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nwhyte's review
3.0
https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/3805708.html
This has three and a half sections, all illustrated by Michael Zulli:
0) an introduction to the historiography of Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street;
1) the best bit, where Neil Gaiman and artist Dave McKean go looking for the original Temple Bar structure, then located in the grounds of Theobalds Park in Hertfordshire (since then, it has been moved back to London and reassembled near St Paul's Cathedral);
2) "Babycakes", a brief but effective polemic about animal testing;
3) "Holly's Story", text from a dream shared by Gaiman's then five-year-old daughter, which is about as coherent as you would expect (ie not very).
I don't think I'd have paid much money for a paper copy of this, and I don't think I paid much for the electronic copy either.
This has three and a half sections, all illustrated by Michael Zulli:
0) an introduction to the historiography of Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street;
1) the best bit, where Neil Gaiman and artist Dave McKean go looking for the original Temple Bar structure, then located in the grounds of Theobalds Park in Hertfordshire (since then, it has been moved back to London and reassembled near St Paul's Cathedral);
2) "Babycakes", a brief but effective polemic about animal testing;
3) "Holly's Story", text from a dream shared by Gaiman's then five-year-old daughter, which is about as coherent as you would expect (ie not very).
I don't think I'd have paid much money for a paper copy of this, and I don't think I paid much for the electronic copy either.
meganmagicmusings's review
4.0
A very odd combination of stories and media, but very entertaining. First we have a brief explanation of the history of Sweeney Todd from its Penny Dreadful origins, with illustrations throughout. Then follows a comic strip about a journalist and his friend on an expedition to find the 'Temple Bar' which signified the entrance to Fleet Street. Then the tone switches and we're greeted with a brief, but harrowing comic strip written by Gaiman against animal testing, finally followed by a very creepy strip based on a story by Neil's daughter Holly. It's a very interesting combination, and a quick read, but it encompassed everything I enjoy about Gaiman's writing and eerie style.
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