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Taller Tales, Bill Willingham

Published 23 Apr 2009 by Gin Jenny

A graphic novel experiment here. I have an incredibly hard time reading graphic novel series that are not all of a piece; i.e., that are not written by one writer all the way through. They feel fragmented. I don’t read superhero comics for this reason. I loved Sandman and Fables, and there are many good graphic novels in this world, but I generally find that the people who created the characters tend to be the ones who are able to capture their voices. So I thought, hey, you know, this doesn’t have to be the case. I thought, I will…

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Season of Mists, Neil Gaiman

Published 13 Jan 2009 by Gin Jenny

Aw, Season of Mists is great. I like it so much. It makes me nostalgic for Past Jenny, who was young and dumb and had yet to discover most of her now-favorite films and music and TV shows (including, of course, the other six volumes of Sandman). Oh, wow, that’s really, really true. I hadn’t discovered Joss Whedon yet, or The Office, or Doctor Who; I hadn’t yet seen any of my current five desert island DVDs (fifth series of Buffy, MirrorMask, Empire Records, Angels in America, and Before Sunrise); I didn’t know the Decembrists, the Shins, Neko Case –…

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Dream Country, Neil Gaiman

Published 13 Jan 2009 by Gin Jenny

Evidently the stress of writing a nice coherent plot in The Doll’s House proved temporarily too much for Neil Gaiman, and he took a break to write some single-issue self-contained stories. And these are some damn good stories. Except I don’t like “Façade”. I remember not liking it so um, I sort of skipped it this time. I know! I could read “24 Hours” but not “Façade”? I don’t know what’s wrong with me. No, actually, I know exactly why I did that. Lately I’ve been getting ready for bed around eight, then lying in bed reading for several hours. …

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Possibly the nicest dream I have ever had

Published 13 Jan 2009 by Gin Jenny

I dreamed that I was at Barack Obama’s inauguration with the Endless. IT WAS AWESOME. It was so good that I turned off my alarm twice in order to carry on having the dream. (I never turn off my alarm.) I was very chummy with all of the Endless, except that Dream didn’t really want to chat. This led me to wonder whether I was one of the Endless. I didn’t see Despair or Desire, so I was probably one of those two, if I was anyone. Destruction was ridiculously huge, but very friendly. Destiny was surprisingly forthcoming with information…

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The Doll’s House, Neil Gaiman

Published 13 Jan 2009 by Gin Jenny

Ooh, this volume is spookier than I remember. It’s a bit hard to explain the plot, which is intricately linked to other storylines, but in short, it’s about a girl called Rose, who is looking for her little brother. A number of other people are milling around: G.K. Chesterton, a woman who’s been pregnant for several years, a serial killer with teeth in his eyes, women with enormous spider collections, and that makes it interesting. Still, essentially it’s all about Rose. She has multicolored hair and numerous connections to the previous volume. She is also a vortex, which means that…

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Preludes and Nocturnes, Neil Gaiman

Published 13 Jan 2009 by Gin Jenny

Riot’s blog, Burning Leaves, reminded me yesterday of how much I love the Sandman. I went into the hallway and gazed admiringly at my very nice Sandman poster. I just now went to find a small picture of it on the internet, so I could link to it, and I couldn’t find one anywhere. I couldn’t even find one for sale on eBay. So I’m glad I have this one, and if I had batteries in my camera I would take a picture of it and post it here. It reminds me of when my love for Sandman was new.…

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