Question: In what year was the writer of the DC Comics series in which "Brief Lives" is the seventh collection of issues born?
Sentence (from "The Sandman: Brief Lives"): Written by Neil Gaiman, penciled by Jill Thompson, inked by Vince Locke and Dick Giordano, coloured by Danny Vozzo, lettered by Todd Klein, with cover art by Dave McKean.
Relevant evidence: Yes