Neil Gaiman:

Creator/Writer of Sandman, and Neverwhere, writer of comics, TV, short stories, and novels

I didn't take the bullet for Neil.

Maybe I should be more clear. There was no bullet in the first place, so there was no need for me, standing next to Neil at his appearance at DreamHaven Books last September, to take this non-existent bullet. But he told the crowd of about 200 that if there were any bullets heading his way that I was the one that would jump in front of said bullet, thus saving his life, and more importantly, the signing. Wouldn't be fair to those further back in line if Neil were unable to continue, would it?

Neil Gaiman know a lot about a lot. When he writes about a person, place, thing or idea, he gets a big stack of information about it and tries to know it inside and out. Therefore, he's able to make you think he's known this person or lived in this place for an exceedingly long time, and he knows them better than they know themselves. He's able to take you on a walk through present-day London or the Baghdad of a thousand years ago. He can let you meet Augustus Caeser, Emperor Norton I, or William Shakespeare.

Most widely known for his Sandman series for DC/Vertigo Comics, Neil has also written the BBC miniseries Neverwhere, and a novel based on that miniseries. He has written two short story anthologies (Angels and Visitations and Smoke and Mirrors). He has written two version - illustrated and non-illustrated ("For people who aren't mature enough to read books with pictures", he says) - of Stardust, as well as a Babylon 5 episode, a Duran Duran biography, and numerous comic book scripts, chapbooks and short stories. He has also scripted Disney's English-language version of the Anime film Princess Mononoke.

Neil's also a great storyteller in person, whether he's reading one of his woks of fiction or telling an aghast crowd how Morpheus is packing heat in the latest draft of the Sandman film. His convention panels are always lively, and he'll answer any question put to him with humor and sincerity.

Not only that, but he does a mean Harlan Ellison impression.

Neil Gaiman (Partial) Bibliography

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Novels and Anthologies

Good Omens
by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, David Frampton (Illustrator)

Stardust
by Neil Gaiman

Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman

Smoke and Mirrors : Short Fictions and Illusions
by Neil Gaiman

Television

Day of the Dead (Babylon 5 script)
by Neil Gaiman

Comics

The Sandman : The Dream Hunters
by Neil Gaiman, Yoshitaka Amano (Illustrator)

The Sandman : The Wake
by Neil Gaiman, Michael Zulli (Illustrator), Jon J. Muth (Illustrator), Charles Vess, Dave McKean (Contributor), Johm J. Muth (Contributor)

Black Orchid
by Neil Gaiman, Karen Berger (Editor), Dave McKean (Illustrator)

The Books of Magic (Vertigo / DC Comics)
by Neil Gaiman, John Bolton, Scott Hampton, Roger Zelazny (Introduction), Bob Kahan (Editor)

Death : The High Cost of Living
by Neil Gaiman, Chris Bachalo, Mark Buckingham (Contributor), Dave McKean

Death : The Time of Your Life (Death)
by Neil Gaiman, Mark Buckingham (Contributor), Mark Pennington (Contributor)

Children's

The Day I Swapped My Dad for 2 Goldfish
by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illustrator)