English writer, Neil Gaiman has an estimated net worth of around $18 million. Considering that he has been a successful comic book writer, screenwriter, and director for a good number of years, it is understandable that he has been able to rake in a great amount of wealth over the years.
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He was born in November 1960. He once shared that he was influenced by C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkein, Lewis Carroll, Mary Shelley, Rudyard Kipling, and more.
At age 19, he got into contact with his favorite science fiction writer, R. A. Lafferty whom he first discovered when he was just 9 years old. Lafferty sent him an informative letter along with literacy advice.
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Gaiman became friends with comic book writer, Alan Moore who also trained him on how to write comic scripts. He started writing his own comic books and picked up Miracleman after his dear friend finished his run on the series.
He also wrote three graphic novels with Dave McKean, his long-time friend. The novels are Violent Cases, Signal to Noise, and The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch.
He was hired by DC Comics in February 1987 and wrote the limited series, Black Orchid. He also wrote The Sandman – a comic story that tells the tale of ageless, anthropomorphic personification of Dream that is known by several names including Morpheus.
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