Neil Richard Gaiman,born on November 10th, 1960 in Portchester, United Kingdom is best known as a sci-fi and fantasy writer. His father was a company director and his mother was a pharmacist. Since his mother is Jewish, Mr.Gaiman practices Judaism. When he was a child, Gaiman had read comic books and normal books, at one point he had read through all of the children’s books in his local library. Prior to being 16, Gaiman read comic books, though stopped because he felt that he had outgrown them. On March 14, 1985, Mr. Gaiman married his wife Mary, and has two daughters with her.By the time he had graduated high school, Gaiman had decided to become an American comic book writer, because he felt that comics had become redundant and geared more towards kids (Authors).
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A recurring theme in Gaiman’s books and his comic books are Myths, with books such as Anansi Boys and American Gods (Authors). While working on his comics, DC Comics asked Gaiman to revitalize one of their major characters (St. James). As a way to gain notoriety, DC Comics suggested that Gaiman write his own series first, as a consequence The Sandman comics were born (St. James) Before writing comic books, Gaiman was a notable journalist, which paved the way for Gaiman’s book writing career
A recurring theme in Gaiman’s books and his comic books are Myths, with books such as Anansi Boys and American Gods (Authors). While working on his comics, DC Comics asked Gaiman to revitalize one of their major characters (St. James). As a way to gain notoriety, DC Comics suggested that Gaiman write his own series first, as a consequence The Sandman comics were born (St. James) Before writing comic books, Gaiman was a notable journalist, which paved the way for Gaiman’s book writing career