The Neil Gaiman Library Volume 1
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Summary
A deluxe oversized collection of comic stories from celebrated and award-winning writer Neil Gaiman， in conjunction with some of comics' most acclaimed creators。
In these four essential Gaiman tales， a familiar detective finds himself at the heart of a Lovecraftian nightmare on Baker Street， a strange man delves into the heartbreaking mystery of a divine murder in paradise， teenage boys find that approaching girls can lead to more danger than romance， and a verbose gothic writer finds his true calling amidst family duels and drudgery。
Collects the full graphic novels A Study in Emerald， Murder Mysteries， How to Talk to Girls at Parties， and Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire in a single deluxe hardcover volume， along with bonus material from each book。
In these four essential Gaiman tales， a familiar detective finds himself at the heart of a Lovecraftian nightmare on Baker Street， a strange man delves into the heartbreaking mystery of a divine murder in paradise， teenage boys find that approaching girls can lead to more danger than romance， and a verbose gothic writer finds his true calling amidst family duels and drudgery。
Collects the full graphic novels A Study in Emerald， Murder Mysteries， How to Talk to Girls at Parties， and Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire in a single deluxe hardcover volume， along with bonus material from each book。
Reviews
Michael
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Die großformatige Library Edition beinhaltet vier Graphic Novels von Gaiman:A Study in EmeraldMurder MysteriesHow to Talk to Girls at PartiesForbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread DesireDie so unterschiedlichen Arbeiten zeigen， in einem Buch versammelt， das breite Spektrum， das Gaiman abdeckt: Ein Sherlock Holmes=Pastiche der andere Art und eine biblische Kriminalgeschichte; die Geschichte zweier noch sehr junger Männer， die auf einer Party landen， wo s Die großformatige Library Edition beinhaltet vier Graphic Novels von Gaiman:A Study in EmeraldMurder MysteriesHow to Talk to Girls at PartiesForbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread DesireDie so unterschiedlichen Arbeiten zeigen， in einem Buch versammelt， das breite Spektrum， das Gaiman abdeckt: Ein Sherlock Holmes=Pastiche der andere Art und eine biblische Kriminalgeschichte; die Geschichte zweier noch sehr junger Männer， die auf einer Party landen， wo sie überirdische Begegnungen mit dem anderen Geschlecht haben; und schließlich die GN über einen Schriftsteller， der sich im Genre der Phantastik etablieren will: witzig und klug。Insbesondere HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES hat mir großartig gefallen， aber auch die anderen drei GNs waren hochklassig。 Sehr schön finde ich auch， dass die Artwork bei allen Stories komplett anders ist， immer aber überzeugend und die Geschichte bereichernd。Mein Fazit: Ich habe Gaiman bisher sträflich unterschätzt bzw。 kaum beachtet， das sollte sich ändern。 Ohne dass ich es genau begründen könnte， hatte ich den Eindruck， dass Gaimans Arbeiten eine gewisse geistige Verwandtschaft zu denen von Ray Bradbury aufweisen。 。。。more
Craig
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Really nice， library-quality collection of several Gaiman short stories adapted into comics。 I'd read "A Study in Emerald" before， a nice Sherlock Holmes pastiche， and probably the strongest of the stories in this volume。 "Murder Mysteries" is interesting， but a bit meandering and unfocused， though P。 Craig Russell's art is strong。 I liked "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" a lot， too， with artwork from Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba， and its odd story full of weird "tourist" girls。 The final story， " Really nice， library-quality collection of several Gaiman short stories adapted into comics。 I'd read "A Study in Emerald" before， a nice Sherlock Holmes pastiche， and probably the strongest of the stories in this volume。 "Murder Mysteries" is interesting， but a bit meandering and unfocused， though P。 Craig Russell's art is strong。 I liked "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" a lot， too， with artwork from Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba， and its odd story full of weird "tourist" girls。 The final story， "Forbidden Brides。。。，" seems little more than a trifle。 I think I might have rated this volume a bit higher if the content were stronger throughout， but it is still definitely worth a look-see for Neil Gaiman fans。 。。。more
Scotty Putty
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The stories were all great， especially "murder mysteries" which is making me want to collect more of the artist， p craig。 Russell。 Definitely getting vol 2 and 3 when it comes out！ The stories were all great， especially "murder mysteries" which is making me want to collect more of the artist， p craig。 Russell。 Definitely getting vol 2 and 3 when it comes out！ 。。。more
OmniBen
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（Zero spoiler review）My first taste of Gaiman's jaunts in the graphic novel medium was one of the stories collected here （and an absolute gem） 'How to Talk to Girl's at Parties'。 I picked it up from my local library， seeing the Gaiman name and its short length， I thought， what the hell。 Half an hour later， I had read it and fallen in love with it。 It was something special， and one of my favourite moments within this medium thus far。 I had yet to buy myself a copy， although when I saw it as part （Zero spoiler review）My first taste of Gaiman's jaunts in the graphic novel medium was one of the stories collected here （and an absolute gem） 'How to Talk to Girl's at Parties'。 I picked it up from my local library， seeing the Gaiman name and its short length， I thought， what the hell。 Half an hour later， I had read it and fallen in love with it。 It was something special， and one of my favourite moments within this medium thus far。 I had yet to buy myself a copy， although when I saw it as part of this collection， I jumped on it。 It was lovely reliving that story， though the remainder of the stories are something of a mixed bag。 I would suggest reading my individual reviews， which I will post below， but A Study in Emerald， was wonderfully absorbing， sucking me into a world I absolutely love。 That of Victorian horror。 Throw in some Lovecraft influences and I'm in heaven， or hell as it were。 It was every bit as good as 'Girls。。。 albeit an entirely different beast。 The remaining two stories failed to come close to the brilliance of the first two。 Forbidden Brides had promise， and some lovely artwork， although was too short and confused to be anything but average， or ever so slightly above。 Murder Mysteries was the biggest disappointment on offer， more so as I was so thoroughly engaged， and expecting a story of special magnificence， but the first quarter of the book was a disappointing epitaph to what the story soon became。 A boring， bloated， rambling tale， that was the last thing I wanted when I thought I was getting a crime noir du jour。 A motley mixed crew if ever there was one。 But the indomitable strength of the first two stories carried the day， despite the lacklustre showing from the remainder。 4/5OmniBen。 。。。more
David Meyer
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An all-around excellent collection of stories。
Christopher
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Wonderful work presented in a wonderful way。 These oversize editions really highlight the talents and enthusiasms of these artists and creators。 Of note， the extras at the back， particularly the process writings by Russell really add to the experience。 I wish I could read every comic in this format。
Kali Burks
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I loved the first 2 stories！ The third story was slightly disappointing since the movie gave you so much more plot。 The last story was a bit abstract， a little messy。 Overall， not bad
Adrian
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Victor’s “Vitae”！An electrical fluid！ Do your limbs and nether regions lack life？ Do you look back on the days of your youth with envy？ Are the pleasures of the flesh now buried and forgot？ Victor’s “Vitae” will bring life where life has long been lost: even the oldest warhorse can be a proud stallion once more！ Bringing Life to the Dead: from an old family recipe and the best of modern science。 To receive signed attestations of the efficacy of Victor’s “Vitae” write to the V。 von F。 Company， Victor’s “Vitae”！An electrical fluid！ Do your limbs and nether regions lack life？ Do you look back on the days of your youth with envy？ Are the pleasures of the flesh now buried and forgot？ Victor’s “Vitae” will bring life where life has long been lost: even the oldest warhorse can be a proud stallion once more！ Bringing Life to the Dead: from an old family recipe and the best of modern science。 To receive signed attestations of the efficacy of Victor’s “Vitae” write to the V。 von F。 Company， 1b Cheap Street， London。When I first heard about Dark Horse releasing an oversized collection of Neil Gaiman's graphic novels I knew I had to buy it。 When I then found out it was merely the first volume， I was firmly in my happy place。 This first volume collates the following stories， along with some new added bonus material:A Study in EmeraldMurder MysteriesHow to Talk to Girls at PartiesForbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread DesireI had previously read two of these graphic novels， the first and the last， but the other two were new to me in this form。 I had， of course， read the short stories they were based on but hadn't got round to buying these adaptations。The whole book was an enjoyable read。 Revisiting old favourites and discovering new additions。 A must have for any Neil Gaiman fans out there and it will now get a prominent place on the bookcase！ 。。。more
Erin
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I always say I’m not going to get the collections that feel like a money grab， and then。。。This is beautiful， and had a story I had not read！ The stars aren’t really about the stories。 I love Murder Mystery and How to Talk to Girls at Parties is also great。 Didn’t love the new one。 Really this is just heavy and huge， which makes it harder to read。 So I’ll remember this and not buy the second one， right？
RG
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A collection of stories by GaimanThe first is great。。kind of a mix of Sherlock and cthulu 5*。 Great story and artThe second seemed too short to tell in comic style about an angel etc。 3*Really dug the party/girls one。。Bas art is great 4*The last was pretty avg if not boring to some degree。 Glad it was short 2。5*
Z
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Such a good storyteller。 “A Study in Emerald” will always be a favorite。
Tara
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I normally love everything Neil does but this just wasn’t to my liking for some reason I can’t even put my finger on。 The artwork is incredible though。
Amy the book-bat
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Graphic novel of 4 of Neil Gaiman's short stories。。。 yes， please！ I enjoyed this quite a bit。 Graphic novel of 4 of Neil Gaiman's short stories。。。 yes， please！ I enjoyed this quite a bit。 。。。more
Rebo
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I’ll preface this by saying that while I enjoy Gaiman’s wit， I’m not a huge fan of his。 So someone who is a big fan might enjoy this a lot more。None of these stories were really creepy at all， which is maybe another disappointment on my end and not really a failing on the parts of any of the stories themselves。 The first story was probably my favorite， though I honestly had a hard time taking the whole “old gods dressing up as humans etc” thing to be a big too silly to take the very serious mood I’ll preface this by saying that while I enjoy Gaiman’s wit， I’m not a huge fan of his。 So someone who is a big fan might enjoy this a lot more。None of these stories were really creepy at all， which is maybe another disappointment on my end and not really a failing on the parts of any of the stories themselves。 The first story was probably my favorite， though I honestly had a hard time taking the whole “old gods dressing up as humans etc” thing to be a big too silly to take the very serious mood seriously。The angel murder mystery bored me to the point I almost gave up on the whole volume， and the how to talk at girls at the parties one felt like it was trying to hard。。。 idk。 There was nothing particularly wrong with it， but nothing that really grabbed me， either。The last story was just a mess imo。 I don’t think the art helped that one， either。 I liked the style， it fit the gothic feel， but I honestly couldn’t even pick out what was what in half the panels， and with the confusing， barely-there story， it made it even harder to make sense of。On one hand， I don’t regret the purchase， because the art for each story I think was well matched and generally did a great job of creating a mood， but on the other hand， I really can’t recommend this unless you’re a huge fan （or maybe just hoping to get something different from these than I was。） 。。。more
H
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I had previously read two of the tales in this collection but not the other two。 It is a good representaion of Mr Gaiman's work， ranging from alternate universe what-if on a classic tale （I won't tell， as River Song says， "spoilers， sweetie。"） to a satire on the gothic horror genre。 While it is a heavy tome to heft home from the library， well worth the toting。 I had previously read two of the tales in this collection but not the other two。 It is a good representaion of Mr Gaiman's work， ranging from alternate universe what-if on a classic tale （I won't tell， as River Song says， "spoilers， sweetie。"） to a satire on the gothic horror genre。 While it is a heavy tome to heft home from the library， well worth the toting。 。。。more
Glennis
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This is a compilation of 4 small graphic novel retellings of 4 short stories。 A Study in Emerald is an award winning story and a great Sherlock pastiche。 Murder Mysteries deals with the story of a murder in heaven。 How to Talk to Girls at Parties deals with a guy that finds himself at the wrong house party。 Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire is a take on Gothic story themes。 The art in all 4 stories is varied and great。
Ronald
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Probably 3。5 stars if I could give half stars on goodreads。 This is a collection of four tales from Neil Gaiman。A Study in Emerald is an interesting horror version of Sherlock Holms from a Mirror Universe from the point of view of the person that may actually be a villain。Murder Mysteries was more Angles in Heaven / Hell Gaiman seems to love but this story is so oh so very pretentious in a painful way。 Not up to normal standards。How to Talk to Girls at Parties is amazing and super classic Gaiman Probably 3。5 stars if I could give half stars on goodreads。 This is a collection of four tales from Neil Gaiman。A Study in Emerald is an interesting horror version of Sherlock Holms from a Mirror Universe from the point of view of the person that may actually be a villain。Murder Mysteries was more Angles in Heaven / Hell Gaiman seems to love but this story is so oh so very pretentious in a painful way。 Not up to normal standards。How to Talk to Girls at Parties is amazing and super classic Gaiman， a great story of a young man dragged by a friend to the wrong party。 Lucky to find that the nerdy one gets the best if incomplete adventure。 In typical Gaiman fashion we are left with an incomplete ending。Forbidden Brides， well might have been better but the art was drek and so dark as to make the story unreadable。 Some kind of humors take if Edgar Allen Poe had written vampire stories。 I guess some kind of tribute to horror。 But not that good and holding the whole collection rating down。 。。。more
Will Cooper
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Mixed bag of Neil Gaiman stories， probably 3 and 1/2 stars。Study in Emerald- Slow， but very interesting Sherlock Holmes-esque story and the reveal at the end is very great。Murder Mysteries- A very well written high concept story about angels and murder。How to Talk to Girls at Parties- Very interesting and obviously Ba's art is wonderful。Forbidden Brides- Nah。 Too confusing and bad artwork。 Hated this。 Maybe I wasn't paying enough attention to get anything out of it， but I don't care。 Mixed bag of Neil Gaiman stories， probably 3 and 1/2 stars。Study in Emerald- Slow， but very interesting Sherlock Holmes-esque story and the reveal at the end is very great。Murder Mysteries- A very well written high concept story about angels and murder。How to Talk to Girls at Parties- Very interesting and obviously Ba's art is wonderful。Forbidden Brides- Nah。 Too confusing and bad artwork。 Hated this。 Maybe I wasn't paying enough attention to get anything out of it， but I don't care。 。。。more
Celeste
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This is a fun， varied collection， both in story and art style。 An enjoyable mix of stories I had read in other formats and a couple that were new to me。 There’s something about Gaiman's work that comforts me， even in the darker of his writings。 This is a fun， varied collection， both in story and art style。 An enjoyable mix of stories I had read in other formats and a couple that were new to me。 There’s something about Gaiman's work that comforts me， even in the darker of his writings。 。。。more
Katie Kaste
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I do enjoy Neil Gaiman。 These stories were each a different genre and completely different stories。 The first was probably my favorite， it was a take on Sherlock’s A Study in Scarlet。 The second was a story of a party。 Then a tale of good and evil。 Finally a story of ghouls。 Each of these stories has twist。 I enjoyed the art and flow of the comic。
Јордан Коцевски
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It is difficult to taste a collection of comics with different artists， however this was an enjoyable read。It was fun reading a graphic novel based on some of Mr。 Gaiman'd stories I've read， and believed of not I actually enjoyed them even more。 The adaptation to script was done close to perfect， and the different art that follows the stories tells it perfectly。My favorite was How To Speak To Girls On Parties， maybe because I enjoy the art of the Brazilian twins a lot， or maybe because it fit th It is difficult to taste a collection of comics with different artists， however this was an enjoyable read。It was fun reading a graphic novel based on some of Mr。 Gaiman'd stories I've read， and believed of not I actually enjoyed them even more。 The adaptation to script was done close to perfect， and the different art that follows the stories tells it perfectly。My favorite was How To Speak To Girls On Parties， maybe because I enjoy the art of the Brazilian twins a lot， or maybe because it fit the story。 。。。more
Koen Claeys
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- A Study in Emerald I’m not very familiar with the works of the authors to whom Gaiman pays tribute here。 Yet I was completely absorbed in the atmospheric， dark artwork by Rafael Albuquerque （American Vampire） who brings this Hugo Award-winning short story to life。 ‘A study in Emerald’ reads like the first chapter of a much larger epic tale。 Unfortunately， we will not get any sequels。- Murder MysteriesJust like in ‘A Study in Emerald’， gaiman serves the readers a true mindfuck。 It is a multi- - A Study in Emerald I’m not very familiar with the works of the authors to whom Gaiman pays tribute here。 Yet I was completely absorbed in the atmospheric， dark artwork by Rafael Albuquerque （American Vampire） who brings this Hugo Award-winning short story to life。 ‘A study in Emerald’ reads like the first chapter of a much larger epic tale。 Unfortunately， we will not get any sequels。- Murder MysteriesJust like in ‘A Study in Emerald’， gaiman serves the readers a true mindfuck。 It is a multi-layered story told by 2 very different narators。 P。 Cregg Russell’s style and the colouring look very nineties， a bit dated。The mysteries of ‘Murder Mysteries’ kept haunting me for some time after reading it。 - How to talk to girls at partiesGabriel Ba and Fabio Moon do an incredible job at bringing this short story to life。 The beautiful watercolours make the artwork even more lively。 The story itself reads more like a poem to me。。。 - Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire Very confusing tale accompanied by very confusing artwork。。。 When I got to the end it was finally clear to me what the purpose of it all was， but by then I had almost lost all interest。 。。。more
Kayle
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Beautifully illustrated， a true interpretation of each of the short stories derived from， and a real collector's item of a book in general。 Beautifully illustrated， a true interpretation of each of the short stories derived from， and a real collector's item of a book in general。 。。。more
Kurt Lorenz
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A Study in Emerald， ☆☆☆☆Murder Mysteries， ☆☆☆☆☆How to Talk to Girls at Parties， ☆☆☆☆☆Forbidden Brides。。。， ☆☆☆☆4。5-Stars， this oversized hardcover is gorgeous and a must buy for any Neil Gaiman fan。
RACHEL E PEACOCK
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