Ink

I'm a fan of Neil Gaiman, and even after reading his more recent stories, I think of American Gods [Hardcover, Paperback], Neverwhere [Hardcover, Paperback, Book on CD, TV Miniseries], and The Sandman when I consider the characteristics of his work. So when I say that watching Ink [IMDb, official site]is like watching a graphic novel populated with Gaiman-esque characters, its those sort of odd, mystical characters that I've got in mind.

Ink takes the interesting premise of dream people (Storytellers bring pleasant dreams, incubi nightmares) locked in battle over a girl kidnapped from the real world, and adds an odd, blind Pathfinder who's manner brings to mind Delirium. The movie looks slick visually, with several fun fight sequences and some interesting special effects, and the story is engaging. Both the effects and the writing are a little rough, but are still pretty high quality for such an independent film. Ink was not picked up by any major distributors, likely due to the current recession, so the filmmakers released it themselves. If the library copy is unavailable, you can freely and legally watch it online. Check out the trailer: