Neil Gaiman is the most critically acclaimed comics writer of the 1990s and is the author of numerous books and graphic novels. He is the New York Times No. 1 bestselling author of American Gods and Anansi Boys, and won critical acclaim for his first feature film, Mirrormask, with long-time collaborator Dave McKean. His current project is a big-screen version of his comic Death: The High Cost of Living, and his illustrated novel Stardust was recently filmed by director Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake).