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Dream and Death - art by Fred Benes

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"My Lord, you are coming back, aren't you?"

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hi neil! i have two questions about dead boy detectives.

firstly, you mentioned that you wrote a few of the scenes in the show. if you don't mind me asking, which ones were those?

secondly, why were charles and edwin's backstories different from how they're established in the sandman comic? i assume the plotline of season of mists will be featured in the upcoming season of sandman, so how come it was cut out of edwin's backstory?

When we started making Dead Boy Detectives it was for HBO MAX, and we weren't allowed Sandman connections.

Even if we had been, part of the fun of the Dead Boy Detectives is that Charles died in 1989. Sandman on TV exists in contemporary times. (Morpheus was imprisoned in the basement of Fawney Rig in 1989 in the TV version.)

I wrote the Sandman connected scene in Episode 1, the Sandman connected scene in Episode 7, and (before the move to Netflix) the final scene with the boys back in the office in Episode 8.

#dead boy detectives #neil gaiman

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Neil Gaiman, co-author of Good Omens:

My first encounter with Terry Pratchett was The Colour of Magic, as read on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. I was a young journalist and I reached out to his publisher for an interview, and thus became the first journalist to interview Terry Pratchett, in Bertorelli's Italian restaurant, in Gower Street. (We remembered it as a Chinese Restaurant in Goodge Street, demonstrating either the fallibility of memory or our fondness for Chinese food.) We became friends.

I was lucky enough to read Terry's books as he wrote them, to become one of his beta readers, and then to collaborate with him. Terry had a brilliant eye for the places where reality and narrative tradition intersect: he had a science fiction writer's mind, let loose on a fantasy world, and he loved to explain and show how things came to be. The last time we saw each other he told me I had to read a book about feeding Nelson's navy – and I still wonder, had he lived, about the Discworld novel he would have written, about ships, and naval battles and all, and the lessons he would have taught us. Because at his best, Terry was a teacher. The kind who makes you laugh while simultaneously realising that everything you have taken for granted so far is utterly wrong. I miss him.

#terry pratchett #terry pratchett day #happy birthday terry #gnu terry pratchett #speak his name

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This beautiful watercolor print of a painting of The Corinthian by fav artist David Mack is now available at the pre-sale price of $25.00 for the next few days.

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Thank you so much, we will be donating funds to a kitten rescue we follow on Instagram, @HeidiWranglesCats-- she is doing some amazing work on the streets of Brooklyn, NY.

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Enjoyed this read. I like BlueSky, it requires your input but you’re rewarded for it.

One Year of Bluesky

A year ago today my pal Lou Anders asked me if I wanted an invite to a new microblogging site called Bluesky, which was making a little bit of a news splash because Jack Dorsey was on its board, and because it was initially a sort-off offshoot of what was then still known as Twitter, but designed to eventually be a federated protocol, like Mastodon was. I did want an invite. One, I always like…

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#bluesky #john scalzi

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dead boy detectives reading list

with the show finally out i figured it was a great time to share my reading list again! check it out below the cut 👻☠️🔎

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⏳ the sandman #25 (1991)

this is their first appearance!

🐇 the children's crusade (1993)/free country: a tale of the children's crusade (2015)

1. the children's crusade #1

(2. black orchid annual #1

4. animal man annual #1

5. swamp thing annual #7

6. doom patrol annual #2

7. arcana annual #1)

8. the children's crusade #2

alternatively you can just read free country. whether or not you read the annuals i recommend reading free country's middle chapter

!!! in place of the annuals there is an additional middle chapter that was created for the book "free country: a tale of the children's crusade" where it is placed between the two children's crusade issues. the boys don't actually appear in most of the annuals (they are in two panels of swamp thing and appear in doom patrol) and reading them isn't necessary but i figured i would include them as they are part of the story.

❄️ winter's edge #3 (2000)

this is an anthology. their part is the 'books of magic: waiting for good dough' story starting on page 19

🐦‍⬛ the sandman presents: the dead boy detectives (2001, 4 issues)

i believe the tv show's esther finch was partially based on this run's villain.

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(they do have a part in 'death: at death's door' from 2003. it's short and really just a retelling of events from sandman #25 with some minor changes. the entirety of their appearance in death: at death's door is included at the end of the next comic im listing so i am not really adding the death: at death's door book to the list)

☠️ the dead boy detectives (2005, one-shot)

this book was made by jill thompson in a very cute manga-esque style

👻 ghosts (2012), time warp (2013), the witching hour (2013)

these three are anthologies. the story 'the dead boy detectives in: run ragged' runs through all of them. 'run ragged' kicks off the next run.

🔮 from the pages of the sandman: dead boy detectives (2013, 12 issues)

this is the comic where crystal is introduced! a book collecting all 12 issues titled 'dead boy detectives by toby litt & mark buckingham' was released in 2023

🔎the sandman universe: dead boy detectives (2022, 6 issues)

the most recent run, centered around some really interesting thai mythology and featuring multiple edwin moments that i am sure you will love

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and that's everything! i also recommend buying the omnibus if you can. it includes everything minus the 2022 run plus some additional bonus content!

i hope this is helpful! feel free to ask me any questions you may have about the comics. dead boy detectives is my number one interest so i should be able to answer

have fun reading! 👻

#dead boy detectives #the sandman #the sandman universe #comics #reading list #edwin paine #edwin payne #charles rowland #crystal palace #crystal palace surname von hovercraft

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hey mr gaiman do you think my catholic parents would let me watch Good Omens?

I expect so. Show them reviews like this one if they balk:

Or this one:

https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2019/07/01/good-omens-and-divine-absence/

(As I remember, most of the Catholic reviews were fairly enthusiastic.)

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So happy for OP. Sometimes we just need a buffer to ease everyone into these things - including ourselves. GO is a beautiful one.

Hello Mr Gaiman, I just wanted to properly thank you for including so much casual queerness in Good Omens, specifically season 2.

I watched the second season with one of my best friends, who isn't homophobic, but he's a "true blue white aussie" and queerness isn't really a part of his life. Being queer myself, that isn't ideal, but we never really talked about it, and I valued his friendship enough to never need to bring it up.

But after watching this season together, he's hooked on Aziraphale and Crowley's story and wants a happy ending for both of them, even though he would never usually watch a show with queer main characters. His love for the show gave me enough confidence to finally, properly, come out to him, and although he probably doesn't quite understand my labels, I feel that he's more accepting of me than he would have been before.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

I'm so glad - for you and for him.

#good omens #neil gaiman #queerness #understanding

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According to a recent report published by the Aargauer Zeitung (h/t Golem.de), around three million smart toothbrushes have been infected by hackers and enslaved into botnets.

The most cyberpunk thing on your dash today.

#DDDS #dental distributed denial of service

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Watching the Cat King and Edwin talk is like. The Olympics of queer bitchiness. It's amazing

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love how every character falls in love with edwin. that man has the charisma of a wet cat. he is actively trying to bite you, what are you doing

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Feel free to stop here and rest before journeying to the posts below.

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This. All of this.

And leave all of them alone.

Neil Gaiman is about to get soooo many asks in his box re: WHY WHYYYY NEIL WHY DID YOU DOOOO THAT TO THE BOYSSS

and he will tell people over and over again he did not create this show, show run this show, write this show. And like look he WOULD but in this case he DIDNT

He didn’t create Crystal, Cat King, Jenny, Niko, Esther …. He didn’t originate Queer Edwin in comics.

He didn’t hurt you.

Go to Steve Yockey.

…. But also don’t. We know Steve will make them happy with more story to tell give him time

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I snort-laughed.

Midnight Pals: Patience

Thomas Disch: neil in the good omens game, is there a way to escape the dungeon without using the wizard's key? Neil Gaiman: ah! a very good question! Clive Barker: what? that's a terrible question Gaiman: ah but there are NO bad questions, clive Gaiman: curiosity is the rain that waters the seed of knowledge

Debbie Dadey: um excuse me sir neil gaiman but in Good Omens S2E42 aziraphale is shown performing the musubi dachi stance, but everyone knows that angels don't know karate Dadey:[pushing glasses up nose] i sure hope someone was fired for THAT blunder Gaiman: ah! a fine observation, thank you for sharing! Gaiman: so great to communicate with astute readers!

Gaiman: [putting gold star sticker on Dadey's forehead] i'm giving you a gold star for that Gaiman: in fact Gaiman: you all get gold stars! Koontz: oo! i want a gold star Gaiman: [putting gold star sticker on Koontz's forehead] and so you shall!

King: incredible! nothing flusters him! Poe: he's unflappable King: like the world's most patient kindergarten teacher Barker: no way, i don't buy it Barker: nobody's THAT patient Barker: i bet i could get him to snap Poe: clive

Barker: hey neil i've got a question Gaiman: yes? Barker: actually Barker:this is more of a comment than a question Gaiman: [sweating, veins in neck pulsing] ah yes, go on Poe: clive that's going too far

Neil Gaiman: you see dean Gaiman: you can see anything, do anything Gaiman: BE anything Gaiman: without ever leaving home! Dean Koontz: wowwww Gaiman: all you have to do is use your super power Koontz: my super power?? Gaiman: yes Gaiman: it's called Gaiman: IMAGINATION!!

Ray Bradbury: it was many years yonder when the open spaces were open and the blue skies were blue, and soda pop cost just a nickel and if you didn't have a nickel a smile would do, when you could see marshmallow dragons and candy corn castles in the clouds and you could do it all with the power of Dean Koontz: oh yeah imagination, i already know that Bradbury: and- what Koontz: yeah, neil gaiman told me Bradbury:

Ray Bradbury: listen neil i hear you've been going around extolling the power of imagination Neil Gaiman: ah imagination! the poor man's wealth, the prisoner's release- Bradbury: zip it bud Bradbury: there's ONE dream weaver in this town and that's me Bradbury: the limitless vista of a child's imagination ain't big enough for the both of us!!!

Bradbury: i have more child-like whimsy in my little finger, gaiman! Bradbury: and i will use it to paint a rainbow of nostalgic vibes that will have you crying! Bradbury: come at me, neil!! i'll make your childhood fuckin' magical!

Gaiman: wonderful, brilliant! just an excellent threat Gaiman: the craftsmanship of it was sublime, you should be very proud, ray Bradbury: Bradbury: are you Bradbury: are you being sarcastic? Poe: i don't think he knows how

Bradbury: you're so genuine, i can't stay mad at you Gaiman: perhaps, ray, there is room in the world of imagination for the both of us Gaiman: in fact, maybe there's room for ALL who seek to fly on the wings of a shared dream!

#midnight pals #the midnight society #midnight society

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I just saw somewhere you recommend writing 300 words a day. I can't imagine how to do that, I will manage 50-100 at most and I will edit endlessly. Do you continuously add to the story without returning to the previous chapters and keep almost everything as it first occurred to you? Is it a matter of practice to become more productive and require less editing? I think I enjoy playing around with details though, is that a bad habit to shed?

Write whatever works for you. I wrote Coraline at 50 words a day because that was the time I had. I wrote American Gods trying for 2,000 words a day (and often failing) because it needed to be a thick book and at 50 words a day I'd still be writing it.

#writing is hard #neil gaiman

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Hi Neil! I don't know if you know anything about this but I just picked up a clothbound version of Stardust (the gift edition) and it's bound upside down?? I had to bring it home because I was so baffled by it, and it was the first book I happened to pick up.

I don't know what I'm asking I just thought it was so strange. I wonder if there are other upside down ones out in the wild? Have you seen any?

They definitely exist. We discovered several the last time I signed books at Golden Notebook. They are definitely odd.

#stardust #odd book editions