Neil Gaiman — comics creator

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Known forSandman

Issues credited367

Active1987–2019

Primary rolewriter

Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman was born on 10 November 1960 in England and went on to become one of the most versatile authors working across comics, novels, screenplays, and audio theatre. He entered comics in the late 1980s, and catalog records show him active as a writer from 1987 through 2025, with credits on 367 issues. His most prominent comics work is *The Sandman*, the mythology-rich Vertigo series that ran from 1989 to 1996 and remains his signature achievement in the medium. He also wrote *Black Orchid* and *Marvel 1602*, among other titles.

Beyond comics, Gaiman built an equally substantial prose career. *Good Omens* (1990, co-written with Terry Pratchett), *American Gods* (2001), *Coraline* (2002), and *The Graveyard Book* (2008) are among his best-regarded novels. *The Graveyard Book* earned him both the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal — a distinction no other author had previously achieved with a single work. *The Ocean at the End of the Lane* (2013) won Book of the Year at the British National Book Awards and was later adapted for the stage at the Royal National Theatre. His awards span Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker honors as well. Beginning in 2024, multiple women made sexual assault accusations against Gaiman, which he denied; the allegations significantly disrupted several adaptations of his work.

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Full bibliography (first 500) · 171 series

Sandman (1989) · 98

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Essential Vertigo: The Sandman (1996) · 32

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The Sandman (2006) · 19

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Marvel 1602 (2003) · 14

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American Gods (2017) · 11

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Black Orchid (1988) · 10

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Miracleman (1985) · 9

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American Gods: My Ainsel (2018) · 9

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Violent Cases (1987) · 8

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1602 (2004) · 7

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Eternals (2006) · 7

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The Sandman: Overture (2013) · 7

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The Books of Magic (1990) · 6

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The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (2009) · 6

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The Sandman: Overture Special Edition (2013) · 6

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Miracleman by Gaiman and Buckingham (2015) · 6

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The Sandman [Sandman Library Edition] (1999) · 5

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Death: The Time of Your Life (1996) · 5

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The Absolute Sandman (2006) · 5

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The Sandman: The Doll's House (1990) · 4

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Universo DC (1989) · 4

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Los Libros de la Magia (1991) · 4

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Death: The High Cost of Living (1993) · 4

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The Last Temptation (1994) · 4

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Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers (1997) · 4

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Magic Fantasy (2002) · 4

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The Sandman: Endless Nights (2003) · 4

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The Annotated Sandman (2011) · 4

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Orchidée noire (1989) · 3

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Orquídea Negra (1990) · 3

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Miracleman: Apocrypha (1991) · 3

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Signal to Noise (1992) · 3

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Spawn (1992) · 3

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Feest Graphic Novel (1992) · 3

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Angela (1994) · 3

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Magnum presenterer (1995) · 3

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Death (1997) · 3

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Inferno album (1997) · 3

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Batman (1940) · 3

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) · 3

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Hellblazer (1988) · 2

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The Sandman: Dream Country (1991) · 2

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Miracleman: The Apocrypha (1992) · 2

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The Sandman: A Game of You (1993) · 2

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The Children's Crusade (1993) · 2

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The Sandman: Fables and Reflections (1993) · 2

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Wiindows (1992) · 2

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The Sandman: Brief Lives (1994) · 2

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The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch (1994) · 2

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The Sandman: Worlds' End (1994) · 2

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The Sandman: The Kindly Ones (1996) · 2

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The Sandman: The Wake (1997) · 2

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Spawn Sonderheft - Angela (1997) · 2

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Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days (1999) · 2

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Only the End of the World Again (2000) · 2

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Harlequin Valentine (2001) · 2

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La dernière tentation (2002) · 2

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Neil Gaiman's Murder Mysteries (2002) · 2

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The Sandman Presents: The Furies (2002) · 2

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The Sandman Omnibus (2013) · 2

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The Graveyard Book (2014) · 2

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Mr. Punch: The 20th Anniversary Edition (2014) · 2

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L'Étrange Vie de Nobody Owens (2015) · 2

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Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (2014) · 2

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Free Country: A Tale of the Children's Crusade (2015) · 2

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Neil Gaiman's American Gods (2018) · 2

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The Problem of Susan and Other Stories (2019) · 2

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Redfox (1987) · 1

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Swamp Thing Annual (1985) · 1

Secret Origins Special (1989) · 1

The Revolver Horror Special (1990) · 1