Neil Gaiman

Neil Richard Gaiman ({{IPA|/'geɪmən/}}) (born November 10, 1960 in Portchester, England) is the author of numerous science fiction and fantasy works, including many comic books. As of 2005, he lives near Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Bibliography

Comics & graphic novels

• Violent Cases (1987) - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil; McKean, Dave (ill.) | Title=Violent Cases | Publisher=London: Titan | Year=1987 | ID=ISBN 1-85-286372-2}}
• Black Orchid #1-3 (1988) - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil; McKean, Dave (ill.) | Title=Black Orchid | Publisher=New York: DC Comics | Year=1988 | ID=ISSN Unknown}}
• Light Brigade-Trident Comics-(1988)
• The Sandman #1-75 (1991-1997) - Ten-volume collection: {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil | Title=The Sandman | Publisher=New York, NY : DC Comics | Year=1991-1997 | ID=ISBN 1-56-389011-9 (v. 1); 0-93-028959-5 (v. 2); 1-56-389016-X (v. 3); 1-56-389041-0 (v. 4); 1-56-389089-5 (v. 5); 1-56-389105-0 (v. 6); 1-56-389138-7 (v. 7); 1-56-389171-9 (v. 8); 1-56-389205-7 (v. 9); 1-56-389279-0 (v. 10)}}
• Miracleman #17-24 - Reprinted as: {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil; Buckingham, Mark (ill.); Truman, Wayne (let.) | Title=Miracleman Book 4: The Golden Age | Publisher=Forestville, Calif. : Eclipse Books | Year=1992 | ID=ISBN 1-56-060168-X (pbk.); 1-56-060169-8 (Hardcover)}}
• Books of Magic #1-4 (1991) - Reprinted as: {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil, et. al. | Title=Books of Magic | Publisher=New York: DC Comics | Year=1993 | ID=ISBN 1-56-389082-8}}
• Being an Account of the Life and Death of the Emperor Heliogabolus (1991) (a self-illustrated 14-page 24-hour comic published in Cerebus #147) - Also republished in {{Book reference | Author=McCloud, Scott (ed.) | Title=24 Hour Comics | Publisher=Thousand Oaks, Calif.: About Comics | Year=2004 | ID=ISBN 0-97-163384-3 (pbk.)}}
• Signal to Noise (Dark Horse Comics, 1992) - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and McKean, Dave | Title=Signal to Noise | Publisher=London: VG Graphics | Year=1992 | ID=ISBN 0-57-505140-X (hardcover); 0-57-505284-8 (pbk)}}
• ' #1-3 (with Chris Bachalo) - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil, et. al. | Title=Death: The High Cost of Living | Publisher=New York: DC Comics | Year=1994 | ID=ISBN 1-56-389132-8; 1-56-389133-6 (pbk.)}}
• The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and McKean, Dave | Title=The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch | Publisher=New York: Vertigo/DC Comics | Year=1994 | ID=ISBN 1-56-389181-6}}
• The Last Temptation - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil; Zuli, Michael, and Cooper, Alice | Title=The Last Temptation | Publisher=New York: Marvel Comics | Year=1994 | ID=ISBN 1-56-971455-X}}
• storyline based on Alice Cooper's album The Last Temptation, co-plotted and written by Mr Gaiman and Alice Cooper
• Angela #1-3 - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and Capullo, Greg | Title=Angela | Publisher=Anaheim, CA: Image Comics | Year=1994/1995 | ID=ISBN 1-88-727909-1}}
• ' #1-3 (with Chris Bachalo) - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil et. al. | Title=Death: The Time of Your Life | Publisher=New York: DC Comics | Year=1997 | ID=ISBN 1-56-389319-3; 1-56-389333-9 (trade pbk.)}}
• Stardust (Being A Romance Within The Realm of Faerie) #1-4 - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and Vess, Charles | Title=Stardust (Being a Romance Withing the Realm of Faerie) | Publisher=New York: Vertigo/DC Comics | Year=1997-1998 | ID=ISBN 1-56-389431-9; 1-56-389470-X (pbk.)}}
• Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days (collection of early work with various artists) - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and Wagner, Matt | Title=Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days | Publisher=New York: Vertigo/DC Comics | Year=1999 | ID=ISBN 1-56-389517-X}}
• ' (previously unpublished script with various artists) - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil et. al. | Title=Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame | Publisher=New York: DC Comics | Year=2000 | ID=ISBN Unknown}}
• Harlequin Valentine - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and Bolton, John | Title=Harlequin Valentine | Publisher=Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Comics | Year=2001 | ID=ISBN 1-56-971620-X}}
• Murder Mysteries - {{Book reference | Author=Russell, P. Craig and Gaiman, Neil | Title=Neil Gaiman's Murder Mysteries | Publisher=Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Comics | Year=2002 | ID=ISBN 1-56-971634-X}}
• 1602 #1-8 - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and Kubert, Andy | Title=Marvel 1602 | Publisher=New York: Marvel Comics | Year=2003 | ID=ISBN 0-78-511070-4}}
• Endless Nights - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil; Klein, Todd; and Fabry, Glenn | Title=Endless Nights | Publisher=New York: Vertigo Comics | Year=2003 | ID=ISBN 1-40-120089-3 ; 1-40-120113-X (pbk.)}}

Prose

(includes works consisting of illustrated text as opposed to comic-book form)

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• ' - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and Teasdale, Mike | Title=Duran Duran: The First Four Years of the Fab Five | Publisher=New York: Proteus | Year=1984 | ID=ISBN 0-86-276260-X (hbk.); 0-86-276259-6 (pbk.)}}
• ' - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and Newman, Kim | Title=Ghastly Beyond Belief | Publisher=London: Arrow | Year=1985 | ID=ISBN 0-09-936830-7 (pbk.)}}
• ' (A guide to Douglas Adams' 'trilogy') - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil | Title=Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Companion | Publisher=New York: Pocket Books | Year=1988 | ID=ISBN 0-67-166426-3 (pbk.)}}
• Good Omens - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and Pratchett, Terry | Title=Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch | Publisher=New York: Workman Pub. | Year=1990 | ID=ISBN 0-89-480853-2}}
• Angels and Visitations (a collection of short stories) - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil et. al. | Title=Angels and Visitations: a miscellany | Publisher=Minneapolis, Minn.: DreamHaven | Year=1993 | ID=ISBN 0-96-309442-4 (trade) 0-96-309443-2 (limited)}}
• Now we are Sick - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil; Jones, Stephen; and Smith, Andrew (eds.) | Title=Now We Are Sick: An Anthology of Nasty Verse | Publisher=Minneapolis, Minn.: DreamHaven | Year=1994 | ID=ISBN 0-96-309444-0}}
• Anthology of Nasty Verse with poems by Alan Moore, Ramsey Campbell, Gene Wolfe, R.A. Lafferty, Terry Pratchett, Brian Aldiss, Kim Newman, Diana Wynne Jones, etc.
• SimCity 2000 (1995). Gaiman wrote the text under the description of the library under the button "Ruminate". (The basic idea came across in the first story in '.)
• Neverwhere (1996, 1997 US) - American edition: {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil | Title=Neverwhere | Publisher=New York: Avon Books | Year=1997 | ID=ISBN 0-38-097363-4}}
• ' (1997) (chapbook containing two short stories)
• Smoke And Mirrors (a collection of short stories) - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil | Title=Smoke and Mirrors | Publisher=New York: Avon Books | Year=1998 | ID=ISBN 0-38-097364-2}}
• The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish (a children's book) - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and McKean (ill.) | Title=The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish | Publisher=Clarkston, GA: White Wolf Pub. | Year=1998 | ID=ISBN 1-56-504199-2 (pbk.)}}
• Stardust - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil | Title=Stardust | Publisher=New York: Spike | Year=1999 | ID=ISBN 0-38-097728-1}}
• ' - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and Amano, Yoshitaka (ill.) | Title=The Sandman: The Dream Hunters | Publisher=New York: DC Comics | Year=1999 | ID=HC ISBN 1-56389-573-0, SC ISBN 1-56389-629-X}}
• American Gods - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil | Title=American Gods | Publisher=New York: W. Morrow | Year=2001 | ID=ISBN 0-38-097365-0 (alk. paper)}}
• ' (Biting Dog Press) (2001) (Limited edition script for the voice play with illustrations by George Walker)
• Adventures in the Dream Trade (a miscellany) - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil | Title=Adventures in the Dream Trade | Publisher=Framingham, MA: NESFA Press | Year=2002 | ID=ISBN 1-88-677837-X (trade); 1-88-677838-8 (boxed)}}
• ' (Biting Dog Press) (2002) (Limited edition script for the voice play with illustrations by George Walker)
• A Walking Tour of the Shambles - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and Wolfe, Gene | Title=A Walking Tour of the Shambles | Publisher=Woodstock, Ill.: American Fantasy | Year=2002 | ID=ISBN 0-96-103526-9 (pbk.)}}
• Coraline (2002) - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and McKean, Dave (ill.) | Title=Coraline | Publisher=New York: HarperCollins | Year=2002 | ID=ISBN 0-38-097778-8; 0-06-623744-0 (lib. bdg.)}}
• The Wolves in the Walls - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and McKean, Dave (ill.) | Title=The Wolves in the Walls | Publisher=New York: HarperCollins | Year=2003 | ID=ISBN 0-38-097827-X; 0-06-053087-1 (lib. bdg.)}} Illustrated children's book.
• ' (with Gahan Wilson), compilation of stories by various writers and artists, edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly) - {{Book reference | Author=Spiegelman, Art and Mouly, Françoise | Title=Little Lit: Stange Stories for Strange Kids | Publisher=New York: Joanna Cotler Books | Year=2001 | ID=ISBN 0-06-028626-1}}
• Anansi Boys - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil | Title=Anansi Boys | Publisher=New York: HarperCollins | Year=2005 | ID=ISBN 006051518X;}} A novel featuring the son of the spider god Anansi, who only finds out about his father's true nature after the latter's death. Moreover, not only is the protagonist quite chagrined to find out he didn't inherit of his father's powers, but his heretofore unknown brother did. Tangentially related to American Gods. This novel debuted at Number 1 on the New York Times hardback fiction bestseller list.

Audio

• Warning Contains Language (stories read by Gaiman, music by McKean) - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil | Title=Warning: Contains Language | Publisher=DreamHaven Inc. | Year=1995 | ID=ISBN 0-96-309447-5}}
• Signal to Noise (2000) (audio drama with full cast and music)
• American Gods (read by George Guidall) - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and Guidall, George, voice | Title=American Gods | Publisher=Prince Frederick, Md.: Recorded Books | Year=2001 | ID=ISBN 0-78-879473-6}}
• Coraline (2002) (US ed. read by Gaiman, UK ed. by Dawn French) - American edition: {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil | Title=Coraline | Publisher=New York: Harper Children's Audio | Year=2002 | ID=ISBN 0-06-051048-X}}
• Two Plays for Voices (Snow, Glass, Apples and Murder Mysteries with full cast & music) - {{Book reference | Author=Gaiman, Neil and voice cast | Title=Two Plays for Voices | Publisher=New York: Harper Audio | Year=2002 | ID=ISBN 0-06-001256-0}}
• Featuring the voices of Bebe Neuwirth, Martin Carey, Brian Dennehy, and Anne Bobby.
• Telling Tales (2003) (Neil tells us stories: A Writer's Prayer; Harlequin Valentine; Boys and Girls Together; The Wedding Present, and In The End. Percussion by Robin Adnan Anders)
• Speaking in Tongues (2005) (contains "Daughter of Owls," "Instructions," "The Price," "The Sea Change," and "The Case in the Case of the Disappearance of Miss Finch."
• Mr Gaiman's song-writing and collaboration is also featured on:
• Alice Cooper's The Last Temptation
• The Flash Girls' The Return of Pansy Smith & Violet Jones, Maurice & I and Play Each Morning Wild Queen
• Folk UnderGround's Buried Things and Get Y'er Hands Off Me Booty!
• One Ring Zero's As Smart As We Are
• Gaiman has also been mentioned in albums by Tori Amos

(Citation information taken from WorldCat.)

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