''Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days'' is a
1999
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compilation of new and previously released comics stories written by British author
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series ''The Sandman (comic book), The Sandma ...
, and published by the
Vertigo
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imprint of American company
DC Comics
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.
Background
Due to Gaiman's increased popularity resulting from his series ''
The Sandman'', DC chose to collect some of his earliest and hardest-to-find work in a single volume. Included is his previously unpublished "tryout" story for DC editor
Karen Berger
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. The story, "Jack in the Green", was illustrated by
Stephen R. Bissette and
John Totleben
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Biography
After studying art at Tech Memorial in Erie, Totleben attended The Kubert School for one year. He then spent several years working ...
, colored by
Tatjana Wood
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, and lettered by
John Costanza
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, the same team that collaborated on much of
Alan Moore
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's run on ''
Swamp Thing
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''.
Other stories in the collection include:
* "Hold Me", a
John Constantine
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tale with art by frequent Gaiman collaborator
Dave McKean
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, originally published as ''
Hellblazer
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'' #27
* "Brothers", a
Swamp Thing
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story in which, however, this character does not appear (the protagonist being
Brother Power the Geek
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The concept behind Brother Power was derived heavily from Mary Shelley's ''F ...
), with art by
Richard Piers Rayner, Mike Hoffman, and Kim DeMulder, originally published as ''Swamp Thing Annual'' #5
* "Shaggy God Stories", a post-''
Millennium
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''
Floronic Man
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story with art by
Mike Mignola
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, also from ''Swamp Thing Annual'' #5
* "Sandman Midnight Theatre", the one and only meeting between the
Golden Age Sandman and the
Sandman
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The San ...
of the
Endless, originally published as the ''
Sandman Midnight Theatre''
one-shot
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, co-written by
Matt Wagner
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Matt Wagner's childhood was spe ...
(plot) and
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series ''The Sandman (comic book), The Sandma ...
(plot/script), with painted art by
Teddy Kristiansen
Teddy Kristiansen (born 29 July 1964) is a Danish comic book artist, known for his work in mystery, horror, and dark, suspense-filled comics. He drew one chapter of " The Kindly Ones" story arc in Neil Gaiman's '' The Sandman'' series. In 2005, ...
The expanded "Deluxe Edition" published in 2012 also includes the framing sequence from ''
Welcome Back to the House of Mystery'' #1, illustrated by
Sergio Aragones
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1999 comics debuts
Comics by Neil Gaiman
Vertigo Comics titles
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