Well, I am. It started when my cousin ate Mai introduced me to the Sandman through a book with a collection of quotes from this beloved series - and one of the greatest graphic novels of all time. Then I sought the Sandman and found him (first, thru mikey, the rest - thru pam). Just got to finish the whole series last week. In between reading the Sandman, I also read (in this order) Stardust, Neverwhere, American Gods, Coraline and Anansi Boys. And yes, the story had to end. And what a way to end it. Lord Morpheus, a.k.a. Dream is one very interesting character - though not necessarily the most lovable (I think the popular choice is usually Death, and then Delirium). The way he sticks to his responsibility is something I can relate to, so I do side with him sometimes, just not during the extreme cases. Case in point, banishing your beloved to hell just because she refused your love. Ah well, this merits a longer post and a lot more thinking. I'm posting this because there's a contest!
See this link: http://fashion-piranha.livejournal.com/23000.html to learn how to join. these are the prizes: - an ARC copy of Gaiman's newest book, The Graveyard Book, due to be released September 30th, 2008.
- Coraline, one of Gaiman's newest graphic novels
- Gaiman's Bath Surprise: one Stardust bath bomb and one Comforter bubble bath, which Gaiman has written about in his blog
- $25 to the charity of your choice!
- 8/5/08 - added a paperback copy of American Gods to the prize pool to mark the first 50 entries!
- 8/11/08 - added a hardcover copy of Anansi Boys to mark the 100th entry!
- 8/13/08 - added another '$25 to the charity of your choice' to mark the 150th entry!
- 8/14/08 - added Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab's limited edition Snow, Glass, Apples perfume blend and accompanying chapbook to mark 200!
I. Love. Neil. Gaiman.
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