Future Shocks from the past – Neil Gaiman

Fri, Nov 7, 2008

Comics and cartoons

Among the short tales collected in the new Best of Tharg’s Future Shocks from Rebellion, along with early works by Grant Morrison, Peter Milligan, Steve Dillon, John Hinckleton and others I notice several strips included from an aspiring young writer, one Neil Gaiman. So many eager new writers got their break with these short stories with a twist (bit like Tales of the Unexpected, except actually usually quite good) in the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic. Whatever happened to him, I wonder…?

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(above and below, Conversation Piece by script robot Neil Gaiman, illustrations by art robot David Wyatt, lettered by Tom Frame, originally published in 2000 AD Prog 489 (which makes it mid-1980s I think), borrowed from the new Best of Tharg’s Future Shocks, (c) Rebellion)

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3 Comments For This Post

  1. Allan Cavanagh Says:

    I remember that very one. Left a lasting impression with me.
    Think he sells insurance or something now.

  2. Leon Daniels Says:

    If I recall correctly, he cuts hair. Or at least he talks about it a tremendous amount.

  3. Jamie Hickson Says:

    No.. no..

    He pretends to be a famous author on the MySpace.

    These are great, by the way.
    Thanks for sharing.

    -]@/\/\!3

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