This is a list of works by Neil Gaiman.
Nonfiction Duran Duran: The First Four Years of the Fab Five (biography of the pop group Duran Duran; 126 pages, Proteus Publishing, 1984, ) Ghastly Beyond Belief (bad quotes from sci-fi novels, movies, and advertisements edited by Gaiman and Kim Newman; 352 pages, Arrow, 1985, ) Don't Panic (biography of Douglas Adams chronicling the history of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and related works; 182 pages, Titan, 1988, ) Adventures in the Dream Trade (collection of Gaiman-written introductions and essays as well as the American Gods weblog; 288 pages, NESFA Press, 2002, ) Make Good Art (text version of the commencement speech given by Gaiman on 17 May 2012 at the UArts; 80 pages, William Morrow and Company, 2013, ) The View from the Cheap Seats (collection of Gaiman-written introductions, essays and articles; 544 pages, William Morrow and Company, 2016, ) Art Matters (collection of Gaiman-written essays with illustrations by Chris Riddell; 112 pages, William Morrow and Company, 2018, )
Comics UK publishers Titles published by various British publishers include: Fleetway: 2000 AD (anthology): The Best of Tharg's Future Shocks (tpb, 160 pages, Rebellion, 2008, ) includes: "You're Never Alone with a Phone" (with John Hicklenton, in #488, 1986) "Conversation Piece" (with Dave Wyatt, in #489, 1986) "I'm a Believer" (with Massimo Belardinelli, in #536, 1987) "What's in a Name?" (with Steve Yeowell, in #538, 1987) Judge Dredd Annual '88: "Judge Hershey: Sweet Justice" (prose story with illustrations by Leigh Baulch, 1987) Revolver Horror Special: "Feeders and Eaters" (with Mark Buckingham, anthology, 1990) The Comic Relief Comic (as editor — with Richard Curtis and Peter Hogan — and contributor among other writers and artists, one-shot, 1991) Violent Cases (with Dave McKean, graphic novel, 48 pages, Escape, 1987, ) This edition is printed in black-and-white; the "restored" colored version was first published as Violent Cases (48 pages, Tundra, 1991, ) McKean later updated the coloring of the book, and the new version was first published as Violent Cases (48 pages, Dark Horse, 2004, ) Knockabout: Outrageous Tales from the Old Testament (anthology graphic novel, 64 pages, 1987, ) featured several stories written by Gaiman: "The Book of Judges" (with Mike Matthews) "Jael and Sisera" (with Julie Hollings) "Jephitah and His Daughter" (with Peter Rigg) "Journey to Bethlehem" (with Steve Gibson) "The Prophet Who Came to Dinner" (with Dave McKean) "The Tribe of Benjamin" (with Mike Matthews) Seven Deadly Sins: "Sloth" (with Bryan Talbot, anthology graphic novel, 64 pages, 1989, ) Blaam! #1: "The Great Cool Challenge" (with Shane Oakley, anthology, Willyprods/Small Time Ink, 1988) AARGH!: "From Homogenous to Honey" (with Bryan Talbot, anthology one-shot, Mad Love, 1988) The Adventures of Luther Arkwright #10: "Villanelle" (poem illustrated by Dave McKean, co-feature, Valkyrie Press, 1989) The poem was reprinted without any illustrations as "Luther's Villanelle" in Gaiman's first collection of short prose and poetry. An "adaptation" of this poem (drawn by Tommy Berg) was published in Wiindows #16 (anthology, Cult Press, 1994) Redfox #20 (untitled four-page segment, with SMS, Valkyrie Press, 1989) The Face vol. 2 #9–15: "Signal to Noise" (with Dave McKean, strip in the magazine, Wasted Talent Media, 1989) The strip was subsequently revised and expanded, and the new edition of the story was first published as Signal to Noise (sc, 80 pages, Dark Horse, 1992, ) The 1992 edition, along with a new short story created in 2000 and other additional material, was reprinted as Signal to Noise (hc, 96 pages, Dark Horse, 2007, ) Trident #1: "The Light Brigade" (co-written by Gaiman and Nigel Kitching, art by Kitching, anthology, Trident, 1989) A1 (anthology, Atomeka): "Heartsprings and Watchstops" (with Dave McKean, in #1, 1989) collected in Mister X Archives (hc, 384 pages, Dark Horse, 2008, ; tpb, 2017, ) "Cover Story" (with Kelley Jones, in #5, 1991) Taboo (anthology, Spiderbaby Grafix): "Babycakes" (with Michael Zulli, in #4, 1990) Collected in Born to be Wild (tpb, 80 pages, Eclipse, 1991, ) Reprinted without any illustrations in Gaiman's first collection of short prose and poetry. "Blood Monster" (with Nancy O'Connor, in #6, 1992) "Sweeney Todd (prologue)" (with Michael Zulli, in #7, 1992) Sou'Wester: The 1994 Eastercon Programme Book: "An Honest Answer" (with Bryan Talbot, co-feature, Eastercon, 1994) It's Dark in London: "The Court" (with Warren Pleece, anthology graphic novel, 120 pages, Mask Noir, 1996, )
DC Comics Titles published by DC Comics include: Black Orchid #1–3 (with Dave McKean, 1988–1989) collected as Black Orchid (tpb, 160 pages, 1991, ; hc, 176 pages, Vertigo, 2012, ) The Sandman: The Sandman vol. 2 (with Sam Kieth (#1–5), Mike Dringenberg (#6–11, 14–16, 21, 28), Chris Bachalo (#12), Michael Zulli (#13, 53, 70–73, 75), Kelley Jones (#17–18, 22–24, 26–27), Charles Vess (#19, 62, 75), Colleen Doran (#20 and 34), Matt Wagner (#25), Stan Woch (#29), Bryan Talbot (#30, 36, 51–52, 54, 56, 75), Shawn McManus (#31–33, 35–37), Duncan Eagleson (#38), John Watkiss (#39 and 52), Jill Thompson (#40–49), P. Craig Russell (#50), Alec Stevens (#51), Mike Allred (#54), Shea Anton Pensa (#55), Gary Amaro (#56), Marc Hempel (#57–61, 63, 65–69), Glyn Dillon and Dean Ormston (#62), Teddy Kristiansen (#64) and Jon J. Muth (#74); published under the Vertigo imprint starting with issue #47, 1989–1996) collected as: Preludes and Nocturnes (collects #1–8, tpb, 240 pages, 1991, ; hc, 1995, ) The Doll's House (collects #9–16, tpb, 256 pages, 1990, ; hc, 1995, ) This was the first Sandman collection that led to the other volumes being printed in chronological order. The first printing of this volume included issue #8, which was later moved to Preludes and Nocturnes. Dream Country (collects #17–20, tpb, 160 pages, 1991, ; hc, 1995, ) Season of Mists (collects #21–28, hc, 224 pages, 1992, ; tpb, 1992, ) A Game of You (collects #32–37, hc, 192 pages, 1993, ; tpb, 1993, ) Fables and Reflections (collects #29–31, 38–40, 50, hc, 264 pages, 1993, ; tpb, 1994, ) Includes The Sandman Special (written by Gaiman, art by Bryan Talbot, 1991) Includes the "Fear of Falling" short story (art by Kent Williams) from Vertigo Preview (one-shot, 1992) Brief Lives (collects #41–49, hc, 256 pages, 1994, ; tpb, 1994, ) Worlds' End (collects #51–56, hc, 168 pages, 1995, ; tpb, 1995, ) The Kindly Ones (collects #57–69, hc, 352 pages, 1996, ; tpb, 1996, ) Includes "The Castle" short story (art by Kevin Nowlan) from Vertigo Jam (anthology one-shot, 1993) The Wake (collects #70–75, hc, 192 pages, 1997, ; tpb, 1997, ) Includes the "Three Lost Pages from The Wake" segment (art by Michael Zulli) from The Dreaming #8 (1997) Shade, the Changing Man vol. 2 #32 / Hellblazer #62 / The Sandman vol. 2 #46: "Death Talks About Life" (with Dave McKean, co-feature, 1993) An 8-page AIDS awareness story published in three pre-Vertigo titles with a February 1993 cover date; released as a giveaway pamphlet in 1994. Collected in Death: The High Cost of Living (hc, 104 pages, Vertigo, 1993, ; tpb, 1994, ) 9-11 Volume 2: "The Wheel" (with Chris Bachalo, anthology graphic novel, 224 pages, 2002, ) The DC Universe by Neil Gaiman (hc, 224 pages, 2016, ; tpb, 2018, ) collects: Batman: Secret Origins (anthology): Secret Origins vol. 2 #36: "Pavane" (with Mark Buckingham, 1989) Secret Origins Special (1989): "Original Sins" (framing sequence, with Mike Hoffman) "When is a Door: The Secret Origin of the Riddler" (with Bernie Mireault) Batman: Black and White #2: "A Black and White World" (with Simon Bisley, anthology, 1996) Batman #686 and Detective Comics #853: "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" (with Andy Kubert, 2009) All of the Batman-related stories were collected separately as Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (hc, 128 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2010, ) "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" was published in pencil form among other Kubert-drawn Batman stories as part of Batman Unwrapped: Andy Kubert (hc, 288 pages, 2014, ) Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame (with Eddie Campbell, Mike Allred, Mark Buckingham, John Totleben, Matt Wagner, Eric Shanower, Jim Aparo, Kevin Nowlan and Jason Little, one-shot, 2000) Solo #8: "On the Stairs" (with Teddy Kristiansen, anthology, 2005) also collected in Solo (hc, 608 pages, 2013, ) Wednesday Comics #1–12: "Metamorpho" (with Mike Allred, anthology, 2009) also collected in Wednesday Comics (hc, 200 pages, 2009, ) Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days (tpb, 160 pages, Vertigo, 1999, ; hc, 176 pages, 2012, ) collects: "Jack in the Green" (with Stephen Bissette — a previously unpublished Swamp Thing story written c. 1987–1988) Swamp Thing vol. 2 Annual #5: "Brothers" (with Mike Hoffman and Richard Piers Rayner) and "Shaggy God Stories" (with Mike Mignola, 1989) Hellblazer #27: "Hold Me" (with Dave McKean, 1990) also collected in John Constantine, Hellblazer Volume 4 (tpb, 288 pages, 2012, ) Sandman Midnight Theatre (script by Gaiman from a plot by Gaiman and Matt Wagner, art by Teddy Kristiansen, one-shot, Vertigo, 1995) Welcome Back to the House of Mystery (framing sequence for the one-shot of reprints, with Sergio Aragones, Vertigo, 1998) The Books of Magic #1–4 (with John Bolton (#1), Scott Hampton (#2), Charles Vess (#3) and Paul Johnson (#4), 1990–1991) Collected as The Books of Magic (tpb, 200 pages, 1993, ; hc, Vertigo, 2013, ) Collected in The Books of Magic Omnibus Volume 1 (hc, 1,512 pages, DC Black Label, 2020, )
Vertigo Titles published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint include: The Sandman-related works: Death (with Chris Bachalo): Death: The High Cost of Living #1–3 (1993) collected as Death: The High Cost of Living (hc, 104 pages, 1993, ; tpb, 1994, ) Death: The Time of Your Life #1–3 (1996) collected as Death: The Time of Your Life (hc, 96 pages, 1996, ; tpb, 1997, ) Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers, 1989–1997 (hc, 208 pages, 1997, ; sc, 1997, ) The collection of Dave McKean's covers for The Sandman and related art with commentary by both Gaiman and McKean. Features the short semi-autobiographical story titled "The Last Sandman Story" (written by Gaiman, art by McKean) Vertigo: Winter's Edge (anthology): "Desire: The Flowers of Romance" (with John Bolton, in #1, 1998) "Death: A Winter's Tale" (with Jeffrey Catherine Jones, in #2, 1999) "Desire: How They Met Themselves" (with Michael Zulli, in #3, 2000) The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (prose novel with illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano, hc, 128 pages, 1999, ; sc, 2000, ) The novel was later published in the form of a comic book as The Sandman: The Dream Hunters #1–4 (adapted and drawn by P. Craig Russell, 2008–2009) The comic adaptation was collected as The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (hc, 144 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2010, ) The Sandman: Endless Nights (graphic novel, hc, 160 pages, 2003, ; sc, 2004, ) consisting of seven chapters: "Death and Venice" (with P. Craig Russell) "What I've Tasted of Desire" (with Milo Manara) "Dream: The Heart of a Star" (with Miguelanxo Prado) "Fifteen Portraits of Despair" (with Barron Storey) "Delirium: Going Inside" (with Bill Sienkiewicz) "Destruction: On the Peninsula" (with Glenn Fabry) "Destiny: Endless Nights" (with Frank Quitely) In 2006, DC Comics began reprinting The Sandman in a series of comprehensive Absolute Editions with recolored and partially remastered art (also used in subsequent collected editions): The Sandman: Absolute Edition Volume 1 (collects #1–20, Gaiman's original pitch for the series and the full script and pencil art for issue #19, hc, 612 pages, 2006, ) The Sandman: Absolute Edition Volume 2 (collects #21–39, short story from Vertigo: Winter's Edge #1 and the full script and pencil art for issue #23, hc, 616 pages, 2007, )