# Neil Gaiman bibliography

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 0-86276-259-6)
* Ghastly Beyond Belief (bad quotes from sci-fi novels, movies, and advertisements edited by Gaiman and Kim Newman; 352 pages, Arrow, 1985, ISBN 0-09-936830-7)
* 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 0-06-226676-4)
* The View from the Cheap Seats (collection of Gaiman-written introductions, essays and articles; 544 pages, William Morrow and Company, 2016, ISBN 0-06-226226-2)
* The Neil Gaiman Coloring Book (2017)
* Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World (2018)

## 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)
* 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 0-86166-062-5)
* 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 1-59307-752-1)
* 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 1-5067-0265-1)
** "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 0-930289-55-2; hc, 176 pages, Vertigo, 2012, ISBN 1-4012-3335-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 1-56389-011-9; hc, 1995, ISBN 1-56389-227-8)
*** The Doll's House (collects #9–16, tpb, 256 pages, 1990, ISBN 0-930289-59-5; 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 1-85286-441-9; hc, 1995, ISBN 1-56389-226-X)
*** Season of Mists (collects #21–28, hc, 224 pages, 1992, ISBN 1-56389-035-6; tpb, 1992, ISBN 1-56389-041-0)
*** 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 1-56389-137-9; tpb, 1994, ISBN 1-56389-138-7)
*** Worlds' End (collects #51–56, hc, 168 pages, 1995, ISBN 1-56389-170-0; tpb, 1995, ISBN 1-56389-171-9)
*** The Kindly Ones (collects #57–69, hc, 352 pages, 1996, ISBN 1-56389-204-9; tpb, 1996, ISBN 1-56389-205-7)
**** 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 1-56389-279-0)
**** 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 1-4012-6488-3; tpb, 2018, ISBN 1-4012-7773-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 1-4012-3457-7) 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 1-4012-3781-9)
** Collected in The Books of Magic Omnibus Volume 1 (hc, 1,512 pages, DC Black Label, 2020, ISBN 1-77950-463-2)

#### 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 1-56389-333-9)
** Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers, 1989–1997 (hc, 208 pages, 1997, ISBN 1-56389-388-6; sc, 1997, ISBN 1-56389-387-8)
*** The collection of Dave McKean's covers for The Sandman and related art with commentary by both Gaiman and McKean.
*** Features the short semi-autobiographical 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 1-4012-4241-3; 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 1-56389-246-4)
* 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; 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"; 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.
** 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.
**** 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.
*** 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.
** Issues #21–22 were published in print as part of the House of Whispers: Watching the Watchers collection.
* 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 but these remaining issues ended up being cancelled, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
** 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.
* 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 0-9710249-2-8)
** Collected in Clive Barker's Hellraiser Masterpieces Volume 1 (tpb, 160 pages, Boom! Studios, 2012, ISBN 1-60886-068-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 0-7851-9056-2)
** Marvel Comics #1000: "Miracleman: Prelude" (one-page story in the anniversary anthology book, 2019) collected in Marvel Comics 1000 (hc, 144 pages, 2020, ISBN 1-302-92137-1)
** 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 1-56060-190-6; 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)
* Image:
** Spawn (Todd McFarlane Productions):
*** "Angela" (with Todd McFarlane, in #9, 1993)
**** Collected in Spawn: Origins Collection Volume 2 (tpb, 184 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-60706-489-8)
**** Collected in Spawn: Origins Collection Book One (hc, 300 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-60706-153-8)
*** "The Dark" (uncredited — a three-page sequence with Greg Capullo or Todd McFarlane, in #26, 1994)
**** Collected in Spawn: Origins Collection Volume 4 (tpb, 160 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-60706-120-1)
**** Collected in Spawn: Origins Collection Book Three (hc, 216 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-60706-237-2)
** 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 1-60706-937-7; tpb, 2016, ISBN 1-60706-996-2)
** 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 0-941613-65-8)
** "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) and 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 1-61655-948-9)
* 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 1-61655-948-9)
* 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 1-61655-678-1; 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 1-57989-081-4) 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 0-7624-4598-X; UK edition: 528 pages, Robinson Press, ISBN 1-78033-465-6)
* 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 1-939888-66-2; sc, 2018, ISBN 1-939888-65-4)
* Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes: "Tear in Your Hand" (with Bilquis Evely) and "Afterword" (with Montos, anthology graphic novel, 120 pages, Z2 Comics, 2022, ISBN 1-954928-61-0)

## 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:
| Year | Title | Co-author(s) | Series | Publisher | ISBN | Notes and awards |
| 1990 | Good Omens | Terry Pratchett | | Workman Publishing | 0-89480-853-2 (Hardcover, 354 pages) | Locus and World Fantasy nominees for Best Novel, 1991 |
| 1996 | Neverwhere | | | BBC Books | 0-7472-6668-9 (Hardcover, 287 pages) | Based on Gaiman's script for the BBC miniseries. |
| 1999 | Stardust | | | William Morrow and Company | 0-380-97728-1 (Hardcover, 256 pages) | Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 1999 |
| 2001 | American Gods | | | William Morrow and Company | 0-380-97365-0 (Hardcover, 480 pages) | Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker and Locus Awards winner, 2002; British Science Fiction Award nominee, 2001; British and World Fantasy Award nominee, 2002. |
| 2005 | Anansi Boys | | | HarperCollins | 0-06-051518-X (Hardcover, 352 pages) | British and Locus Fantasy Awards winner, 2006 |
| 2007 | InterWorld | Michael Reaves | InterWorld | HarperCollins | 0-06-123896-1 (Hardcover, 256 pages) | |
| 2008 | The Graveyard Book | | | HarperCollins | 0-06-053092-8 (Hardcover, 320 pages) | 2009 Hugo Awards winner, Newbery Medal British Fantasy and World Fantasy Awards nominee, 2009 2010 Carnegie medal |
| 2013 | The Silver Dream | Michael Reaves, Mallory Reaves | InterWorld | HarperCollins | 0-06-206796-6 (Hardcover, 288 pages) | |
| 2013 | The Ocean at the End of the Lane | | | William Morrow and Company | 0-06-225565-7 (Hardcover, 192 pages) | 2013 National Book Awards (British), Book of the Year 2013 Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nominee 2014 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel 2014 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, Nominee |
| 2015 | Eternity's Wheel | Michael Reaves, Mallory Reaves | InterWorld | HarperCollins | 0-06-206799-0 (Hardcover, 288 pages) | |
| 2017 | Norse Mythology | | | Bloomsbury Publishing | 0-393-60909-X (Hardcover, 304 pages) | Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors |

### 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:
| Year | Title | Illustrator | Series | Publisher | ISBN | Notes |
| 1997 | The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish | Dave McKean | | White Wolf Publishing | 1-56504-199-2 (Hardcover, 64 pages) | |
| 2002 | Coraline | Dave McKean | | HarperCollins | 0-380-97778-8 (Hardcover, 176 pages) | 2003 Hugo, Stoker, Locus and British SF Award winner 2004 Nebula Award winner |
| 2002 | A Walking Tour of the Shambles | Randy Broecker | | American Fantasy Press | 0-9610352-6-9 (Softcover, 56 pages) | Fictional tour guide co-written by Gaiman and Gene Wolfe |
| 2003 | The Wolves in the Walls | Dave McKean | | HarperCollins | 0-380-97827-X (Hardcover, 56 pages) | |
| 2005 | Melinda | Dagmara Matuszak | | Hill House | 0-931771-04-8 (Softcover, 64 pages) | |
| 2005 | MirrorMask | Dave McKean | | HarperCollins | 0-06-082109-4 (Hardcover, 80 pages) | Based on the eponymous film written by Gaiman and directed by McKean |
| 2008 | Odd and the Frost Giants | Brett Helquist | | Bloomsbury Publishing | 0-7475-9538-0 (Softcover, 112 pages) | |
| 2008 | The Dangerous Alphabet | Gris Grimly | | HarperCollins | 0-06-078333-8 (Softcover, 32 pages) | |
| 2009 | Blueberry Girl | Charles Vess | | HarperCollins | 0-06-083808-6 (Hardcover, 32 pages) | |
| 2009 | Crazy Hair | Dave McKean | | HarperCollins | 0-06-057908-0 (Hardcover, 40 pages) | |
| 2010 | Instructions | Charles Vess | | HarperCollins | 0-06-196030-6 (Hardcover, 40 pages) | |
| 2013 | Chu's Day | Adam Rex | Chu | HarperCollins | 0-06-201781-0 (Hardcover, 32 pages) | |
| 2013 | Fortunately, the Milk | Skottie Young (US) Chris Riddell (UK) Boulet (France) | | HarperCollins (US) Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Au diable vauvert (France) | 0-06-222407-7 (US, hardcover, 128 pages) 1-4088-4176-2 (UK, hardcover, 160 pages) 2-84626-968-8 (France, softcover, 130 pages) | |
| 2014 | Chu's First Day of School | Adam Rex | Chu | HarperCollins | 0-06-222397-6 (Hardcover, 32 pages) | |
| 2014 | Hansel and Gretel | Lorenzo Mattotti | | Bloomsbury Publishing | 1-4088-6198-4 (Hardcover, 56 pages) | |
| 2014 | The Sleeper and the Spindle | Chris Riddell | | Bloomsbury Publishing | 1-4088-5964-5 (Hardcover, 72 pages) | |
| 2016 | Chu's Day at the Beach | Adam Rex | Chu | HarperFestival | 0-06-238124-5 (Hardcover, 36 pages) | |
| 2017 | Cinnamon | Divya Srinivasan | | HarperCollins | 0-06-239961-6 (Hardcover, 40 pages) | |
| 2020 | Pirate Stew | Chris Riddell | | Bloomsbury Publishing | 1-5266-1472-3 (Hardcover, 48 pages) | |
| 2021 | The Case of Death and Honey | Gary Gianni | | Arete Editions | {No ISBN} (Hardcover, 84 pages) | * 2012 Locus Award Winner |
| 2023 | What You Need To Be Warm | Cover Illustration by Oliver Jeffers. Interior illustrations by Chris Riddell, Benji Davies, Yuliya Gwilym, Nadine Kaadan, Daniel Egnéus, Pam Smy, Petr Horácek, Beth Suzanna, Bagram Ibatoulline, Marie-Alice Harel, Majid Adin and Richard Jones. | | Bloomsbury Publishing | 978-1-5266-6061-9 (Hardcover, 32 pages) | Fundraising book written as an illustrated poem, in Gaiman's role as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. |

### Adapted to comics

* Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere #1–9 (adapted by Mike Carey, drawn by Glenn Fabry, Vertigo, 2005–2006) collected as Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere (tpb, 224 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1007-4)
* Coraline: The Graphic Novel (adapted and drawn by P. Craig Russell, hc, 192 pages, HarperCollins, 2008, ISBN 0-06-082543-X; sc, 2009, ISBN 0-06-082545-6)
* The Graveyard Book (adapted by P. Craig Russell, hc, 368 pages, HarperCollins, 2016, ISBN 0-06-242188-3; sc, 2017, ISBN 0-06-242189-1) initially released in two volumes:
** Volume 1 (hc, 192 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-06-219481-X; sc, 2015, ISBN 0-06-219482-8)
*** "1: How Nobody Came to the Graveyard" (drawn by Kevin Nowlan)
*** "2: The New Friend" (drawn by P. Craig Russell)
*** "3: The Hounds of God" (drawn by Tony Harris and Scott Hampton)
*** "4: The Witch's Headstone" (drawn by Galen Showman)
*** "5: Danse Macabre" (drawn by Jill Thompson)
*** "Interlude" (drawn by Steve Scott)
** Volume 2 (hc, 176 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-06-219483-6; sc, 2015, ISBN 0-06-219484-4)
*** "6: Nobody Owens' School Days" (drawn by David Lafuente)
*** "7: Every Man Jack" (drawn by Scott Hampton)
*** "8: Leavings and Partings" (drawn by Kevin Nowlan)
* Neil Gaiman's American Gods (adapted by P. Craig Russell, drawn by Scott Hampton, Dark Horse):
** American Gods #1–9 (with additional art by Walt Simonson (#3), Colleen Doran (#4) and Glenn Fabry (#8), 2017) collected as American Gods: Shadows (hc, 208 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5067-0386-0; tpb, 2023, ISBN 1-5067-3499-5)
** American Gods: My Ainsel #1–9 (with additional art by Mark Buckingham (#5) and Galen Showman (#9), 2018) collected as American Gods: My Ainsel (hc, 208 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5067-0730-0; tpb, 2023, ISBN 1-5067-3501-0)
** American Gods: The Moment of the Storm #1–9 (2019–2020) collected as American Gods: The Moment of the Storm (hc, 208 pages, 2020, ISBN 1-5067-0731-9; tpb, 2023, ISBN 1-5067-3500-2)
* Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology (adapted by P. Craig Russell, Dark Horse):
** Norse Mythology #1–6 (drawn by P. Craig Russell (#1), Mike Mignola (#1), Jerry Ordway (#1–2), Piotr Kowalski (#3–4), David Rubín (#4–5) and Jill Thompson (#5–6), 2020–2021) collected as Norse Mythology Volume 1 (hc, 144 pages, 2021, ISBN 1-5067-1874-4)
** Norse Mythology II #1–6 (drawn by Matt Horak (#1–2), Mark Buckingham (#3–4), Gabriel Hernández Walta (#5–6) and Sandy Jarrell (#6), 2021) collected as Norse Mythology Volume 2 (hc, 144 pages, 2022, ISBN 1-5067-2217-2)
** Norse Mythology III #1–6 (drawn by David Rubín (#1–2), Colleen Doran (#2–3), Galen Showman (#4) and P. Craig Russell (#5–6), 2022) collected as Norse Mythology Volume 3 (hc, 144 pages, 2023, ISBN 1-5067-2641-0)

## Short fiction and poetry
### Collected

| Angels and Visitations (DreamHaven, 1993, ISBN 0-9630944-2-4) |
| Title | Illustrated by | Year | Originally published in | Originally published by | Notes |
| "The Song of the Audience" | | | | | |
| "Chivalry" | Michael Zulli | 1992 | Grails: Quests, Visitations and Other Occurrences | Unnameable Press | ISBN 0-934227-09-8 |
| "Nicholas Was..." | | 1990 | Drabble II: Double Century | Beccon Publications | ISBN 1-870824-15-6 |
| "Babycakes" | | | | | Published as a short comic with art by Michael Zulli in Taboo #4 (Spiderbaby Grafix, 1990) |
| "Troll-Bridge" | Charles Vess | 1993 | Snow White, Blood Red | William Morrow and Company | ISBN 1-870824-15-6 |
| "Vampire Sestina" | | 1989 | Fantasy Tales vol. 10 #2 | Robinson Publishing | ISBN 1-85487-004-1 Published with illustrations by an uncredited artist |
| "Webs" | Stephen Bissette | 1990 | More Tales from the Forbidden Planet | Titan | ISBN 1-85286-332-3 Published with illustrations by Simon Bisley |
| "Six to Six" | Bill Sienkiewicz | 1988 | Time Out London (30 Nov—7 Dec) | Time Out Group | Published with a photograph by Gino Spiro |
| "A Prologue" | | 1989 | Scholars and Soldiers | Macdonald and Co. | ISBN 0-356-17893-5 Published as the introduction to the book |
| "Foreign Parts" | | 1990 | Words without Pictures | Eclipse | ISBN 1-56060-032-2 Published with a caricature of Gaiman by John Bolton |
| "Cold Colours" | | 1990 | Midnight Graffiti #6 | Midnight Graffiti Publishing | Published with illustrations by Stuart Clift |
| "Luther's Villanelle" | | | | | Published as a short comic with art by Dave McKean in The Adventures of Luther Arkwright #10 (Valkyrie Press, 1989) |
| "The Mouse" | | 1993 | Narrow Houses Volume 2: Touch Wood | Little, Brown and Company | ISBN 0-316-90732-4 |
| "Gumshoe" | | 1989 | Punch vol. 297 #7749 | United Newspapers | Published as "Spadework", a review of Gumshoe by Josiah Thompson |
| "The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds" | Jill Karla Schwartz | 1984 | Knave vol. 16 #9 | Knave Publishing | Published with illustrations by Andrew Aloof |
| "Virus" | | 1990 | Digital Dreams | New English Library | ISBN 0-450-53150-3 |
| "Looking for the Girl" | | 1985 | Penthouse UK vol. 20 #10 | Sightline Publications | Published with illustrations by Terry Pastor |
| "Post-Mortem on Our Love" | | | | | Lyrics for a song by The Flash Girls |
| "Being an Experiment Upon Strictly Scientific Lines" | | 1990 | 20\20 #11 | Time Out Group | Published as part of a larger article titled "Pen and Drink" |
| "We Can Get Them for You Wholesale" | | 1984 | Knave vol. 16 #7 | Knave Publishing | Published with illustrations by Russel Walker |
| "The Mystery of Father Brown" | | 1991 | 100 Great Detectives | Carroll & Graf Publishers | ISBN 1-85480-025-6 |
| "Murder Mysteries" | P. Craig Russell | 1992 | Midnight Graffiti (hardcover) | Warner | ISBN 0-446-36307-3 |
| Smoke and Mirrors (William Morrow and Company, 1998, ISBN 0-380-97364-2) |
| The US, UK and eBook editions have some differences in the stories they contain † — not included in the US print version ‡ — not included in the eBook version |
| Title | Year | Originally published in | Originally published by | Notes |
| "Reading the Entrails: A Rondel" | 1997 | The Fortune Teller | DAW | ISBN 0-88677-748-8 |
| "The Wedding Present" Presented as part of the introduction | 1998 | Dark Terrors Volume 4 | Gollancz | ISBN 0-575-06581-8 |
| "Chivalry" | 1992 | Grails: Quests, Visitations and Other Occurrences | Unnameable Press | ISBN 0-934227-09-8 |
| "Nicholas Was..." | 1990 | Drabble II: Double Century | Beccon Publications | ISBN 1-870824-15-6 |
| "The Price" | 1997 | Dark Terrors Volume 3 | Gollancz | ISBN 0-575-06516-8 |
| "Troll Bridge" | 1993 | Snow White, Blood Red | William Morrow and Company | ISBN 1-870824-15-6 |
| "Don't Ask Jack" | 1995 | Overstreet's Fan #3 | Gemstone Publishing | Published with a picture of a sculpture by Lisa Snelling |
| "The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories" | 1996 | David Copperfield's Beyond Imagination | Harper Prism | ISBN 0-06-105229-9 |
| "Eaten (Scenes from a Moving Picture)" $^†$ | 1996 | Off Limits | St. Martin's Press | ISBN 0-312-14019-3 |
| "The White Road" | 1995 | Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears | William Morrow and Company | ISBN 0-688-14363-6 |
| "Queen of Knives" | 1994 | Tombs | White Wolf Publishing | ISBN 1-56504-905-5 |
| "The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch" $^{†‡}$ | 1998 | Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated #3 | Quantum Cat | Published with illustrations by Tony Daniel |
| "Changes" | 1998 | Crossing the Border | Indigo Press | ISBN 0-575-40117-6 |
| "The Daughter of Owls" | 1996 | Overstreet's Fan #9 | Gemstone Publishing | Published with a picture of a sculpture by Lisa Snelling |
| "Shoggoth's Old Peculiar" | 1998 | The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy | Robinson | ISBN 1-85487-530-2 |
| "Virus" | 1990 | Digital Dreams | New English Library | ISBN 0-450-53150-3 |
| "Looking for the Girl" | 1985 | Penthouse UK vol. 20 #10 | Sightline Publications | Published with illustrations by Terry Pastor |
| "Only the End of the World Again" | 1994 | Shadows Over Innsmouth | Fedogan & Bremer | ISBN 1-878252-18-6 Published with illustrations by Martin McKenna |
| "Lawrence Talbot: Bay Wolf" | 1998 | Dark Detectives | Fedogan & Bremer | ISBN 0-450-53150-3 Published with illustrations by Randy Broecker |
| "Fifteen Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot" $^†$ | 1998 | The Art of Vampire: The Masquerade | White Wolf Publishing | ISBN 1-56504-209-3 |
| "We Can Get Them for You Wholesale" | 1984 | Knave vol. 16 #7 | Knave Publishing | Published with illustrations by Russel Walker |
| "One Life, Furnished in Early Moorcock" | 1994 | Tales of the White Wolf | White Wolf Publishing | ISBN 1-56504-175-5 |
| "Cold Colors" | 1990 | Midnight Graffiti #6 | Midnight Graffiti Publishing | Published with illustrations by Stuart Clift |
| "The Sweeper of Dreams" | 1996 | Overstreet's Fan #8 | Gemstone Publishing | Published with a picture of a sculpture by Lisa Snelling |
| "Foreign Parts" | 1990 | Words without Pictures | Eclipse | ISBN 1-56060-032-2 Published with a caricature of Gaiman by John Bolton |
| "Vampire Sestina" | 1989 | Fantasy Tales vol. 10 #2 | Robinson Publishing | ISBN 1-85487-004-1 Published with illustrations by an uncredited artist |
| "Mouse" | 1993 | Narrow Houses Volume 2: Touch Wood | Little, Brown and Company | ISBN 0-316-90732-4 |
| "The Sea Change" | 1995 | Overstreet's Fan #6 | Gemstone Publishing | Published with a picture of a sculpture by Lisa Snelling |
| "How Do You Think It Feels?" $^{†‡}$ | 1998 | In the Shadow of the Gargoyle | Ace Books | ISBN 0-441-00557-8 |
| "When We Went to See the End of the World by Dawnie Morningside, Age 11¼" | | | | |
| "Desert Wind" | | | | Written for Robin Anders of Boiled in Lead to accompany one of his tracks |
| "Tastings" | 1998 | Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers | HarperPrism | ISBN 0-06-105372-4 |
| "In the End" $^†$ Titled "Apple" in the eBook version | 1996 | Strange Kaddish | Aardwolf Publishing | ISBN 1-888669-01-2 Published with illustrations by William Shane D. Liddell |
| "Babycakes" | 1993 | Angels and Visitations | DreamHaven | ISBN 0-9630944-2-4 |
| "Murder Mysteries" | 1992 | Midnight Graffiti (hardcover) | Warner | ISBN 0-446-36307-3 |
| "Snow, Glass, Apples" | 1994 | Snow, Glass, Apples (chapbook) | DreamHaven | Published with illustrations by Charles Vess |
| Fragile Things (William Morrow and Company, 2006, ISBN 0-06-051522-8) |
| Title | Year | Originally published in | Originally published by | Notes |
| "The Mapmaker" Presented as part of the introduction | 2003 | Ancient Emperor (chapbook) | Hill House | Available only to the subscribers of the Author's Preferred Edition series Written for American Gods but removed by Gaiman upon novel's completion |
| "A Study in Emerald" | 2003 | Shadows Over Baker Street | Del Rey Books | ISBN 0-345-45528-2 |
| "The Fairy Reel" | 2004 | The Faery Reel | Viking | ISBN 0-670-05914-5 Published as "The Faery Reel", with illustrations by Charles Vess |
| "October in the Chair" | 2002 | Conjunctions Volume 39 | Bard College | ISBN 0-670-05914-5 Published with illustrations by Gahan Wilson |
| "The Hidden Chamber" | 2005 | Outsiders | Roc | ISBN 0-451-46044-8 |
| "Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire" | 2004 | Gothic! | Candlewick Press | ISBN 0-7636-2243-5 |
| "The Flints of Memory Lane" | 1997 | Dancing with the Dark | Vista | ISBN 0-575-60166-3 |
| "Closing Time" | 2002 | McSweeney's Quarterly #10 | McSweeney's | Published with illustrations by Howard Chaykin |
| "Going Wodwo" | 2002 | The Green Man | Viking | ISBN 0-670-03526-2 Published with illustrations by Charles Vess |
| "Bitter Grounds" | 2003 | Mojo: Conjure Stories | Warner Aspect | ISBN 0-446-67929-1 |
| "Other People" | 2001 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction vol. 101 #4/5 | Spilogale Inc. | |
| "Keepsakes and Treasures" | 1999 | 999 | Hill House | ISBN 1-881475-97-2 |
| "Good Boys Deserve Favors" | 1995 | Overstreet's Fan #5 | Gemstone Publishing | Published with a picture of a sculpture by Lisa Snelling |
| "The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch" | 1998 | Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated #3 | Quantum Cat | Published with illustrations by Tony Daniel |
| "Strange Little Girls" | 2001 | Strange Little Girls Tour Book | Tori Amos | |
| "Harlequin Valentine" | 1999 | World Horror Convention 1999 Program Book | World Horror Convention | Published with a picture of a sculpture by Lisa Snelling |
| "Locks" | 1999 | Silver Birch, Blood Moon | Avon | ISBN 0-380-78622-2 |
| "The Problem of Susan" | 2004 | Flights | Roc | ISBN 0-451-45977-6 |
| "Instructions" | 2000 | A Wolf at the Door | Simon & Schuster | ISBN 0-689-82138-7 |
| "How Do You Think It Feels?" | 1998 | In the Shadow of the Gargoyle | Ace Books | ISBN 0-441-00557-8 |
| "My Life" | 2002 | Sock Monkeys (200 Out of 1,863) | Ideal World | ISBN 0-9722111-2-8 Published with a photograph by Arne Svenson |
| "Fifteen Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot" | 1998 | The Art of Vampire: The Masquerade | White Wolf Publishing | ISBN 1-56504-209-3 |
| "Feeders and Eaters" | 2002 | Keep Out of the Night | PS Publishing | ISBN 1-902880-55-2 Published with illustrations by Randy Broecker |
| "Diseasemaker's Croup" | 2002 | The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric and Discredited Diseases | Night Shade | ISBN 1-892389-54-1 Published with illustrations by John Coulhart |
| "In the End" | 1996 | Strange Kaddish | Aardwolf Publishing | ISBN 1-888669-01-2 Published with illustrations by William Shane D. Liddell |
| "Goliath" | 1999 | whatisthematrix.com | Warner Bros. | First published in print in The Matrix Comics Volume 1 (with illustrations by Greg Ruth and Bill Sienkiewicz) (Burlyman Entertainment, 2003, ISBN 1-932700-00-5) |
| "Pages from a Journal Found in a Shoebox Left in a Greyhound Bus Somewhere Between Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Louisville, Kentucky" | 2002 | Scarlet's Walk Tour Book | Tori Amos | |
| "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" | | | | |
| "The Day the Saucers Came" | 2006 | spiderwords.com | Rain Graves | |
| "Sunbird" | 2005 | Noisy Outlaws | McSweeney's | ISBN 1-932416-35-8 Published with illustrations by Peter de Sève |
| "Inventing Aladdin" | 2003 | Swan Sister | Simon & Schuster | ISBN 0-689-84613-4 |
| "The Monarch of the Glen" | 2004 | Legends II | Harper Voyager | ISBN 0-00-715434-8 Published as a standalone volume with illustrations by Daniel Egneus: The Monarch of the Glen (Headline, 2016, ISBN 1-4722-3543-6) |
| M is for Magic (HarperCollins, 2007, ISBN 0-06-118647-3) |
| Title | Year | Originally published in | Originally published by | Notes |
| "The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds" | 1984 | Knave vol. 16 #9 | Knave Publishing | Published with illustrations by Andrew Aloof |
| "Troll Bridge" | 1993 | Snow White, Blood Red | William Morrow and Company | ISBN 1-870824-15-6 |
| "Don't Ask Jack" | 1995 | Overstreet's Fan #3 | Gemstone Publishing | Published with a picture of a sculpture by Lisa Snelling |
| "How to Sell the Ponti Bridge" | 1985 | Imagine #24 | TSR UK | Published with illustrations by Keith Cooper |
| "October in the Chair" | 2002 | Conjunctions Volume 39 | Bard College | ISBN 0-670-05914-5 Published with illustrations by Gahan Wilson |
| "Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire" | 2004 | Gothic! | Candlewick Press | ISBN 0-7636-2243-5 |
| "Chivalry" | 1992 | Grails: Quests, Visitations and Other Occurrences | Unnameable Press | ISBN 0-934227-09-8 |
| "The Price" | 1997 | Dark Terrors Volume 3 | Gollancz | ISBN 0-575-06516-8 |
| "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" | 2006 | Fragile Things | William Morrow and Company | ISBN 0-06-051522-8 |
| "Sunbird" | 2005 | Noisy Outlaws | McSweeney's | ISBN 1-932416-35-8 Published with illustrations by Peter de Sève |
| "The Witch's Headstone" | 2007 | Wizards | Berkley | ISBN 0-425-21518-0 An excerpt from The Graveyard Book |
| "Instructions" | 2000 | A Wolf at the Door | Simon & Schuster | ISBN 0-689-82138-7 |
* Who Killed Amanda Palmer (Eight Foot, 2009, ISBN 0-615-23439-9)
* Book of photographs (by Kyle Cassidy and Beth Hommel) related to the fictional death of Amanda Palmer accompanied by Gaiman-written short stories.
| A Little Gold Book of Ghastly Stuff (Borderlands Press, 2011, ISBN not available) |
| Title | Year | Originally published in | Originally published by | Notes |
| "Before You Read This" | 2008 | Before You Read This | Todd Klein | Art print designed and lettered by Klein |
| "Featherquest" | 1984 | Imagine #14 | TSR UK | Published with illustrations by Ed Dovey |
| "Jerusalem" | | | | A reading of this poem, performed by Alexander Morton, was broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on 29 November 2007 |
| "Feminine Endings" | 2007 | Four Letter Word | Chatto & Windus | ISBN 0-7011-8093-5 Published as an untitled short story |
| "Orange" | 2008 | The Starry Rift | Viking | ISBN 0-670-06059-3 |
| "Orphee" | 2000 | Orphee | Project | Published as the liner notes for the compilation album |
| "Ghosts in the Machines" | 2006 | The New York Times (31 October) | | Op-ed with an illustration by Sam Weber |
| "The Annotated Brothers Grimm: Grimmer Than You Thought" | 2004 | The New York Times (4 December) | | |
| "Black House" | 2001 | The Washington Post (16 September) | | Published as "Nightcrawlers", a review of Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub |
| "Summerland" | 2002 | The Washington Post (6 October) | | Published as "Team Spirit", a review of Summerland by Michael Chabon |
| "The View from the Cheap Seats" | 2010 | The Guardian (25 March) | | Published as "A Nobody's Guide to the Oscars" |
| "Once Upon a Time" | 2007 | The Guardian (13 October) | | Published as "Happily Ever After" |
| "Dresden Dolls" | 2010 | Spin Online | SpinMedia | Published as "Neil Gaiman on Amanda Palmer and the Dresden Dolls" |
| "Introduction to Hothouse by Brian Aldiss" | 2008 | Hothouse | Penguin | ISBN 0-14-118955-X Published as the introduction to the Penguin Modern Classics edition of the book |
| "Entitlement Issues" | 2009 | journal.neilgaiman.com | Neil Gaiman | |
| "Why Defend Freedom of Icky Speech?" | 2008 | journal.neilgaiman.com | Neil Gaiman | |
| "2004 Harvey Awards Speech" | | | | Transcript posted on Gaiman's blog |
| "2005 Nebula Awards Speech" | | | | Transcript posted on Gaiman's blog |
| "Conjunctions" | 2009 | Mythic Delirium #20 | | Published with illustrations by Tim Mullins |
| Trigger Warning (William Morrow and Company, 2015, ISBN 0-06-233032-2) |
| Title | Year | Originally published in | Originally published by | Notes |
| "Shadder" Presented as part of the introduction | | | | |
| "Making a Chair" | | | | Performed as a spoken word piece on the An Evening with Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer album (8ft. Records, 2011) |
| "A Lunar Labyrinth" | 2013 | Shadows of the New Sun | Tor Books | ISBN 0-7653-3458-5 |
| "The Thing About Cassandra" | 2010 | Songs of Love and Death | Gallery Books | ISBN 1-4391-5014-1 |
| "Down to a Sunless Sea" | 2013 | The Guardian (22 March) | Guardian Media Group | |
| "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains..." | 2010 | Stories: All-New Tales | Headline | ISBN 0-7553-3660-7 Published as a standalone volume with illustrations by Eddie Campbell: The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains (William Morrow and Company, 2014, ISBN 0-06-228214-X) |
| "My Last Landlady" | 2010 | Off the Coastal Path | PS Publishing | ISBN 1-84863-082-4 |
| "Adventure Story" | 2012 | McSweeney's Quarterly #40 | McSweeney's | ISBN 1-936365-35-9 |
| "Orange" | 2008 | The Starry Rift | Viking | ISBN 0-670-06059-3 |
| "A Calendar of Tales" | 2013 | keepmoving.blackberry.com | BlackBerry | "January" published with an illustration by Niam "February"" published with an illustration by Kenneth Rodriguez "March" published with an illustration by Roland Hausheer "April" published with an illustration by Paul Francis "May" published with an illustration by Kit Seaton "June" published with an illustration by George Doutsiopoulos "July" published with an illustration by Svetlana Fictionalfriend "August" published with an illustration by Caia Matheson "September" published with an illustration by Gracjana Zielinska "October" published with an illustration by Maria Surducan "November" published with an illustration by Grace Hansen "December" published with an illustration by Shezah Salam |
| "The Case of Death and Honey" | 2011 | A Study in Sherlock | Bantam | ISBN 0-8129-8246-0 Published as a standalone volume with illustrations by Gary Gianni:The Case of Death and Honey (Arete Editions, 2021) |
| "The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury" | 2012 | Shadow Show | William Morrow and Company | ISBN 0-06-212268-1 |
| "Jerusalem" | 2011 | A Little Gold Book of Ghastly Stuff | Borderlands Press | |
| "Click-Clack the Rattlebag" | 2013 | Impossible Monsters | Subterranean Press | ISBN 1-59606-505-2 |
| "An Invocation of Incuriosity" | 2009 | Songs of the Dying Earth | Subterranean Press | ISBN 1-59606-213-4 Published with illustrations by Thomas Kidd |
| "And Weep, Like Alexander" | 2013 | Fables from the Fountain | Newcon Press | ISBN 1-907069-23-2 |
| "Nothing O'Clock" | 2013 | Doctor Who: 11 Doctors, 11 Stories | Puffin | ISBN 0-14-134894-1 |
| "Diamonds and Pearls: A Fairy Tale" | 2009 | Who Killed Amanda Palmer | Eight Foot | ISBN 0-615-23439-9 |
| "The Return of the Thin White Duke" | 2004 | V #29 | Visionaire | Published with illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano |
| "Feminine Endings" | 2007 | Four Letter Word | Chatto & Windus | ISBN 0-7011-8093-5 Published as an untitled short story |
| "Observing the Formalities" | 2009 | Troll's Eye View | Viking | ISBN 0-670-06141-7 |
| "The Sleeper and the Spindle" | 2013 | Rags and Bones | Little, Brown and Company | ISBN 0-316-21294-6 |
| "Witch Work" | 2012 | Under My Hat | Random House | ISBN 0-375-86830-5 |
| "In Relig Odhráin" | 2010 | In Reilig Oran | CBLDF | Art print illustrated by Tony Harris |
| "Black Dog" | | | | Published as a standalone volume with illustrations by Daniel Egneus: Black Dog (Headline, 2016, ISBN 1-4722-3544-4) |
| Words of Fire (Arete Editions, 2022) Illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz |
| Title | Year | Originally published in | Originally published by | Notes |
| "Before You Read This" | 2008 | | Todd Klein | |
| "House" | 2013 | Tor.com | | |
| "The Mushroom Hunters" | 2017 | Brainpickings.org | | |
| "After Silence" | 2018 | Brainpickings.org | | |
| "In Transit" | 2019 | Brainpickings.org | | |
| "Breathing Space" | 2021 | | | |
| "100 Words" | 2006 | | British Fantasy Society | |
| "Choices" | 2017 | Mine!: A Comics Collection to Benefit Planned Parenthood | ComicMix | ISBN 978-1-93988-866-2 |
| "Night: A Rondel" | 2021 | | | |
| "Let Me Go Back To The Words That Made Me" | 2018 | Where We Live: Las Vegas Shooting Benefit Anthology | Image Comics | ISBN 978-1-53431-010-0 |
| "i can't work like this" | 2015 | | Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation | |
| "The Long Run" | 2019 | The Best of Uncanny | Subterranean Press | ISBN 978-1-59606-918-3 |
| "I Will Write In Words of Fire" | 2012 | | Neverwear | |

### Uncollected

| Year | Title | Source | Publisher | Notes |
| 1985 | "Manuscript Found in a Milkbottle" | Knave vol. 17 #8 | Knave Publishing | Published with illustrations by Nigel Hills |
| 1987 | "I Cthulhu: or What's a Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing in a Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47°9'S, Longitude 126°43'W)?" | Dagon #16 | Dagon Press | |
| 1990 | "Culprits, or Where are They Now?" | Interzone #40 | | Humorous article co-written by Gaiman with Kim Newman and Eugene Byrne |
| 1991 | "Now we are Sick" | Now we are Sick | DreamHaven | ISBN 0-9630944-1-6 |
| 1992 | "The Lady and/or the Tiger: I (prologue)" "The Lady and/or the Tiger: II (epilogue)" | The Weerde, Book One | Roc | ISBN 0-14-014562-1 Bookend stories co-written by Gaiman and Roz Kaveney |
| 1995 | "Cinnamon" | Overstreet's Fan #4 | Gemstone Publishing | Published with a picture of a sculpture by Lisa Snelling |
| 1999 | "Wall: A Prologue" "Septimus' Triolet" "Song of the Little Hairy Man" | Wall: A Prologue (chapbook) | Green Man Press | Published as part of the A Fall of Stardust project: two chapbooks and a portfolio of art plates by various artists |
| 2000 | "Boys and Girls Together" | Black Heart, Ivory Bones | Avon | ISBN 0-380-78623-0 |
| 2003 | "The Scorpio Boys in the City of Lux Sing Their Strange Songs" | Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman | Abiogenisis Press | ISBN 0-946790-06-X |
| 2006 | "Poem (I am continually disappointed by nudity)" | spiderwords.com | Rain Graves | |
| 2009 | "The Shadow" | Half-Minute Horrors | HarperCollins | ISBN 0-06-183379-7 |
| 2010 | "The [Backspace] Merchants" | Gateways | Tor Books | ISBN 0-7653-2662-0 |
| 2011 | "Bloody Sunrise" | Teeth | HarperCollins | ISBN 0-06-193515-8 |
| 2011 | "The Song of the Song" | Welcome to Bordertown | Random House | ISBN 0-375-86705-8 |
| 2013 | "House" | Tor.com | Tor Books | Published with a portrait of Gaiman by Allen Williams Reprinted in the poetry collection, Words of Fire (2022) |
| 2014 | "How the Marquis Got His Coat Back" | Rogues | Bantam | ISBN 0-345-53726-2 Published as a standalone volume: How the Marquis Got His Coat Back (Headline, 2015, ISBN 1-4722-3532-0) |
| 2014 | "Kissing Song" | Uncanny Magazine #1 | | |
| 2016 | "The Long Run" | Uncanny Magazine #13 | | Reprinted in The Best of Uncanny (2019) ISBN 978-1-59606-918-3 and the poetry collection, Words of Fire (2022) |
| 2017 | "Monkey and the Lady" "The Train of Death" | The Weight of Words | Subterranean Press | ISBN 1-59606-825-6 Published with illustrations by Dave McKean |
| 2018 | "Hate for Sale" | It Occurs to Me That I am America | Touchstone | ISBN 1-5011-7960-8 |
| 2019 | "Liverpool Street" | The Moth Presents: Occasional Magic | Serpent's Tail | ISBN 1-78125-666-7 |
| 2020 | "One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes" | Doctor Who: Adventures in Lockdown | BBC Books | ISBN 1-78594-706-0 Published with illustrations by Chris Riddell |
| 2021 | "Fish Out of Water" | Uncanny Magazine #38 | | |
| 2021 | The Movers of the Stones | | | Poem |
| 2023 | The Hole Thing | Uncanny Magazine Jan./Feb. 2023 | | Poem |
| 2023 | Ryland's Story | | | Short Story |

### Adapted to comics

* Negative Burn #11: "We Can Get Them for You Wholesale" (adapted by Joe Pruett, drawn by Ken Meyer, Jr., anthology, Caliber, 1994) collected in Best of Negative Burn: Year One (tpb, 128 pages, 1995, ISBN 0-941613-69-0)
* Elric: One Life: "One Life, Furnished in Early Moorcock" (adapted and drawn by P. Craig Russell, one-shot, Topps, 1996) collected in Elric: Stormbringer (tpb, 224 pages, Dark Horse, 1998, ISBN 1-56971-336-7)
* Oni Double Feature #6–8: "Only the End of the World Again" (adapted by P. Craig Russell, drawn by Troy Nixey, anthology, Oni Press, 1998)
** The black-and-white serial was colorized and collected as Neil Gaiman's Only the End of the World Again (tpb, 48 pages, 2000, ISBN 1-929998-09-0)
** Re-released by Dark Horse under the "Neil Gaiman Library" label as Only the End of the World Again (hc, 56 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5067-0612-6)
* A Distant Soil vol. 2 #25: "Troll Bridge" (adapted and drawn by Colleen Doran, co-feature, Image, 1998)
* Most of the recent adaptations have been published by Dark Horse (under the "Neil Gaiman Library" label starting in 2016):
** Murder Mysteries (adapted and drawn by P. Craig Russell, graphic novel, 64 pages, 2002, ISBN 1-56971-634-X)
** Creatures of the Night (two unrelated stories adapted and drawn by Michael Zulli, graphic novel, 48 pages, 2004, ISBN 1-56971-936-5)
** The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch (adapted by Todd Klein, drawn by Michael Zulli, graphic novel, 56 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-59307-667-3)
** Dark Horse Presents vol. 2 #21: "The Day the Saucers Came" (adapted and drawn by Paul Chadwick, anthology, 2013) collected in The Problem of Susan and Other Stories (hc, 80 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5067-0511-1)
** How to Talk to Girls at Parties (adapted and drawn by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá, graphic novel, 64 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-61655-955-1)
** Troll Bridge (adapted and drawn — for the second time — by Colleen Doran, graphic novel, 64 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-5067-0008-X)
** Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire (adapted and drawn by Shane Oakley, graphic novel, 48 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-5067-0140-X)
** A Study in Emerald (adapted by Rafael Albuquerque and Rafael Scavone, drawn by Albuquerque, graphic novel, 88 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5067-0393-3)
** Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories (based on the eponymous television series — adapted and drawn by Mark Buckingham, graphic novel, 80 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5067-0530-8)
** Snow, Glass, Apples (adapted and drawn by Colleen Doran, graphic novel, 64 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5067-0979-6)
** The Problem of Susan and Other Stories (two unrelated stories adapted and drawn by P. Craig Russell + one story adapted by Russell and drawn by Scott Hampton, 80 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5067-0511-1)
** Chivalry (adapted and drawn by Colleen Doran, graphic novel, 72 pages, 2022, ISBN 1-5067-1911-2)
* Shadow Show #2: "The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury" (adapted by Mort Castle, drawn by Maria Frohlich, anthology, IDW Publishing, 2014) collected in Shadow Show (tpb, 128 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-63140-267-6)
* Shock Volume 1: "Witch Work" (adapted and drawn by Michael Zulli, anthology graphic novel, 160 pages, Aftershock, 2018, ISBN 1-935002-65-1)

### Anthologies edited

| Year | Title | Co-editor(s) | Series | Publisher | ISBN |
| 1991 | Now we are Sick | Stephen Jones | | DreamHaven | 0-9630944-1-6 (Hardcover, 93 pages) |
| 1991 | Temps | Alex Stewart | Temps | Roc | 0-14-014560-5 (Softcover, 368 pages) |
| 1992 | Eurotemps | Alex Stewart | Temps | Roc | 0-14-016713-7 (Softcover, 368 pages) |
| 1992 | Villains! | Mary Gentle, Roz Kaveney | Temps | Roc | 0-14-014561-3 (Softcover, 320 pages) |
| 1992 | The Weerde, Book One | Mary Gentle, Roz Kaveney | The Weerde | Roc | 0-14-014562-1 (Softcover, 352 pages) |
| 1993 | The Weerde, Book Two | Mary Gentle, Roz Kaveney | The Weerde | Roc | 0-14-016714-5 (Softcover, 400 pages) |
| 1996 | The Sandman: Book of Dreams | Ed Kramer | | Harper Prism | 0-06-100833-8 (Hardcover, 293 pages) |
| 2010 | The Best American Comics 2010 | Jessica Abel, Matt Madden | | Houghton Mifflin | 0-547-24177-1 (Hardcover, 352 pages) |
| 2010 | Stories: All-New Tales | Al Sarrantonio | | Headline | 0-7553-3660-7 (Hardcover, 384 pages) |
| 2013 | Unnatural Creatures | Maria Dahvana Headley | | HarperCollins | 0-06-223629-6 (Hardcover, 480 pages) |

## Audio and video recordings

* Warning: Contains Language (stories and poems from Angels and Visitations — read by Gaiman, music by Dave McKean, released by DreamHaven in 1995, ISBN 0-9630944-7-5)
* Signal to Noise (CD recording of the BBC Radio 3 adaptation with full cast and music, directed by Anne Edyvean, broadcast in 1996, released by Allen Spiegel Fine Arts in 2000)
** Includes a 32-page booklet featuring a new chapter of the story subtitled "Millennium" (written by Gaiman, art by McKean)
* Live at the Aladdin (VHS recording of Gaiman's spoken word performance at the Aladdin Theater on 24 October 2000, released by CBLDF in 2001, ISBN 0-9630944-9-1)
* Two Plays for Voices (adaptations of "Snow, Glass, Apples" and "Murder Mysteries" with full cast and music — written by Gaiman, released by HarperAudio in 2002, ISBN 0-06-001256-0)
* Coraline (US edition read by Gaiman, UK edition read by Dawn French, music by The Gothic Archies — US edition released by HarperChildrensAudio in 2002, ISBN 0-06-051048-X)
* Telling Tales (five short stories and poems read by Gaiman with percussion by Robin Anders, released by DreamHaven in 2003, ISBN 1-892058-06-5)
* Speaking in Tongues (five short stories and poems read by Gaiman, released by DreamHaven in 2004, ISBN 1-892058-08-1)
* The Neil Gaiman Audio Collection (four children's stories read by Gaiman, released by HarperAudio in 2004, ISBN 0-06-073298-9)
* The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish (read by Gaiman, released by HarperChildrensAudio in 2004, ISBN 0-06-058701-6)
* Stardust (read by Gaiman, released by HarperAudio in 2006, ISBN 0-06-115392-3)
* Fragile Things (stories and poems from the eponymous collection — read by Gaiman, released by HarperAudio in 2006, ISBN 0-06-114237-9)
* Where's Neil When You Need Him? (seventeen songs based on Gaiman's work — performed by various artists, released by Dancing Ferret in 2006)
* M is for Magic (stories and poems from the eponymous collection — read by Gaiman, music by Dave McKean, released by HarperChildrensAudio in 2007, ISBN 0-06-125459-2)
* Neverwhere (The Author's Preferred Text) (based on the novel as opposed to the original television series — read by Gaiman, released by HarperAudio in 2007, ISBN 0-06-137387-7)
* The Graveyard Book (read by Gaiman, released by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2008, ISBN 0-06-137387-7)
* Odd and the Frost Giants (read by Gaiman, released by HarperChildrensAudio in 2009, ISBN 0-06-180831-8)
* The Ocean at the End of the Lane (read by Gaiman, released by HarperAudio in 2013, ISBN 0-06-226303-X)
* Fortunately, the Milk (read by Gaiman, released by HarperChildrensAudio in 2013, ISBN 0-06-233208-2)
* The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains (read by Gaiman, music by FourPlay String Quartet, released by Headline in 2014, ISBN 1-4722-2525-2)
* Trigger Warning (stories and poems from the eponymous collection — read by Gaiman, released by HarperAudio in 2015, ISBN 0-06-237368-4)
* The View from the Cheap Seats (stories and poems from the eponymous collection — read by Gaiman, released by HarperAudio in 2016, ISBN 0-06-241719-3)
* Norse Mythology (read by Gaiman, released by HarperAudio in 2017, ISBN 0-06-266363-1)
* Throughout his career, Gaiman has also contributed lyrics and songwriting to a number of releases, including:
** The Flash Girls' The Return of Pansy Smith and Violet Jones (1993), Maurice and I (1995) and Play Each Morning Wild Queen (2001)
** Alice Cooper's The Last Temptation (1994)
** Folk UnderGround's Buried Things (2003) and Get Y'er Hands Off Me Booty! (2004)
** One Ring Zero's As Smart as We are (2004)
** The MirrorMask soundtrack (2005)
** Lorraine a' Malena's Mirror, Mirror (2005)
** Olga Nunes' Maps for the Open Road (2008)
** 8in8's Nighty Night (2011)

## Screen work
### Television

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes | Ref. |
| Year | Title | Writer | Director | Executive producer | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 1996 | Neverwhere | Yes | No | No | No | Creator; writer (6 episodes) | |
| 1998 | Babylon 5 | Yes | No | No | No | Writer: "Day of the Dead" | |
| 2009 | 10 Minute Tales | Yes | Yes | No | No | Writer and director: "Statuesque" | |
| 2010 | Arthur | No | No | No | Yes | As himself. Episode: "Falafelosophy" | |
| 2011–2013 | Doctor Who | Yes | No | No | No | Writer: "The Doctor's Wife" "Nightmare in Silver" "Rain Gods" (DVD-exclusive mini-episode) | |
| 2011 | The Simpsons | No | No | No | Yes | As himself. Episode: "The Book Job" | |
| 2016 | Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories | No | No | Yes | Yes | Based on four of Gaiman's short stories. As himself | |
| 2017 | American Gods | Yes | No | Yes | No | Based on Gaiman's novel American Gods | |
| 2018 | The Big Bang Theory | No | No | No | Yes | As himself. Episode: "The Comet Polarization" | |
| 2018 | Lucifer | No | No | No | Yes | Loosely based on Gaiman's characters. Voiceover as God in episode "Once Upon a Time" | |
| 2019–2023 | Good Omens | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Based on the novel Good Omens co-written by Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. As himself in the cinema scene in episode "Saturday Morning Funtime" | |
| 2022–present | The Sandman | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Based on the Gaiman-written DC Comics series The Sandman. Voiceover as Skull Crow in "A Dream of a Thousand Cats". Co-writer: "Sleep of the Just" | |
| 2024 | Dead Boy Detectives | No | No | Yes | No | Based on Dead Boy Detectives | |
| TBA | Anansi Boys | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Based on Anansi Boys Wrote 2 episodes | |

### Film

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes | Ref. |
| Year | Title | Writer | Director | Producer | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 1997 | Princess Mononoke | Adaptation | No | No | No | Script adaptation for the Miramax English dub of the Japanese anime. | |
| 2003 | A Short Film About John Bolton | Yes | Yes | No | No | Directorial debut | |
| 2005 | MirrorMask | Yes | No | No | No | Story by Gaiman and Dave McKean, screenplay by Gaiman | |
| 2007 | Stardust | No | No | Yes | No | Based on Gaiman's novel Stardust | |
| 2007 | Beowulf | Yes | No | Executive | No | Co-written by Gaiman and Roger Avary. Based on Beowulf | |
| 2009 | Coraline | No | No | No | No | Based on Gaiman's novel Coraline | |
| 2013 | Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie | No | No | No | Yes | Animated film. Role: Albert the Manservant (voice) | |
| 2015 | The Making of a Superhero Musical | No | No | No | Yes | Short film. Role: Melvin Morel | |
| 2017 | How to Talk to Girls at Parties | No | No | Executive | No | Based on Gaiman's short story "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" | |
| 2023 | Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose | No | No | No | Yes | Voice of Gef | |

#### Publications

* MirrorMask: The Illustrated Film Script (with storyboards by Dave McKean, William Morrow and Company, 2005, ISBN 0-06-079875-0)
* Beowulf: The Script Book (co-written by Gaiman and Roger Avary, HarperEntertainment, 2007, ISBN 0-06-135016-8)

### Video games

* Wayward Manor (written by Gaiman, developed by The Odd Gentlemen, published by Moonshark, 2013)