A US writer of comics by Neil Gaiman has introduced that it has cancelled plans to publish future works by the writer who has been accused of sexual misconduct by a number of girls.
Darkish Horse Comics “takes significantly the allegations in opposition to Neil Gaiman and we’re now not publishing his works,” the corporate wrote in a assertion on X.
“Confirming that the Anansi Boys comedian sequence and picked up quantity have been cancelled,” it added. Darkish Horse Comics started publishing the Anansi Boys sequence, an adaptation of Gaiman’s 2005 novel of the identical identify, in June final yr. It was meant to be an eight-issue sequence, however has now been cancelled following the seventh difficulty, revealed 15 January.
9 girls have now accused Gaiman of sexual misconduct. On 14 January, the writer revealed a assertion on his web site saying that he had “by no means engaged in non-consensual sexual exercise with anybody”. Gaiman’s representatives didn’t reply to a request for touch upon Darkish Horse Comics’ assertion.
HarperCollins, which publishes lots of Gaiman’s books within the US together with Coraline and American Gods, informed Publishers Weekly that it doesn’t have any new books by Gaiman scheduled. WW Norton, the US writer of Gaiman’s guide Norse Mythology, mentioned that it’ll not have tasks with the writer going ahead, although didn’t say whether or not this was linked to the allegations. Marvel Comics has no new works by Gaiman in progress, based on the New York Instances.
Different publishers of Gaiman’s work – together with Bloomsbury, Penguin, Hachette, DC Comics and Titan – haven’t but made public statements about whether or not they are going to proceed to publish the writer, and didn’t reply to the Guardian’s requests for remark.
Final July, an investigation by Tortoise media reported sexual assault allegations in opposition to Gaiman by two girls. By the top of August, three additional girls had come ahead with allegations. On 13 January, Vulture revealed an investigation through which 4 additional girls accused Gaiman of assault, together with nonconsensual BDSM.
The next day, Gaiman mentioned in his assertion that he had avoided talking publicly up to now “out of respect for the individuals who had been sharing their tales and out of a want not to attract much more consideration to a number of misinformation”.
“I don’t settle for there was any abuse,” he mentioned. “A few of the horrible tales now being informed merely by no means occurred, whereas others have been so distorted from what really came about that they bear no relationship to actuality.”
A number of tv diversifications of Gaiman’s works have been cancelled or had their manufacturing paused. Prime Video’s Good Omens, based mostly on the novel by Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, will now finish with one 90-minute episode as an alternative of a full third season. In line with Deadline, Gaiman provided to step again from the present’s finale. A Disney movie adaptation of Gaiman’s 2008 younger grownup novel The Graveyard E book, which was in improvement, was additionally placed on maintain. Neither streaming service confirmed that these selections had been taken due to the allegations.
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