Instructions by Gaiman & Vess

[jennreese]

In case you haven’t seen this yet (or you want to see it again), settle in, turn up the volume, and enjoy:

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I’m not sure what I love most - Gaiman’s words, the way he reads them, or the way the colors spread across Vess’ illustrations as if they’re soaking into the paper. I also love that the main character is a cat person, not a boy or a girl. It

Comments

[silk_noir]

Ahhh. For one steeped in the Andrew Lang color fairy tales books, this is quite special.

[jennreese]

I'm glad you liked it! I am not steeped in those things, and I can't stop watching it.

[gregvaneekhout]

I've seen this clip all over but for some reason resisted clicking "Play." And now I'm glad I did.

(That should be an instruction: Always click "Play.")

[jennreese]

I might have ignored it, too, but I knew Joe had a finger in it somehow. Bizarre sense of loyalty FTW!