academy's Farmastery is built on the second kind, with the conviction that it's the more sustaining one.

    This week's reflection @ emotusoperandi.medium.com/fair

    #NeilGaiman #LifeboatAcademy #FairShareEthics #Community

  9. ‘Good Omens’ Season 3 Is Still Just One Episode, Despite Being Called That

    Pop culture has become increasingly littered with projects that were once beloved, then became problematic and controversial thanks…
    #NewsBeep #News #TV #CA #Canada #DavidTennant #Entertainment #GoodOmens #MichaelSheen #NeilGaiman #PrimeVideo
    newsbeep.com/ca/592367/

  10. Once again #NeilGaiman found his way into my comicbook collection due to his popularity with professionals in the industry.

    #RickVeitchRareBitFiends issue 2

  11. Once again #NeilGaiman found his way into my comicbook collection due to his popularity with professionals in the industry.

    #RickVeitchRareBitFiends issue 2

  12. Once again #NeilGaiman found his way into my comicbook collection due to his popularity with professionals in the industry.

    #RickVeitchRareBitFiends issue 2

  13. Once again #NeilGaiman found his way into my comicbook collection due to his popularity with professionals in the industry.

    #RickVeitchRareBitFiends issue 2

  14. Once again #NeilGaiman found his way into my comicbook collection due to his popularity with professionals in the industry.

    #RickVeitchRareBitFiends issue 2

  15. mirrormask / dave mckean. 2005

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=NHHE2hsTJf]

    When Jim Henson Productions and Sony wanted to make something along the lines of Jim Henson’s “The Dark Chrystal” or “Labyrinth” they approached graphic novelist Neil Gaiman and illustrator Dave McKean, who had previously collaborated on the graphic novel series “Black Orchid” (1988), “The Sandman” (1989-1996) and children’s book “Coraline” (2002). The result was this very artful journey through a fantasy world. Almost every scene is chock-full of imaginative designs and special effects for which about 15 young animators were hired, almost all of them just graduated from the local art school.

    The songs in the soundtrack are “(They Long To Be) Close to you” (a cover of the classic written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David), sung by Josefine Cronholm, and “If I Apologise” (written by Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman) sung by Josefine Cronholm & Ashley Slater.

    #animation #animazione #art #arte #AshleySlater #BurtBacharach #DaveMcKean #experimentalMovie #film #HalDavid #highlights #JimHensonProductions #JosefineCronholm #MirrorMask #MirrorMask #movie #NeilGaiman #Sony #video
  16. mirrormask / dave mckean. 2005

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=NHHE2hsTJf]

    When Jim Henson Productions and Sony wanted to make something along the lines of Jim Henson’s “The Dark Chrystal” or “Labyrinth” they approached graphic novelist Neil Gaiman and illustrator Dave McKean, who had previously collaborated on the graphic novel series “Black Orchid” (1988), “The Sandman” (1989-1996) and children’s book “Coraline” (2002). The result was this very artful journey through a fantasy world. Almost every scene is chock-full of imaginative designs and special effects for which about 15 young animators were hired, almost all of them just graduated from the local art school.

    The songs in the soundtrack are “(They Long To Be) Close to you” (a cover of the classic written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David), sung by Josefine Cronholm, and “If I Apologise” (written by Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman) sung by Josefine Cronholm & Ashley Slater.

    #animation #animazione #art #arte #AshleySlater #BurtBacharach #DaveMcKean #experimentalMovie #film #HalDavid #highlights #JimHensonProductions #JosefineCronholm #MirrorMask #MirrorMask #movie #NeilGaiman #Sony #video
  17. mirrormask / dave mckean. 2005

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=NHHE2hsTJf]

    When Jim Henson Productions and Sony wanted to make something along the lines of Jim Henson’s “The Dark Chrystal” or “Labyrinth” they approached graphic novelist Neil Gaiman and illustrator Dave McKean, who had previously collaborated on the graphic novel series “Black Orchid” (1988), “The Sandman” (1989-1996) and children’s book “Coraline” (2002). The result was this very artful journey through a fantasy world. Almost every scene is chock-full of imaginative designs and special effects for which about 15 young animators were hired, almost all of them just graduated from the local art school.

    The songs in the soundtrack are “(They Long To Be) Close to you” (a cover of the classic written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David), sung by Josefine Cronholm, and “If I Apologise” (written by Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman) sung by Josefine Cronholm & Ashley Slater.

    #animation #animazione #art #arte #AshleySlater #BurtBacharach #DaveMcKean #experimentalMovie #film #HalDavid #highlights #JimHensonProductions #JosefineCronholm #MirrorMask #MirrorMask #movie #NeilGaiman #Sony #video
  18. mirrormask / dave mckean. 2005

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=NHHE2hsTJf]

    When Jim Henson Productions and Sony wanted to make something along the lines of Jim Henson’s “The Dark Chrystal” or “Labyrinth” they approached graphic novelist Neil Gaiman and illustrator Dave McKean, who had previously collaborated on the graphic novel series “Black Orchid” (1988), “The Sandman” (1989-1996) and children’s book “Coraline” (2002). The result was this very artful journey through a fantasy world. Almost every scene is chock-full of imaginative designs and special effects for which about 15 young animators were hired, almost all of them just graduated from the local art school.

    The songs in the soundtrack are “(They Long To Be) Close to you” (a cover of the classic written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David), sung by Josefine Cronholm, and “If I Apologise” (written by Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman) sung by Josefine Cronholm & Ashley Slater.

    #animation #animazione #art #arte #AshleySlater #BurtBacharach #DaveMcKean #experimentalMovie #film #HalDavid #highlights #JimHensonProductions #JosefineCronholm #MirrorMask #MirrorMask #movie #NeilGaiman #Sony #video
  19. mirrormask / dave mckean. 2005

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=NHHE2hsTJf]

    When Jim Henson Productions and Sony wanted to make something along the lines of Jim Henson’s “The Dark Chrystal” or “Labyrinth” they approached graphic novelist Neil Gaiman and illustrator Dave McKean, who had previously collaborated on the graphic novel series “Black Orchid” (1988), “The Sandman” (1989-1996) and children’s book “Coraline” (2002). The result was this very artful journey through a fantasy world. Almost every scene is chock-full of imaginative designs and special effects for which about 15 young animators were hired, almost all of them just graduated from the local art school.

    The songs in the soundtrack are “(They Long To Be) Close to you” (a cover of the classic written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David), sung by Josefine Cronholm, and “If I Apologise” (written by Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman) sung by Josefine Cronholm & Ashley Slater.

    #animation #animazione #art #arte #AshleySlater #BurtBacharach #DaveMcKean #experimentalMovie #film #HalDavid #highlights #JimHensonProductions #JosefineCronholm #MirrorMask #MirrorMask #movie #NeilGaiman #Sony #video