Day of the Dead: A Babylon5 Scriptbook [Paperback]

Neil Gaiman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1998

Original script for the Babylon 5 episode. Contains scenes not actually filmed and some which were filmed but cut. Introduction by J. Michael Straczynski. Trade paperback with John Berkey color cover.

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About the Author

Neil Gaiman is the popular creator of the comic book series, the Sandman and other DC Comics projects. He wrote the BBC television series "Neverwhere" and has written for Disney. His novel, with Terry Pratchett, Good Omens is probably the funniest novel ever written about the apocalypse. He has written fantasy, SF, horror, humor and he is British.

Product Details

• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: Dreamhaven Bks & Art; 1 edition (December 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892058022
• ISBN-13: 978-1892058027
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,488,137 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I make things up and write them down. Which takes us from comics (like SANDMAN) to novels (like ANANSI BOYS and AMERICAN GODS) to short stories (some are collected in SMOKE AND MIRRORS) and to occasionally movies (like Dave McKean's MIRRORMASK or the NEVERWHERE TV series, or my own short film A SHORT FILM ABOUT JOHN BOLTON).

In my spare time I read and sleep and eat and try to keep the blog at www.neilgaiman.com more or less up to date.

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A little expensive - but worth it if a Fan, December 28, 1999

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Whoop2Do "Whoop2Do" (Gaithersburg, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Day of the Dead: A Babylon5 Scriptbook (Paperback)

A small, somewhat expensive package - but worth it if you are a serious fan of either the BABYLON 5 saga or Neil Gaiman. Also, interesting for those curious about the process of creating an episode of a TV show or the novice scriptwriter.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Briefly Live among the Dead, February 19, 2004

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Allison E Frame (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Day of the Dead: A Babylon5 Scriptbook (Paperback)

This is an episode script for the TV show Babylon 5 written by Neil Gaiman. It was great to see a different version of one of my favorite episodes. This script has footnotes in it from Neil about what and why and where things came from. This script also has an introduction by JMS that includes the phrase, "So you will understand why Neil Gaiman bugs the hell out of me." The introduction does, in fact, explain why Neil bugs the hell out of Joe and of course does so in a charming way. The footnotes are fascinating. Did I mention that already?

Also note that if you are wanting to get a hold of a copy, the best way is to go to Neil Gaiman.net. (Scroll just over half way down the books page and there it is.) Neil's commercial website, that's run by his local sci-fi/comic shop called DreamHaven Books and Comics. Copies of this script are $5 and priority mailed in wonderful packaging. It's really okay to trust these people with Neil's books. Even the autographed and/or first editions that you can get from them. The autographs are very definitely THE REAL THING and if it's a non-first edition you're looking for, they don't even charge extra.

Added bonus, the footnotes are fun to read, much like having Neil commenting in your ear as you're reading. Or have I already told you about the footnotes?