Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman, prevalently known as Neil Gaiman is an English creator. He is the writer of a few short fiction, books, realistic books, comic books, verifiable, sound theater, and movies. Comic book series The Sandman, books Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book are a few famous works by Gaiman. For his commitment, he has won a few honors. He is the primary creator to win both the Newberry and the Carnegie awards for a similar work.
He has over 2.8 million adherents on his Twitter handle. On Instagram @neilhimself, he has over 610k adherents.
| Celebrated Name | Neil Gaiman |
|---|---|
| Age | 60 Years |
| Nick Name | Neil Gaiman |
| Birth Name | Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman |
| Birth Date | 1960-11-10 |
| Gender | Male |
| Profession | Author |
| Place Of Birth | Portchester, Hampshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Father | David Bernard Gaiman |
| Mother | Sheila Gaiman |
| Sisters | Claire Gaiman and Lizzy Gaiman |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
| Education | Fonthill Schol, Ardingly College and Whitgift School |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Sexual Orientation | Straight |
| Spouse | Amanda Palmer (m. 2011-2020), Mary McGrath (m. 1985–2007) |
| Children | Anthony Gaiman, Holly Gaiman, Michael Gaiman, Maddy Gaiman |
| Genre | Fantasy, horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, comedy |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 feet and 10 inches ) |
| Weight | 72 kg (158.5 lbs) |
| Body Type | Slim |
| Eye Color | Hazel |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Net Worth | $18 million (estimated) |
| Source of Wealth | His writing career |
| Best Known For | Popular English author |
Mainstream English creator.
The main writer to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie awards for a similar work, The Graveyard Book (2008).
Neil Gaiman was born on 10 November 1960. His original name is Neil Richard Gaiman. His origin is in Portchester, Hampshire, England. He holds an English ethnicity. He was born to a dad, David Bernard Gaiman, and a mother, Sheila Gaiman. He has two more youthful sisters, Claire, and Lizzy. He has Polish Jewish and other Eastern European Jewish starting points. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. His incredible granddad had emigrated from Antwerp, Belgium to the UK before 1914.
The Gaimans moved toward the West Sussex town of East Grinstead in 1965. He has expressed Scientology was his family religion. He had Jewish starting points yet his folks changed over to Scientology when he was youthful. He explained that he is neither a Scientologist nor an adherent of Judaism. His dad functioned as advertising authorities of the Church of Scientology.
As to instructive foundation, he went to a few Church of England schools. He went to Fonthill Schol in East Grinstead, Ardingly College, and Whitgift School in Croydon.
Titles distributed by different British distributers include:
Fleetway:
2000 AD:
The Best of Tharg’s Future Shocks (TPB, 160 pages, Rebellion Developments, 2008, ISBN 1-905437-81-1) incorporates:
“You’re Never Alone with a Phone” (with John Hicklenton, in No. 488, 1986)
“Discussion Piece” (with Dave Wyatt, in No. 489, 1986)
“I’m a Believer ” (with Massimo Belardinelli, in No. 536, 1987)
“What’s in a Name?” (with Steve Yeowell, in No. 538, 1987)
Judge Dredd Annual ’88: “Judge Hershey: Sweet Justice” (text story with outlines by Lee Baulch, 1987)
Gun Horror Special: “Feeders and Eaters” (with Mark Buckingham, a single shot, 1990)
Brutal Cases (with Dave McKean, realistic novel, 48 pages, Escape, 1987, ISBN 0-9509568-6-4)
Knockabout:
Ludicrous Tales from the Old Testament (TPB, collection realistic novel, 64 pages, 1987, ISBN 0-86166-054-4) incorporates:
“The Book of Judges” (with Mike Matthews)
“Jael and Sisera” (with Julie Hollings)
“Jephitah and His Daughter” (with Peter Rigg)
“Excursion to Bethlehem” (with Steve Gibson)
“The Prophet Who Came to Dinner” (with Dave McKean)
“The Tribe of Benjamin” (with Mike Matthews)
Seven Deadly Sins: “Sloth” (with Bryan Talbot, 1989)
Blaam! #1: “The Great Cool Challenge” (with Shane Oakley, Willyprods, 1988)
AARGH! #1: “From Homogenous to Honey” (with Bryan Talbot, Mad Love, 1988)
Redfox #20: “Parts” (with SMS, Valkyrie Press, 1989)
Harpoon #1: “The Light Brigade” (with Nigel Kitching, Trident, 1989)
Sign to Noise (with Dave McKean, strip in The Face, 1989)
A1 (Atomeka):
Mr X Archives (hc, 384 pages, Dark Horse, 2008, ISBN 1-59582-184-8) incorporates:
“Mr. X: Heartsprings and Watchstops” (with Dave McKean, in #1, 1989)
“Main story” (with Kelley Jones, in No. 5, 1991)
Untouchable (Spiderbaby Grafix):
“Babycakes” (with Michael Zulli, in No. 4, 1990)
“Blood Monster” (with Nancy O’Connor, in No. 6, 1992)
“Sweeney Todd: Prologue” (with Michael Zulli, in #7, 1992)
It’s Dark in London: “The Court” (with Warren Pleece, realistic novel, tpb, 120 pages, Mask Noir, 1996, ISBN 1-85242-535-0)
DC Comics/Vertigo
Titles distributed by DC Comics and its Vertigo engrave include:
Dark Orchid #1–3 (with Dave McKean, 1988–1989) gathered as Black Orchid (TPB, 160 pages, 1991, ISBN 0-93028955-2; hc, 2012, ISBN 1-40123335-X)
Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (hc, 128 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2303-6; TPB, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2724-4) gathers:
“Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?” (with Andy Kubert, in Batman No. 686 and Detective Comics No. 853, 2009)
Secret Origins:
“Pavane” (with Mark Buckingham, in No. 36, 1989)
“Unique Sins” (with Mike Hoffman, in Special No. 1, 1989)
“When is a Door?” (with Bernie Mireault, in Special No. 1, 1989)
“A Black and White World” (with Simon Bisley, in Batman: Black and White No. 2, 1996)
The Sandman:
Volume 1 (hc, 612 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-4012-1082-1) gathers:
“Prefaces and Nocturnes” (with Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg, in #1–8, 1989)
“The Doll’s House” (with Mike Dringenberg, Chris Bachalo and Michael Zulli, in #9–16, 1989–1990)
“Dream Country” (with Kelley Jones, Charles Vess, and Colleen Doran, in #17–20, 1990)
Volume 2 (hc, 616 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1083-X) gathers:
“Period of Mists” (with Mike Dringenberg, Kelley Jones and Matt Wagner, in #21–28, 1990–1991)
“Far off Mirrors” (with Stan Woch, Bryan Talbot and Shawn McManus, in #29–31, 1991)
“A Game of You” (with Shawn McManus, Colleen Doran, and Bryan Talbot, in #32–37, 1991–1992)
“The Hunt” (with Duncan Eagleson, in No. 38, 1992)
“Delicate Places” (with John Watkiss, in No. 39, 1992)
Dizziness: Winter’s Edge #1: “The Flowers of Romance” (with John Bolton, 1998)
Sandman: A Gallery of Dreams (with different specialists, a single shot, 1994)
Volume 3 (hc, 616 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1084-8) gathers:
“The Parliament of Rooks” (with Jill Thompson, in No. 40, 1992)
“Brief Lives” (with Jill Thompson, in #41–49, 1992–1993)
“Ramadan” (with P. Craig Russell, in No. 50, 1993)
“World’s End” (with different specialists, in #51–56, 1993)
Sandman Special: “The Song of Orpheus” (with Bryan Talbot, 1991)
Dizziness Preview: “Dread of Falling” (with Kent Williams, 1992)
Dizziness: Winter’s Edge #3: “How They Met Themselves” (with Michael Zulli, 2000)
Volume 4 (hc, 608 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1085-6) gathers:
“The Kindly Ones” (with different craftsmen, in #57–69, 1994–1995)
“The Wake” (with Michael Zulli, Jon J. Muth and Charles Vess, in #70–75, 1995–1996)
Dizziness Jam: “The Castle” (with Kevin Nowlan, 1993)
The Dreaming #8: “Three ‘Lost’ Pages from ‘The Wake'” (with Michael Zulli, 1997)
Demise (hc, 360 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2463-6) gathers:
“The Sound of Her Wings” (with Mike Dringenberg, in #8, 1989)
“Exterior” (with Colleen Doran, in #20, 1990)
“Demise Talks About Life” (with Dave McKean, 1993)[1]
Demise: The High Cost of Living #1–3 (with Chris Bachalo, 1993)
A Death Gallery (with different craftsmen, a single shot, 1994)
Demise: The Time of Your Life #1–3 (with Chris Bachalo, 1996)
Dizziness: Winter’s Edge #2: “A Winter’s Tale” (with Jeffrey Catherine Jones, 1999)
9-11 Volume 2: “The Wheel” (with Chris Bachalo, realistic novel, tpb, 224 pages, 2002, ISBN 1-56389-878-0)
Volume 5 (hc, 520 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3202-7) gathers:
Unlimited Nights (hc, 160 pages, 2003, ISBN 1-4012-0089-3):
“Demise and Venice” (with P. Craig Russell)
“What I’ve Tasted of Desire” (with Milo Manara)
“Dream: The Heart of a Star” (with Miguelanxo Prado)
“Fifteen Portraits of Despair” (with Barron Story)
“Daze: Going Inside” (with Bill Sienkiewicz)
“Obliteration: On the Peninsula” (with Glenn Fabry)
“Predetermination: Endless Nights” (with Frank Quitely)
12 PM Theater (with Matt Wagner and Teddy Kristiansen, a single shot, 1995)
The Dream Hunters (with Yoshitaka Amano, composition novel, 1999)
The Dream Hunters #1–4 (with P. Craig Russell, 2008–2009)
The Sandman: Overture (with J. H. Williams III, #1-6, 2013-2015) gathered as The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition (hc, 224 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-4012-4896-9)
Neil Gaiman’s Midnight Days (TPB, 160 pages, 1999, ISBN 1-56389-517-X; hc, 2012, ISBN 1-40123-457-7) gathers:
“Outlining Sequence” (with Sergio Aragones, in Welcome Back to the House of Mystery, 1998)
“Jack in the Green” (with Stephen R. Bissette and John Totleben, a formerly unpublished Swamp Thing story)
“Brothers” (with Mike Hoffman and Richard Piers Rayner, in Swamp Thing Annual No. 5, 1990)
“Shaggy God Stories” (with Mike Mignola, in Swamp Thing Annual No. 5, 1990)
“Hold Me” (with Dave McKean, in Hellblazer No. 27, 1990)
The Sandman: Midnight Theater (with Matt Wagner and Teddy Kristiansen, a single shot, 1995)
The Books of Magic #1–4 (with John Bolton, Scott Hampton, Charles Vess, and Paul Johnson, 1990–1991) gathered as The Books of Magic (TPB, 200 pages, 1993, ISBN 1-56389-082-8; hc, 2013, ISBN 1-40123-781-9)
The Children’s Crusade #1–2 (with Chris Bachalo, Jamie Delano, Alisa Kwitney and Peter Snejbjerg, 1993–1994) gathered in The Children’s Crusade (hc, 416 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-40124-241-3)[2]
The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch: A Romance (with Dave McKean, realistic novel, hc, 96 pages, 1994, ISBN 1-56389-181-6)
Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess’ Stardust #1–4 (with Charles Vess, 1997–1998) gathered as Stardust (Being a Romance inside the Realm of Faerie) (hc, 224 pages, 1998, ISBN 1-56389-431-9; TPB, 1999, ISBN 1-56389-470-X)
Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame (with different craftsmen, a single shot, 2000)
Wednesday Comics #1–12: “Metamorpho” (with Mike Allred, 2009) gathered in Wednesday Comics (hc, 200 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2747-3)
Other US distributers
Titles distributed by different American distributers include:
Miracleman (with Mark Buckingham, Eclipse):
The Golden Age (hc, 160 pages, 1992, ISBN 1-56060-169-8; tpb, 1992, ISBN 1-56060-168-X) gathers:
“The Golden Age” (in #17–22, 1990–1991)
“Recovery” (co-highlight, in #17–22, 1990–1991)
“The Silver Age” (in #23–24, 1991)[3]
Unauthenticated written work (tpb, 1993, ISBN 1-56060-189-2) incorporates:
“The Library of Olympus” (in Apocrypha #1–3, 1991–1992)
Leap forward: “Vier Mauern” (with Dave McKean, compilation realistic novel, TPB, 80 pages, Catalan Communications, 1990, ISBN 0-87416-097-9)
Cerebus #147: “Being an Account of the Life and Death of the Emperor Heliogabolus” (content and craftsmanship, Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1992)
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser #20: “Wordsworth” (with Dave McKean, Epic, 1993)
Picture:
Bring forth #9: “Angela” (with Todd McFarlane, 1993) gathered in Dark Discoveries (TPB, 120 pages, 1997, ISBN 1-887279-18-0)
Bring forth #26 (with Todd McFarlane and Greg Capullo, 1994) [5]
Angela #1–3 (with Greg Capullo, 1994–1995) gathered as Spawn: Angela (TPB, 100 pages, 1995, ISBN 1-887279-09-1)
CBLDF Presents: Liberty Comics #2: “100 Words” (with Jim Lee, 2009)
Negative Burn (Caliber):
“We Can Get Them for You Wholesale” (with Joe Pruett and Ken Meyer Jr., in No. 11, 1994)
“The Old Warlock’s Reverie: A Pantoum” (with Guy Davis, in No. 50, 1998)
Wonder:
The Last Temptation #1–3 (with Michael Zulli, 1994)
Saints: “The Song of the Lost” (with Jae Lee, a single shot, 2001)
Wonder 1602 #1–8 (with Andy Kubert, 2003) gathered as Marvel 1602 (hc, 248 pages, 2004, ISBN 0-7851-1070-4; tpb, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1073-9)
Eternals #1–7 (with John Romita Jr., 2007) gathered as Eternals (hc, 256 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2541-8; tpb, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2177-3)
John Romita Jr. 30th Anniversary Special: “Romita – Space Knight” (with Hilary Barta, 2007)
Miracleman (with Mark Buckingham, 2015-…)[6]
Roarin’ Rick’s Rare Bit Fiends #2–3: “Big name Rare Bit Fiends” (with Rick Veitch, King Hell, 1994)
Elric: One Life No. 0 (with P. Craig Russell, Topps, 1996) gathered in Elric: Stormbringer (TPB, 224 pages, 1998, ISBN 1-56971-336-7)
Oni Double Feature #6–8: “Just the End of the World Again” (with P. Craig Russell and Troy Nixey, Oni Press, 1998) gathered as Neil Gaiman’s Only the End of the World Again (TPB, 48 pages, 2000, ISBN 1-929998-09-0)
The Spirit: The New Adventures #2: “The Return of the Mink Stole” (with Eddie Campbell, Kitchen Sink, 1998) gathered in Will Eisner’s The Spirit Archives Volume 27 (hc, 200 pages, Dark Horse, 2009, ISBN 1-56971-732-X)
Cherry Deluxe #1: “The Innkeeper’s Soul” (with Larry Welz, Cherry, 1998)
Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated #3: “The Facts on account of the Departure of Miss Finch” (with Tony Daniel, Quantum Cat, 1998)
Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar (with Jouni Koponen, a single shot, Dream Haven, 1998)
Surprisingly strong contender:
Harlequin Valentine (with John Bolton, realistic novel, hc, 40 pages, 2001, ISBN 1-56971-620-X)
Murder Mysteries (with P. Craig Russell, realistic novel, hc, 64 pages, 2002, ISBN 1-56971-634-X)
Animals of the Night (with Michael Zulli, realistic novel, hc, 48 pages, 2004, ISBN 1-56971-936-5)
Little Walks for Sightseers Volume 16: “A Walking Tour of the Shambles” (with Gene Wolfe and Randy Broecker, realistic novel, tpb, 56 pages, American Fantasy Press, 2002, ISBN 0-9610352-6-9)
The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore: “Genuine Things” (with Mark Buckingham, TwoMorrows, 2003)
Books
Promises of something better (1990) Co-wrote by Terry Pratchett
Neverwhere (1996)
Stardust (1999)
American Gods (2001)
Coraline (2002)
Anasi Boys (2005)
InterWorld (2007)
The Graveyard Book (2008)
The Silver Dream (2013)
The Ocean toward the End of the Lane (2013)
Endlessness’ Wheel (2015)
Kids’ books
The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish (with delineations by Dave McKean, hardcover, 64 pages, White Wolf Publishing, 1997, ISBN 1-56504-199-2)
The Wolves in the Walls (with delineations by Dave McKean, hardcover, 56 pages, HarperCollins, 2003, ISBN 0-380-97827-X)
Melinda (with delineations by Dagmara Matuszak, softcover, 64 pages, Hill House, 2005, ISBN 0-931771-04-8)
MirrorMask (with delineations by Dave McKean, hardcover, 80 pages, HarperCollins, 2005, ISBN 0-06-082109-4)
Odd and the Frost Giants (soft cover, 112 pages, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2008, ISBN 0-7475-9538-0)
The Dangerous Alphabet (with delineations by Gris Grimly, softcover, 32 pages, HarperCollins, 2008, ISBN 0-06-078333-8)
Blueberry Girl (with delineations by Charles Vess, hardcover, 32 pages, HarperCollins, 2009, ISBN 0-06-083808-6)
Insane Hair (with delineations by Dave McKean, hardcover, 40 pages, HarperCollins, 2009, ISBN 0-06-057908-0)
Directions (with outlines by Charles Vess, hardcover, 40 pages, HarperCollins, 2010, ISBN 0-06-196030-6)
Chu’s Day (with delineations by Adam Rex, hardcover, 32 pages, HarperCollins, 2013, ISBN 978-0062017819)
Luckily, the Milk (with delineations by Skottie Young, hardcover, 128 pages, HarperCollins, 2013, ISBN 978-0062224071)
Luckily, the Milk… (with delineations by Chris Riddell, hardcover, 160 pages, Bloomsbury Children’s, 2013, ISBN 978-1408841761)
Standard bonheur, le lait… (French version with outlines by Boulet (funnies), softcover, 130 pages, Au Diable Vauvert, 2015, ISBN 978-2846269681)
Chu’s First Day of School (with representations by Adam Rex, hardcover, 32 pages, HarperCollins, 2014, ISBN 978-0062223975)
Hansel and Gretel (with representations by Lorenzo Mattotti, hardcover, 56 pages, Bloomsbury, 2014, ISBN 978-1408861981)
The Sleeper and the Spindle (with representations by Chris Riddell, Bloomsbury, 2014, ISBN 978-1408859643)
Chu’s Day At The Beach (with representations by Adam Rex, hardcover, 36 pages, HarperFestival, 2016, ISBN 978-0062381248)
Cinnamon (with representations by Divya Srinivasan, hardcover, 40 pages, HarperCollins, 2017, ISBN 978-0062399618)
Heavenly messengers and Visitations: A Miscellany (1993):
“The Song of the Audience” (tune)
“Valor” (Grails, 1992)
“Nicholas Was…” (Drabble II – Double Century, 1990)
“Babycakes” (Taboo #4, 1990)
“Savage Bridge” (Snow White, Blood Red, 1993)
“Vampire Sestina” (Fantasy Tales 2, 1989)
“Networks” (More Tales From the Forbidden Planet, 1990)
“Six to Six” (Time Out, 1988)
“A Prologue” (prologue to Mary Gentle assortment Soldiers and Scholars, 1989)
“Unfamiliar Parts” (Words Without Pictures, 1990)
“Cold Colors” (Midnight Graffiti, 1990)
“Luther’s Villanelle”
“The Mouse”
“The Case Of The Four And Twenty Blackbirds” (Knave, 1984)
“Infection” (Digital Dreams, 1990)
“Searching For The Girl” (Penthouse, 1985)
“Posthumous on Our Love”
“Being an Experiment Upon Strictly Scientific Lines”
“We Can Get Them For You Wholesale” (Knave, 1989)
“Murder Mysteries” (Midnight Graffiti, 1992)
Deliberate misdirection (1998):
“Perusing The Entrails: A Rondel” (The Fortune Teller, 1997)
“The Wedding Present”
“The Price” (Dark Terrors 3, 1997)
“Try not to Ask Jack” (FAN, 1995)
“The Goldfish Pool And Other Stories” (David Copperfield’s Beyond Imagination, 1996)
“Eaten (Scenes From A Moving Picture)” (Off Limits, 1996)
“The White Road” (Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears, 1995)
“Sovereign Of Knives” (The 1995 World Horror Convention Program, 1995)
“Changes”
“The Daughter Of Owls” (Tales of the Unanticipated #18, 1997)
“Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar” (The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy, 1998)
“Infection” (Digital Dreams, 1990)
“Searching For The Girl” (Penthouse, 1985)
“Just The End Of The World Again” (Shadows Over Innsmouth, 1994)
“Cove Wolf”
“Fifteen Painted Cards From A Vampire Tarot” (The Art of the Vampire, 1998)
“We Can Get Them For You Wholesale” (Knave, 1989)
“One Life, Furnished In Early Moorcock” (Elric: Tales of the White Wolf, 1994)
“The Sweeper Of Dreams” (FAN, 1996)
“Mouse” (Angels and Visitations, 1993)
“The Sea Change” (FAN, 1995)
“How Do You Think It Feels” (In the Shadow of the Gargoyle, 1998)
“At the point when We Went To See The End Of The World by Dawnie Morningside, Age 11 1/4”
“Desert Wind”
“Tastings” (Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers, 1998)
“Murder Mysteries” (Midnight Graffiti, 1992)
“Snow, Glass, Apples” (Snow, Glass, Apples, 1995)
Delicate Things: Short Fictions and Wonders (2006):
“A Study in Emerald” (Shadows Over Baker Street, 2003)
“The Fairy Reel” (The Fairy Reel, 2004)
“October in the Chair” (Conjunctions no. 39, 2002)
“The Hidden Chamber” (Outsiders, 2005)
“Taboo Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire” (Gothic!, 2004)
“The Flints of Memory Lane” (Dancing with the Dark, 1997)
“Shutting Time” (McSweeney’s #10, 2002)
“Going Wodwo” (The Green Man, 2002)
“Severe Grounds” (Mojo: Conjure Stories, 2003)
“Others” (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 101, 2001)
“Souvenirs and Treasures” (999, 1999)
“Great Boys Deserve Favors” (Overstreet’s Fan Magazine, 1995)
“The Facts on account of the Departure of Miss Finch” (Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated #3, 1998)
“Abnormal Little Girls” (Strange Little Girls, 2001)
“Harlequin Valentine” (World Horror Convention Book, 1998)
“Locks” (Silver Birch, Blood Moon, 1999)
“The Problem of Susan” (Flights, 2004)
“Directions” (Wolf at the Door, 2000)
“How Do You Think It Feels?” (In the Shadow of the Gargoyle, 1998)
“My Life” (Sock Monkeys, 2002)
“Fifteen Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot” (The Art of the Vampire, 2008)
“Feeders and Eaters” (Keep out of the Night, 2002)
“Diseasemaker’s Croup” (The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric and Discredited Diseases, 2002)
“Eventually” (Strange Kaddish, 1996)
“Goliath” (whatisthematrix.com, 1999)
“Pages from a Journal Found in a Shoebox Left in a Greyhound Bus Somewhere Between Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Louisville, Kentucky” (Scarlet’s Walk, 2002)
“Instructions to Talk to Girls at Parties”
“The Day the Saucers Came” (SpiderWords, 2006)
“Sunbird” (Noisy Outlaws, 2005)
“Concocting Aladdin” (Swan Sister, 2003)
“The Monarch of the Glen” (Legends II, 2004)
M Is intended for Magic (for kids) (2007):
“The Case Of The Four And Twenty Blackbirds” (Knave, 1984)
“Savage Bridge” (Snow White, Blood Red, 1993)
“Try not to Ask Jack” (FAN, 1995)
“Step by step instructions to Sell The Ponti Bridge” (Imagine #24, 1985)
“October In The Chair” (Conjunctions no. 39, 2002)
“The Price” (Dark Terrors 3, 1997)
“Step by step instructions to Talk to Girls at Parties” (Fragile Things, 2006)
“Sunbird” (Noisy Outlaws, 2005)
“The Witch’s Headstone” (Wizards, 2007)
“Guidelines” (Wolf at the Door, 2000)
Who Killed Amanda Palmer: A Collection of Photographic Evidence (photography book with related brief tales) (with Amanda Palmer, Kyle Cassidy, and Beth Hommel, 2009) ISBN 0-615-23439-9
A Little Gold Book of Ghastly Stuff (2011):
“Prior to You Read This” (with Todd Klein, 2009)
“Featherquest” (Imagine #14, 1984)
“Ladylike Endings” (Four Letter Word, 2007)
“Orange” (The Starry Rift, 2008)
“Orphee” (Orphee collection, 2000)
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances (2015)
“Making A Chair” (An Evening with Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer CD, 2011)
“A Lunar Labyrinth” (Shadows of the New Sun, 2013)
“The Thing About Cassandra” (Songs of Love and Death, 2010)
“Down To A Sunless Sea” (The Guardian, 2013)
“The Truth Is A Cave In The Black Mountains…” (Stories, 2010)
“My Last Landlady” (Off the Coastal Path, 2010)
“Experience Story” (McSweeney’s #40, 2012)
“Orange” (The Starry Rift, 2008)
“A Calendar Of Tales” (A Calendar of Tales, 2013)
“The Case Of Death And Honey” (A Study in Sherlock, 2011)
“The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury” (Shadow Show, 2012)
“Jerusalem” (BBC Radio 4, 2007)
“Snap Clack The Rattlebag” (Impossible Monsters, 2013)
“An Invocation Of Incuriosity” (Songs of the Dying Earth, 2009)
“Furthermore, Weep, Like Alexander” (Fables of the Fountain, 2013)
“Nothing O’Clock” (Doctor Who: 11 Doctors, 11 Stories, 2013)
“Jewels And Pearls: A Fairy Tale” (Who Killed Amanda Palmer, 2009)
“The Return Of The Thin White Duke” (V Magazine, 2004)
“Ladylike Endings” (Four Letter Word, 2007)
“Noticing The Formalities” (Troll’s Eye View, 2009)
“The Sleeper And The Spindle” (Rags and Bones, 2013)
“Witch Work” (Under My Hat, 2012)
“In Relig Odhráin” (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, 2011)
“Dark Dog”
“Composition Found In A Milkbottle”, Knave No. 8 (1985)
“I Cthulhu: for sure’s a Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing in a Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47°9′S, Longitude 126°43′W)?”, Dagon No. 16 (1987)
“Guilty parties Or Where Are They Now?” (with Kim Newman and Eugene Byrne), Interzone #40 (1990)
“Presently we are Sick”, Now we are Sick: An Anthology of Nasty Verse, eds. Gaiman and Stephen Jones (1991)
“An Honest Answer” (outlined by Bryan Talbot), Windows No. 21 (1993)
“Cinnamon”, Overstreet’s Fan No. 4, Gemstone (1995)
“The False Knight on the Road” (outlined by Charles Vess), The Book of Ballads and Sagas No. 1 (1996)
“The Shadow”, Half-Minute Horrors, ed. Susan Rich (2009)
“House”, Tor.com (2013)
“How the Marquis Got His Coat Back”, Rogues, eds. George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois (2014)
“Kissing Song”, Uncanny Magazine (2014)
Independent distributions
How the Marquis Got His Coat Back (Headline, 64 pages, 2015, ISBN 1472235320)
Gathered in Rogues (collection) (George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, 2014)
Represented versions
The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains (represented by Eddie Campbell, 2014)
Treasurys altered
Stories: All-New Tales (co-altered with Al Sarrantonio, 2010)
Unnatural Creatures (co-altered with Maria Dahvana Headley, 2013)
Genuine
Duran: The First Four Years of the Fab Five (account of the pop gathering Duran, Proteus Publishing, 1984, ISBN 0-86276-260-X)
Unpleasant Beyond Belief (terrible statements from science fiction books, motion pictures, and ads altered by Gaiman and Kim Newman, Arrow, 1985, ISBN 0-09-936830-7)
Try not to Panic: The Official Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Companion (a manual for Douglas Adams’ ‘set of three’, Titan, 1988, ISBN 0-671-66426-3)
Make Good Art (William Morrow, 2013, ISBN 0-062-26676-4)
The View from the Cheap Seats (William Morrow, 2016)
Norse Mythology (2017)
Workmanship Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World, William Morrow, 2018, delineated by Chris Riddell
Sound
Caution: Contains Language (stories read by Gaiman, music by McKean) – Gaiman, Neil (1995). Caution: Contains Language sound recording. DreamHaven Inc. ISBN 0-9630944-7-5.
Sign to Noise (2000) (sound dramatization with full cast and music)
Neil Gaiman: Live at the Aladdin, (video). CBLDF 2001.
American Gods (read by George Guidall) – Gaiman, Neil and Guidall, George, voice (2001). American Gods sound recording. Sovereign Frederick, Maryland: Recorded Books. ISBN 0-7887-9473-6.
Coraline (2002) (US ed. peruse by Gaiman, UK ed. by Dawn French) – American version: Gaiman, Neil (2002). Coraline sound recording. New York: Harper Children’s Audio. ISBN 0-06-051048-X.
Two Plays for Voices (Snow, Glass, Apples, and Murder Mysteries with full cast and music) – Gaiman, Neil and voice cast (2002). Two Plays for Voices sound recording. New York: Harper Audio. ISBN 0-06-001256-0.
Including the voices of Bebe Neuwirth, Martin Carey, Brian Dennehy, and Anne Bobby.
Stardust (2006) (read by Neil Gaiman) complete sound recording. ISBN 0-06-115392-3
Telling Tales (2003) (Neil reveals to us stories: A Writer’s Prayer; Harlequin Valentine; Boys and Girls Together; The Wedding Present, and In The End. Percussion by Robin Adnan Anders)
The Neil Gaiman Audio Collection (2004) (Children’s accounts: “Wolves in the Walls”, “Day I Swapped my Dad for Two Goldfish”, “Cinnamon”, “Insane Hair”)
Talking in Tongues (2005) (contains “Little girl of Owls”, “Guidelines”, “The Price”, “The Sea Change”, and “The Facts In the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch.”)
Where’s Neil When You Need Him? (2006) (Seventeen groups composed melodies dependent on Neil’s work for this circle. Dave McKean made the craftsmanship and Neil composed the liner notes)
Mr. Gaiman’s melody composing and coordinated effort are likewise included on:
Alice Cooper’s The Last Temptation
The Flash Girls’ The Return of Pansy Smith and Violet Jones, Maurice and I and Play Each Morning Wild Queen
People UnderGround’s Buried Things and Get Y’er Hands Off Me Booty!
Olga Nunes’ Maps For The Open Road and A Dream of Gardens
Lorraine-a-Malena’s Mirror, Mirror
One Ring Zero’s As Smart As We Are
The MirrorMask soundtrack “In the event that I Apologized”
Delicate Things, (2006) (book recording, read by Gaiman)
Nighty Night (2011) (six-melody collection with Amanda Palmer, Damian Kulash of OK Go, and Ben Folds proceeding as 8in8)
(Reference data is taken from WorldCat.) Neverwhere(2012) read by Neil Gaiman Isis Audiobooks
Movies
Princess Mononoke (1997) (Writer)
A Short Film About John Bolton (2003) (Writer/Director)
MirrorMask (2005) (Writer)
Stardust (2007) (Producer)
Beowulf (2007) (Writer/Executive Producer)
Coraline (2009)
Jay and Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie (2013) (Role)
The creation of a Superhero Musical (2015) (Role)
Instructions to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017) (Executive Producer)
Distributions
MirrorMask: The Illustrated Film Script (with Dave McKean) (screenplay) (2005)
Beowulf: The Script Book (with Roger Avary) (screenplay) (2007)
TV
Neverwhere (1996) (Creator/Writer of 6 scenes)
Babylon 5 (1998) (Writer)
10 Minutes Tales (2009)(Writer/Director of a scene)
Arthur (2010) (Guest Role as himself)
Specialist Who (2011-2013) (Guest Writer of few scenes)
The Simpsons (2011) (Guest Role in a scene)
Lucifer (2016-18) (Voiceover Role in a scene)
Neil Gaiman’s Likely Stories (2016) (Producer)
American Gods (2017) (Writer/Producer)
The Big Bang Theory (2018) (Guest Role in an Episode)
Good omens (2019) (Writer/Producer/Role)
Computer games
Unpredictable Manor (PC, Mac, iOS; game created by The Odd Gentlemen; composed by Gaiman, 2013)
Neil Gaiman Awards
Neil Gaiman with Hugo Awards.
Source: @scififx
Neil Gaiman Awards and Honors
From 1991 to 1993, Gaiman won Harvey Awards in the accompanying classifications:
1991 Best Writer for The Sandman
1992 Best Writer for The Sandman
1993 Best Continuing or Limited Series for The Sandman
From 1991 to 2014, Gaiman won Locus Awards in the accompanying classifications:
1991 Best Fantasy Novel (second place) for Good Omens by Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
1999 Best Fantasy Novel (second place) for Stardust
2002 Best Fantasy Novel for American Gods
2003 Best Young Adult Book for Coraline
2004 Best Novelette for “A Study in Emerald”
2005 Best Short Story for “Illegal Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Nameless House of the Night of Dread Desire”
2006 Best Fantasy novel for Anansi Boys. The book was additionally assigned for a Hugo Award, yet Gaiman requested it to be removed from the rundown, expressing that he needed to allow different scholars an opportunity and that it was truly more dream than sci-fi.
2006 Best Short Story for “Sunbird”
2007 Best Short Story for “How to Talk to Girls at Parties”
2007 Best Collection for Fragile Things
2009 Best Young Adult novel for The Graveyard Book
2010 Best Short Story for An Invocation of Incuriosity, distributed in Songs of the Dying Earth
2011 Best Short Story for The Thing About Cassandra, distributed in Songs of Love and Death
2011 Best Novelette for The Truth Is A Cave In The Black Mountains, distributed in Stories
2014 Best Fantasy Novel for The Ocean toward the End of the Lane
1991 Best Continuing Series: Sandman, by Neil Gaiman and different specialists (DC)
1991 Best Graphic Album–Reprint: Sandman: The Doll’s House by Neil Gaiman and different specialists (DC)
1991 Best Writer: Neil Gaiman, Sandman (DC)
1992 Best Single Issue or Story: Sandman #22-#28: “Period of Mists,” by Neil Gaiman and different specialists (DC)
1992 Best Continuing Series: Sandman, by Neil Gaiman and different specialists (DC)
1992 Best Writer: Neil Gaiman, Sandman, Books of Magic (DC), Miracleman (Eclipse)
1993 Best Continuing Series: Sandman by Neil Gaiman and different specialists (DC)
1993 Best Graphic Album–New: Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (VG Graphics/Dark Horse)
1993 Best Writer: Neil Gaiman, Miracleman (Eclipse); Sandman (DC)
1994 Best Writer: Neil Gaiman, Sandman (DC/Vertigo); Death: The High Cost of Living (DC/Vertigo)
2000 Best Comics-Related Book: The Sandman: The Dream Hunters, by Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano (DC/Vertigo)
2004 Best Short Story: “Passing,” by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell, in The Sandman: Endless Nights (Vertigo/DC)
2004 Best Anthology: The Sandman: Endless Nights, by Neil Gaiman and others, altered by Karen Berger and Shelly Bond (Vertigo/DC)
2007 Best Archival Collection/Project–Comic Books: Absolute Sandman, vol. 1, by Neil Gaiman and different (Vertigo/DC)
2009 Best Publication for Teens/Tweens: Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, adjusted by P. Craig Russell (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
In 1991, Gaiman got an Inkpot Award at the San Diego Comic-Con International
From 2000 to 2004, Gaiman won Bram Stoker Awards in the accompanying classifications:
2000 Best Illustrated Narrative for The Sandman: The Dream Hunters
2001 Best Novel for American Gods
2003 Best Work for Young Readers for Coraline
2004 Best Illustrated Narrative for The Sandman: Endless Nights
From 2002 to 2016, Gaiman won Hugo Awards in the accompanying classifications:
2002 Best Novel for American Gods
2003 Best Novella for Coraline
2004 Best Short Story for A Study in Emerald (in a service the creator directed himself, having chipped in for the work before his story was designated)
2009 Best Novel for The Graveyard Book introduced at the 2009 Worldcon in Montreal where he was likewise the Professional Guest of Honor.
2012 Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) for “The Doctor’s Wife”
2016 Best Graphic Story for The Sandman: Overture
From 2002 to 2003, Gaiman won Nebula Awards in the accompanying classifications:
2002 Best Novel for American Gods
2003 Best Novella for Coraline
From 2006 to 2010, Gaiman won British Fantasy Awards in the accompanying classifications:
2006 Best Novel for Anansi Boys
2007 British Fantasy Award, assortment, for Fragile Things
2009 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel waitlist for The Graveyard Book
2010 British Fantasy Award, comic/realistic novel, Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?, by Gaiman and Andy Kubert
In 2010, Gaiman won Shirley Jackson Awards in the accompanying classifications:
2010 Best Novelette for “The Truth Is A Cave In The Black Mountains”
2010 Best Edited Anthology for Stories: All New Tales, altered by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio (William Morrow)
1991 World Fantasy Award for short fiction for the Sandman issue, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, by Gaiman and Charles Vess
1991–1993 Comics Buyer’s Guide Award for Favorite Writer
1997–2000 Comics Buyer’s Guide Award for Favorite Writer selections
1997 Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Defender of Liberty grant
1999 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature for the represented adaptation of Stardust
2003 British Science Fiction Association Award, short fiction, for Coraline
2004 Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Scenario for The Sandman: Season of Mists
2005 The William Shatner Golden Groundhog Award for Best Underground Movie, assignment for MirrorMask. The other assigned movies were Green Street Hooligans, Nine Lives, Up for Grabs, and Opie Gets Laid.
2005 Quill Book Award for Graphic Novels for Marvel 1602
2006 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature for Anansi Boys
2007 Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award
2007 Comic-Con Icon grant introduced at the Scream Awards.
2009 Newbery Medal for The Graveyard Book
2009 Audie Award: Children’s 8–12 and Audiobook of the year for the sound rendition of The Graveyard Book.
2009 The Booktrust Teenage Prize for The Graveyard Book
2010 Gaiman was chosen as the Honorary Chair of National Library Week by the American Library Association.
2010 Carnegie Medal for The Graveyard Book, turning into the main writer to have won both the Carnegie and Newbery Medals for a similar work.
2011 Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation (with Richard Clark) for The Doctor’s Wife
2012 Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of the Arts
2013 National Book Awards (British), Book of the Year champ for The Ocean toward the End of the Lane
2016 University of St Andrews Honorary level of Doctor of Letters
2018 Nomination for the New Academy Prize in Literature.
2019 Barnes and Noble Writers for Writers Award, “celebrat[ing] writers who have offered liberally to different authors or to the more extensive abstract local area.” Gaiman was given the honor “for upholding for opportunity of articulation worldwide and rousing incalculable journalists.”
Neil Gaiman has been hitched twice. He previously wedded Mary McGrath in 1985. They had initially met while McGrath was considering Scientology and living in a house in East Grinstead that was claimed by Gaiman’s dad. McGrath had brought forth their first kid, Michael before they got hitched. Gaiman moved close to Menomonie, Wisconsin in 1992 to be close with McGrath’s family. The couple shared 3 kids together. The couple separated in 2007.
He likewise has a home in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States.
He then, at that point began dating Amanda Palmer. The couple got connected with on 1 January 2010. They got hitched Amanda Palmer on 2 January 2011. Gaiman took Palmer’s center name, MacKinnon, as one of his names. The couple shared a child together. The couple isolated in May 2020. Palmer reported their division in May 2020. Gaiman migrated to the UK.
Neil Gaiman is one of the presumed English authors on the planet. He has composed various mainstream short fiction, books, comic books, realistic books, true to life, sound theater, and movies. His significant pay comes from his composing profession. He has additionally sporadically delivered, coordinated, and showed up in a few movies and television series. He has additionally given a few voice jobs. His total assets is assessed at $18 million.
Neil Gaiman remains at a tallness of 1.78 m for example 5 feet and 10 inches tall. He has a body weight of 158.5 lbs for example 72 kg. He has a thin body construct. He has hazel eyes and his hair tone is dark.