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Bio: As a child and a teenager, Gaiman grew up reading the works of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and G.K. Chesterton. He later became a fan of science fiction, reading the works of authors as diverse as Samuel R. Delany, Roger Zelazny, Harlan Ellison and especially Gene Wolfe. Although Jewish, he was educated at several Church of England schools. There he studied both standard school topics as well as religion classes. At the same time, he trained to become Bar Mitzvah with an Orthodox Jewish cantor. This training gave him a wide background in both Jewish and Christian theology, which he incorporates heavily into his works, perhaps most notably in Sandman. Gaiman's father is a Scientologist. In the early 1980s Gaiman pursued journalism as a means to learn about the world and make connections that he hoped would later assist him in getting published, conducting interviews and writing book reviews. During this time he wrote his first book in 1984, a now sought-after biography of the band Duran Duran, Ghastly Beyond Belief with Kim Newman, a book of quotations, and interviews and articles for many English magazines including Knave magazine. In the late 1980s he wrote Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Companion in what he calls a "classic English humour" style; following on from that he wrote the opening of what would become his collaboration with Terry Pratchett on the comic novel Good Omens, about the impending apocalypse. [1] After forming a friendship with famed comic book scribe Alan Moore, Gaiman started writing comics. He wrote two British graphic novels with his favorite collaborator and long time friend Dave McKean: Violent Cases and Signal to Noise. Afterwards, he landed a job with DC Comics;his first work being the limited series Black Orchid. He has written a plethora of comics for several publishers, but his best-known work is the comics series The Sandman, which chronicles the tale of Morpheus, the personification of Dream. (See The Endless). The series started a small cultural sensation, gathering a devout following and making comic books respectable to many new audiences. The series began in 1987 and ended in 1996 when Gaiman ended the successful series as he had intended; a first for near-mainstream comics. All 75 issues of the regular series have been collected into 10 volumes that are still in print and selling well. In 1989, Gaiman published The Books of Magic (collected in 1991), a four-part mini-series that provided a tour of the mythological and magical parts of the DC Universe through a frame story about an English teenager who discovers that he has a destiny as the world's greatest wizard. The miniseries was popular, and sired an ongoing series, also called The Books of Magic, written by John Ney Reiber. Many people have noted similarities between series protagonist Tim Hunter and the later and more famous Harry Potter; when referring to this similarity, Gaiman indicates that the young man as sorcerer has precedent in literature. Gaiman also writes songs, poems and novels, and wrote the 1997 BBC dark fantasy television series Neverwhere, which he later adapted into a novel. He also wrote the screenplay for the movie MirrorMask with his old friend Dave McKean for McKean to direct. In addition, he wrote the English language script to the anime movie Princess Mononoke. Gaiman is a Board Member as well as an active supporter of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and he regularly participates in fundraisers for the group including creating materials such as the original Snow, Glass, Apples along with a book called "Gods and Tulips" of which the CBLDF owns the copyright. In February 2001, when Gaiman had completed writing American Gods, his publishers set up a promotional web site featuring a weblog (some time before they became as popular as they are now) in which Gaiman described the day-to-day process of revising, publishing, and promoting the novel. After the novel was published, the web site evolved into a more general Official Neil Gaiman Web Site, and as of 2005 Gaiman still regularly adds to the weblog, describing the day-to-day process of being Neil Gaiman and writing, revising, publishing, or promoting whatever the current project is. The original American Gods blog was extracted for publication in the New England Science Fiction Association Press collection of Gaiman miscellany, Adventures in the Dream Trade. Gaiman received a World Fantasy Award for short fiction in 1991 for the Sandman issue, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (see Dream Country). (Due to a subsequent rules change disqualifying comics for that category, Gaiman is the only writer to win that award for a comics script.) He received the 2002 Hugo Award for outstanding novel for American Gods, which also won the 2002 Nebula Award. In 2003 Coraline won the best novella award. In 2004, his short story "A Study in Emerald" won another Hugo (in a ceremony the author presided over himself, having volunteered for the job before his story was nominated). In addition, he has won 13 Eisner Awards for his comics work, two Nebula Awards and three World Horror Awards. Stardust won the Mythopoeic Award. Gaiman has also written at least three drafts of a screenplay adaptation of Nicholson Baker's novel The Fermata for director Robert Zemeckis, although the project remains stalled while Zemeckis made Polar Express and the Gaiman- Roger Avary written Beowulf film. Gaiman forged an intense friendship with singer Tori Amos in the early nineties. Before she met stardom, she sent him a demo tape of her album Little Earthquakes, and they became fast friends. As such, he is constantly mentioned (often rather cryptically) in at least one of her songs on each of her albums. He also wrote the forewords to several of her tour programs as well as short stories to accompany her album Strange Little Girls and Scarlet's Walk. (Excerpts appeared in the album booklet.) Some of her lyrical mentions: * "If you need me, me and Neil'll be hangin' out with the dream king / Neil said hi, by the way" ("Tear In Your Hand," 1992) * "Where's Neil when you need him?" ("Space Dog," 1994) * "Will you find me if Neil makes me a tree?" ("Horses," 1996)—Gaiman based the character of the talking tree in Stardust on Amos at her request after Neil stayed with her while beginning work on the novel * "Where are the Velvets?" ("Hotel," 1998)—the Velvets being vampire-like characters from Gaiman's novel Neverwhere * "Get me Neil on the line... / have him read Snow, Glass, Apples" ("Carbon," 2002) Gaiman is also a friend of science fiction and comic book writer J. Michael Straczynski, creator of the television series Babylon 5. As such there is a species of aliens on that series called the Gaim; their heads closely resemble the helmet worn by Gaiman's Sandman character. However Straczynski has stated the aliens' appearance was based more on gas masks than on the King of Dreams' helm (itself inspired by the gas mask worn by the original World-War-2-era Sandman), and that the name came after the resemblance was noted. Gaiman is also the only writer other than Straczynski to have contributed to the series' final three seasons; he wrote the season 5 episode "Day of the Dead". In 2002, Neil Gaiman filed and won a lawsuit against Todd McFarlane involving three supporting Spawn characters: Cogliostro, Medieval Spawn, and Angela. In 1991 McFarlane had asked Gaiman (as well as other recognized authors like Frank Miller and Dave Sim) to write one issue of his Spawn series. While doing so, Gaiman introduced the three previously-mentioned characters. McFarlane had agreed that Gaiman was not signing away any rights but later claimed that Gaiman's work had been work-for-hire and that McFarlane owned all of Gaiman's creations entirely. McFarlane had also refused to pay Gaiman for the volumes of Gaiman's work he republished and kept in print. Gaiman won a sizeable judgement against McFarlane and against Image Comics. As of 2005 he has completed a new novel, titled Anansi Boys which had a worldwide simultaneous release. The book deals with Anansi ('Mr. Nancy'), a character from American Gods, who dies at the beginning of the novel. Specifically it traces the relationship of his two sons, one semi-divine and the other an unaware Englishman, as they explore their common heritage. It hit the New York Times bestseller list at number one [2]. In 2006, he will return to Marvel to work on a remake of Jack Kirby's the Eternals. Robert Zemeckis shot the performances a film of Beowulf, based on a script by Gaiman and Roger Avary, starring Ray Winstone and Angelina Jolie which was released in October 2007. Gaiman may also direct the film adaptation of Death: The High Cost of Living. Matthew Vaughn directed the film adaptation of Stardust. Henry Selick is directing a stop-motion version of Coraline. Date of Birth: 11/10/1960 Birthplace: Portchester, England Website: http://www.neilgaiman.com/ Favorite Creators: Neil Gaiman is a favorite creator of 285 users Awards:
Notes: Neil Gaiman's middle name is Richard. Father of Holly Gaiman.  View a chronological listing of this creator's work  Writer: ¦mierć (2007) 100 Graphic Novels for Public Libraries (1996) 100% Marvel (2003) 1602 (2004) 2000 AD (1977) 24 Hour Comics (2004) 9-11 (2002) A1 (1989) A1 Bojeffries Terror Tome (2005) AARGH! (1988) The Absolute Death (2009) The Adventures of Luther Arkwright (1987) Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman (2003) Albion (2005) The Alchemy of MirrorMask (2005) Angela (1994) Angels & Visitations (1993) The Annotated Sandman (2011) Asylum (1993) Batman (1940) Batman [GER] (2007) Batman Black and White (1996) Batman: Cover to Cover (2005) Batman: Featuring Two-Face and The Riddler (1995) Batman: Musta ja valkoinen (1999) Batman: Viimeinen Batman-tarina (2010) Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (2009) Being An Account Of The Life And Death Of The Emperor Heliogabolus (1992) Bento Story Art Box (2001) The Best of Tharg's Future Shocks (2008) The Best of the Spirit (2005) Blaam! (1988) Black Orchid (1988) Blueberry Girl (2009) The Book of Ballads and Sagas (1996) Books of Magic (1990) Born to be Wild (1991) Breakthrough (1990) Breathtaker (1990) The CBLDF Presents: Liberty Comics (2008) Cerebus (1977) Cherry Deluxe (1998) The Children's Crusade (1993) Chu's Day (2013) Clive Barker's Hellraiser (1989) Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best (2002) Comic Book Artist (2003) Comic Book Rebels (1993) Comic Book Tattoo (2008) The Comic Relief Comic (1991) Comic Speedline (1991) Constantine: The Hellblazer Collection (2005) Coraline (2008) Coraline [FIN] (2009) Crazy Hair (2009) Creator-Owned Heroes (2012) Creatures of the Night (2004) Czarna Orchidea (2006) The Dangerous Alphabet (2008) Dark Horse Presents (2011) The Day I Swapped My Dad for 2 Goldfish (1996) DC Comics Presents: Brightest Day (2010) DC Crossover (2001) A Death Gallery (1994) Death Talks About Life (1994) Death: The Deluxe Edition (2012) Death: The High Cost of Living (1993) Death: The Time of Your Life (1996) Detective Comics (1937) A Distant Soil (1991) Dni Pośród Nocy (2008) The Dreaming (1996) Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers, 1989-1997 (1997) Elric (1996) Elric: Stormbringer (1997) Elric: The Balance Lost (2011) The Endless Gallery (1995) Essential Vertigo: The Sandman (1996) Eternals (2006) Eternals Sketchbook (2006) Eternos (2007) Ex-Directory (1997) The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore (2003) The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch (2008) Feest Graphic Novel (1990) Following Cerebus (2004) Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated (1998) Free Speeches (1998) Gods & Tulips (1999) Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame (2000) Harlequin Valentine (2001) Heart of Empire: The Legacy of Luther Arkwright (1999) Hellblazer (1988) Hero Comics (2009) Heroes (2001) Heroes and Villains: The William Messner-Loebs Benefit Sketchbook (2005) Images of Omaha (1992) Instructions (2010) It's Dark In London (1996) The Jack Kirby Collector (1994) John Constantine - Hellblazer (1998) John Constantine: Hellblazer [FIN] (2005) John Romita Jr. 30th Anniversary Special (2006) Kimota!: The Miracleman Companion (2001) Kirby: King of Comics (2008) Kromix (1989) The Last Temptation (1994) Little Lit (2000) The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics (2008) Marvel 1602 (2003) The Matrix Comics (2003) Melinda (2004) Miracleman (1985) Miracleman: Apocrypha (1991) Mirrormask (children's edition) (2005) Mirrormask: The Illustrated Film Script (2005) Mister X: The Archives (2008) Mister X: The Definitive Collection (2004) Mr. Punch (1994) Negative Burn (1993) Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' A Fall of Stardust (1999) Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' Stardust (1997) Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days (1999) Neil Gaiman's Murder Mysteries (2002) Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere (2005) The New Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Stories: From Crumb to Clowes (2004) Odd and the Frost Giants (2008) The Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen (2010) On Cats & Dogs (1997) Oni Double Feature (1998) Only the End of the World Again (2000) Outrageous Tales From The Old Testament (1987) Overstreet's FAN (1995) Panel One: Comic Book Scripts by Top Writers (2002) The Quotable Sandman (2000) Redfox (1987) Revolver (1990) Roarin' Rick's Rare Bit Fiends (1994) The Saga of Swamp Thing (1982) Sandman (1993) Sandman (2000) Sandman (2002) Sandman Midnight Theatre (1995) The Sandman (1989) The Sandman: A Gallery Of Dreams (1994) The Sandman: Endless Nights (2003) The Sandman: King of Dreams (2003) Sandman: Noce nieskończone (2006) The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (1999) The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (2009) The Screwtape Letters (1994) Secret Origins (1986) Seven Deadly Sins (1989) Shade, the Changing Man (1990) Shoggoth's Old Peculiar (1998) Signal to Noise (1987) Snow, Glass, Apples (1994) Solo (2004) Spawn (1992) Spawn (1997) Spawn [FIN] (1996) The Spirit: The New Adventures (1998) Süddeutsche Zeitung Bibliothek (Blaue Edition) (2012) Swamp Thing (1985) Sygnał Do Szumu (2009) Taboo (1988) Tales from the Edge (1993) Tekno*Comix Handbook (1996) Time Twisters (1987) Total Eclipse (1988) The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch (1994) Trident (1989) The Umbrella Academy: Dallas (2008) The Uncanny Dave Cockrum... A Tribute (2004) Unknown Quantities (1999) Vertigo Jam (1993) Vertigo One-Shot (1999) Vertigo Preview (1992) Vertigo Rave (1994) Vertigo Resurrected: Winter's Edge (2011) Vertigo Sampler (1992) Vertigo X Anniversary Preview (2003) Vertigo: First Taste (2005) Vertigo: Winter's Edge (1998) Violent Cases (1987) WATCH Annual 1996 (1996) Wednesday Comics (2009) Welcome Back to the House of Mystery (1998) Wiindows (1992) Will Eisner: A Spirited Life (2005) Will Eisner's New York: Life in the Big City (2006) The Wolves in the Walls (2003) The Worm (1999) Wydanie Specjalne (1992) Penciller: 24 Hour Comics (2004) Alan Moore: Storyteller (2011) Alan Moore's Songbook (1998) Being An Account Of The Life And Death Of The Emperor Heliogabolus (1992) Caliber Spotlight (1995) Cerebus (1977) A Death Gallery (1994) Guest of Honor-Neil Gaiman (1993) The Last Temptation (1994) Negative Burn (1993) Neil Gaiman's Wheel of Worlds (1995) The Quotable Sandman (2000) The Sandman Companion (1999) The Sandman (1989) The Sandman: A Gallery Of Dreams (1994) The Sandman: King of Dreams (2003) The Staros Report (1994) The Ultimate Spider-Man 100 Project (2007) Inker: 24 Hour Comics (2004) Alan Moore's Songbook (1998) Being An Account Of The Life And Death Of The Emperor Heliogabolus (1992) Caliber Spotlight (1995) A Death Gallery (1994) The Last Temptation (1994) The Quotable Sandman (2000) The Sandman Companion (1999) The Sandman (1989) The Sandman: A Gallery Of Dreams (1994) Letterer: Editor: Śnienie: Przez Bramy Z Rogu I Kości (2008) Bad Doings and Big Ideas: A Bill Willingham Deluxe Edition (2011) The Best American Comics (2006) The Books of Magic (1994) Books of Magick: Life During Wartime (2004) The Comic Relief Comic (1991) The Dreaming (1996) Merv Pumpkinhead, Agent of D.R.E.A.M. (2000) Now We Are Sick (1994) The Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dreams...But Were Afraid to Ask (2001) The Sandman Presents: Love Street (1999) The Sandman Presents: Taller Tales (2003) The Sandman Presents: The Thessaliad (2002) Cover Artist: Being An Account Of The Life And Death Of The Emperor Heliogabolus (1992) But I Digress (1994) Dirtbag (1994)Find all books credited to Neil Gaiman and another creator  Upload a headshot for this creator Upload an image of this creator's signature View the contribution history for this creator |
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