''Signal to Noise'' () is a

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written by

Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...

and illustrated by

Dave McKean David McKean (born 29 December 1963) is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art, and sculpt ...

. It was originally serialised in the UK style magazine ''

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'', beginning in 1989, and collected as a graphic novel in 1992, published by Victor Gollancz Ltd in the UK and by

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in the US. The story follows a

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who suffers from a terminal illness, and imagines a last film which he will never have time to make. It examines the relationship between apocalyptic imagery, and the central character's personal disaster. There have been three adaptations of the graphic novel into other media: * in 1996, Gaiman adapted his own story for a BBC radio broadcast, with music by McKean; * in 1999, a stage adaptation written by Marc Rosenbush and Robert Toombs was mounted in Chicago with Gaiman's cooperation. * in 2002, McKean adapted it into a 14-minute film, with Heathcote Williams as the director.

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Comics by Neil Gaiman 1989 comics debuts 1992 graphic novels Apocalyptic comics Eisner Award winners for Best Graphic Album: New {{1990s-graphic-novel-stub