Many writers can be called prolific but do not produce consistently high caliber work on a regular basis. Neil Gaiman has this talent in spades. His remarkable career is rife with awards, recognitions and achievements. His career hit its turning point after signing on with DC comics which eventually led to famous his graphic novel Sandman- the graphic novel that paved the way for an incredibly large and devoted following of fans; I should know, I'm one of them (Encyclopedia). Sandman won nine Will Eisner Comic Industry awards and four of those awards were for best writer. It also boasts three Harvey Awards. Number 19 of the series won the World Fantasy Award for best short story, which made it the first comic ever written to be given a literary award. Gaiman's very first novel, Good Omens, a collaboration with Terry Pratchett, stayed on London's Sunday Times bestseller list for 17 weeks straight. His novel American Gods made the New York Times bestseller list and earned the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, SFX, and Locus awards. His short novel Stardust was awarded the Mythopoeic Award for best novel for adults (NeilGaiman.com). Stardust was made into a film in 2007 and features Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro with Ian McKellan narrating (Internet).
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The Internet Movie Database. 2010 IMDb.com, Inc. March 31, 2010. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486655/).
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