http://www.metafilter.com/tags/neverwhere Posts tagged with 'neverwhere' at MetaFilter. Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:25:46 -0800 Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:25:46 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/42993/Neverwhere%2DComic%2DAdaptation <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/comics/?cm=3719">The first issue</a> of the comic book adaptation of Neil Gaiman's <i>Neverwhere</i> was released yesterday. Mr. Gaiman is credited as a "consultant." So far, the story is fairly intact, but it's the visual element that deviates from the novel--characters look nothing like they were described, and don't even resemble the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115288/">old BBC miniseries</a>. And for someone accustomed to the phenomenal artwork seen in most of Gaiman's previous graphic novels (which included several adaptations of his short stories), <i>Neverwhere</i> seems downright bland. If a feature film follows in the same vein as this adaptation, will Gaiman pull an Alan Moore and <a href="http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/496/496206p1.html" new>refuse</a> <a href="http://www.comicscommunity.com/boards/pop/?noframes;read=24779" new>all</a> <a href="http://www.cinemaeye.com/more/588_0_10_0_C/" new>royalties</a>? (Go easy on me; it's my first post.) tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.42993 Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:25:46 -0800 adaptation book comic gaiman graphic london neil neverwhere new novel release sandman Saellys