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Creatures Of The Night Hardcover – January 4, 2005

by Neil Gaiman (Author), Michael Zulli (Artist)
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Newly rewritten by Gaiman for this graphic novel, these two ominous stories from the author's award-winning prose, Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions, feature animals and people not being quite what they seem. In "The Price," a black cat like a small panther arrives at a country home and is soon beset by mysterious and vicious wounds. What is he fighting every night that could do this, and why does he persist? "The Daughter of Owls" recounts an eerie old tale of a foundling girl who was left - with an owl pellet - as a newborn on the steps of the Dymton Church. She was soon cloistered away in a local convent, but by her fourteenth year word of her beauty had spread - and those who would prey upon her faced unforeseen consequences.
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  1. Part of Series
    Creatures of the Night
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    48 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Dark Horse
  5. Publication date
    January 4, 2005
  6. Dimensions
    7 x 0.5 x 10.75 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1569719365
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1569719367
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The brevity and recycled nature of current fantasy supernova Gaiman's new book at first suggests he's milking the old cow pretty hard. Its two stories are adaptations of prose-only versions in Smoke and Mirrors (1998), in which they weren't the most memorable entries. And only 48 pages? Fortunately, the artwork quashes all kvetching. Zulli mixes the precision of pen-and-ink and the lushness of full-spectrum watercolor to produce one glowingly lovely panel after another. The full- and two-page single images are big beauties suitable, as they say, for framing. Note, in particular, the two-page transition between the prologue (an interior scene) to the narrative proper (an exterior) in "The Daughter of Owls." It's ravishing, though not as intensely colored as many other panels, especially in "The Price," which gives the lie to those who sneer at the idea of a guard cat. Oh, there is one odd scene in "Daughter" in which the story vaults alarmingly from seventeenth-century England to . . . Solomonic Jerusalem, isn't it? Even that looks marvelous. Ray Olson
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse; First Edition (January 4, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1569719365
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1569719367
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.5 x 10.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Neil Gaiman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Norse Mythology, Neverwhere, and The Graveyard Book. Among his numerous literary awards are the Newbery and Carnegie medals, and the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner awards. He is a Professor in the Arts at Bard College.

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  • John D
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book in Great Condition
    Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2011
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    I bought this for my Girlfriend who is a huge Neil Gaiman fan and she loves it, great story and the book arrived quickly and in excellent condition. All in all, I am pleased with this purchase and would buy from here again.
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  • A. Ray
    4.0 out of 5 stars Well done
    Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2015
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    A nice, quick adaption of gasman' work. I enjoyed it quite a bit but would like to have a few more stories.
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  • Kelsey Worley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Creepy fun!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2017
    I haven’t read Gaiman since I read Coraline in high school. I’m glad I picked him up again. This one left me wanting more. Stunning art! One of my new favorite graphic novels!
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  • Michael F. Hopkins
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Beguiling Glimpse Into The Twilight.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2005
    Able to spin great tales from the endless realms of
    human dream and natural wonder, Neil Gaiman is among
    the very finest of writers around today. Touching
    the bonds between the mundane and the marvelous, with
    a flair for language and character which can touch
    gently and brusquely arouse, often at the same time,
    Gaiman's scope unflinchingly draws our particpation
    in some of the most illustrious tales ever told.
    Those who've experienced his gripping work in novels
    such as AMERICAN GODS, haunting teleplays such as
    BABYLON 5's "Day Of The Dead", or Sequential landmarks
    such as THE SANDMAN and the playfully-beckoning 1602,
    know full well what a Grandmaster of Literature Neil
    Gaiman is.

    Yet, an area which Gaiman is drawing renewed attention
    is the area of the illustrated narrative. Fresh ground
    was broken when Gaiman and the superb illustrator Charles
    Vess redefined Faerie lore with the award-winning STARDUST.
    Now, with the visual depth and engraver's genius of
    illustrator Michael Zulli, Gaiman strikes deep with Dark
    Horse Comics' CREATURES OF THE NIGHT.

    The handsome hardcover offers a pair of tantalizing
    vignettes which unveil elusive tableaus of what we cannot
    see, or often refuse to face. With word balloons absent
    from all but two strategially-placed pages, the result
    is a daring read for the attentive spirit, and curious soul.
    In "The Price", a black cat's steadfast ordeal is the
    window into a deeper mystery as old as Time itself. "The
    Daughter Of Owls" peers vividly into essential places
    where the wayward and lustful dare not go. Each tale
    is delivered with a seamless intimacy which belies
    the looming, often terrifying issues at stake.

    An artist whose work spans across entire idioms, Neil
    Gaiman is a cunning storyteller with much to tell. Those
    who think Gaiman's gifts are fit only for any one title,
    or should be limited to any one field, do the author -and
    themselves- a grave injustice.

    Enter evening, reading slowly, mindful of all paths......
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  • Daryl Nash
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Book for Gaiman/Zulli Collectors
    Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2005
    If you've never read Neil Gaiman before, this is not the place to start. These are illustrated adaptations of two of his stories collected in Smoke and Mirrors. If you're more interested in his comic work, read Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes. If you like novels, start with American Gods.

    If you just read Gaiman but aren't a collector, as I've said, these are in Smoke and Mirrors. On the other hand, if you love the beautiful art of Michael Zulli (whom I've loved since the days of Puma Blues) and want to see him adapt two of Gaiman's stories, you won't be disappointed.

    To see more adaptations of Gaiman's stories, check out Murder Mysteries and Harlequin Valentine.
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  • Esteban Torres
    3.0 out of 5 stars Nice reading
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2010
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    To be honest the stories inside this book are a nice reading, also the illustrations are pretty good too.

    But they aren't as good as other Gaiman's works.

    They are nice REALLY light reading, but don't expect a novel-like book.
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  • A. Stender
    4.0 out of 5 stars Must have for your Gaiman library...
    Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2005
    Granted this book is short (note: 48 pages) and consists only of two stories. But they are new and they are good stories. Gaiman does what he does so well- weaves a tale so well that you're captivated until the end (no matter how long or short the story is).

    If you're an avid reader of his online journal, you may recognize the black cat in the first story- which has a shocker near the end. I had a, "Whoaaa... No way, man" moment. And the second reads a lot like an old Grimm fairy tale- the kind that doesn't necessarily end "happily ever after" for everyone. And Zulli's artwork is wonderful in both stories.

    I collect all of Gaiman's work, so this was a no brainer purchase for me. If you're new to his work, maybe try Murder Mysteries or Stardust or definitely the Sandman series first. You'll get hooked, I promise. I gave this 4 out of 5 stars strictly because it was so short. I wouldn't have minded waiting for a hardcover with at least five stories of the same length as these two. Because then the book would have lasted longer than half an hour!
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  • ck
    2.0 out of 5 stars Eh
    Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2015
    This is just A place to start with Gaiman, not THE place. You'd be better served by skipping straight to the landmark works like Sandman or American Gods, which are milestones in SFF and much better than these two stories. This is more like a stocking stuffer for a completionist.
    The art is OK. You can tell it's done with a practiced hand but the shapes are too loose for my taste and I didn't like the color palette, it looked really clashy on some pages. If you want to look at comics done in oils, Dan Brereton is way better.

    ***SPOILERS***
    I thought the choice of stories could have been wiser. The she-Devil in The Price and the Innocent Girl in Daughter of Owls juxtaposed against each other basically makes this a book about a she-Devil who keeps getting whupped by a housecat and a human girl who needs to be avenged by some barn owls. It's unintentionally funny like, get it together, ladies! LOL
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  • Bev
    5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant.........
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2014
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    Brilliantly illustrated lovely stories, Neil never fails to deliver....I absolutely love his imagination....will read anything with his name on it
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  • Marcel Gudath
    5.0 out of 5 stars Geschichten, die sie bis tief in die Nacht verfolgen
    Reviewed in Germany on March 22, 2005
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    Wieder einmal ein kleines Meisterwerk von Neil Gaiman, kommt dieses Buch mit den zwei Kurzgeschichten "Doughter of Owls" und "The Price" daher und verzaubert den Leser, der in eine Mischung aus realer Story, historischen Fakten und Fantasy gezogen wird.
    Illustriert ist das Ganze von Michael Zulli, der auch schon für die letzten Sandman Hefte verantwortlich war. Wer die Hefte gelesen hat und diese schon überragend fand, dem sei gesagt, "Dies ist sein Meisterwerk", denn die Zeichnungen sind von überwältigender Qualität und Detailreichtum.
    Das Buch nicht zu kaufen, heißt sich selbst um eine wundervolle Erfahrung zu betrügen.
    Das ist GROSSE KUNST.
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  • Richard Kelly
    4.0 out of 5 stars One for the collection
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2005
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    This is another one of those books that sets Neil Gaiman's prose stories in a comic book format. Two of the pieces from Smoke and Mirrors have been received the treatment.
    The Daughter of Owls comes first - if you cannot remember it from Neil's book (which I would recommed you get) then the story is based around a girl who is found outside a village. She is parentless and as the basket she is in is filled with owl pellets the superstitous villages think that she is the Daughter of Owls from legend. They take her off to be looked after by an old nun who provides the minimum of care for her. Eventually the nun dies and the child is left on her own - she cannot talk and has no way of communicating with the villagers. She grows into a beautiful woman and the men folk decide to pay her a visit one evening...they never return.
    In The Price we get the story of a black cat that adobts a family. Over time the family notice that he is getting more and more battered and getting into fights and losing badly - this story shows how the cat is keeping Satan at bay from the family and blocking evil from happening to them...and what would happen if the cat dies?
    Micheal Zulli provides the art work and it is exactly what you expect from him. Well drawn and coloured it evokes and complements the stories well. If you didn't know that they were originally pieces of prose fiction you would think that they had been planned this way.
    I do recommend these to you, and whilst they are not Gaiman's strongest work they will while away an hour or two.
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