All All. Sign In. The author denies wrongdoing. Gaiman has been contacted for comment. Gaiman has also been repped by CAA , who have been contacted. After careful consideration, we feel it would be impossible to continue in the context of the allegations against its original author. In a statement, organizers said they would not continue with the adaptation, citing the claims against Gaiman from a total of nine women.
Gaiman has denied sexual misconduct. The allegations against Gaiman include nonconsensual Bdsm. New York magazine carried further allegations earlier this month. Last year, fantasy author Neil Gaiman was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women. Since then, more details about the cases have come out.
Although Gaiman has denied any wrongdoing, it's stomach-turning stuff, and we've seen studios either cancel or cut back on planned adaptations of his work. Netflix canceled Dead Boy Detectives , which is based on a story that originally appeared in Gaiman's The Sandman comic series. Good Omens , based on the book Gaiman wrote with Terry Pratchett , will finish with one final, minute episode instead of a whole third season as planned.
Disney has paused an adaptation of Gaiman's novel The Graveyard Book. And now, Dark Horse Comics has announced that they have dropped Neil Gaiman, and that a comic book adaptation of Gaiman's novel Anansi Boys has been canceled. See full article at Winter Is Coming. See full article at Rollingstone. The publishing house cited the recent allegations of sexual abuse against Neil Gaiman as their reason behind the decision on Friday.
New York Magazine published a cover story earlier this month detailing new claims of sexual assault and abuse from eight women. The report came several months after the July podcast Master, which reported on earlier graphic accusations by five women, four of which were among those cited by New York Mag. Dark Horse Comics has dropped Neil Gaiman , cancelling his Anansi Boys comic series, in the wake of sexual assault allegations brought against the author.
