Only the End of the World Again

by Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russel, Troy Nixey (Illustrator), Matthew Hollingsworth (Illustrator)

Overview

From the Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula award-winning, and New York Times bestselling writer Neil Gaiman (American Gods), this fantasy story blends the worlds of H.P. Lovecraft and Roger Zelazny. This new edition of Only the End of the World Again features a brand new cover, in a new deluxe hardcover format; with bonus material including high res scans of the inks and layouts.

The story features an adjustor, Lawrence Talbot who recently sets up shop in Innsmouth only to discover that the world may be ending and that the instrument of destruction is a werewolf.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506706139
Publisher:	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date:	02/06/2018
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	152
File size:	64 MB
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About the Author

Neil Gaiman was born in Hampshire, UK, and now lives in the United States near Minneapolis. As a child he discovered his love of books, reading, and stories, devouring the works of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Branch Cabell, Edgar Allan Poe, Michael Moorcock, Ursula K. LeGuin, Gene Wolfe, and G.K. Chesterton. A self-described "feral child who was raised in libraries," Gaiman credits librarians with fostering a life-long love of reading: "I wouldn't be who I am without libraries. I was the sort of kid who devoured books, and my happiest times as a boy were when I persuaded my parents to drop me off in the local library on their way to work, and I spent the day there. I discovered that librarians actually want to help you: they taught me about interlibrary loans." Neil Gaiman's work has been honoured with many awards internationally, including the Newbery and Carnegie Medals. His books and stories have also been honoured with 4 Hugos, 2 Nebulas, 1 World Fantasy Award, 4 Bram Stoker Awards, 6 Locus Awards, 2 British SF Awards, 1 British Fantasy Award, 3 Geffens, 1 International Horror Guild Award and 2 Mythopoeic Awards.

Hometown:

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date of Birth:

November 10, 1960

Place of Birth:

Portchester, England

Education:

Attended Ardingly College Junior School, 1970-74, and Whitgift School, 1974-77

Website:

http://www.neilgaiman.com

Editorial Reviews

03/19/2018
First published by Oni Press in 2000, this tepid graphic novella has been reissued and repackaged in a significantly expanded format as part of the Neil Gaiman Library. Claims adjustor and werewolf Lawrence Talbot, evidently having survived the events of his 1941 movie The Wolf Man, sets up shop in the icy town of Innsmouth, only to discover that his neighbors are monsters, too: inbred fish-people, as described in H.P. Lovecraft’s story “The Shadow over Innsmouth.” Gaiman’s erudite script adds a gloss of darkly funny sophistication to what is, essentially, a goofy fan fiction about the Wolf Man vs. Cthulhu. Illustrator Russell designed the page layouts, but the actual art is by Nixey, whose work is agreeably creepy but miles away from the art nouveau elegance that Russell’s name evokes. The page count of this edition is three times that of the original, thanks almost entirely to an appended “sketchbook” of the complete penciled page art, but this feels less like a behind-the-scenes bonus and more like padding. Gaiman completists will want to add this to their collections, but even readers casually interested in the author’s output will find it underwhelming. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly