He also wrote the screenplays for ' MirrorMask', ' Beowulf', and the BBC Mini-Series ' Neverwhere' which he then adapted into a book. He has had two movies based on his novels: ' Stardust' and ' Coraline'. He is also an award-winning writer, whose works include the novels ' American Gods', ' Anansi Boys', and ' The Graveyard Book' among others, including ones illustrated by Dave McKean and Charles Vess. He is widely known for his work on the popular Sandman series under the Vertigo imprint for DC.

American Gods won the Bram Stoker award for Best Novel in 2001.

Today, we look at how Neil Gaiman had the Riddler deal with the darkening of superhero comics in the late 1980s.

Anansi Boys reached the number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list, and won both the Locus and British Fantasy Awards in 2006. In their look at comics referencing other comics, CSBG shows how Riddler dealt with the darkening of superhero comics in the late 1980s.

In 2008, Neil's movie Stardust won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form.

It was also shortlisted for the World Fantasy and Locus Awards for Best Science Fiction Novel. and DETECTIVE COMICS 853, in which Gaiman joins artist Andy Kubert and inker Scott Williams for a story that shines a new light on the Batman mythos.

The Graveyard Book won the 2009 Hugo and Newbery Awards, as well as a Locus Award for best YA novel. He has written two books about comics for Penguin-Random House Was Superman a Spy And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed and Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent And Other Amazing Comic Book Trivia and one book, 100 Things X-Men Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, from Triumph Books.

Coraline (movie) has also won a Children's BAFTA and has been nominated for a Golden Globe.

Gaiman’s breakthrough in the literary world came with his legendary Sandman series, which ran successfully for several years with DC Comics.

In February, 2010, the movie Coraline, based on Neil's book of the same name, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. Neil Gaiman is an incredible storyteller with an impressive repertoire of comic books under his belt.

Gaiman is more famous however for the creation of the Sandman and the mythos of the Dreaming. Neil Gaiman's first mainstream work for DC Comics was the prestige format Black Orchid limited series.

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