Neil Gaiman

@neil-gaiman / neil-gaiman.tumblr.com

The one who wrote Coraline, and co-wrote the book of Good Omens and made the TV show, also the Sandman comics writer and co-creator who made the Sandman TV show. Quite nice really.

Neil Gaiman Tumblr FAQ: Good Omens

Tumblr questions that Neil Gaiman has already answered. Yes, it does have some Neil-provided info of S2. But, it is spoiler leak-free! (It also does not have spoilers from early screenings of S2.)

Docs Version: Here Spreadsheet Version: Here

I’m excited about Good Omens 2 and I was already going through Neil Gaiman's blog ( @neil-gaiman ). I initially made it for me and my friends for reference, but then decided to go ahead and throw it out into the Tumblr void, too. I hope it helps.

I made my own FAQ about this here (please check it before messaging me): OrpiKnight's FAQ FAQ

Before you ask a Good Omens question, look here. An incredibly impressive job of research and gathering.

#good omens #good omens season 2

randimason asked:

Hi Neil:

Reedpop posted a free version of the Good Omens season 2 panel from NYCC!

https://www.thepopverse.com/good-omens-amazon-prime-video-neil-gaiman-second-season-2

Thanks

Randi

That's so cool.

ayoungfather asked:

How come, at least in the book version, Anathema Device carries a bread knife specifically? Are bread knives different in the UK than the USA? In my experience, a bread knife doesn't have a point and is widely serrated, making it more effective for roughly hacking someone than stabbing or slicing. Is that just her preference for self defense?

The key word is "antique". It wasn't a modern bread knife. It would have looked like this.

Bread Knife | V&A Explore The Collections

Bread knife, wooden handle with steel blade, made by Wingfield, Rowbotham & Co., Sheffield; 1885-1896.

Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections|Victoria and Albert Museum

snenby-with-two-daggers asked:

Hi Neil.

Is Shadweell’s ‘it’s a witch’ rule about the amount of nípples limited only to 3 and more or does 0 also fall under it? Asking for the sake of people with a top surgery who opted to not keep them.

I think two, one or zero nipples do not count as "extra" nipples for the purposes of witchfinding.

red-rum-mondays asked:

Hi Neil! I know you get a lot of asks but I wanted to thank you for something. Thank you for writing Coraline. The first time I watched it I was eight years old and my mother had dragged me along to her boyfriend’s house and put on a random movie to keep me distracted. That movie was Coraline. It was the first movie that really scared me and at first I didn’t know why. I later realized after years of therapy that it was because it mirrored my own abusive relationship with my mother. I purchased the book recently and cried while reading it. Recovering from my abuse was a long road that I’m still traveling but I like to think that a blue haired girl I’m a raincoat started it all. Thank you sir.

I'm proud of you for travelling that route.

I know you've answered a million good omens questions before, but I have a friend with homophobic parents who plan on watching it and they were a bit worried about it. So I was wondering if, in your opinion, the queerness in the show is blatant enough that it might cause issue with viewers who's homophobic parents end up watching it? Obviously you can't help or predict how any random person might act but im trying to reasure them and offered to ask you directly. Thank you for taking the time to read this!!

With luck it will creep up on them so by the time they realize that they are surrounded by gay and lesbian and queer characters it will be much too late as they will be enjoying it too much to be offendedly homophobic.

fragileandendless asked:

My 4 year-old absolutely loves Coraline. She is so proud of this drawing and asked that I share it with as many people as possible. Being 4 she doesn’t know exactly who you are yet, but she certainly will as we introduce her to more and more of your writing. Thank you for inspiring us both!

Tell her I love her art.

official-mudskipper asked:

what is your favorite kind of amphibian?

A newt.

thecyborgsloth asked:

This is a bit of a dumb question, but do you normally describe what a character is wearing?

If it's interesting or helps make the story work or is something other than exactly what you'd imagine yes. Otherwise no.

rjeddystone asked:

Hi Neil! I have some good news: A book I helped write is finally going to print under a pen name (It's not my favorite genre but it's a foot in the door). Anyway, I was wondering, I'm really surprised by the amount of advertising and self-promotion my cowriter and I are expected to do, not just Good Reads but sites I'd never even heard of. Is that usual? I thought that was an agent thing.

Agents get you deals and sort out contracts and negotiate with publishers. But they don't promote your book. In the old days it was all up to your publisher and mostly they didn't do anything. Now you can do whatever you can as well.

unrulygingerlesbian asked:

Hey just letting you know you have your “likes” viewable, so your liked posts are showing up on my dash. I know I personally feel like my likes being viewed is an invasion of my privacy, so if you want to, you can turn that off in your settings under your account settings

Good to know. No, I don't view my likes being seen as an invasion of my privacy (but by the same token they aren't always actually reliable likes - whenever I've looked lots of them seem to be me flicking through things on my phone and tapping the wrong place on the screen as I flick).

mystery-of-arkham-asylum asked:

Hi Neil. I've just seen a trailer for a film where you voice a mongoose who may or may not be real. It looks hilarious.

I can't wait to see it. Doing the voice work for it was enormously fun.

pumpkin-prompts asked:

Hello Mr. Gaiman! I hope you’re doing well!

I have a quick question: What happened to Uriel’s patches of gold? They’re character design was one of my favorites and I can’t help but wonder if they were removed for any specific reason.

Best regards!!! :)

I think the fashion in Heaven has moved on. They are still into gold leaf but not it's a bit subtler.

moonmargaritas asked:

Hi Mr. Gaiman! I just want to say props to you and the rest of the Good Omens production team for having an angel in a power chair. I’m able bodied but I know that’s going to mean a lot to a lot of people, so thank you guys. It’s been really clear from the start how much inclusivity matters to the Good Omens team, and it makes it a pleasure to support an already excellent show. I’m so incredibly excited for the new season, and I will be streaming it on a loop!

Liz is an astonishing actor, and we enjoyed working out how the chair would look and work in Heaven (and the miracles one would need to use a more human wheelchair in Soho on Earth).

gfbillpotts asked:

Hi, Neil! Do you know who did the coloring for season 2? The stills and the trailer look absolutely breahtaking, I'm loving the constrast of dark red and yellow we are seeing in so many scenes

Gareth Spensley, who also coloured Season 1. He's a warlock of colour.

bug-buzzz asked:

I saw you liked a what we do in the shadows post, are you a fan? If so, who's your favorite character?

Very much so.

Either the house or the doll.

My favourite rewards are the Real River Trip and the Be Our Motor levels. Read them and imagine what it must be like to take a circus down the Mississippi on a makeshift boat.

FLOTSAM! River Circus - Mississippi River Tour

A raft of performers is going down the Mississippi giving free performances for crowds on the shore.

#jason webley #Kickstarter

Neil Gaiman Tumblr FAQ: Good Omens

Tumblr questions that Neil Gaiman has already answered. Yes, it does have some Neil-provided info of S2. But, it is spoiler leak-free! (It also does not have spoilers from early screenings of S2.)

Docs Version: Here Spreadsheet Version: Here

I’m excited about Good Omens 2 and I was already going through Neil Gaiman's blog ( @neil-gaiman ). I initially made it for me and my friends for reference, but then decided to go ahead and throw it out into the Tumblr void, too. I hope it helps.

I made my own FAQ about this here (please check it before messaging me): OrpiKnight's FAQ FAQ

My copy of @drchucktingle's book Camp Damascus has arrived! (The publishers were kind enough to send me an advanced copy when I mentioned that I had ordered a copy but time was not kind to me as it was Finish Good Omens and Wrap Things Up Before the Strike world, and I had no personal reading time. So I'm really looking forward to settling down to read it.)

#Chuck Tingle #camp Damascus

My copy of @drchucktingle's book Camp Damascus has arrived! (The publishers were kind enough to send me an advanced copy when I mentioned that I had ordered a copy but time was not kind to me as it was Finish Good Omens and Wrap Things Up Before the Strike world, and I had no personal reading time. So I'm really looking forward to settling down to read it.)

#Chuck Tingle #camp Damascus