The Other Bookshelf (Possible Spoilers)

Daniel

Putting up a place for sharing work that isn't directly connect to the story, but still useful to the general discussion.

Daniel

Urania Blackwell

A cover image for Element Girl - Maybe a promo image or alternate art for Sandman. I haven't been able to trace the source: http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091023145130/marvel_dc/images/1/19/Element_Girl_003.jpg

From the DC Wiki http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Urania_Blackwell_(New_Earth)

Daniel

A two page spread from "Wednesday Comics" where Neil Gaiman writes the characters moving across a the periodic table. 

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MZUp6Zl9L-M/UQ_fOrnQ2XI/AAAAAAAApCI/3m4t3clnecw/s1600/wc_08_06_metamoprho-DarthScanner.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HTeahGWLC4E/TD0qcJAHExI/AAAAAAAAFbs/a_mtE8SGIHg/s1600/wc_09_06_metamorpho_006.jpg

Daniel

An article by USA Today talking to Neil Gaiman, Michael Allred, and Mark Chiarello:

One of the more interesting moment of the story that Gaiman wrote, as retro-foreshadowing:

Metamorpho's girlfriend calls Urania "Freak-Girl"

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/comics/2010-05-25-gaiman-wedcomics25-st_N.htm

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/comics/2010-05-26-allred-wedcomics26-st_N.htm

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/comics/2010-05-27-chi-wedcomics27-st_N.htm

Svithrir

This crossed my Twitter feed today, some selected thoughts from Donald Barthelme to chew on. Talks about art, language, and (particularly relevant to volume VII) knowing and not-knowing in writing:

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/04/07/donald-barthelme-not-knowing/

Daniel

I'm not usually a fan of altering books for art, but something seemed fitting about sharing this one here:

"Book Vortex"
http://schaduwlichtje.deviantart.com/art/Book-vortex-456756775