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Neverwhere
by
Mike Carey (Goodreads Author),
Glenn Fabry , Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
Graphic adaptaion of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere collects all nine issues of the Vertigo maxiseries. An ordinary Londoner stops to help an enigmatic girl and joins a battle to save the strange underworld kingdom of London Below from destruction.
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
February 14th 2007
by Vertigo
(first published 1996)
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Такими словами встретила меня графическая новелла по мотивам геймановского «Никогде», и, если бы не внезапный интерес к миру комиксов, вновь нахлынувший на меня приливной волной пару недель назад, я бы вряд ли узнала, что есть другая сторона книги. С картинками и переработкой материала в угоду формату. Правда, я до сих пор не могу понять, почему тут все женщины как на подбор мускулисты.
Некоторые моменты и персонажи неизбежно урезаны, но сюжетная линия сохраняется. В...more
Такими словами встретила меня графическая новелла по мотивам геймановского «Никогде», и, если бы не внезапный интерес к миру комиксов, вновь нахлынувший на меня приливной волной пару недель назад, я бы вряд ли узнала, что есть другая сторона книги. С картинками и переработкой материала в угоду формату. Правда, я до сих пор не могу понять, почему тут все женщины как на подбор мускулисты.
Некоторые моменты и персонажи неизбежно урезаны, но сюжетная линия сохраняется. В...more
I liked this graphic novel version of Neverwhere even more than I liked the regular novel version. I had sort of a difficult time understanding what was going on in the regular novel and remembering who all the different characters were. I didn't have any of that trouble with the graphic novel version, maybe because I had a head start having already read the story once, or maybe the pictures helped me keep things sorted out.
The art in this graphic novel is fabulous, but I am a bit miffed that th...more
The art in this graphic novel is fabulous, but I am a bit miffed that th...more
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Richard Mayhew is just your average person with an average job, who allows himself to be gently (and not so gently) pushed around by pretty much everyone and everything in his life. When he stops to help an injured young lady named Door, who comes from London Below, a sort of parallel city that exists beneath and connected to London, his life changes.
This is the graphic adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel. I admit, after reading this I wish I had read the original novel firs...more
Richard Mayhew is just your average person with an average job, who allows himself to be gently (and not so gently) pushed around by pretty much everyone and everything in his life. When he stops to help an injured young lady named Door, who comes from London Below, a sort of parallel city that exists beneath and connected to London, his life changes.
This is the graphic adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel. I admit, after reading this I wish I had read the original novel firs...more
Neverwhere was originally a TV miniseries by Neil Gaiman, then a novel based on that series by Gaiman and now also a comic not by gaiman but based on Gaiman's novel. Although Carey has made some changes to the original story (which I haven't read by the way), I'm glad to say he didn't manage to fuck it up.
Just like just about everything Gaiman related, Neverwhere is a well written environment where well written characters are tangled in an interesting plot. Usually Gaiman tops this all with grea...more
Just like just about everything Gaiman related, Neverwhere is a well written environment where well written characters are tangled in an interesting plot. Usually Gaiman tops this all with grea...more
I couldn't help but think of Grant Morrison's Invisibles when I read this - The Invisibles was published in 1996, and the original novel Neverwhere (which I haven't yet read) was in 98. Similar, in that there's another world below/around London, a regular Joe finds it with the help of a homeless man, and joins a team of weirdos to venture around within it. Except that unlike The Invisibles, this regular Joe is actually quite likeable and not a criminal, his companions are just normal enough to b...more
Mike Carey adapted this graphic novel version of Neil Gaiman’s original, and the art , which on first glance did not appeal to me, is by Glenn Fabry. His style grew on me, and he’s got great material in ‘Neverwhere.’
My only exposure to Gaiman outside of ‘Sandman’ has been children’s books, and I’ve always wanted to read some of his adult fiction. This great story gives me another push in that direction.
‘Neverwhere’ stars the mousy Richard Mayhew, pushed around by his domineering fiancée and his...more
My only exposure to Gaiman outside of ‘Sandman’ has been children’s books, and I’ve always wanted to read some of his adult fiction. This great story gives me another push in that direction.
‘Neverwhere’ stars the mousy Richard Mayhew, pushed around by his domineering fiancée and his...more
With all of the fantastic imagery, bizarre characters, and crazy situations that Gaiman initially cooked up in “Neverwhere,” it seems that this story was almost made for becoming a comic book. Much of the descriptions in the original had a bit of a cartoon quality in my own mind to begin with, so seeing those images drawn into the graphic novel was not a big leap. In a way, the comic is a great alternative for anyone with a lazy imagination (come on, we are all prone to that laziness once in a w...more
This is a great alternate view of the novel, but CANNOT be fully appreciated and understood without reading the book first. Just as like when a movie is adapted from a book, visuals have their pros and cons. Probably the biggest con of the graphic novel was that the characters looked nothing like I imagined them when reading the novel. I got over this after about 4 chapters, but it prevented me from fully connecting with the characters. Although I think I liked the novel better, nothing can repl...more
Richard Mayhew is in a rather dysfunctional relationship, being controlled by his girlfriend rather completely. But on the day he defies her and stops to help a mysterious woman, his life changes. Now he's in a strange place being pursued by dangerous men, and he's partially responsible for saving this new world.
When I bought this book, I didn't realize it was the graphic novel version of a full length Neil Gaiman book. Now, all I can think about is reading the actual book. Reviews indicate that...more
When I bought this book, I didn't realize it was the graphic novel version of a full length Neil Gaiman book. Now, all I can think about is reading the actual book. Reviews indicate that...more
Welcome to London Below...
This story, adapted from Gaiman's original novel by Mike Carey and illustrated by Fabry, is told well. Fabry's drawings of the mish-mash characters that inhabit London Below are more or less what I've imagined them to be, especially what Old Bailey and Marquis de Carabas would've looked like in real life. I just wished that he made the women less muscular. But I really loved when he illustrated what the crowded Floating Market would be like, the utter wrongness that is...more
This story, adapted from Gaiman's original novel by Mike Carey and illustrated by Fabry, is told well. Fabry's drawings of the mish-mash characters that inhabit London Below are more or less what I've imagined them to be, especially what Old Bailey and Marquis de Carabas would've looked like in real life. I just wished that he made the women less muscular. But I really loved when he illustrated what the crowded Floating Market would be like, the utter wrongness that is...more
I never read the book this graphic novel was based on... maybe I should have. I feel like there was probably a lot more to this story. For me, the artwork just kind of looked... gross. I think it was supposed to look gross, being in the underworld of London and all, but it was too bright to really capture the darkness of the story. I'm not sure if I was supposed to empathize with any of the characters, I was too repulsed by their appearances. I guess I kind of empathized with Mayhew, the "normal...more
This is a graphic novel adaptation of Nverwhere by Neil Gaiman. Like a movie adaptation of a novel, it has been pared down to the bare essentials. But they kept the most important parts, and didn't seem to make any wild changes from the original story. The illustrations were quite good and seemed true to the descriptions in the original novel. Again, as with a movie adaptation, not all of the visuals were as I had imagined them, but it was fun to get another viewpoint.
This is a good introductio...more
This is a good introductio...more
I'm such a fan of the original work by Neil Gaiman, that I wasn't sure I would like this adaptation, even though the medium is one I love. Adaptations of works you love often fall flat by comparison. But the more I read, the more I discovered I rather liked Mike Carey's take on Gaiman's extremely creative story.
The shift in voice (having Richard narrate) was necessary and natural; Lamia's absence wasn't as big of a deal as it could've been; and explanations, dialogue, and plot all moved at a goo...more
The shift in voice (having Richard narrate) was necessary and natural; Lamia's absence wasn't as big of a deal as it could've been; and explanations, dialogue, and plot all moved at a goo...more
Fantastic book! As the description says, it's like "Alice in Wonderland" was put in contemporary London, turned up the creepiness factor, and then took steriods. Not so much scary as a creepy exercise in madness, and it's lived by a normal guy named Richard, who just wants to get back to his normal, boring life as an analyst. Gaiman does a phenomenal job--as usual--in weaving irony, betrayal, and humor together to make a great story. The characters are awesome: an average Joe whose good heart ge...more
When I got this at the public library I thought it was actually the book that is called Neverwhere. I didn't know the book and the graphic novel were two different entities until I came here and started reading reviews. I really, really liked this book. A lot. I found it original, surprising, and highly entertaining. I was completely OK with the gore element because I was raised on this sort of thing, but those who dislike blood might want to avoid this one. The bad guys in this novel are pretty...more
I think the biggest problem I had with the graphic novelization of Neverwhere is that I'd already read the novel, many times, and only one character in the graphic (Hunter)looked anything like I'd imagined.
The graphic also felt incomplete to me, but again, that's because I've read the novel eleventy-skillion times, and there are all sorts of details in prose form that get jettisoned in a more visual format.
Course, I often have the same trouble with many movies adapted from books(I haven't seen...more
The graphic also felt incomplete to me, but again, that's because I've read the novel eleventy-skillion times, and there are all sorts of details in prose form that get jettisoned in a more visual format.
Course, I often have the same trouble with many movies adapted from books(I haven't seen...more
Aug 22, 2011
Rebecca
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Graphic Novel fans
Shelves:
fantasy,
graphic-novels
After reading the novel and loving it, I knew that I HAD to read the graphic novel as well, so as to compare them. The original novel won out as will every novel when compared to that of a graphic novel (in my opinion) but the graphic novel did stand up a fair ways on its own. The illustrations helped the mind actually capture the characters. Although some of which were drawn entirely different than what I had initially envisioned whilst reading the actual novel. But alas, we all have our own wa...more
This is another one that I really tried to get through, but couldn't because I just hate the art so dang much. I read the novel last year and really enjoyed it, so I liked the idea of a graphic version of it, and since I generally really enjoy Carey's work, I figured it was a sure thing. But...the way Fabry's drawn everyone just seems so far from the way I imagined them in my head, and it all seems somehow...too slick and bright to fit the story well. In my mind, anyway. I just can't get past it...more
I don't know Neil, but I'm pretty sure that when he refers to the Marquis of Carabas in the text of Neverwhere as being "very dark", he was probably being subtle in referring to the skin colour of Paterson Joseph, the actor who originally played the Marquis...not indicating that the Marquis is a sinister blackface minstrel.
That's about all I have to say regarding this. Apart from that, pretty much everything else in it is so mediocre as to be a waste of paper. When you can't even just *copy* som...more
That's about all I have to say regarding this. Apart from that, pretty much everything else in it is so mediocre as to be a waste of paper. When you can't even just *copy* som...more
Having seen the show, having read the book, I am very glad to finally read this.
Artistically it was very well done. I will admit I do not like how they drew Richard, and I wasn't fond of Door's hair. But I think the rest of the characters were done amazingly well. (It makes sense that I'm over protective of Richard and Door since I love them so)
When doing a graphic novel version of a story, even one that was based off a television show... There is sometimes a lot lost in the translation. I do no...more
Artistically it was very well done. I will admit I do not like how they drew Richard, and I wasn't fond of Door's hair. But I think the rest of the characters were done amazingly well. (It makes sense that I'm over protective of Richard and Door since I love them so)
When doing a graphic novel version of a story, even one that was based off a television show... There is sometimes a lot lost in the translation. I do no...more
After I read some chapters of The Sandman, this comic book established Neil Gaiman in my mind as one of the best contemporary writers, and not only concerning comic books. It just made me want to read more and more of his stuff. The way he creates a fantasy world not that separated from the real world we live in, the same he does in a lot of his works, is just amazing. That's his own style of fantasy. Fantastic, but real enough at the same time. Dark in a way, but definitely not bleak.
The Marqui...more
The Marqui...more
Awful, awful artistic interpretations of the characters from the television mini-series. AWFUL. Especially the decision to make the Marquis a Gollywog (look it up, Americans), which i found profoundly offensive and unnecessary.
I was excited when I heard about this project, because I adored the mini-series (which was a collaboration between comedian Lenny Henry and Neil Gaiman) and really liked Neil Gaiman's novelization of the show. This graphic novel interpretation is just terrible however, an...more
I was excited when I heard about this project, because I adored the mini-series (which was a collaboration between comedian Lenny Henry and Neil Gaiman) and really liked Neil Gaiman's novelization of the show. This graphic novel interpretation is just terrible however, an...more
I love Gaiman's book Neverwhere and I've enjoyed Mike Carey's books so I thought this would be a slam dunk of a graphic novel. Unfortunately, the art really ruins the book. The biggest problem for me is that the Marquis of Carabas looks like someone in black face. No really. His skin is flat black, with full red lips and stark white eyes. At first I thought this was a coloring error but nope. He just looks like a old fashioned dandy wearing black face. The TV version the Marquis played by a blac...more
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I love Neil Gaiman. I bought this book after watching the BBC show based on it (it came on after Red Dwarf, and those were my Friday nights in middle school… yeah I wasn’t a nerd at all). I liked the show enough, I was intrigued by the world-concept. I was probably a bit young for this book. I was only 12 the first time I read it, and it was definitely the most grown up book that I had ever read, but it opened a whole new literary world up to me. I realized that there was more out there in fant...more
With all of the fantastic imagery, bizarre characters, and crazy situations that Gaiman initially cooked up in “Neverwhere,” it seems that this story was almost made for becoming a comic book. Much of the descriptions in the original had a bit of a cartoon quality in my own mind to begin with, so seeing those images drawn into the graphic novel was not a big leap. In a way, the comic is a great alternative for anyone with a lazy imagination (come on, we are all prone to that laziness once in a w...more
Gooh art, good story. Generally a fun read.
It was difficult to say how good of an adaptation of the Neverwhere novel this was, since it's been years since I read it. So, unfairly, I kept comparing it to the miniseries, which was to some extent disappointing, because I love the miniseries actors so much. However, the charms of the comic rendition grew as I read on. Still, I don't know how much it ultimately added to the world of Neverwhere. There were definitely things it did much better than the...more
It was difficult to say how good of an adaptation of the Neverwhere novel this was, since it's been years since I read it. So, unfairly, I kept comparing it to the miniseries, which was to some extent disappointing, because I love the miniseries actors so much. However, the charms of the comic rendition grew as I read on. Still, I don't know how much it ultimately added to the world of Neverwhere. There were definitely things it did much better than the...more
Mar 10, 2008
A Rye
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone who enjoys Neil Gaiman.
Recommended to A by:
John David Wray
Shelves:
fiction
This graphic novel adaptation of Gaiman's original novel is very good.
As anyone who knows me knows, I love the novel, and I was quite enthused when the trade paperback of this miniseries adaptation was published; and I must say - it is done quite well. Yes, there are some differences; the major one being a change of narration: rather than being told in the third-person omniscient, this version is only occasionally narrated, and it is Richard Mayhew who provides the voice. Also, due to space cons...more
As anyone who knows me knows, I love the novel, and I was quite enthused when the trade paperback of this miniseries adaptation was published; and I must say - it is done quite well. Yes, there are some differences; the major one being a change of narration: rather than being told in the third-person omniscient, this version is only occasionally narrated, and it is Richard Mayhew who provides the voice. Also, due to space cons...more
NEIL GAIMAN’S NEVERWHERE WRITTEN BY MIKE CAREY & ILLUSTRATED BY GLENN FABRY: A most unique and magical book of fantasy and amazement has now been transformed into a beautifully illustrated and fantastically written graphic novel. Mike Carey, author of the successful Lucifer comic books series (from the Lucifer character in Neil Gaiman’s Sandman), brings his own slant and viewpoint with his graphic novel adaptation of Neverwhere. Together with Glenn Fabry, who also illustrated the comic book...more
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It's been quite a few years since I've read the novel this was based on, which is probably a blessing for this kind of adaptation. It's been too long for me to miss characters who've been excluded, or awesome scenes from the book, or great bits of Gaiman dialog. But I still remembered the characters and plot as they were revealed--so I wasn't lost or confused along the way.
While I wholly recommend the novel first, this is certainly a work that stands well and a great accompaniment.
While I wholly recommend the novel first, this is certainly a work that stands well and a great accompaniment.
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Mike Carey was born in Liverpool in 1959. He worked as a teacher for fifteen years, before starting to write comics. When he started to receive regular commissions from DC Comics, he gave up the day job.
Since then, he has worked for both DC and Marvel Comics, writing storyli...more
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Mike Carey was born in Liverpool in 1959. He worked as a teacher for fifteen years, before starting to write comics. When he started to receive regular commissions from DC Comics, he gave up the day job.
Since then, he has worked for both DC and Marvel Comics, writing storyli...more
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