Sandman

10 November 1960

Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman born Neil Richard Gaiman, 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The Graveyard Book (2008). In 2013, The Ocean at the End of the Lane was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards.

11 January 1963 – 15 March 2026

Sam Kieth was a native Californian who broke into the comic book business by getting attention for co-creating and illustrating ***The Sandman*** for DC Comics. Kieth went on to work for Marvel Comics, where he illustrated ***Wolverine*** covers and stories for *Marvel Comics Presents*. In 1993 Kieth created ***The Maxx***, for Image Comics. ***The Maxx*** was adapted into an animated series for MTV’s Liquid Television in 1995 and went on to win an Annie award for Best Animated series. More recently, Kieth produced the critically acclaimed ***Zero Girl*** for DCE’s Homage Comics imprint. **Image**: leagueofcomicgeeks

1965-12-18

American comic book artist