Neil on Sandman + movies, also Hero Complex + Watchmen

Great little LA Times article on Neil Gaiman: a kind of brief overview of the place of Sandman in Gaiman’s career and about movie adaptations of his work in general and of Sandman in specific.

Fan girl I am, I have to say Gaiman’s really hip and has this great pseudo-despondent-rock-star look about him but also a genuine humor.  Yeah, total fan girl.

For comic book/graphic novel/sci-fi fans, the article is part of a regular blog by Geoff Boucher called Hero Complex.  Added it to the RSS aggregator.

Boucher also wrote up an interview with Alan Moore mainly about his ire at the film adaptation of the Watchmen.  To avoid a tirade on what I think about that damn thing, I will just say read the article.  Well, read Watchmen first.  Then read the article.  Screw that damn movie.

While Gaiman looks like a rock star, Moore reminds me of a wizard whose benevolence is questionable.  You just do the quest he gives you and hope that the reward isn’t some cursed sword that grafts itself onto your hand.