Pinoy Gaimania

In an undated interview (most likely from the recent ComicCon), Neil and Charles talk about the beginnings of Stardust:

That night I went out to a party held by a lady by the name of Terry Windling out in the desert. And in the Tucson desert, I got to watch a falling star. In England, they’re just sort of a streak of light across the sky. I discovered if you’re in the Tucson desert and you watch, it’s like this little diamond coming down. You go, ‘My God, that was….,’ just watching it. I thought, ‘What if you went to get that falling star?’ And then I thought, ‘And what if it wasn’t a star, it was a girl. And what if she had a broken leg and a foul-temper and had no desire to be dragged halfway across the world and presented to anybody’s would-be fiancée?’ Suddenly, there was the story.

They also shared their thoughts about the film adaptation, and how they each influenced the film.

• Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess interview. Click click!
  

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Speaking of Stardust, I was very apprehensive before seeing it, even preparing to be very disappointed in the film. I was pleasantly surprised to find, though, that Matthew Vaughn did a very good job in making it a great film in its own right. You don’t need to have read the book to appreciate it, and I’m hoping people will actually want to read the book or the graphic novel after watching it. The film wasn’t perfect, but it was magical and funny and totally enjoyable. Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert de Niro totally rock. I’m watching it again tonight, so I won’t say much for now. Maybe I’ll write more about my thoughts on the film tomorrow.

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Charles wrote to alert us that the paperback edition of Fragile Things is in stores now. The regular price is PhP575, but Chiqui was able to get it on sale at Fully Booked at around PhP300 thereabouts.

Happy hunting! Thanks, Charles!