One of my favorite comic book series and probably one of the most revered is neil gaimans the sandman. Creator of the sandman and one of comics most accomplished writers, neil gaiman is also the new york times bestselling author of the novels anansi boys, american gods, stardust, and coraline, as well as the short story collections m is for magic and smoke and mirrors and the multimedia creation neverwhere. Its artists include sam kieth, mike dringenberg, jill thompson, shawn mcmanus, marc hempel, and michael zulli, with lettering by todd klein and covers by dave mckean. Written by neil gaiman art by sam kieth, mike dringenberg, malcolm jones iii, chris bachalo, michael zulli, steve parkhouse, kelley jones, charles vess and colleen doran cover by dave mckean the sandman, written by new york times bestselling author neil gaiman, was the most acclaimed comic book title of the 1990s. Oct 24, 2018 w hen neil gaiman announced in march that he would be returning to the world of sandman, the comic that made his name back in the 1980s, fans were delighted.
The comic which followed dream, the wellnamed personification of. Neil richard mackinnon gaiman was born on the 10th of november year 1960. The series follows dream of the endless, who rules the world of dreams. Neil gaiman is amongst britains foremost writers of fantasy and graphic novels. Neil gaiman is an english author of fantasy, horror and science fiction novels, graphic novels, short stories, comic books, audiobooks and screenplays. He has won numerous awards, including the hugo, nebula, and bram stoker awards, as well as the newbery and carnegie medals. Neil gaiman visual bibliography this site aims to record neil gaiman s published works as thoroughly as possible. But where do you start with gaiman, whose works diverge so greatly in style and approach, yet remain so very true to. His other books include the novels anansi boys, neverwhere and stardust winner of the american library associations alex awards as one of 2000s top ten adult novels for young adults and the short fiction collections m is for magic, fragile things and smoke and mirrors. Following dream of the endless, also known as morpheus, onieros and many other names, we explore a magical world filled with stories both horrific and beautiful. Books about gaiman and his work books interviewing gaiman books quoting and magazines with original quotes by gaiman. Though various depictions of luciferthe biblical fallen angel and devil of christianityhave been presented by dc comics in their run, this interpretation by neil gaiman debuted in the sandman vol. New york times bestselling author neil gaiman s transcendent series the sandman is often hailed as the definitive vertigo title and one of the finest achievements in graphic storytelling.
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He is widely known for his work on the popular sandman series under the vertigo imprint for dc. His work has been honored with many awards internationally, including the newbery and carnegie medals as well as the hugo, bram stoker, and. How neil gaiman made the scariest horror comic of all time. He is popularly known for his notable works, such as the comic book series the sandman and his novels american gods, stardust, the graveyard book, and coraline, which is now an animated motion picture. Dec 09, 2015 annalisa castaldo, no more yielding than a dream.
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