@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com King since it's doing the rounds on The Other Site, I need to ask why you wrote the Lion from Narnia getting it on with the White Witch
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I don't know quite at what point of their relationship you wrote it, but "do not cite the deep magic to me, Witch. I was there when it was written" has some serious ex-energy to it.
A lot of it probably came from this Pauline Baynes illustration, and the doubt in my mind reading it as a boy as to what they were talking about as a couple with their backs to us, whether they were going to decide to carve up Narnia and the kids or whether they would come to another solution.
I’ve never seen this illustration— in fact I’ve never seen any illustration where Aslan took a bipedal posture. It changes the interpretation of the character subtly but distinctly.
No it's funny I didn't notice that these are actually numbered by their printed order but I'm used to them by the fictitious order in which they take place
I know the intent of the illustrations, but it always amazes me how regality in women who are evil has such harsh lines (her fingers are pointed, the crown exceedingly sharp), while the Lion is softer and more approachable, even though both are deciding the fates of others.
i don’t wanna sound like a jerk but harsh pointy lines vs soft and approachable is… like that’s just how illustration works? for every Maleficent you’ll also find a Sauron - and vice versa
Women as an evil presence, have extra sharpness to their features, even when they are human in form. Maleficent, the witch here. I'm explaining this poorly as I meant in a broader context of women as evil figures and how the media portrays them. Women + witchcraft has historical overtones.
We watched the 2005 film with my kids last night and now my 3-year-old insists on being called Aslan. I never thought I'd say "Aslan, your shoes are on backwards" in my life, but here we are.
I would not normally presume to do this, but someone I know who posts on AO3 as "acrosticacrumpet" has written a remarkably magical crossover between Susan Pevensie and Kay Harker. You are one of the few, Mr Gaiman, who will understand both. If you ever have the time.
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where was it written? i'm afraid i haven't heard of it
Giving him a hint of humanness actually makes him more threatening. A lion will eat you but it won't hate you.
A friend of my parents took pity on me and PHOTOCOPIED all the illustrations from their copy for me. It was an act of kindness for a baby artist.