Free Verse: Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean

Separately and together, writer Neil Gaiman and visual artist Dave McKean are two of the fantasy fields most extraordinary innovators. Gaimans writings occupy nearly every storytelling medium, including the epic comic-book series The Sandman, the BBC series Neverwhere, and the bestselling novels American Gods, Anansi Boys, and Coraline. McKeans stylistically unconventional work in photography, collage, sculpture, painting, drawing, and film, along with his mammoth graphic novel Cages prove him to be a vivid storyteller in his own right. Their intensive collaborations range from graphic novels to childrens books; their most recent feat is the visually magical feature-length film Mirrormask, directed by McKean with screenplay by Gaiman. The artists will present work both verbal and visual, followed by an onstage conversation.

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• walkerartcenter

[oprachik]

this wonderful free verse video is now my 'screen saver' great to listen to over and over again.

love gaiman and mckean two amazing artists! :) cheers to walkerartcenter for uploading this, you are amazing too!

[PlatinumSoundzMusic]

dope rhymes bro check my shit out sometime aiight

-Platinum Soundz

[wreninthethicket]

books are art.

[phrenology888]

"I wouldn't put extreme violence in something i was making for kids because it would upset parents" - i love how Gaiman breaks this claim with the very first sentence of The Graveyard Book

[nikumistry]

@ashikhn39 i think i love you

[ashikhn39]

these guys are both absolute legends. i knew neil gaiman rocked, but mckean's work blew me away completely.

huge kudos to the uploader!!

[ifilikeitijustdoit]

Absolutely wonderful to see this on here. It's made me so happy to see it. And it never seems to come up in searches (so thank goodness I made it a favourite on Twitter)