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Neil Gaiman has emerged as one of the most influential literary figures of the 21st century. To borrow a phrase from his viral 2012 University of the Arts commencement speech, Gaiman "makes good art," from his graphic novels to his social media collaborations, award-winning fantasy fiction and beloved children's books.
This collection of new essays examines a range of Gaiman's prolific output, with readings of the novels American Gods, Anansi Boys, The Graveyard Book and The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Children's books The Wolves in the Walls and Blueberry Girl and the online short story collection A Calendar of Tales are discussed. Gaiman's return to the serial comic book form with Sandman: Overture is covered, and artist JH Williams III contributes an exclusive interview about his collaboration with Gaiman on Overture. Cartoonist Judd Winick offers a personal essay on his connection to Gaiman's work.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
American Gods (2001)
The American Odyssey delete(Jenn Anya Prosser)
The Anxiety of Disappearance delete(Michael B. Key)
The Wolves in the Walls (2003) and Blueberry Girl (2009)
Towards a Feminist Reading of Gaiman's Picture Books (Renata Lucena Dalmaso)
Anansi Boys (2005)
"The old man was gone": The Problematic Unity of Tricksters,
Gods and Fathers in Anansi Boys and American Gods (Laura-Marie von Czarnowsky)
"You heard her, you ain't blind": The "Haunting" Presence of Their Eyes Were Watching God delete(Danielle Russell)
The Graveyard Book (2008)
The Jungle, the Graveyard and the Feral Child: Imitating and Transforming Kipling Beyond Pastiche delete(Jennifer McStotts)
Wisdom, Strength and Courtesy: Graveyard-Favor Go with Thee (Margaret Seyford Hrezo)
"Nightmare in Silver" (2013)
"We've upgraded ourselves": Gaiman's Resurrection of the Cybermen delete(Emily Capettini)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013)
What Neil Gaiman Teaches Us About Survival: Making Good Art and Diving into the Ocean delete(Monica Miller)
Remembering the Dead: Narratives of Childhood (Rebecca Long)
Augustinian Memory and Place delete(Andrew Eichel)
Not at Home: Examining the Uncanny delete(Yaeri Kim)
"The essence of grandmotherliness": Ideal Motherhood and Threatening Female Sexuality delete(Courtney M. Landis)
A Calendar of Tales (2013)
Remixing Time and Space delete(Merideth Garcia)
Sandman: Overture (2014)
Aperture for a Storyteller: An Interview with JH Williams III (John Bultena)
Warming Up the Strings delete(Tara Prescott)
Issue #1 Through a New Reader's Eyes delete(Nadia Eshraghi)
Listening to the Endless: Music and Musicians in the Extended Sandman Universe delete(Tom Zlabinger)
Beginnings and Endless-ings delete(Judd Winick)
About the Contributors
Index
