CBLDF Defends Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere
We just received this from CBLDF: This week, CBLDF took a leadership role in a coalition of anti-censorship advocates — including the National Coalition Against Censorship, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, the Association of American Publishers, and the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom — to defend Neil Gaiman’s novel Neverwhere, which has been removed from shelves in Alamogordo High School pending review.
NEAL ADAMS – EXTRA!: Adams ups the ante for his lost art — and Steve Niles
It’s Thursday, which means it’s Neal Adams Interviews day. I just posted the latest — but this just in: Adams is seeking help for Steve Niles, who was flooded out in Texas. Plus, he’s ready to donate $$ if he gets his lost art returned.
How I Fumbled the Ball, by MARK WAID
This is a column that we hope gives you a real sense of what we’re aiming to do at 13th Dimension. At our site, you’ll find pieces written by the creators themselves that aim to both enlighten and provoke. Today, we bring you a missive from industry superstar Mark Waid — and it’s a surprising mea culpa. Read on because it’s fascinating stuff. — Dan
Steve Niles Flooded Out in Texas
Jeez, rough time for Steve Niles of 30 Days of Night fame. Devastated by a flood in Texas. See link at the jump from Mike Mignola on Facebook:
Neal Adams Leaves Extensive Portfolio in Cab
Legendary artist Neal Adams is on the hunt for more than a hundred valuable sketches he left in a yellow cab — and he has put his talents to work in the search by drawing a portrait of the driver. According to the NY Post, he forgot to take two portfolio books out of the trunk of a Crown Victoria taxi at about 7:40 p.m. Sept. 4.