NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 One of Neil Gaiman's publishers has dropped him as the British author faces multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment. And his name is not on the website of the agency which has for years handled his speaking appearances.
announced on X last weekend that it would no longer release its illustrated series based on Gaiman's novel, 鈥淎nansi Boys.鈥 The seventh of eight planned editions came out earlier this month.
鈥淒ark Horse takes seriously the allegations against Neil Gaiman and we are no longer publishing his works,鈥 reads the statement from Dark Horse, which still includes Gaiman's books on its website.
Allegations against Gaiman, known for such bestsellers as 鈥淐oraline鈥 and 鈥淭he Sandman鈥 series, first emerged last summer on a Tortoise Media podcast. After a lengthy New York Magazine article in January included allegations from eight women of assault, abuse and coercion, Gaiman responded with a blog post, .
鈥淟ike most of us, I鈥檓 learning, and I鈥檓 trying to do the work needed, and I know that that鈥檚 not an overnight process,鈥 he wrote. 鈥淎t the same time, as I reflect on my past 鈥 and as I re-review everything that actually happened as opposed to what is being alleged 鈥 I don鈥檛 accept there was any abuse.鈥
Gaiman鈥檚 office and his literary agent did not immediately respond to requests for comment Monday.
Gaiman has worked with numerous publishers over the years. Two of them, HarperCollins and W.W. Norton, have said they have no plans to release his books in the future. Others, including Bloomsbury, have so far declined comment.
Gaiman still lists the Stephen Barclay Agency on as a contact for personal appearances, but his name doesn't appear on the Barclay did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Disney has paused a planned adaptation of Gaiman's 鈥淭he Graveyard Book," while Netflix is still scheduled to release a second season based on 鈥淭he Sandman.鈥
