Dave McKean is sending secret messages
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ellefliesI've been a fan of Dave McKean's artwork for YEARS now. In fact, I discovered him before I even knew who Neil Gaiman was. Which is apparently not the way most people go about being introduced to his work.
Anyhow, I tracked him down at Comic Con and got him to sign two books. And when I say tracked him down, I mean that his wife is an absolute sweetheart and was so extremely helpful when he accidentally slept through his signing at the Dark Horse booth and everyone was confused as to what was happening.
Fast forward to me getting back to Houston and gleefully showing my mother the books of his that I'd picked up.
Her response: Oh, it's demonic!
After I picked my jaw up off the ground I rushed to inform her that there's a big difference between dark and demonic and that in fact Dave McKean was well known for collaborating on children's books and I even pulled out my copy of 'The Day I Swapped My Dad For Two Goldfish' to illustrate my point.
She flipped through it and found the one picture where a little boy was drawn with his fingers behind his head. It you squint it maybe kinda sorta looks like horns.
Of which she took to mean Dave McKean draws demonic art.
What. The. Fuck?
There seems to be no convincing her. My mother: who is normally a rational, educated, intelligent human being is convinced one of my favorite artists is really drawing demons.
I don't even know where to begin!
Anyhow, I tracked him down at Comic Con and got him to sign two books. And when I say tracked him down, I mean that his wife is an absolute sweetheart and was so extremely helpful when he accidentally slept through his signing at the Dark Horse booth and everyone was confused as to what was happening.
Fast forward to me getting back to Houston and gleefully showing my mother the books of his that I'd picked up.
Her response: Oh, it's demonic!
After I picked my jaw up off the ground I rushed to inform her that there's a big difference between dark and demonic and that in fact Dave McKean was well known for collaborating on children's books and I even pulled out my copy of 'The Day I Swapped My Dad For Two Goldfish' to illustrate my point.
She flipped through it and found the one picture where a little boy was drawn with his fingers behind his head. It you squint it maybe kinda sorta looks like horns.
Of which she took to mean Dave McKean draws demonic art.
What. The. Fuck?
There seems to be no convincing her. My mother: who is normally a rational, educated, intelligent human being is convinced one of my favorite artists is really drawing demons.
I don't even know where to begin!
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Date: 2010-07-31 03:23 am (UTC)(I bought a 4-day pass to next year's Comic-Con! So excited to be able to go finally!)
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Date: 2010-08-10 07:54 am (UTC)Parents can get so weird...