Neil Gaiman #2
Neil Gaiman #2
Best-selling author
Best-selling author Neil Gaiman has long been one of the top writers in modern comics, as well as writing books for readers of all ages. He is listed in the Dictionary of Literary Biography as one of the top ten living post-modern writers, and is a prolific creator of works of prose, poetry, film, journalism, comics, song lyrics, and drama.
Neil has won 3 Hugos, 2 Nebulas, 1 World Fantasy Award, 4 Bram Stoker Awards, 6 Locus Awards, 2 British SF Awards, 1 British Fantasy Award, 3 Geffens, 1 International Horror Guild Award and 1 Mythopoeic.
His monthly cult DC Comics horror-weird series, Sandman, won nine Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards (the "Oscars" of the comic book industry), including the award for best writer four times, and three Harvey Awards. Sandman #19 took the 1991 World Fantasy Award for best short story, making it the first comic ever to be awarded a literary award. Norman Mailer said of Sandman: "Along with all else, Sandman is a comic strip for intellectuals, and I say it's about time."
In August 1997 the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a First Amendment organization, awarded Gaiman their Defender of Liberty Award.
In 2005, his novel for adults, Anansi Boys, was released worldwide. The book deals with Anansi ('Mr. Nancy'), a supporting character in American Gods. Specifically it traces the relationship of his two sons, one semi-divine and the other an unaware Englishman of American origin, as they explore their common heritage. It hit the New York Times bestseller list at number one.
Neil wrote the English language script to Miyazaki's anime movie Princess Mononoke, based on a translation of the Japanese script. Several of his works have been optioned or greenlighted for film adaptation, most notably Stardust, which premiered in August of 2007 and stars Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Claire Danes. He also cowrote the screenplay for Robert Zemeckis's Beowulf with Roger Avary.
His children's novel Coraline, published in 2002, was also a New York Times and international bestseller and an enormous critical success; it won the Elizabeth Burr/ Worzalla, the BSFA, the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Bram Stoker awards. The animated film, Coraline, is currently in post-production with Dakota Fanning and Teri Hatcher in the leading roles.
Neil has a special appearance in Steven-Charles Jaffe's documentary, Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird (2008).
Coming in September 30, 2008: The Graveyard Book for Young Adults.
Visit Neil's Official Website, NeilGaiman.net, his official online bookstore, and NeverWear.net, your one-stop shop for Gaiman apparel.