Neil Gaiman

Wits: Paul F. Tompkins

Top 10 Blotter stories of 2011

​As 2011 comes to a close, we took time out to check on the stories that had readers talking most this year. The Top 10 Blotter Stories of 2011 include a good chunk of Bachmann gaffes (of course), a couple dodgy civic outbursts and an apocalyptic farm incident involving cattle.  Never a dull ... More >>

Watch: Neil Gaiman with Josh Ritter at MPR's Wits

Photo via MPR​Friday night was the season finale of John Moe and John Munson's interview and performance series Wits at the Fitzgerald Theater, and they went out with a bang. In addition to bringing together highly imaginative and fascinating author Neil Gaiman and call-in guests Wil Wheaton (from ... More >>

Wits: Neil Gaiman

Photo via MPR​Friday night was the season finale of John Moe and John Munson's interview and performance series Wits at the Fitzgerald Theater, and they went out with a bang. In addition to bringing together highly imaginative and fascinating author Neil Gaiman and call-in guests Wil Wheaton (from ... More >>

Neil Gaiman donates MPR Wits fee to charity

Neil Gaiman supports local arts. Matt Dean, not so much.​Neil Gaiman is at it again, speaking at publicly funded events and directing his earnings to charity. Hasn't this guy learned his lesson? Last week the famous author was called a "pencil-necked little weasel" and a thief by House Majo ... More >>

Neil Gaiman's a capitalist. What's wrong with that? Comment Of The Day

Neil Gaiman is successful. This bothers House Majority Leader Matt Dean.​Since when did Republicans take such a dim view of free enterprise? Here's Neil Gaiman, a hugely successful and famous author, paid handsomely for his accomplishments, and House Majority Leader Matt Dean calls him a "penc ... More >>

Matt Dean sort of apologizes to Neil Gaiman because his mom made him

Matt Dean's mom didn't raise a name-calling bully. Or did she?​Just about everyone was taken aback yesterday when Minnesota House Majority Leader Matt Dean launched a peculiar and unhinged attack on noted local author Neil Gaiman. In a discussion about arts funding through the Legacy Amendment, D ... More >>

Neil Gaiman isn't impressed by Matt Dean's half-assed apology

Neil Gaiman likes Matt Dean's mom, but isn't too keen on her son.​If a powerful politician you'd never met took to the press to call you a "pencil-necked little weasel" and falsely accuse you of stealing thousands of dollars from the state, you might reasonably expect a sincere apology.And after t ... More >>

Neil Gaiman responds to "pencil-necked weasel" insult by Matt Dean [INTERVIEW]

Neil Gaiman vs. Matt Dean​Matt Dean, the Republican leader of the Minnesota House, was quoted in Wednesday's Star Tribune hating on famous local author Neil Gaiman and calling him a "pencil-necked little weasel." We left several messages for Dean, but didn't get a response. Gaiman, on the oth ... More >>

Chuck Klosterman, Patton Oswalt, Neil Gaiman, more coming to town for MPR's 'Wits'

Photo by Kamilla Kraczkowski​This morning, MPR revealed the lineup for its new season of "Wits," the charismatic and adventurous radio show presented at the Fitzgerald with host John Moe (the tech reporter for American Public Media's "Marketplace") and resident musician John Munson (the Twilight H ... More >>

50 Reasons to love Minneapolis/St. Paul

Photo: Chris YunkerIt's everywhere you want to be.​Remember that snow storm last weekend? The one where you got towed because you didn't obey the snow parking rules while you were inside watching the Vikings get hammered by the Bears, all while nursing a Surly-induced hangover and trying to figure ... More >>

Cooks Source magazine creates internet firestorm with story on apple pie

A food magazine gets barbecued​Until yesterday, Cooks Source was a sleepy, anonymous little magazine about food that was distributed for free to maybe 20,000 people in western New England. The magazine publishes quaint stories about harvest fairs, recipes, gluten-free diets, and so on. The onl ... More >>

Vertigo's "The Unwritten" blurs the literal and the fantastic while revering the power of words

Picture, meet thousand words: "The Unwritten"​Those who follow comics will be familiar with the team of Mike Carey and Peter Gross, whose previous collaboration birthed the strange soap opera of Lucifer, a series that depicted everyone's favorite fallen angel in his travels through our realm and ... More >>

Neil Gaiman's Sandman may be adapted by Warner Brothers TV

​It's news that sounds dubious at best, but the Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Neil Gaiman's beloved, award-winning comic The Sandman may be coming to a television screen near you. Rumor has it that Warner Brothers is currently working on acquiring rights. There's no word yet on whether or ... More >>

Neil Gaiman's latest award-winning creation: Honey

BirdChick.comWorking hard for the honey.​It's a sweet friendship between local Sharon Stiteler, an obsessive bird-watcher who blogs about her adventures on birdchick.com, and Neil Gaiman, who penned the Oscar-nominated flick Coraline. Each had always wanted to keep bees, but Gaiman couldn't commit ... More >>

Neil Gaiman fights Todd McFarlane over Spawn characters

Two titans of the comics industry are locked in a mortal struggle in a Wisconsin courtroom. Hanging in the balance: control of a popular character and lucrative royalties.The issue that introduced Medieval Spawn and Angela.​The case pits Todd McFarlane--who was at one time the No. 1 artist in the ... More >>

Wits: An Examination of Diversions, Distractions, and Hey Look at That Thing Over There!

Two titans of the comics industry are locked in a mortal struggle in a Wisconsin courtroom. Hanging in the balance: control of a popular character and lucrative royalties.The issue that introduced Medieval Spawn and Angela.​The case pits Todd McFarlane--who was at one time the No. 1 artist in the ... More >>

Neil Gaiman's speaking fee attacked by Star Tribune

Neil Gaiman: Worth $45,000?​Sandman author Neil Gaiman is under attack by the Minneapolis Star Tribune for charging $45,000 for a recent speaking engagement at a Stillwater public library. Under the headline, "One author: $45,000 for an afternoon," the newspaper questioned the  hefty ... More >>

MN Fashion Week, Wants vs. Needs, Dr. Dog, more: Freeloader Friday

​(Pictured: Kokoon Spring 2010)With MN Fashion Week in full swing, this is an excellent weekend to check out some of the free fashion parties around town, from a charity events to high fashion to t-shirt sales. But don't worry if you're not a fashionista; there are plenty of other cool events for ... More >>

Graveyard Book author Neil Gaiman on Colbert Report

Neil Gaiman, author of the Newbery Award-winning "The Graveyard Book", sort of claims the Minneapolis area as his home, so we are going to claim him back.

JägerCon: Sci-Fi Tuesdays

Neil Gaiman, author of the Newbery Award-winning "The Graveyard Book", sort of claims the Minneapolis area as his home, so we are going to claim him back.

Readers respond to "The World's Most Ambitious Cover Band"

Neil Gaiman, author of the Newbery Award-winning "The Graveyard Book", sort of claims the Minneapolis area as his home, so we are going to claim him back.

Film Highlight: Coraline

Neil Gaiman, author of the Newbery Award-winning "The Graveyard Book", sort of claims the Minneapolis area as his home, so we are going to claim him back.

Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman, author of the Newbery Award-winning "The Graveyard Book", sort of claims the Minneapolis area as his home, so we are going to claim him back.

A Mid-Summer Killer Christmas Round Up

Neil Gaiman, author of the Newbery Award-winning "The Graveyard Book", sort of claims the Minneapolis area as his home, so we are going to claim him back.

Comix and the Cities

Neil Gaiman, author of the Newbery Award-winning "The Graveyard Book", sort of claims the Minneapolis area as his home, so we are going to claim him back.

Move Along, Kids

Neil Gaiman, author of the Newbery Award-winning "The Graveyard Book", sort of claims the Minneapolis area as his home, so we are going to claim him back.

Over the Weekend: Klingons, Churches and Coulton (Oh My)

Neil Gaiman, author of the Newbery Award-winning "The Graveyard Book", sort of claims the Minneapolis area as his home, so we are going to claim him back.

Get Inside—It's Summertime!

Your guide to the season's hottest films (and the other ones, too)

Louisiana wetlands: Last chance

Your guide to the season's hottest films (and the other ones, too)

Neil Gaiman: Break-in at DreamHaven Books

Your guide to the season's hottest films (and the other ones, too)

Local Music Yearbook 2006--I need anecdotes

Your guide to the season's hottest films (and the other ones, too)

I Do Believe in Faeries!

Once you've made it to the Magic Kingdom, why leave?

Enter Sandman

Why Neil Gaiman is about to become bigger than death

Payback Is a Motherland

How African hip hop "gives back" to two continents

Artists of the Year

Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

"American Gods" author prepares for hellish schedule

Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

Here Comes Your Youth

Our teenage American alt-rock dream: The triumphant return of the Pixies

Ryan Kelly Battles the Giant Robots

A comic book artist takes on America's military machine

The Year in Theater

In Praise of Murderous Hookers, Heroic Zoroastrians, and the Ghosts of Garage Sales Storm. Plus: We viciously slag off the Andrews sisters and an embarrassing Wonder Woman costume!

Welcome to Fantasy Island: Population 280 million.

On the heels of Harry Potter, young adult books are sweeping the mainland. Why would grownups rather read about sorcery than sex?

City of Sideshows

Amid all the carnival barking of the fringe, we tell you which tent shows deserve your ten bucks

Once Upon a Time

Fantasy writer Neil Gaiman follows the fairy tale into the darker realms of adulthood

COMICS: Frank Miller

Fantasy writer Neil Gaiman follows the fairy tale into the darker realms of adulthood