Neil Gaiman/Trivia


 * Neil Gaiman's short story Baywolf is a retelling of Beowulf in Baywatch decorations. In a cyberpunk setting. And the main character is a werewolf who works as private detective. And the villain is implied to be the Creature from the Black Lagoon. He got the idea when more people than is healthy thought he was doing a baywatch episode every time he spoke about the project.
 * "A Study in Emerald" has Sherlock Holmes meet the Cthulhu Mythos. The real brain-bender is that . Weirdest of all, it was completely plausible in context.
 * The story is available free of charge on his website, complete with the original artwork here (PDF)
 * Gaiman's "Snow, Glass, Apples". It's a retelling of Snow White
 * And since we're talking about Neil Gaiman, there's "The Problem of Susan", Gaiman's response to C.S Lewis' Narnia, in which Aslan and the White Witch (in a dream sequence) end up joining forces, turn on the children, and kill them all. And Aslan eats them. And then Aslan and the White Witch have sex. And the decapitated head of one of the children is forced to watch them do so. Yes, you did read that correctly.


 * Colbert Bump: He gave one to Gunnerkrigg Court.
 * Gaiman himself has also been interviewed on the Colbert Report.
 * Limited Wardrobe: Gaiman, if not actually on a red carpet, always wears black jeans (R. M. Williams black jeans, if you're interested), a black T-shirt with a black sweater if it's cold, and a black leather jacket. He claims he has very poor fashion sense and this makes it easier. In photos of him in the 80s, the T-shirt is sometimes grey.
 * Line to God: He has a pretty substantial internet presence, notably a long-running blog.
 * In addition to that, he also has a tumblr, which counts for Type B.
 * Old Shame: His first published book was a biography of Duran Duran. He was, of course, young and needed the money, but he still doesn't like to talk about it.