Neil Gaiman bibliography
Neil Gaiman autographing a copy of Coraline, National Book Fair, Washington, D.C., 2005
Active period	1984–present
Publishers
DC Comics	1988–present
Vertigo	1993–2015
Marvel Comics	1994–present
William Morrow	1998–present
HarperCollins	2002–present
Bloomsbury	2008–present

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, ISBN 0-862-76259-6)
• Ghastly Beyond Belief (bad quotes from sci-fi novels, movies, and advertisements edited by Gaiman and Kim Newman; 352 pages, Arrow, 1985, ISBN 0-099-36830-7)
• 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, ISBN 0-671-66426-3)
• Adventures in the Dream Trade (collection of Gaiman-written introductions and essays as well as the American Gods weblog; 288 pages, NESFA Press, 2002, ISBN 1-886778-37-X)
• Kirby: King of Comics (introduction only; 244 pages, Abrams Books, 2002, ISBN 978-0-8109-9447-8)
• 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, ISBN 0-062-26676-4)
• The View from the Cheap Seats (collection of Gaiman-written introductions, essays and articles; 544 pages, William Morrow and Company, 2016, ISBN 0-062-26226-2)

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, ISBN 1-905437-81-1) 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)^[1]
• Violent Cases (with Dave McKean, graphic novel, 48 pages, Escape, 1987, ISBN 0-9509568-6-4)
  • This edition is printed in black-and-white; the "restored" colored version was first published as Violent Cases (48 pages, Tundra, 1991, ISBN 1-85286-372-2)
  • McKean later updated the coloring of the book, and the new version was first published as Violent Cases (48 pages, Dark Horse, 2004, ISBN 1-56971-606-4)
• Knockabout:
  • Outrageous Tales from the Old Testament (anthology graphic novel, 64 pages, 1987, ISBN 0-86166-054-4) 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, ISBN 0-861-66062-5)
• Blaam!: "The Great Cool Challenge" (with Shane Oakley, anthology one-shot, 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, ISBN 1-56971-144-5)
  • 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, ISBN 1-5930-7752-1)
• 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, ISBN 1-59582-184-8; tpb, 2017, ISBN 1-50670-265-1)
  • "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, ISBN 1-56060-130-2)
    • 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, ISBN 1-85242-535-0)

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, ISBN 0-9302-8955-2; hc, 176 pages, Vertigo, 2012, ISBN 1-40123-335-X)
• 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, ISBN 1-5638-9011-9; hc, 1995, ISBN 1-5638-9227-8)
    • The Doll's House (collects #9–16, tpb, 256 pages, 1990, ISBN 0-9302-8959-5; hc, 1995, ISBN 1-56389-225-1)
      • 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, ISBN 1-8528-6441-9; hc, 1995, ISBN 1-56389-226-X)
    • Season of Mists (collects #21–28, hc, 224 pages, 1992, ISBN 1-5638-9035-6; tpb, 1992, ISBN 1-5638-9041-0)
    • A Game of You (collects #32–37, hc, 192 pages, 1993, ISBN 1-56389-093-3; tpb, 1993, ISBN 1-56389-089-5)
    • Fables and Reflections (collects #29–31, 38–40, 50, hc, 264 pages, 1993, ISBN 1-56389-106-9; tpb, 1994, ISBN 1-56389-105-0)
      • 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, ISBN 1-5638-9137-9; tpb, 1994, ISBN 1-5638-9138-7)
    • Worlds' End (collects #51–56, hc, 168 pages, 1995, ISBN 1-56389-170-0; tpb, 1995, ISBN 1-5638-9171-9)
    • The Kindly Ones (collects #57–69, hc, 352 pages, 1996, ISBN 1-56389-204-9; tpb, 1996, ISBN 1-5638-9205-7)
      • 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, ISBN 1-56389-287-1; tpb, 1997, ISBN 1-5638-9279-0)
      • 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, ISBN 1-56389-132-8; tpb, 1994, ISBN 1-56389-133-6)
  • 9-11 Volume 2: "The Wheel" (with Chris Bachalo, anthology graphic novel, 224 pages, 2002, ISBN 1-56389-878-0)
• The DC Universe by Neil Gaiman (hc, 224 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-40126-488-3; tpb, 2018, ISBN 1-40127-773-X) 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, ISBN 1-4012-2303-6; tpb, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2724-4)
      • "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, ISBN 1-4012-4242-1)
  • 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, ISBN 1-4012-3889-0)
  • Wednesday Comics #1–12: "Metamorpho" (with Mike Allred, anthology, 2009) also collected in Wednesday Comics (hc, 200 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2747-3)
• Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days (tpb, 160 pages, Vertigo, 1999, ISBN 1-56389-517-X; hc, 176 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-40123-457-7) 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, ISBN 1-4012-3690-1)
  • 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, ISBN 1-56389-082-8; hc, Vertigo, 2013, ISBN 1-40123-781-9)
  • Collected in The Books of Magic Omnibus Volume 1 (hc, 1,512 pages, DC Black Label, 2020, ISBN 1-7795-0463-2)

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, ISBN 1-56389-132-8; tpb, 1994, ISBN 1-56389-133-6)
    • Death: The Time of Your Life #1–3 (1996) collected as Death: The Time of Your Life (hc, 96 pages, 1996, ISBN 1-56389-319-3; tpb, 1997, ISBN 1-5638-9333-9)
  • Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers, 1989–1997 (hc, 208 pages, 1997, ISBN 1-5638-9388-6; sc, 1997, ISBN 1-5638-9387-8)
    • The collection of Dave McKean's covers for The Sandman and related art with commentary by both Gaiman and McKean.
    • Features the short semi-autobiograpical 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, ISBN 1-56389-573-0; sc, 2000, ISBN 1-56389-629-X)
    • 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, ISBN 1-4012-2424-5; tpb, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2428-8)
  • The Sandman: Endless Nights (graphic novel, hc, 160 pages, 2003, ISBN 1-4012-0089-3; sc, 2004, ISBN 1-4012-0113-X) 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, ISBN 1-4012-1082-1)
    • 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, ISBN 1-4012-1083-X)
      • Includes the Sandman: A Gallery of Dreams one-shot (1994) featuring pin-ups of Morpheus created by various artists and an afterword written by Gaiman.
    • The Sandman: Absolute Edition Volume 3 (collects #40–56, The Sandman Special and short stories from Vertigo Preview and Vertigo: Winter's Edge #3, hc, 616 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1084-8)
      • Includes the Endless Gallery one-shot (1995) featuring pin-ups of characters from the Endless created by various artists and an introduction written by Gaiman.
    • The Sandman: Absolute Edition Volume 4 (collects #57–75 with the "lost pages" segment from The Dreaming #8 and short story from Vertigo Jam, hc, 608 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1085-6)
    • Death: Absolute Edition (collects The High Cost of Living #1–3, The Time of Your Life #1–3 and short stories from Vertigo: Winter's Edge #2 and 9-11 Volume 2, hc, 360 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2463-6)
      • Includes the A Death Gallery one-shot (1994) featuring pin-ups of Death created by various artists and an introduction written by Gaiman.
    • The Sandman: Absolute Edition Volume 5 (collects The Sandman: Endless Nights, Sandman Midnight Theatre and both versions of The Sandman: The Dream Hunters, hc, 520 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3202-7)
  • The Sandman: Overture #1–6 (with J. H. Williams III, 2013–2015) collected as The Sandman: Overture (hc, 224 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-4012-4896-9; tpb, 2016, ISBN 1-4012-6519-7)
  • Dream States: The Collected Dreaming, Sandman Presents and Overture Covers, 1997–2014 (hc, 224 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-5065-3)
    • The collection of Dave McKean's covers for various The Sandman spin-off titles with commentary by both Gaiman and McKean.
    • Features a short story titled "Fish Out of Water" (written by Gaiman, art by McKean)
• The Children's Crusade #1–2 (with Chris Bachalo (#1) and Peter Snejbjerg (#2); issue #2 is co-written by Gaiman, Jamie Delano and Alisa Kwitney, 1993–1994)
  • These issues were initially created to serve as the bookends for the eponymous crossover among Vertigo's ongoing series published within five Annual specials.
  • In 2012, Vertigo commissioned Toby Litt to write a new middle chapter in place of the Annuals and rework the second issue to fit the new storyline.
  • The new version was published as Free Country: A Tale of the Children's Crusade (hc, 200 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-40124-241-3; tpb, 2017, ISBN 1-4012-6787-4)
• The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch (with Dave McKean, graphic novel, hc, 96 pages, 1994, ISBN 1-56389-181-6; sc, 1995, ISBN 1-5638-9246-4)
• Stardust #1–4 (prose novel with illustrations by Charles Vess, 1997–1998) collected as Stardust (hc, 224 pages, 1998, ISBN 1-56389-431-9; tpb, 1999, ISBN 1-56389-470-X)

Spin-offs by other authors

The Books of Magic

Titles starring characters introduced or re-introduced by Gaiman in The Books of Magic (most notably Timothy Hunter) include:

• Mister E #1–4 (written by K. W. Jeter, drawn by John K. Snyder III, 1991)
• Vertigo Visions: Doctor Occult (written by Dave Louapre, drawn by Dan Sweetman, one-shot, 1994)
• Arcana: The Books of Magic Annual (written by John Ney Rieber, drawn by Peter Gross, 1994)
• The Books of Magic vol. 2 #1–75, Annual #1–3 (with Gaiman credited as "consultant" in the first 50 issues;^[2] written by John Ney Rieber (#1–50 and Annual #1–2), Peter Gross (#60–62, 64–75 and Annual #3) and Peter Hogan (#63), drawn by Gary Amaro (#1–4, 9–14, 63), Peter Gross (#4, 6–8, 18–19, 21–30, 39–41, 43–62, 64–71, 73–75), Peter Snejbjerg (#5, 15–17, 30–38), John Ridgway (#20 and 72), Mark Buckingham (Annual #1), Jill Thompson (#42), Jamie Tolagson (Annual #2), Linda Medley (#55), Kelley Jones (Annual #3) and Michael Lark (#68), 1994–2000)
  • During the series' run, several short stories have appeared in various anthology titles published by Vertigo:
    • Vertigo Rave: "The Lot" (written by John Ney Rieber, drawn by Gary Amaro, one-shot, 1994)
    • Vertigo: Winter's Edge:
      • "Thanks for Nothing" (written by John Ney Rieber, drawn by Steve Parkhouse, in #1, 1998)
      • "We Three Things" (written by Peter Gross, drawn by Jason Lutes, in #2, 1999)
      • "Waiting for Good Dough" (written by Peter Gross, drawn by Michael Lark, in #3, 2000)
  • The success of the ongoing Books of Magic series led to a number of spin-off limited series:
    • The Books of Faerie:
      • The Books of Faerie #1–4 (written by Bronwyn Carlton, drawn by Peter Gross, 1997)
      • The Books of Faerie: Auberon's Tale #1–4 (written by Bronwyn Carlton, drawn by Peter Gross, 1998)
      • The Books of Magic vol. 2 #57–59, 62: "Tales form the Books of Faerie" (written by Bronwyn Carlton, drawn by Ryan Kelly (#57), Hermann Mejia (#58), Andrew Chu (#59) and Linda Medley (#62), co-feature, 1999)
      • The Books of Faerie: Molly's Story #1–4 (written by John Ney Rieber, drawn by Hermann Mejia and Ryan Kelly (#4), 1999)
    • Hellblazer/The Books of Magic #1–2 (co-written by John Ney Rieber and Paul Jenkins, art by Paul Lee, 1997–1998)
    • The Trenchcoat Brigade #1–4 (written by John Ney Rieber, drawn by John Ridgway, 1999)
• Names of Magic #1–5 (written by Dylan Horrocks, drawn by Richard Case, 1999)
• Hunter: The Age of Magic #1–25 (written by Dylan Horrocks, drawn by Richard Case and Chris McLoughlin (#7 and 13–14), 2001–2003)
• Books of Magick: Life During Wartime #1–15 (written by Si Spencer from a story by Gaiman and Spencer, drawn by Dean Ormston and Duncan Fegredo (#6 and 10), 2004–2006)

The Sandman

Titles starring characters and/or based on concepts introduced or re-introduced by Gaiman during his run on The Sandman include:

• Sandman Mystery Theatre #1–70, Annual #1 (written by Matt Wagner (#1–12) and Steven T. Seagle (#61–70) with issues #13–60 and Annual #1 co-written by both Wagner and Seagle, drawn by Guy Davis (#1–4, Annual #1, 13–20, 24–32, 37–44, 49–56, 61–70), John Watkiss (#5–8), R. G. Taylor (#9–12), Vince Locke (#21–24), Warren Pleece (#33–36), Matthew Dow Smith (#45–48) and Michael Lark (#57–60), 1993–1999) accompanied by one crossover with The Sandman, two short stories in the Vertigo Christmas anthology title and a sequel limited series:
  • Sandman Midnight Theatre (script by Gaiman from a plot by Gaiman and Matt Wagner, art by Teddy Kristiansen, one-shot, 1995)
  • Vertigo: Winter's Edge (anthology):
    • "Spirit of the Season" (co-written by Matt Wagner and Steven T. Seagle, drawn by John K. Snyder III, in #1, 1998)
    • "In the City of Dreams" (written by Steven T. Seagle, drawn by Paul Rivoche, in #2, 1999)
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre: Sleep of Reason #1–5 (written by John Ney Rieber, drawn by Eric Nguyen, 2007)
• Witchcraft (written by James Robinson):
  • Witchcraft #1–3 (drawn by Teddy Kristiansen, Peter Snejbjerg (#1), Michael Zulli (#2) and Steve Yeowell (#3), 1994)
  • Witchcraft: La Terreur #1–3 (drawn by Michael Zulli, 1998)
• The Dreaming #1–60 and The Dreaming Special (with Gaiman credited as "consultant";^[3] written by Terry LaBan (#1–3, 13–14), Peter Hogan (#4–7, 16, 25, 31–32), Alisa Kwitney (#8), Bryan Talbot (#9–12), Jeff Nicholson (#15), Caitlín R. Kiernan (#17–19, 22–24, 26–54, 56–60), Al Davison (#20–21), Len Wein (Special) and Bill Willingham (#55), drawn by Peter Snejbjerg (#1–3, 27, 29), Steve Parkhouse (#4–7, 32), Michael Zulli (#8), Dave Taylor (#9), Peter Doherty (#10–12, 17–19), Jill Thompson (#13–14), Jeff Nicholson (#15), Gary Amaro (#16 and 31), D'Israeli (#19), Al Davison (#20–21, 41), Paul Lee (#22–24, 31), Chris Weston (#25), Duncan Fegredo (#26 and 50), Brian Apthorp (Special), Jamie Tolagson (#28 and 30), Shawn McManus (#31, 39, 50), Scott Hampton (#31), John Totleben (#33 and 50), Marc Hempel (#34 and 50), Rebecca Guay (#35), Christian Højgaard (#36–40, 42, 44–49, 51–54, 57–60), Bo Hampton (#43), Charles Vess (#47), Steve Leialoha (#56), 1996–2001) accompanied by three short stories in the Vertigo Christmas anthology title:
  • Vertigo: Winter's Edge (anthology):
    • "Deck the Halls" (co-written by Caitlín R. Kiernan and Peter Hogan, drawn by Duncan Fegredo, in #1, 1998)
    • "Marble Halls" (written by Caitlín R. Kiernan, drawn by Teddy Kristiansen, in #2, 1999)
    • "Borealis" (written by Caitlín R. Kiernan, drawn by Shawn McManus, in #3, 2000)
  • With issue #22, The Dreaming abandoned its initial anthology format in favor of a unified storyline by a single writer.^[4]
  • As a result, Vertigo launched The Sandman Presents, a separate label for short-form spin-off works produced by various creators:
    • The Sandman Presents: Lucifer #1–3 (with Gaiman credited as "consultant"; written by Mike Carey, drawn by Scott Hampton, 1999)
      • The success of this limited series led to the launch of the Lucifer ongoing series which ran for 75 issues between 2000 and 2006.
      • The ongoing series, also written by Mike Carey, was not a part of The Sandman Presents line and is listed below.
    • The Sandman Presents: Love Street #1–3 (with Gaiman credited as "consultant"; written by Peter Hogan, drawn by Michael Zulli, 1999)
      • A sequel one-shot titled Marquee Moon, to be written by Peter Hogan and drawn by Peter Doherty, was announced but never released.^[5]
      • In 2007, the script as well as the fully drawn and lettered art for the entire one-shot were posted online but have been taken down since.^[6]
    • The Sandman Presents: Petrefax #1–4 (with Gaiman credited as "consultant"; written by Mike Carey, drawn by Steve Leialoha, 2000)
    • The Sandman Presents: Merv Pumpkinhead, Agent of D.R.E.A.M. (with Gaiman credited as "consultant"; written by Bill Willingham, drawn by Mark Buckingham, one-shot, 2000)
    • The Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dreams... But Were Afraid to Ask (with Gaiman credited as "consultant"; written by Bill Willingham, drawn by various artists, one-shot, 2001)
    • The Sandman Presents: The Dead Boy Detectives #1–4 (written by Ed Brubaker, drawn by Bryan Talbot, 2001)
    • The Sandman Presents: The Corinthian #1–3 (written by Darko Macan, drawn by Danijel Žeželj, 2001–2002)
    • The Sandman Presents: The Thessaliad #1–4 (written by Bill Willingham, drawn by Shawn McManus, 2002)
      • The success of this limited series led to a sequel limited series produced by the same creative team:
        • The Sandman Presents: Thessaly, Witch for Hire #1–4 (written by Bill Willingham, drawn by Shawn McManus, 2004)
    • The Sandman Presents: The Furies (with Gaiman credited as "consultant"; written by Mike Carey, drawn by John Bolton, graphic novel, 2002)
    • The Sandman Presents: Bast #1–3 (written by Caitlín R. Kiernan, drawn by Joe Bennett, 2003)
• Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold #1–3 (written by Alisa Kwitney, drawn by Kent Williams, Michael Zulli (#1), Scott Hampton (#2) and Rebecca Guay (#3), 1997)
• The Girl Who Would Be Death #1–4 (with Gaiman credited as "consultant"; written by Caitlín R. Kiernan, drawn by Dean Ormston and Sean Phillips (#3), 1998–1999)
• Lucifer #1–75 and the Lucifer: Nirvana one-shot (written by Mike Carey, drawn by Chris Weston (#1–3), Warren Pleece (#4), Peter Gross with Ryan Kelly (#5–8, 10–13, 15–19, 21–23, 25–27, 29–32, 34–40, 42–44, 46–49, 51–54, 56–57, 59–61, 63–65, 67–69, 71–72, 74–75), Dean Ormston (#9, 12, 14, 18, 20, 24, 28, 33, 36–40, 73), Jon J Muth (the Nirvana one-shot), David Hahn (#41), Ted Naifeh (#45), P. Craig Russell (#50), Marc Hempel (#55), Ronald Wimberly (#58), Colleen Doran (#62), Michael William Kaluta (#66) and Zander Cannon (#70), 2000–2006)
• The Little Endless Storybook (series of picture books starring the Endless reimagined as toddlers, written and drawn by Jill Thompson):
  • The Little Endless Storybook (2001)
  • Delirium's Party: A Little Endless Storybook (2011)
• Lady Constantine #1–4 (written by Andy Diggle, drawn by Goran Sudžuka, 2003)
• Manga-style adaptations of Season of Mists (written and drawn by Jill Thompson):
  • Death: At Death's Door (digest-sized paperback, 2004)
  • Dead Boy Detectives (digest-sized paperback, 2005)
• God Save the Queen (written by Mike Carey, drawn by John Bolton, graphic novel, 2007)
• Dead Boy Detectives #1–12 (written by Toby Litt, drawn by Mark Buckingham (#1–4, 7–10), Russ Braun (#5–6), Ryan Kelly (#11) and Victor Santos with Emma Vieceli (#12), 2014–2015)
  • The series was preceded by a short serial titled "Run Ragged" (written by Toby Litt, drawn by Victor Santos), published in Ghosts + Time Warp + The Witching Hour anthology one-shots (2012–2013)
  • Litt also wrote a story starring the Dead Boy Detectives (drawn by Peter Gross) for Free Country: A Tale of the Children's Crusade, the collected edition of The Children's Crusade 2-issue series (1993–1994)
• Lucifer vol. 2 #1–19 (written by Holly Black (#1–13) and Richard Kadrey (#13–19), drawn by Lee Garbett (#1–5, 7–12, 14–19), Stephanie Hans (#6) and Marco Rudy with Ben Templesmith (#13), 2016–2017)

In 2018, Vertigo launched The Sandman Universe sub-imprint with an eponymous one-shot consisting of several segments produced by various creators from a story by Gaiman:

• "The Dreaming" is written by Simon Spurrier and drawn by Bilquis Evely.
• "Books of Magic" is written by Kat Howard and drawn by Tom Fowler.
• "House of Whispers" is written by Nalo Hopkinson and drawn by Dominike Stanton.
• "Lucifer" is written by Dan Watters and drawn by Max Fiumara and Sebastián Fiumara.

The one-shot was followed by four ongoing series produced mostly by the creative teams behind the short stories:

• The Dreaming vol. 2 #1–20 (written by Simon Spurrier, drawn by Bilquis Evely, Abigail Larson (#7–8), Dani (#13) and Matías Bergara (#14) and Marguerite Sauvage (#16 and 18), 2018–2020)
• House of Whispers #1–22 (written by Nalo Hopkinson with issues #5–20 co-written by Hopkinson and Dan Watters, drawn by Dominike Stanton and Matthew Dow Smith (#13–14), 2018–2020)
  • The series was canceled, and the last two issues ended up being released only in digital format.^[7]
  • Issues #21–22 were published in print as part of the House of Whispers: Watching the Watchers collection.^[8]
• Lucifer vol. 3 #1–18 (written by Dan Watters, drawn by Max Fiumara (#1–8, 10, 12, 16, 18), Sebastián Fiumara (#1–8, 11, 13, 17), Kelley Jones (#9), Leomacs (#10–11) and Fernando Blanco (#14–15), 2018–2020)
  • The series has been solicited through issue #21^[9][10][11] but these remaining issues ended up being cancelled, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[12]
  • Stories intended for publication in later issues were eventually released in the Lucifer: The Wild Hunt (#13–19) and Lucifer: The Devil at Heart (#20–24) collected editions.^[13]
• Books of Magic #1–23 (written by Kat Howard (#1–18) and David Barnett (#19–23), drawn by Tom Fowler, Brian Churilla (#7–12) and Craig Taillefer (#12–16, 18–23), 2018–2020)

After the dissolution of Vertigo, new and existing The Sandman Universe titles continued publication under DC Black Label:

• The Sandman Universe Presents: Hellblazer (written by Simon Spurrier, drawn by Marcio Takara, one-shot, 2019)
  • John Constantine, Hellblazer #1–12 (written by Simon Spurrier, drawn by Aaron Campbell and Matías Bergara (#4–5, 9–10), 2020–2021)
• The Dreaming: Waking Hours #1–12 (written by G. Willow Wilson, drawn by Nick Robles and Javier Rodríguez (#6–7), 2020–2021)
• Locke and Key/The Sandman: Hell and Gone #0–2 (written by Joe Hill, drawn by Gabriel Rodriguez, 2020–2021)
• Nightmare Country #1–6 (written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Lisandro Estherren and María Llovet (#6), 2022)
  • Nightmare Country: The Glass House #1–6 (written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Lisandro Estherren and Patricio Delpeche (#2), 2023)
• Dead Boy Detectives vol. 2 #1–6 (written by Pornsak Pichetshote, drawn by Jeff Stokley and Javier Rodríguez (#4), 2023)
• The Sandman Universe Special: Thessaly (written by James Tynion IV, drawn by María Llovet, 2023)

Marvel Comics

Titles published by Marvel and its various imprints include:

• Clive Barker's Hellraiser #20: "Wordsworth" (with Dave McKean, co-feature, Epic, 1993)
  • Collected in Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best Volume 1 (tpb, 232 pages, Checker, 2002, ISBN 0-9710-2492-8)
  • Collected in Clive Barker's Hellraiser Masterpieces Volume 1 (tpb, 160 pages, Boom! Studios, 2012, ISBN 1-6088-6068-X)
• The Last Temptation #1–3 (with Michael Zulli, Marvel Music, 1994) collected as The Compleat Alice Cooper (tpb, 112 pages, 1995, ISBN 0-7851-0119-5)
  • Published in duoshade sepia tones as The Last Temptation (tpb, 104 pages, Dark Horse, 2005, ISBN 1-56971-455-X; hc, 2005, ISBN 1-59307-414-X)
  • Published with new "remastered" coloring as The Last Temptation 20th Anniversary Edition (hc, 104 pages, Dynamite, 2015, ISBN 1-60690-536-8)
• Heroes: "The Song of the Lost" (short poem with an illustration by Jae Lee, anthology one-shot, 2001)
• Marvel 1602 #1–8 (with Andy Kubert, 2003–2004) collected as Marvel 1602 (hc, 248 pages, 2004, ISBN 0-7851-1070-4; tpb, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1073-9)
• Eternals vol. 3 #1–7 (with John Romita, Jr., 2006–2007) collected as Eternals (hc, 256 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2541-8; tpb, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2177-3)
• John Romita, Jr. 30th Anniversary Special: "Romita—Space Knight!" (with Hilary Barta, co-feature, 2007)
• Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 #5–8 (as "consultant" — due to the Marvel debut of the character Angela; written by Brian Michael Bendis, drawn by Sara Pichelli and other artists, 2013)
• Miracleman (with Mark Buckingham):
  • Miracleman by Gaiman and Buckingham #1–6 (2015–2016) collected as Miracleman by Gaiman and Buckingham: The Golden Age (hc, 192 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9055-4; tpb, 2022, ISBN 0-78519-056-2)
  • Marvel Comics #1000: "Miracleman: Prelude" (one-page story in the anniversary anthology book, 2019) collected in Marvel Comics 1000 (hc, 144 pages, 2020, ISBN 1-3029-2137-1)
  • Miracleman #0: "Apocrypha" (framing sequence for the anthology issue, 2022)
  • Miracleman by Gaiman and Buckingham: The Silver Age #1–7 (2022–2024)
• Amazing Fantasy #1000: "With Great Power..." (with Steve McNiven, co-feature, 2022)

Other US publishers

Titles published by various American publishers include:

• Miracleman (with Mark Buckingham, Eclipse):
  • Total Eclipse #4: "Screaming" (co-feature, 1989)
  • Miracleman #17–24 (1990–1991)
    • Issues #17–22, along with the short story from Total Eclipse #4, are collected as Miracleman: The Golden Age (hc, 160 pages, 1992, ISBN 1-56060-169-8; tpb, 1992, ISBN 1-56060-168-X)
    • Gaiman and Buckingham have completed issue #25 which ended up being unpublished due to Eclipse's collapse; some of the completed pages were published in Kimota! The Miracleman Companion.
    • In 2015, Marvel began publishing the "remastered" versions of the Gaiman/Buckingham issues with the intention of continuing the run to its initially planned length of 18 issues over three 6-issue limited series.
  • Miracleman: Apocrypha #1–3 (framing stories for each issue of the anthology, 1991–1992) collected in Miracleman: Apocrypha (hc, 96 pages, 1992, ISBN 1-5606-0190-6; tpb, 1992, ISBN 1-56060-189-2)
• Breakthrough: "Vier Mauern" (with Dave McKean, anthology graphic novel, 80 pages, Catalan Communications, 1990, ISBN 0-87416-097-9)
• Cerebus #147: "Being an Account of the Life and Death of the Emperor Heliogabolus" (script and art, Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1992)^[14]
• Image:
  • Spawn (Todd McFarlane Productions):
    • "Angela" (with Todd McFarlane, in #9, 1993)
      • Collected in Spawn: Origins Collection Volume 2 (tpb, 184 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-6070-6489-8)
      • Collected in Spawn: Origins Collection Book One (hc, 300 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-6070-6153-8)
    • "The Dark" (uncredited — a three-page sequence^[15] with Greg Capullo or Todd McFarlane, in #26, 1994)
      • Collected in Spawn: Origins Collection Volume 4 (tpb, 160 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-6070-6120-1)
      • Collected in Spawn: Origins Collection Book Three (hc, 216 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-6070-6237-2)
  • Angela #1–3 (with Greg Capullo, Todd McFarlane Productions, 1994–1995) collected as Spawn: Angela (tpb, 112 pages, 1995, ISBN 1-887279-09-1)
  • Liberty Comics #2: "100 Words" (poem illustrated by Jim Lee, anthology, 2009) collected in CBLDF Presents: Liberty (hc, 216 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-6070-6937-7; tpb, 2016, ISBN 1-6070-6996-2)
  • Where We Live: A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas: "Words" (poem illustrated by J. H. Williams III, anthology graphic novel, 336 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5343-0822-9)
• Negative Burn (anthology, Caliber):
  • "The Murders on the Rue Morgue" (art for the song lyrics written by Alan Moore, in #13, 1994) collected in Alan Moore's Songbook (tpb, 64 pages, 1998, ISBN 0-9416-1365-8)
  • "Neil Gaiman Sketchbook" (in #25, 1995)
  • "The Old Warlock's Reverie: A Pantoum" (poem illustrated by Guy Davis, in #50, 1998)
• Roarin' Rick's Rare Bit Fiends #2–3: "Celebrity Rare Bit Fiends" (with Rick Veitch, co-feature, King Hell, 1994)
• Bloodchilde #4: "Sweat and Tears" (plot assist; written by Faye Perozich, art by Yanick Paquette, Millennium, 1995)
• Neil Gaiman's Wheel of Worlds #0 (anthology, Tekno Comix, 1995)
  • The entire issue is plotted by Gaiman and John Ney Rieber, with various writers scripting each individual story:
    • The framing sequence, "Adam Cain", is written by John Ney Rieber and drawn by Shea Anton Pensa.
    • "Lady Justice" is written by C. J. Henderson and drawn by Michael Netzer.
    • "Mr. Hero" is written by James Vance and drawn by Ted Slampyak.
    • "Teknophage" is written by Rick Veitch and drawn by Bryan Talbot.
  • The issue served as a launchpad for a number of series based on concepts created by Gaiman that exist within a shared universe; the series were produced mostly by the creative teams behind the short stories:
    • Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero the Newmatic Man #1–17 (written by James Vance, C. J. Henderson (#12) and Martin Powell (#13–14), drawn by Ted Slampyak, Seppo Makinen (#12) and José Delbo (#13–14), 1995–1996)
    • Neil Gaiman's Teknophage #1–10 (written by Rick Veitch and Paul Jenkins (#7–10), drawn by Bryan Talbot and Al Davison (#7–10), 1995–1996)
    • Neil Gaiman's Lady Justice #1–11 (written by C. J. Henderson and Wendi Lee (#4–6), drawn by Michael Netzer (#1–2), Georges Jeanty (#3), Greg Boone (#4–6), Mike Harris (#7) an Steve Lieber (#8–11), 1995–1996)
  • After the Tekno Comix brand was discontinued in 1996, the series were relaunched under its parent company, Big Entertainment:
    • Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero the Newmatic Man (written by James Vance, drawn by Ted Slampyak, one-shot, 1996)
    • Neil Gaiman's Phage: Shadow Death #1–6 (written by Bryan Talbot, drawn by David Pugh, 1996)
    • Neil Gaiman's Lady Justice vol. 2 #1–9 (written by C. J. Henderson, drawn by Fred Harper (#1 and 6–8), Chris Marrinan (#2–5) and Mike Harris (#9), 1996–1997)
  • In addition to these ongoing titles, two crossovers — one within the "Gaimanverse", the other with the Leonard Nimoy's Primortals series — were also published:
    • Neil Gaiman's Wheel of Worlds #1 (written by Bruce Jones, drawn by Jose Delbo, 1996)
    • Teknophage vs. Zeerus (written by Paul Jenkins, drawn by Fred Harper, one-shot, 1996)
• The Book of Ballads and Sagas #1: "The False Knight on the Road" (with Charles Vess, anthology, Green Man Press, 1996)
  • Collected in The Book of Ballads (hc, 192 pages, Sirius, 2004, ISBN 0-7653-1214-X; tpb, 2006, ISBN 0-7653-1215-8)
  • Collected in The Book of Ballads and Sagas (hc, 240 pages, Titan, 2018, ISBN 1-6165-5948-9)
• Cherry Deluxe: "The Innkeeper's Soul" (with Larry Welz, anthology one-shot, Cherry Comics, 1998)
• The Spirit: The New Adventures #2: "The Return of the Mink Stole" (with Eddie Campbell, anthology, Kitchen Sink, 1998)
  • Collected in Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 27 (hc, 200 pages, Dark Horse, 2009, ISBN 1-56971-732-X)
  • Collected in Will Eisner's The Spirit: The New Adventures (hc, 240 pages, Dark Horse, 2016, ISBN 1-6165-5948-9)
• Dark Horse:
  • Harlequin Valentine (Gaiman-written adaptation of his short prose story of the same name, art by John Bolton, graphic novel, 40 pages, 2001, ISBN 1-56971-620-X)
  • Dream Logic: "Words of Fire" (poem illustrated by David Mack, co-feature in Mack's art showcase book, hc, 240 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-6165-5678-1; sc, 2018, ISBN 1-61655-795-8)
• The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore: "True Things" (with Mark Buckingham, co-feature in the book of stories and articles, 224 pages, TwoMorrows, 2003, ISBN 1-893905-24-1)
• Little Lit Volume 3 (untitled four-page story, with Gahan Wilson, anthology graphic novel, 48 pages, Raw Books, 2003, ISBN 0-06-028628-8) collected in Big Fat Little Lit (tpb, 144 pages, Puffin, 2006, ISBN 0-14-240706-2)
• Deady the Evil Teddy Volume 3: "Deady and I" (with Aurelio Voltaire, anthology graphic novel, 48 pages, Sirius, 2005, ISBN 1-579-89081-4) collected in The Book of Deady (tpb, 144 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-57989-083-0)
• Hero Comics 2011: "My Last Landlady" (poem illustrated by Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg, anthology one-shot, IDW Publishing, 2011) collected in Hero Comics: A Hero Initiative Benefit Book (tpb, 120 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-63140-608-6)
• Zombie Apocalypse! Fightback: "Down Among the Dead Men" (with Les Edwards, multiformat horror anthology, 2012 — US edition: 480 pages, Running Press, ISBN 0-76244-598-X; UK edition: 528 pages, Robinson Press, ISBN 1-7803-3465-6)
• Mine! (A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefiting Planned Parenthood): "And There Was Joy" (poem illustrated by Mark Wheatley, anthology graphic novel, hc, 304 pages, ComicMix, 2018, ISBN 1-9398-8866-2; sc, 2018, ISBN 1-9398-8865-4)
• Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes: "Tear in Your Hand" (with Bilquis Evely) and "Afterword" (with Montos, anthology graphic novel, 120 pages, Z2 Comics, 2022, ISBN 1-9549-2861-0)

Novels and children's books

Novels

The following table can be sorted to show Gaiman's novels in chronological order, or arranged alphabetically by title, or by co-author, or by series:

Illustrated books

The following table can be sorted to show Gaiman's illustrated books in chronological order, or arranged alphabetically by title, or by illustrator, or by series: