SOURCE: Gaiman, Neil, and Joseph McCabe. “Hanging Out with the Dream King: Neil Gaiman on Comics and Collaborating.” Science Fiction Chronicle 24, no. 10 (October 2002): 42-6.

In the following interview, Gaiman discusses the process of collaborating with other artists and writers on his graphic novels and illustrated novels.

[McCabe]: I'd like to talk a little bit about your collaborations. You've worked with numerous individuals over the years, and the breadth of your collaborations is very impressive: artists, writers, musicians, and even, with the film Princess Mononoke, animator Hayao Miyazaki. I'd like to begin by just naming some of your collaborators, and getting your thoughts on working with them. Let's begin with some of the artists you worked with on The Sandman, starting with Dave McKean, who did the cover of every issue of the comic.

[Gaiman]: Well, Dave was one of my first collaborators, and he's still the one who...