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Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman (November 14, 2004)
Born November 10, 1960 (1960-11-10) (age 47)
Portchester, Hampshire, England
Occupation Novelist, comics writer, screenwriter
Nationality English
Ethnicity Jewish
Writing period 1980s–present
Genres Comic books, Fantasy, Horror, Science fiction
Notable work(s) The Sandman, Stardust, American Gods
Influences
Influenced
Official website

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He lives near Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States,[4][5][6] in an "Addams Family house". The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [7] He is married to Mary T. McGrath and has two daughters, Holly and Maddy, and a son, Michael.

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Biography

Early life

Gaiman's family is of Polish Jewish origins; after emigrating from the Netherlands in 1916, his grandfather eventually settled in the Hampshire city of Portsmouth on the south coast of England and established a chain of grocery stores. The Polish people, or Poles, (Polacy) are a Western Slavic Ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [8] His father, David Bernard Gaiman,[9] [10] worked in the same chain of stores;[8] his mother, Sheila Gaiman (née Goldman), was a pharmacist. David Bernard Gaiman is a prominent member of the Church of Scientology who lives in the UK. He has two younger sisters. [5] After living for a period in the nearby town of Portchester, where Neil Gaiman was born in 1960, the family settled in 1965 in the West Sussex town of East Grinstead when his parents moved there to work for the Church of Scientology, of which his father was a prominent member. Settlements Most settlements in West Sussex are either along the south coast or are situated in the M23 corridor East Grinstead (archaically spelt Grimstead) is a town and Civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England The Church of Scientology is the largest organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. Gaiman lived in East Grinstead for many years, from 1965-1980 and again from 1984-1987. [11] Gaiman was educated at several Church of England schools, including Fonthill School (East Grinstead),[11] Ardingly College (1970-74), and Whitgift School (Croydon) (1974-77). The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Ardingly College is an independent co-educational boarding and Day school, founded in 1858 by Canon Nathaniel Woodard. Whitgift School is an independent day school educating approximately 1200 boys aged 10 to 18 in South Croydon, London in a 45-acre parkland site [12]

Journalism, early writings, and literary influences

As a child and a teenager, Gaiman grew up reading the works of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Michael Moorcock, Ursula K. Le Guin, Lord Dunsany and G. K. Chesterton. Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963 Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939, in London) is an English writer primarily of Science fiction and fantasy who has also Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (ˈɝsələ ˈkroʊbɚ ləˈgwɪn (born October 21, 1929) is an American author Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett 18th Baron of Dunsany ( 24 July 1878 &ndash 25 October 1957) was an Anglo-Irish writer and Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936 was an influential English writer of the early 20th century He later became a fan of science fiction, reading the works of authors as diverse as Samuel R. Delany, Roger Zelazny, Robert A. Heinlein, Harlan Ellison, H. P. Lovecraft, Thorne Smith, and Gene Wolfe. Samuel Ray Delany Jr (born April 1, 1942, New York City) is an award-winning American Science fiction Roger Joseph Zelazny ( May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American writer of Fantasy and Science fiction Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7 1907 – May 8 1988 was an American Novelist and Science fiction Writer. Harlan Jay Ellison (born May 27, 1934) is a prolific American Writer of Short stories, Novellas, Teleplays Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy James Thorne Smith Jr ( March 27, 1892 &ndash June 21, 1934) was an American writer of humorous supernaturnal Fantasy fiction Gene Wolfe (born May 7, 1931, New York New York) is an American Science fiction and Fantasy writer

In the early 1980s, Gaiman pursued journalism, conducting interviews and writing book reviews, as a means to learn about the world and to make connections that he hoped would later assist him in getting published. Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people An interview is a conversation between two or more people (the interviewer and the interviewee where Questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from For book reviews in academia see also Academic Journal - Book reviews For the Looney Tunes cartoon see Book Revue. He wrote and reviewed extensively for the British Fantasy Society. [13] His first professional short story publication was "Featherquest", a fantasy story, in Imagine Magazine in May 1984, when he was 23. Imagine Magazine was a monthly magazine dedicated to the first edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons and Dungeons and Dragons Role playing game [14]

In 1984, he wrote his first book, a biography of the band Duran Duran, as well as Ghastly Beyond Belief, a book of quotations, with Kim Newman. Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Kim Newman (born July 31, 1959) is an English journalist, film critic, and Fiction Writer. He also wrote interviews and articles for many British magazines, including Knave. Knave magazine is a long-established British Pornographic magazine, published by Galaxy Publications. In the late 1980s, he wrote Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion in what he calls a "classic English humour" style. Don't Panic The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion is a book by Neil Gaiman about Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to 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. Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April 1948 is an English fantasy, Science fiction, and children's author. A comic novel is a work of fiction in which the writer seeks to amuse the reader sometimes with subtlety and as part of a carefully woven narrative sometimes above all other Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter Witch (1990 is a Fantasy Novel written in collaboration between Terry Pratchett [15]

After forming a friendship with comic book writer Alan Moore, Gaiman started writing comics, picking up Miracleman after Moore finished his run on the series. Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed Miracleman, originally known as Marvelman in his native United Kingdom, is a fictional Comic book Superhero created in 1954 by Gaiman and artist Mark Buckingham collaborated on several issues of the series before its publisher, Eclipse Comics, collapsed, leaving the series unfinished. Mark Buckingham is a British Comic book artist. He is best known for his work on Marvelman and Fables. Eclipse Comics was an American Comic book Publisher, one of several influential independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s An unfinished work is a Creative work that has not been finished His first published comic strips were four short Future Shocks for 2000 AD in 1986-7. Future Shocks is the name given to a long running series of short strips in the weekly comic 2000 AD. He wrote three graphic novels with his favorite collaborator and long-time friend Dave McKean, Violent Cases, Signal to Noise, and The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch. David Tench McKean (born 29 December 1963 in Maidenhead, Berkshire) is an English Illustrator, Photographer, Violent Cases is a short Graphic novel written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean. This article is about the graphic novel Signal to Noise For the engineering concept see Signal-to-noise ratio, for the Eric Nylund novel see Signal to Noise (novel In between, he landed a job with DC Comics, his first work being the limited series Black Orchid. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Black Orchid is the name of three Fictional Superheroines published by DC Comics.

Comics

Gaiman has written numerous comics for several publishers. His award-winning series The Sandman tells the tale of Morpheus, the anthropomorphic personification of Dream. The Sandman is a Comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published in the United States by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo Dream is the fictional Protagonist of DC Comics ' Vertigo Comic book series The Sandman, written by Neil Anthropomorphism is the attribution of uniquely Human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings natural and supernatural phenomena material states and objects Dreams are the images sounds thoughts and feelings experienced while Sleeping, particularly strongly associated with Rapid eye movement sleep. The series began in 1989 and concluded in 1996: the 75 issues of the regular series, along with a special and a seven issue coda, have been collected into 11 volumes that remain in print. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

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 is destined to be the world's greatest wizard. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Books of Magic is the title of a four-issue English-language Comic book mini-series written by Neil Gaiman, and later an ongoing series The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place The miniseries was popular, and sired an ongoing series written by John Ney Rieber. John Ney Rieber is an American comic book writer He has been writing for the comics The Books of Magic, Captain America,

In the mid-90's, he also created a number of new characters and a setting that was to be featured in a title published by Tekno Comix. Tekno Comix was an American publishing company that produced Comic books from 1995 to 1997 The concepts were then altered and split between three titles set in the same continuity: Lady Justice, Mr. Hero the Newmatic Man, and Teknophage. Mr Hero the Newmatic Man is a Comic book published by Tekno Comix from March 1995 to June 1996. [16] They were later featured in Phage: Shadow Death and Wheel of Worlds. Although Neil Gaiman's name appeared prominently on all titles, he was not involved in writing of any of the above-mentioned books (though he helped plot the zero issue of Wheel of Worlds).

Gaiman wrote a semi-autobiographical story about a boy's fascination with Michael Moorcock's anti-hero Elric for Ed Kramer's anthology Tales of the White Wolf. Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939, in London) is an English writer primarily of Science fiction and fantasy who has also Edward E Kramer (born on March 20, 1961) is an American editor and author of numerous Science fiction, Fantasy, and horror In 1996, Gaiman and Ed Kramer co-edited The Sandman: Book of Dreams. Edward E Kramer (born on March 20, 1961) is an American editor and author of numerous Science fiction, Fantasy, and horror The Sandman Book of Dreams (1996 edited by Ed Kramer and Neil Gaiman, is an Anthology of short stories based on The Sandman Nominated for the British Fantasy Award, the original fiction anthology featured stories and contributions by Tori Amos, Clive Barker, Gene Wolfe, Tad Williams, and others. The British Fantasy Awards are administered annually by the British Fantasy Society and were first awarded in 1971 Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is a Pianist and Singer-songwriter of dual British and American Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English author film director and visual artist Gene Wolfe (born May 7, 1931, New York New York) is an American Science fiction and Fantasy writer Robert Paul "Tad" Williams (born March 14, 1957, San Jose, California) is the author of several Fantasy and Science

Asked why he likes comics more than other forms of storytelling Gaiman said “One of the joys of comics has always been the knowledge that it was, in many ways, untouched ground. It was virgin territory. When I was working on Sandman, I felt a lot of the time that I was actually picking up a machete and heading out into the jungle. I got to write in places and do things that nobody had ever done before. When I’m writing novels I’m painfully aware that I’m working in a medium that people have been writing absolutely jaw-droppingly brilliant things for, you know, three-four thousand years now. You know, you can go back. We have things like The Golden Ass. The Metamorphoses of Lucius Apuleius, which according to St Augustine was referred to as The Golden Ass ( Asinus aureus And you go, well, I don’t know that I’m as good as that and that’s two and a half thousand years old. But with comics I felt like — I can do stuff nobody has ever done. I can do stuff nobody has ever thought of. And I could and it was enormously fun. ”[17]

Novels and film

Gaiman also writes songs, poems, short stories, novels, novellas, and screenplays. The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story A novella is a written, Fictional Prose Narrative longer than a Novelette but shorter than a Novel. See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television He wrote the 1996 BBC dark fantasy television series Neverwhere, which he later adapted into a novel, and cowrote the screenplay for the movie MirrorMask with his old friend Dave McKean for McKean to direct. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Neverwhere is an Urban fantasy Television series by Neil Gaiman that first aired in 1996 on BBC Two. Neverwhere is the companion Novelization by Neil Gaiman of the television serial Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman MirrorMask is a 2005 fantasy Film from the Jim Henson Company, Samuel Goldwyn Films, and Destination Films. David Tench McKean (born 29 December 1963 in Maidenhead, Berkshire) is an English Illustrator, Photographer, In addition, he wrote the localised English language script to the anime movie Princess Mononoke, based on a translation of the Japanese script. (anime in Japanese, is a 1997 Japanese Anime film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli.

He cowrote the script for Robert Zemeckis's Beowulf with Roger Avary, a collaboration that has proved productive for both writers. Robert Lee "Bob" Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film director, Beowulf is a 2007 Performance capture Action film based on the Old English epic poem of the same name. Roger Roberts Avary (born August 23, 1965) is a Canadian -born motion picture director, producer and Oscar -winning Screenwriter [18] Gaiman has expressed interest in collaborating on a film adaptation of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Film adaptation is the transfer of a written work to a Feature film. The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from Ancient Mesopotamia and is among the earliest known works of literary fiction. [19]

He was the only person other than J. Michael Straczynski to write a Babylon 5 script in the last 3 seasons, contributing the season 5 episode "Day of the Dead". Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created produced and largely written by J " Day of the Dead " is an episode from the fifth season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.

In 2005, his novel Anansi Boys was released worldwide. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anansi Boys is a Novel by Neil Gaiman. It is a companion to Gaiman's earlier novel American Gods. The book deals with Anansi ('Mr. Anansi is one of the most important characters of West African lore Nancy'), a supporting character in American Gods. American Gods is a Novel by Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, Fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern Specifically it traces the relationship of his two sons, one semi-divine and the other an unaware Englishman of American origin, as they explore their common heritage. It hit the New York Times bestseller list at number one. [20]

See List of works by Neil Gaiman. This is a bibliography of works by Neil Gaiman. Works Comics & graphic novels Tharg's Future Shocks:

Adaptations

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 was stalled while Zemeckis made The Polar Express and the Gaiman-Roger Avary written Beowulf film. Nicholson Baker (born January 7, 1957) is a contemporary American writer of fiction and non-fiction For the musical notation see Fermata. The Fermata (ISBN 9780679415862 is a novel by Nicholson Baker. Robert Lee "Bob" Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film director, The Polar Express is a 2004 Academy Award -nominated feature film based on the children's book of the same title by Chris Van Roger Roberts Avary (born August 23, 1965) is a Canadian -born motion picture director, producer and Oscar -winning Screenwriter Beowulf is a 2007 Performance capture Action film based on the Old English epic poem of the same name.

Several of Gaiman's original works have been optioned or greenlighted for film adaptation, most notably Stardust, which premiered in August of 2007 and stars Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Claire Danes, directed by Matthew Vaughn. Stardust is a 2007 Fantasy Film from Paramount Pictures, directed by Matthew Vaughn. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( IPA: /mɪˈʃɛl ˈfаɪfɜr/ born April 29 1958 is an American Actress. Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is a Golden Globe Award -winning and Emmy Award -nominated American Film Matthew Vaughn (born 7 March, 1971 in London, England) is a British film producer ( Layer Cake, Snatch A stop-motion version of Coraline is slated for a 2009 release, with Henry Selick directing and Dakota Fanning and Teri Hatcher in the leading roles. Coraline is a 2009 animated Stop-motion Fantasy film based on Neil Gaiman 's Novella of the same name. Henry Selick (born November 30 1952) is an American Stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing Dakota Fanning (born February 23 1994 is an American teen Actress. Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8 1964) is an American Actress.

In 2007 Gaiman announced that after ten years in development the feature film of Death: The High Cost of Living would finally begin production with a screenplay by Gaiman that he would direct for Warner Independent. Death The High Cost of Living is an American Comic book Miniseries, written by Neil Gaiman with art by Chris Bachalo and Death The High Cost of Living is an American Comic book Miniseries, written by Neil Gaiman with art by Chris Bachalo and Don Murphy and Susan Montford are the producers, and Guillermo del Toro is the film's executive producer. Don Murphy Susan Montford is a Scottish film director screenwriter and producer Guillermo del Toro Gómez (born October 9, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated Mexican filmmaker [21][22]

Seeing Ear Theatre performed an audio play of "Snow, Glass, Apples," Gaiman's retelling of Snow White, which was published in the collection Smoke and Mirrors in 1998. "Snow Glass Apples" is a 1994 Short story written by Neil Gaiman. Snow White (in Low German Sneewittchen; in High German Schneeweißchen) is the title character of a Fairy tale known from many countries in For other uses of the phrase see Smoke and mirrors (disambiguation.

Blog

In February 2001, when Gaiman had completed writing American Gods, his publishers set up a promotional web site featuring a weblog in which Gaiman described the day-to-day process of revising, publishing, and promoting the novel. American Gods is a Novel by Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, Fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of After the novel was published, the web site evolved into a more general Official Neil Gaiman Website. [23]

Gaiman generally posts to the blog several times a week, describing the day-to-day process of being Neil Gaiman and writing, revising, publishing, or promoting whatever the current project is. He also posts reader emails and answers questions, which gives him unusually direct and immediate interaction with fans. One of his answers on why he writes the blog is "because writing is, like death, a lonely business. "[24]

The original American Gods blog was extracted for publication in the NESFA Press collection of Gaiman miscellany, Adventures in the Dream Trade. American Gods is a Novel by Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, Fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern NESFA Press is the publishing arm of the New England Science Fiction Association, Inc

To celebrate the 7th anniversary of the blog, the novel American Gods was provided free of charge online for a month. American Gods is a Novel by Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, Fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern

Friendships

Gaiman maintains friendships with several celebrities outside the comic book and science fiction fields, including:

Litigations

In 1993, Gaiman was contracted by Todd McFarlane to write a single issue of Spawn, a popular title at the newly created Image Comics company. Terrence Vance Gilliam (born 22 November 1940) is an American -born British Writer, Filmmaker, Animator and member Kim Newman (born July 31, 1959) is an English journalist, film critic, and Fiction Writer. The Anno Dracula series by Kim Newman —named for Anno Dracula (1992 the series' first novel—is a work of Fantasy depicting an Alternate Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian Comic book artist writer toy manufacturer/designer and media Entrepreneur who is best known Spawn is a fictional Comic book character created by Todd McFarlane. Image Comics is an American Comic book publisher It was founded in 1992 by seven high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their McFarlane was promoting his new title by having guest authors Gaiman, Alan Moore, Frank Miller, and Dave Sim each write a single issue. Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American Writer, Artist and Film director best known for his dark David Victor Sim (born May 17 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian Comic book Writer and Artist, best known as the

In issue #9 of the series, Gaiman introduced the characters Angela, Cogliostro, and Medieval Spawn. Angela is a Fictional character in Todd McFarlane 's Spawn Comic book series Cogliostro ("Cog" initially rendered " Cagliostro " is a supporting character in Todd McFarlane 's Spawn comic series A Hellspawn is a fictional creature from the popular comic book Spawn. Prior to this issue, Spawn was an assassin who worked for the government and came back as a reluctant agent of Hell but had no direction. Spawn is a fictional Comic book character created by Todd McFarlane. In Angela, a cruel and malicious angel, Gaiman introduced a character who threatened Spawn's existence, as well as providing a moral opposite. Cogliostro was introduced as a mentor character for exposition and instruction, providing guidance. Medieval Spawn introduced a history and precedent that not all Spawns were self-serving or evil, giving additional character development to Malebolgia, the demon that creates Hellspawn. Malebolgia (also referred to at times as the Malebolgia) is the name of a fictional Demon in the Spawn universe, drawing its name from the

All three characters were used repeatedly through the next decade by Todd McFarlane. Gaiman claimed that the characters were owned by their creator, not by the creator of the series. Ironically, disagreement over who owned the rights to a character was the motivation for McFarlane and other artists to form Image Comics (although that argument related more towards disagreements between writers and artists as character creators). As McFarlane used the characters without Gaiman's permission or royalty payments, Gaiman believed his copyrighted work was being infringed upon, which violated their original agreement. McFarlane initially agreed that Gaiman had not signed away any rights to the characters 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.

In 2002, Neil Gaiman filed a lawsuit against Todd McFarlane and Image Comics and won a sizable judgment. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian Comic book artist writer toy manufacturer/designer and media Entrepreneur who is best known Image Comics is an American Comic book publisher It was founded in 1992 by seven high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their The characters are now owned 50/50 by both men.

This legal battle was in part funded by Marvels and Miracles, LLC, which Gaiman created in order to help sort out the legal copyrights surrounding Miracleman (see the ownership of Miracleman sub-section of the Miracleman article). A limited liability company (abbreviated LLC or LLC) in the law of the vast majority of the United States is a legal form of business Company Miracleman, originally known as Marvelman in his native United Kingdom, is a fictional Comic book Superhero created in 1954 by Miracleman, originally known as Marvelman in his native United Kingdom, is a fictional Comic book Superhero created in 1954 by Gaiman wrote Marvel 1602 in 2003 to help fund this project. Marvel 1602 is an eight-issue Comic book Limited series published from November 2003 to June 2004 by Marvel Comics All of Marvel Comics' profits for the original issues of the series go to Marvels and Miracles.

Gaiman is a director and major supporter of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a United States Non-profit organization created in 1986 to protect the First Amendment rights of Comics

Awards

Gaiman at the 2007 Scream Awards
Gaiman at the 2007 Scream Awards

References in popular culture

Shakespeare references

Bibliography

Main article: List of works by Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman has written many comics and graphic novels, as well as numerous books and short stories. This is a bibliography of works by Neil Gaiman. Works Comics & graphic novels Tharg's Future Shocks: He has also created a number of audio books, a TV miniseries, and the scripts for several movies.

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Gaiman Interrupted: An Interview with Neil Gaiman (Part 2)" conducted by Lawrence Person, Nova Express, Volume 5, Number 4, Fall/Winter 2000, page 5. This Partial list of Fantasy authors, perhaps unsurprisingly contains many overlaps with the List of science fiction authors. This is a list of some (not all notable Writers in the Horror fiction genre. Note that this Partial list contains some authors whose works of fantastic fiction would today be called science fiction even if they predate or did not work in that genre Hy Bender is an author who has written or cowritten 14 books Bender also writes reviews of New York theatre productions and comedy shows primarily for his website and occasionally Lawrence Person (born 1965) is a Science fiction writer critic and editor of SF critical magazine Nova Express.
  2. ^ Author Name Pronunciation Guide - Neil Gaiman
  3. ^ Comics Buyers Guide #1636 (December 2007); Page 135
  4. ^ McGinty, Stephen. Comics Buyer's Guide ( (CBG is the second longest-running Periodical reporting on the Comic book industry "Dream weaver", The Scotsman, February 25, 2006. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.  
  5. ^ a b "A writer's life: Neil Gaiman", The Telegraph, December 12, 2005. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.  
  6. ^ Neil Gaiman - Biography. Biography. Retrieved on 2006-06-21. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce.
  7. ^ Richards, Linda (August 2001). "Interview - Neil Gaiman". January Magazine.   "I thought," says Gaiman, "you know, if I'm going to leave England and go to America, I want one of those things that only America can provide and one of those things is Addams Family houses. "
  8. ^ a b Lancaster, James. "Everyone has the potential to be great", The Argus (Brighton), 2005-10-11, pp. The Argus is a local Newspaper based in Brighton & Hove in East Sussex, with editions serving the city of Brighton and Hove and the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed  10-11.  
  9. ^ Lancaster, James. "Everyone has the potential to be great", The Argus (Brighton), 2005-10-11, pp. The Argus is a local Newspaper based in Brighton & Hove in East Sussex, with editions serving the city of Brighton and Hove and the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed  10-11.   David Gaiman quote: "It's not me you should be interviewing. It's my son. Neil Gaiman. He's in the New York Times Bestsellers list. Fantasy. He's flavour of the month, very famous. "
  10. ^ "Head Bars Son Of Cult Man. ", The Times, London, England, 13 August 1968, p. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2 col. c. (convenience link), Alternate.
    A headmaster has refused the son of a scientologist entry to a preparatory school until, he says, the cult "clears its name". The boy, Neil Gaiman, aged 7, (. . . ) Mr. David Gaiman, the father, aged 35, former South Coast businessman, has become in recent weeks a prominent spokesman in Britain for scientology, which has its headquarters at East Grinstead.
  11. ^ a b "East Grinstead Hall of Fame - Neil Gaiman", East Grinstead Community Web Site.
  12. ^ "Neil Gaiman". Exclusive Books.
  13. ^ Neil Gaiman - About Neil
  14. ^ Neil Gaiman - About Neil
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  17. ^ Ogline, Tim E. ; "Myth, Magic and the Mind of Neil Gaiman", Wild River Review, November 20, 2007. Wild River Review is an online magazine that publishes in-depth reporting works of literature art visual art reviews interviews and columns by and about contemporary artists photographers Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  18. ^ Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary: Shaping Beowulf's story, video interview with stv.tv
  19. ^ Tom Ambrose. wwwstvtv is the URL of the website of STV. The website currently offers the usual sections of News, Sport, Entertainment, Weather "He Is Legend", Empire, December 2007, pp. Empire is a British Film Magazine published Monthly by Bauer Consumer Media.  142.  
  20. ^ "There's a first time for everything", Neil Gaiman's journal, 28 September 2005
  21. ^ Sanchez, Robert (2006-08-02). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Neil Gaiman on Stardust and Death: High Cost of Living!. IESB. net. Retrieved on 2007-02-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor
  22. ^ Gaiman, Neil (2007-01-09). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. The best film of 2006 was.... Neil Gaiman's Journal. Neil Gaiman. Retrieved on 2007-02-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor
  23. ^ Official Neil Gaiman Website
  24. ^ Neil Gaiman's journal, 2/11/2008
  25. ^ Tori Amos, "Tear in Your Hand," Little Earthquakes
  26. ^ "Gaiman Interrupted: An Interview with Neil Gaiman (Part 2)" conducted by Lawrence Person, Nova Express, Volume 5, Number 4, Fall/Winter 2000, page 2. Little Earthquakes (1992 was the solo debut album of singer Tori Amos, featuring the singles "Winter" "China" " Silent All These Lawrence Person (born 1965) is a Science fiction writer critic and editor of SF critical magazine Nova Express.
  27. ^ Neil Gaiman has lost his clothes. Retrieved on 2008-02-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.
  28. ^ Anno Dracula: The Background
  29. ^ Honor roll:Fiction books. Award Annals (2007-08-14). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Retrieved on 2007-08-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures
  30. ^ Quills Foundation (2005). The Quill Awards: The 2005 Awards. TheQuills. Org. Retrieved on 2008-02-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the
    • Anansi Boys won him a second Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature in 2006. Anansi Boys is a Novel by Neil Gaiman. It is a companion to Gaiman's earlier novel American Gods. The Mythopoeic Awards for literature and literary studies are given by the Mythopoeic Society to authors of outstanding works in the fields of myth fantasy and the scholarly Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The book was also nominated for a Hugo Award, but Gaiman asked for it to be withdrawn from the list of nominations, stating that he wanted to give other writers a chance, and it was really more fantasy than science fiction. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www. neilgaiman. com/journal/2006/08/hugo-words. html | title= Hugo words. . . | date=2006-08-27 | accessdate=2007-04-17 | work=Neil Gaiman's homepage }}</li>
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Preceded by
Grant Morrison		 Hellblazer writer
1990		 Succeeded by
Jamie Delano


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NAME Gaiman, Neil Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION English fantasy writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Portchester, Hampshire, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Hellblazer is a contemporary horror Comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. Jamie Delano (born 1954 in Northampton) is a British Comics Writer. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Portchester is a small Suburb to the northwest of Portsmouth, England. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
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