Neil Gaiman DROPPED By Publishers After New York Magazine Expose

[@insanogeddon]

As he supported "believe all women" we have a duty where he specifically is concerned to "believe the women" in his sphere about him.

[@Craig-j2e]

You are brilliant. Get a job at CERN. Nice! 🥳 Party on!

[@oneoflokis]

@insanogeddon Well: not if you believe in the Constitution and "innocent until proven guilty", you don't!

[@Craig-j2e]

@@insanogeddon ,👍

[@geraldmartin7703]

I'm surprised people are shocked that publishers try to protect their bottom line.

[@Craig-j2e]

Neil Gaiman needs to protect his bottom. From hot brass! ⚔️💀⚔️

[@Hedgehobbit]

The amount of bad behavior a company will tolerate is directly proportional to how much money you make them. If you stop making money, you need to stop your behavior. Jonathan Majors learned that lesson recently.

[@easter_sunday]

The problem is that no one is getting their days in court before this happens. Some random woman you don't even know could accuse you of something that happened decades ago, and destroy your life as consequence. And it would take you (or any man) years and a fortune in legal expenses just to legally clear your name. But that doesn't salvage a man's reputation.

[@oneoflokis]

​@easter_sunday That's what I think! And incidentally, genuine socialists (not "libruls") like the World Socialist Web Site, have been supporting the principle of "innocent until proven guilty" since this MeToo fraud started.

[@maxmazzotti6651]

I believe in Innocent till proven guilty and due process

[@Slitheringpeanut]

Majors got shafted. He did nothing wrong, but the Courts and the Law sides with women 90% of the time, no matter who is actually guilty.

[@Hedgehobbit]

@Slitheringpeanut That's not true. The year before the taxi incident, Majors beat the woman and sent her to a hospital. And the girl in this case was a Disney employee. This information was kept from the jury in Major's trial, but Disney knew about it which is why they fired him so quickly.

[@Vader_25]

DC is the same company that approved Batman to be graped and didn't fire Morrison for his sick grape fantasies and for plagiarizing work from Detective Comics Annual 4 and Batman: Son of the Demon.

[@DanielCasilli]

Nope

[@Vader_25]

​@@DanielCasilli What do you mean with nope?

[@KB8Killa]

Wtf

[@DanielCasilli]

@Vader_25 clearly you do not understand grant Morriston, Neil kink or half of the British invasion that saved American comics, keep your bli keys o. Kid

[@oneoflokis]

Who "graped" Batman? 😏

[@Elerad]

Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy. Go away and be forgotten, Neil.

[@oneoflokis]

But he won't. Because he's too talented. Cancel culture is entirely a bourgeois phenomenon anyway. The working classes take no notice of it, and rightly so.

[@tamerofhorses2200]

@@oneoflokis Too talented? Lmfao he's an overrated hack. No one will be talking about him in 10 years. He was propped up by his friends and ethnic brothers in the publishing industry and media, and his ship has now sailed.

[@TheLanceAdams]

​@@oneoflokisyou haven't paid attention to anything anywhere. the biggest thing to come out of this is even his own fans are openly admitting his mediocrity and plagiarism all over Tumblr and Reddit, crying as they have to

[@James-q1m7jjim]

​@@oneoflokis You sound completely out of touch with working class people. Who do you think it was that led the backlash against Budweiser? Working and lower-middle class consumers. Don't act as if working class people lack values. They are overwhelmingly socially conservative and frequently vote with their wallets.

[@James-q1m7jjim]

@@oneoflokis ​ @oneoflokis You sound completely out of touch with working class people. Who do you think it was that led the backlash against Budweiser? Working and lower-middle class consumers. Don't act as if working class people lack values. They are overwhelmingly socially conservative and frequently vote with their wallets.

[@gordons-alive4940]

Even if you accept Gaiman's version of what happened, and I'm not saying you should, it sounds to me like he took advantage of employees who were going through a tough time. I know this is a conservative channel and many of you might have a "they should have just quite" attitude towards their situations, but one woman was just divorced and had three kids to support and the nanny came from an abusive situation with her family and neither were in a good position in their lives. It's not easy, being in situations like that, with a lot of uncertainty. At the very least, Gaiman wasn't following the principles that he was preaching. As an outspoken feminist, he should know that sex with someone he has power over, like an employee who's forty years younger, is not right.

[@russellwhitfield235]

100%. A lot of the commentary on this is laced with glee as it at least outs “the woke male feminist “ as a massive hypocrite at the very least. I’m inclined to believe the allegations… especially as hush money was paid. But none of this has been proven. Ultimately, it appears that he’s a narcissistic POS pervert and very likely abuser. But I’m beginning to find the bandwagoning a little distasteful. Of course these sites will cover the news, but a lot of them are just as vicious as the wokosos. Conservatives want him cancelled ( which is ironic) . He absolutely should be , but though the denials will be vehement , many commentators are loving this situation because Gaiman is such a strident woke male feminist prick. It’s about sticking the knife into the SJWs ( who deserve it… royally), but let’s not clutch pearls and pretend that this is all about his alleged victims It’s revenge for years of shit and abuse from “the other side “

[@spaceengineer1452]

I think they have just quit. No QUITE about it...

[@jamielee7404]

Have you actually used this video to promote YOUR books?! Oh my, Neil is such an awful person, luckily here's a dude who gonna use his video on SA to promote his books. Of course, you had to call your books fantastic as well. Of course.

[@thelestrangelair]

It's why I hate self advertizement, anyone gonna say their own work is fantastic, but this bruh has advertized his books on every Neil vid. Haha. About as lacking in self awareness. Check the master pod cast, btw, if you haven't. Neil's girls are as bad as he is I feel yet they're just poor wittle women, a thing as a strong woman, makes me sick. Bella L

[@RaginCanadian-gx2zl]

He advertises them every video lmao. And it's his channel why is he not allowed to do so?

[@robertmaxey5406]

Whenever big dollars are involved, people who know better let terrible things like this slide. It has always been this way. It is sad and terrible to be sure. Thank God I am a technical writer and we tend to behave and go largely unnoticed by the general public and press. Another great video, Jon.

[@daniel8181]

Why is it every one I insist is a piece of shit ends up being exposed as a piece of shit?

[@Leon-rk4rc]

Maybe you have a good feeling with knowing people. Who is another piece of shit in your opinion who hasn't been exposed yet?

[@kiskakuznetsova503]

@Leon-rk4rc Howard Stern. If we can finally slay Gaiman and his preying on menopausal, day-drinking divorcees facing homelessness with her 3 underage daughters, we can take allll the horrific media from Stern's disgusting decades.

[@daniel8181]

@Leon-rk4rc I dunno, I've become quite insular, I only get news when it randomly pops into my feed anymore. Of who's knocking about now that I know and also give me the willies? George RR Martin, Fr. James Martin, Leo Varadkar, Jared Kushner, Netanyahu, Zelenskyy, and theres something I dont trust about Orban. I think the only ones that have a remote chance of being outed are GRRM and Leo though. James Martin is too small to be news and the others are too big. Theres a few actors that creep me out too but I cant think of them, its been about 10 years since I've seen a film made after 2000.

[@spaceengineer1452]

@Leon-rk4rc Trump, hasn't been prosecuted yet...

[@candicisco9666]

Absolutely disgusting that the publishers have protected him for so long. Apparently there were far too many enablers around this sick guy & his ex wife, Palmer, knew full well what kind of depraved person he was yet supplied him with young, vulnerable girls who were already struggling mentally & had been abused at a young age which made them even more vulnerable & easily manipulated. Palmer seems to be a willing participant in his sadism & unable to even protect their own son from his abuse. These corporations must stop the practice of protecting men who are predators. Gaiman deserves all the karma. Praying for his victims & his child. What a nightmare for them.

[@mauriziogiacomocolombo-sr3oe]

Pray for who? Bigots words frim bigots people.

[@smoore6461]

I have little doubt he IS guilty of at least some of the things he was accused of. I can't say for sure because I was not there and there has not been any official legal action taken (thought there likely never will be any official legal action taken either so there is that) where there are 9 smokes there really has to be at least one fire. The only issue I have with any of this is that there is still Innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, but since he has paid hush money and made legal threats against Tortoise media companies, I would say he has gone a long way to proving himself pretty guilty. I don't really enjoy the court of public opinion but there comes a point where one's acts become so reprehensible and so disgusting that there has to be some action taken and I think Neil is simply reaping what he has sown for a very long time.

[@DanielCasilli]

People have kinks

[@oneoflokis]

And if there IS no legal action, should ANYONE believe this scandal/gossip?

[@elijahherstal776]

If there's 9 smokes, I want to know what happened to the other 11. I'm not going to put it past Gaiman to be the guy that'd swipe over half the pack.

[@elijahherstal776]

@@oneoflokis Well, according to Neil- we should. Let's take his advice and hold him to this standard. I'm going to believe all women this time, just like he said we should do.

[@solarydays]

publishers knew of it, people who handled his projects were warned ahead to be careful with him when he comes in

[@spaceengineer1452]

Why do ppl hire ATTRACTIVE, YOUNG nannies ??!! No red flags ??!!

[@easter_sunday]

The one thing I hate about metoo allegations is that men are considered guilty (and subsequently have their lives destroyed) before even getting to court and facing their accuser(s). In Gaiman's case, many of us remember how much he endorsed this phenomenon. Oh well. What goes around comes around.

[@thibaldus3]

This. I think it couldn't happen to a more deserving guy but I do not enjoy this court of public opinion where men are being condemned before proof has been established and vultures come rushing for a quick buck (medias, women looking for compensations, etc)

[@mistaspock88]

The other thing is that he's an open degenerate, which lends immediate credibility that wouldn't be there with someone who wasn't obviously a sexual deviant.

[@oneoflokis]

Indeed.

[@oneoflokis]

​@@thibaldus3It's probably all or mostly money-based.

[@InterstellarDreams]

Even though whether or not what he did was a CRIME can be disputed, he had already admitted to lots of absolutely abominable sexual behaviors, (especially with the nanny), that were at the very least a CLEAR misuse of his power and position, and really hecking gross and despicable. Which, even if that's all there is to this, which I do not believe for one second, the stuff he has ADMITTED to is still gross and grapey I know that I don't ever want to support him again, and I don't give a frick if he's cancelled for it. Plus sure. One woman with a grudge, and perhaps a severe personality disorder, can occasionally lie, even about these things. However, when there is a clear pattern, of multiple women that did NOT know each other reporting similar patterns of behavior, independently, and we also have Amanda Palmer having witnessed what he did to the nanny, even if she's so far refused to talk to police about it..? (Which I am very disappointed in her for. But there is still other evidence, and she even wrote about it in a song! Plus the last episode of the Tortoise podcast featured a secretly RECORDED online conversation between Neil and one of his victims, in which he said insanely gross and creepy things.) It's just gotten to the point of: he doesn't need a "guilty" verdict in a trial to deserve to be cancelled. I've seen and heard MORE than enough stuff that is completely unforgivable, already! And as anti woke as I am, I still think he COMPLETELY deserves it! This is not just a case of, he's got controversial, non PC opinions. This is a man who has SEVERELY violated many women's boundaries, (be it classified as grape by the courts or not), ab using his own power and fame to do so, while clearly failing to see them as humans, WHATSOEVER! And it is very unlike, for instance, the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard case, in which it was literally the words of one woman against the words of one man. So.. that. He can cry me a river.

[@misterballista]

Gaiman is a woke ass and overrated as a writer, but still I hold to the principle of innocent until proven guilty.

[@elijahherstal776]

I believe in holding people to their own standards- and he said we should be quiet and believe all women.

[@SourGravity]

People like you don’t GAF when the man is convicted either. Apologist.

[@rutgerhauer666]

Perhaps he tripped and fell, nude upon them? And it was all a misunderstanding?

[@thelestrangelair]

I agree and his women were wrong too, the master podcast proves as much but like he was all believe all women so you know this kinda funny. Bella L

[@elijahherstal776]

@ people like you probably are more 'fetish' than 'outrage' when it comes to these things. And I'm using the term "people" loosely.

[@Pitchguest]

See, normally I would be sceptical of these accounts and would encourage the tried and true expression, "innocent until proven guilty." But Neil Gaiman once said that he believes women no matter what, and that men shouldn't close their eyes to what happens to women in this world, and that we must fight alongside them for them to be believed, to change this world for the better. Thereby ignoring the numerous men who've had their lives ruined by false accusations levelled against them by women, in a world that would rather believe women without question. Now that we know his true nature is revealed, he can eat those words and face the consequences of his actions.

[@oneoflokis]

Still no day in court though.. 😏

[@TheLanceAdams]

​@@oneoflokiswhat

[@thelestrangelair]

After watching the Master podcast I think the girls are no good and he's a perve, but yes, believe all women came back to bite him and I am here for it, LMAO. Not like women can't lie, Neil, right, Neil? Bella L

[@TheLanceAdams]

@thelestrangelair Read more than a podcast bro. Read the accounts popping up online. Read the New York Magazine article. He has been sexually deviant in front of his 4 year old son.

[@CapucineNighly]

Ah yes, forgot he's a male feminist. And we all know what those types usually are in the end. >.>;

[@joffreyiii4024]

Up until now Gaiman is only accused of deviant behavior, but is there any actual evidence? Or is he a victim of the Me Too charade?

[@thelestrangelair]

Well sort of both. He is a perve, the master podcast shows his texts, emails, even voice mails and those of his women, but they lapped it up, claimed to be uncomfortable then wrote him love letters saying they wanted more, not even kidding. Yet they aren't being held accountable for that is no safe way to act ladies and you kept returning and not telling him you did not like it, because sometimes you even said you did to the master people doing the pod cast, yet somehow now he's a bad guy? It's all nutters. I dislike that women are literally being encouraged to be this. But yeah he is nasty, and it isn't illegal if he's nasty with of age concenting which he thought he was. I think when they approached him saying they wanted money for therapy and all and he was shocked he just did it out of his stupid beliefof believe all women and did not expect them to turn on him. Said so on pod in recordings from him to them basically. Bella L

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

I'm from the UK, grew up in the 70's, teen in the 80's, twenties in the 90s, so many creators that have become fixtures and fittings of my youth have turned out to be vile predatory people. Both mainstream and alternative, I barely have the strength left in me to turn my head towards you as mutter the question "First Time" The UK laws have strong libel laws to the point that the UK courts are a go to for the rich and powerful world wide who want to indulge in lawfare to silence/bankrupt critics, A UK linked news outlet prints this, they believe they have a strong enough case they can defend it in court.

[@MintBiscuits]

Gaiman has always been a trash person and it's about time people finally realized it

[@thedarknessunderneathpodca6366]

Did he do something else, besides these sex scandals?

[@akellerhouse83]

He's a Scientologist...so that's not good. I'm always surprised by how few people know that about him.

[@thedarknessunderneathpodca6366]

@ to be fair, he claims to be an ex-scientologist, but after reading how many rape allegations there are against him now, it is hard to imagine a scenario where he is likely innocent, whether his scientologist upbringing inspired it or not.

[@AllanSavolainen]

Tad tasteless to advertise your book on this kind of video..

[@thelestrangelair]

Haha but he advertizes it everywhere!!!

[@AllanSavolainen]

@@thelestrangelair Doesn't make it any better

[@wraithreaper22]

Who the fuck cares? Ads are displayed during literally every form of media, why shouldn't he? Get over your self righteousness

[@RaginCanadian-gx2zl]

​@@AllanSavolainenit's his channel he can advertise what he likes and he does it every video. It's not tasteless youre just being oversensitive.

[@AllanSavolainen]

@ he can do what he wants, still considering the subject, it is tad in bad taste

[@cableguy209]

Tip of the noseberg

[@elijahherstal776]

Every. Single. Time. I'm shocked he hasn't pulled the Holler Cost or Auntie Sim Ittisim card.

[@paulaunger3061]

I think it’s fine that publishers waited until now to drop Gaiman. It’s only now that the details of his crimes have become properly clear. So they’re responding to categorical fact, not internet hysteria. Personally I hope every publisher drops Gaiman like a hot brick and the only way you’ll be able to buy his stuff is by collecting extant publications. He should be jailed and his career ended absolutely.

[@coffeyjjj]

these wmn all continued to work for him. not innocent. wake up.

[@chart6454]

Doesn’t matter to me. I’ll be happy to keep giving Gaiman money.

[@dominusdevacore517]

Dude it has nothing to do with money and everything to do with who he is. He's part of their circle.

[@Arnsteel634]

I want sandman tv series so bad. I can separate the author from his work

[@andyontheinternet5777]

The traditional publishing industry has lost its mind. I'm grateful you are calling them out for this kind of stuff.

[@francoisdemorcy5084]

Sick guy. Overrated books. Not a fan of this boring weird guy

[@Demiurge13]

yea never understood the appeal of his work

[@jadenova]

I'm a bit conflicted on this whole thing. As this was starting my boss at the library asked us what our favorite authors are despite what is going on I said Neil Gaiman because I like 'Neverwhere' and 'American Gods'.

[@reliableandrew]

Because you have difficulties separating his behaviour from his ‘art’.

[@planetschlock]

If DC were actually concerned about their bottom line, then why have they been putting out nothing but garbage over the past 15+ years? Oh boy, (insert new threat here) has remade the multiverse in its own image and changed everything forever, until it's defeated at the end of this shitty crossover and everything is rebooted so this can happen again for the next shitty crossover oh boy. Yawn.

[@robnhood1416]

Now the scene in Coraline where the "other" father and mother (Neil and Amanda) inviting her for dinner... just hit differently...

[@twitchingbuck7440]

The expose article detailing the horrible stuff he did also described how when Gaiman was a child, he suffered horrible abuse, legit torture by his parents etc. Not that it in any way excuses what he did, but it's one of those tragic examples of victims of abuse growing up to become abusers themselves.

[@mnirwin5112]

Ouchie ... Yes, that's sarcasm. His behaviour and actions are far more appalling than that. It certainly does say something about the publisher that's sticking with him.

[@stevenfunderburg1623]

I was unaware that DC considered Gerard Jones penned books such a liability that they have "committed" to not re publishing them. Including his Justice League stories? So does digital availability extend to "re publishing"? How about those "Day of Vengeance" stories DC published with Justiniano art?

[@charliedogg7683]

Love Gaiman's work, will keep buying and reading it.

[@Gooders478]

Gaiman was mediocre at best.

[@jetteroheller]

A depraved writer is pretty on-band, but when you hold yourself as virtuous…

[@badgerburns521]

I just read "Elric of Melniboné Volume 1" in which Neil Gaiman wrote the forward. Its was about paedophilia in schools. It was a really bad read and was shocked at the vugarity of it. Clearly the author [Michael Moorcock] had no issues as it remained inside his book as the forward. I really wish books had an age rating or content rating system!

[@namelesswhocares8648]

This reminds me of a song "It wasn't me " by shaggy 😂😂😂😂

[@brianmcguinness9642]

Companies in general are amoral.

[@dannabanana52]

This is so awful. I have loved his work for three decades, have read everything, and would say he’s my favorite living author. All those years I never heard any of the rumors of anything SA or A. What is wrong with these successful and revered artists, they get complexes.

[@elijahherstal776]

I'm not going to accuse you of having poor taste. I'm just going to assume you've not really branched out very much. I assure you, there are better artists- living or otherwise.

[@lancevance60]

@@elijahherstal776 Women of middling intelligence are the only reason Gaiman ever had such a successful career. Don't expect too much from them.

[@dannabanana52]

@ you have to understand that I found sandman at 18 years old when it came out. I’ve read tons since then, it’s been decades. I read a lot, like a lot. I can think of technically great writers. But the nostalgia and discovery feeling translated into the newer works. And I loved the camp of his books. I wanted to escape, still do. I purposefully didn’t include dead authors for a reason, they are not in the same category in my brain.

[@dapearl1463]

Absolutely well desreved and just got Stars #1 from audible.

[@RolandoRatas]

Beware of anyone who clasps their hands like that in the first still picture whilst they talk to you, it denotes that they are superior and talking to you in a condescending way almost like a preacher..

[@Awakeandalive1]

I never understand your claims about how he was incorporating his fetishes in "The Sandman" -- all the sexual degenerates in the series are presented as contemptible and pathetic.

[@obi_dean]

neil gaiman inflated his book sells just like L ron hubbard did and which is why majority of his adaptations have failed

[@mr.alaska2232]

Neil gaiman is a very talented author but a POS, that being said I will NOT be getting rid of my gaiman books but definitely will not be buying anything new

[@tommix6016]

As a writer he should be gratified at how that chapter ended.

[@Stormkrow280]

Aw Man, he’s not my favorite author but I do enjoy his stuff enough that I got the Sandman Complete collection and the audio dramas, and American Gods. What would Sir Terry Pratchett say?

[@EatWave]

So, was he the guy who locked up and abused the Muse in that old Sandman story?

[@philsophkenny]

He absolutely deserves this

[@BlackandBlessed100]

I love all Comics and don’t mind dark comics however the authors and publishers Cannot be part or involved in illegal immoral acts

[@TeensierPython]

Tried reading American gods. Didn’t like it. Never got into his book series. Good riddance

[@nordoflobsquipple3121]

Gaiman hadn't published new novels in a few years but he always had a few irons in the fire. It's seems he has been struggling lately in more ways than one. If he had a couple more bestsellers, Harper Collins might not have said anything.

[@virginiascurti5036]

Will you stop propping up your damn books and stick to actual culture news? If you think I'm going to read your stuff because we have something politically in common I got news for you. Like most readers I'm no more interested in agitprop from either side of the political aisle than the current left wing stuff. I'm sure it will be just as mediocre, dull and stilted as the stuff they turn out.

[@androod6211]

So don't buy it numbnut, and go get your 'culture news' elsewhere.

[@TheSpecsShow]

Didn't you hear him say it's really really good though?😆😆😆

[@thelestrangelair]

Thank you. LMAO. It's so annoying. So many authors plug themselves and so not good at it. Give me teaser stuff you know on a vid not about this. Bella L

[@gsparks1835]

Warren Ellis, Neil Gaiman...who's next?

[@michaelblackett8195]

This guy wrote stories for 2000ad future shocks/time twisters/shorts. If he returns to that I hope they use judgement.

[@Ghatanothoa.618]

I'm glad I'll never have to read sandman, it was always there sort of elevated like watchmen, or cerebus, bone etc. as the top examples of comics, but I could never get into it, although I did like the kelly jones imagery in the 1990's, with the big cape flapping around.

[@BeckyLStoutWriter]

Ya know, he liked one of my tweets years ago. I don't think I'm very happy about that anymore. To be fair, I was never a big fan of his. I actually think I only heard about him because of his friendship with Tori Amos, who I am a big fan of. Yeah, if you know anything about her past, I'm guessing that this is not a good time for her.

[@KatAdVictoriam]

I am waiting for her to make a statement to distance herself and denounce him. She's always claimed to champion SA survivors (and no, she was never SA'd herself, that specific song was a "what if") but here she was for over 30 years...best buddies with an absolutely disgusting predator who sought out vulnerable people... I'm really thinking she won't speak up unless the mob on X scream. Which they won't because this is still not really mainstream.

[@TheSpecsShow]

​@@KatAdVictoriam She spoke about it briefly in a recent Guardian article, and is certainly not happy (NG is her daughter's godfather!), but it wasn't the only topic covered, she doesn't say too much

[@elijahherstal776]

He was gonna make you taste the doodoo, you dodged a bullet.

[@KatAdVictoriam]

@TheSpecsShow I wouldn't expect much, at least at this point. It's messy for her, I have no doubt. But she needs to address it. She's done too much work with him. And her history with RAINN and such.

[@TheSpecsShow]

@@KatAdVictoriam Oh, I agree - if she somehow never knew, (as it's sounding more and more like NG's crimes were an open secret), she probably feels extremely manipulated. NG may have befriended her specifically because of her status as an anti-SA campaigner. With all the new info, she definitely has a reason to speak in more detail though

[@Avarn388]

It's funny because on the Fantasy reddit there are folks who were shocked and I casually mentioned how you were reporting on this years ago. Some folks got really mad and said you weren't(which I provided proof) but it goes to show that you were ultimately right. As for Gaimann, it is disappointing. I wasn't a super fan but I did like his work on American Gods and Coraline. But it goes to show how out of touch folks like Gaiman are. How their success clouds their judgement and they believe they are invincible. Especially with their personal politics. Humility and self-awareness benefits everyone. And is especially needed if you gain success/fame. It's why I still love Critical Drinker as he doesn't allow his fame to get to him.

[@TheSpecsShow]

What? Critical Drinker comes off as the most arrogant ass 🙄

[@Jbaquero98]

Reddit is a radicalization center

[@markbertenshaw3977]

​@@TheSpecsShowTrue. But he is funny as well, which can improve a lot of things.

[@solarydays]

it's not their success that clouds judgement dude. people grow up with a personality disorder, they don't switch into it midlife. if anything thinking they are invincible is what helps them become successful, you gotta step over others to end on the top

[@WolffairMoon]

Both Neil and Amanda need to see a prison cell. And let's face it - "These People" protect each other.

[@ancientonezero]

Just one small correction, Jon. DC has reprinted Gerard Jones' work, in Justice League International Omnibus #2 and 3, the latter of which was only released eight months ago.

[@ChWoe-jd3ee]

Dc owns the Sandman property 100% since day one. I have not heard that about Gerard Jones, but he hadn't created popular works, he just used existing characters. But DC can't stop publishing Sandman.

[@agatastaniak7459]

"It's a 3 book trilogy" No kidding? No I'm expecting a 5 book trilogy from you. ;-) Yeah, high in emotions may excuse such mistakes but intentionally or not looks like you have just invented a new publishing joke.

[@tonisylviamallette1601]

very sad to see this occurring~ both of my kids adored his work

[@redcat9436]

Neil adores your kids.

[@kekzilla6669]

I notice that the 1996 Amalgam title "Magneto and His Magnetic Men" is the only book excluded from the current omnibus reprinting of the Amalgam crossover series. Could it be because Gerard Jones was the writer? Anyone know?

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

“Winning winning winning!”

[@XtineJohnes]

Excellent Video! Let's get these Monsters OUT of the Arts. Sheeesh!

[@jnever9768]

DC being propped up by sandman books

[@FrogScotch19-q4y]

awwww and after he was such a staunch supporter of the 'Be Kind Brigade'

[@francisjudge]

Corporations protect their interests

[@kathleenhensley5951]

Embarrassed I've always been a DC fan, of course, I read comics decades ago as a habit and stopped when I was my teens. I still love the movies and TV shows. I wouldn't call myself a fan of Neil Gaiman but I have certainly read some of his work.

[@australiainfelix7307]

Will Gaiman go indie?

[@lancevance60]

Who would read it?

[@thelestrangelair]

Ooh good thought!

[@RaginCanadian-gx2zl]

Is there evidence other than he said she said?

[@reliableandrew]

Too late for that…he’s put himself at the mercy and in the realm of the female world now, where truth and evidence don’t matter to them…only shifting boundaries and subjective perceptions depending on how ‘she’ feels. There’s rarely any escape from this. Jian Ghomeshi was lucky…and since then women have sharpened their strategy when they go after (weak) unprincipled men.🌿🤷🏻‍♂️

[@LawrenceCaldwellAuthor]

But do we know he actually did these things?

[@solarydays]

no he just offered money and made women sign NDA's about the things he didn't do to them. makes sense

[@thelestrangelair]

The master pod cast proves a lot with texts, emails and voice mails between him and his women, but here's the thing.The women kept going back and even said they loved what was happening so how they gettin' to change their minds now is so bad. So wrong. Literally not okay.Yeah he's a skeeze perve ug, but he thought they were willing, and he can legally be a perve with of age willing fellow perves, nasty but not our business, though the nutters public apparently disagrees. It is interesting they seem to believe everyone else they are a fan of isn't a perve when I bet half are. I so dislike most people. Bella L

[@maotendoo]

He's always been an example of a manufactured "artist". His "work" has never been good, if you just market something as edgy and deep nonstop, sheep will laud it. If you repeatedly tell the public someone is great, they'll just believe. I put work in quotes bc a lot of it was just reworked and straight out plagiarized from others. Badly.

[@mantalksatfridge6811]

I haven't read his stuff, but I saw a clip of sandman, where the devil and the main guy are having a duel. So many comments about I being dark and creative, but it was a lot like kids role-playing, going "you have a sword? Well I have a magic sword", that kind of one-up roleplay kids do. I know it's just one scene, but it was lame enough to put me off his stories

[@oneoflokis]

Yeah. This "plagiarism" argument. I'm sorry, I don't buy it. All authors are inspired and influenced by earlier authors. If he has "plagiarised" someone alive, why no lawsuit about that? Cite your examples, anyway, or hold your peace!

[@maotendoo]

@@oneoflokis ​Who cares what you buy or not? Do your own research or don't.

[@TheLanceAdams]

​@@oneoflokisyou're not even looking into it. ever heard of Tanith Lee? ever wondered why Terry Prachett said he wished he'd never worked with Gaiman and called him an actor, not an author? Gaiman can write, he's just not as good as his status says. And given how little people who love him read that's actually good, that's to be expected

[@TheSpecsShow]

​@@TheLanceAdams Ooh, do you remember the source for that Pratchett quote about NG being an actor?

[@Meltyhead]

Black magic rappist facing the music.

[@davestr7031]

Hw was raised a Scientologist wasn't he?

[@Laserwulf]

Yeah, he was an active participant and his parents were high-ranking CoS officials until they were ousted by David Miscavige's new wave of CoS leadership.

[@akellerhouse83]

Yes! I feel like most people don't know that about him.

[@ObjectsInSpace]

“Woke mind virus” lol. Was about to sub too.

[@EugeneLorey]

I like some of his books. I don't care about his politics or personal life, that's not how I judge good art

[@DejanOfRadic]

It is a fair point, but with Gaiman his persona is part of his brand and world building. He reads his own audiobooks....and now that voice just sounds creepy.

[@oneoflokis]

Me neither.

[@thelestrangelair]

You rule. I feel so alone in this. I mean me and my family and few friends feel exactly the same while everyone else happily gets rid of their books to vertue signal or because they areally are so fragile that it bothers them tht much. It wasn't illegal or the law would be involved and if you watch the master pod the girls were returning eagerly, writing him love letters, their texts were shown so to me they're all messed up, yet no one is punishing them. Just who cares? Here is to a fellow normal and when I have to say that about myself, it's sad scary times, my friend! Bella L

[@oneoflokis]

@@thelestrangelair I hate virtue signalling! Cancel culture and all the rest of it! 😏

[@babynihilist4172]

His work is the biggest implied red flag. Writers always insert themselves into their characters, and while he's technically brilliant and talented, his actual characters always seemed very imbued with a superiority complex. There's multiple instances of violence against women in his work, and the "tortured writer" trope. Good for reading and entertainment, extremely bad in a real life person living amongst us.

[@thedarknessunderneathpodca6366]

And that is ridiculous. No writers don't always identify with their characters. In fact, Stephen King has no history of abusing women or kids.

[@eclecticx]

An utterly ridiculous claim that writers insert themselves into characters.

[@babynihilist4172]

@thedarknessunderneathpodca6366 he has a history of drug/alcohol abuse and bad family dynamics resulting from being abandoned by his father as a child. Many of his books revolve around these topics and it's not a hard reach to see characters who struggled like Jack Torrance, Paul Sheldon, many of his child main characters, having some of his own experiences woven into their pathology. Honestly you're being disingenuous.

[@babynihilist4172]

@eclecticx except they do? It's not autobiographical, it's a reflection upon past experiences/feelings informing character development and authenticity. I'm sorry you live in a bubble.

[@thedarknessunderneathpodca6366]

@@babynihilist4172 he had an alcohol and drug problem. He never gang banged kids, or committed any sexually deviant behavior as is described in some of his books. His son Joe Hill seemed well adjusted and idealizes his dad. King was actually, minus his drug and alcohol problem, an excellent dad.

[@xaxzander4633]

Who is this?

[@jcam42]

Because of his behavior, his books are being cancelled. That is profound.

[@thelestrangelair]

1984. Really businesses and fans should not be able to police someone leave it to the cops.

[@philsophkenny]

😮

[@thelestrangelair]

I do not feel companies should legally be able to police someone if they are not doing anything illegal. He is being held accountable but no accountability for the girls who decided to play with himthen later decided oops. They decided and if you don't believe that watch the master podcast, they knew what they were doing. Yes he is a perve and those girls aren't any better, making all women look like vapid fools. Thanks me too. Bella L

[@haydenbrewer787]

He’s the only mainstream writer who deserves to be cancelled. Does anyone agree with me?

[@Funfan24]

Yes I do.

[@jamesgreen1166]

Stephen king is the literary victor salva

[@elijahherstal776]

Stephen King. Why? I just don't like him. And honestly, you can't convince me he deserves even 5% of the hype his books get, they're basically on par with Goosebumps.

[@jackdavinci]

No

[@jamesgreen1166]

@elijahherstal776 That fucking scene in it chapter 27

[@CurtisJeffries-cd5vu]

suuuuuuurprise

[@tiffanylamb1187]

He should be kicked off all the publishing platforms. There must be consequences for your actions, which isn't very popular among the world today.

[@thelestrangelair]

But isn't that what the law is for?Why do you think the law has nothing, because those girls chose. I mean yes he's a perve but so are lots of people you read and watch, you just don't know about it. That's my problem with this entire rubbish mess, the pretending everyone else is a saint. Nope. Bella L

[@redcat9436]

If you don't like him then don't buy his books.

[@desertquill1939]

Years ago I watched a long form interview with Gaiman. I can't recall exactly what it was, but something about him creeped me out so much that I got rid of his books. Couldn't stand the thought of anything to do with him being in my home. Wasn't even a little surprised when this stuff started coming out about him.

[@franklincarroll6772]

Reprints aren't about "buying it again." It is about making the work available to new readers. What is wrong with your brain? Terrible channel.

[@mayalunics4740]

How to ruin a great career.....

[@DayNurse80]

I’ve always found Neal’s stories repetitive beyond his world building. If you look past names it’s all the same male protagonist. A middle management fool who stumbles his way around the story surrounded by much more interesting characters. And his main female support role is the same, always out of the hero’s league and capable, but charmed by the mediocrity of his male lead. The exceptions to this are Fat Charlie, who is almost the same character but more fleshed out due to the duality of his nature which leads me to believe he had help with this novel. It’s so incredibly repetitive that I know for a fact Pratchett wrote almost everything in Good Omens except Anathema Device and Newton Pulsifer. They’re Neal’s boring male/female characters from every book he writes, there to drag Pratchett’s regular brilliant humor down with another repetitious woman dragging along male mediocrity to his heroic end. So many better characters to read about, why waste more time with Neal’s crappy self insert male characters, vomited all over his book pages. He’s been telling us he’s mediocre, and the women in his life do all the heaving lifting for him for years at this point. Read Pratchett instead, he’s more than worth it.

[@mauriziogiacomocolombo-sr3oe]

Gaiman is still a genius. What he do in private don't mind to me. No death. No rapes. You are a bunch of ipocrits people. He is a genius. You not. It's only envy of famous.

[@ashleygriffin]

I have two bestselling novels I'd love to share - "Blank Paige" and "The Spindle" by Ashley Griffin. Sort of Gaiman meets Maguire meets Morgenstern. There are book trailers on my channel. So horrified by what's happening!

[@thelestrangelair]

Are you plugging because this guy did, which is so funny if so and if not, wtf? LOL. Bella L

[@ashleygriffin]

@@thelestrangelair In the video there was a comment about looking for books in place of Gaiman's and I thought why not offer a suggestion lol

[@MrKoffeeTea]

Guilty till proven innocent. ~Every KZbinr

[@Funfan24]

Well he needs to be held by his standards.

[@MrKoffeeTea]

​@@Funfan24Everyone should, but hypocrites will hypocrite.

[@thelestrangelair]

I know right? LMAO

[@zimtage1744]

Ah yes, the old nine women from ten years ago grift. We'll see how well that holds up once the texts are released.

[@thelestrangelair]

The texts are on the master pod cast, the girls were down, yet somehow now realizing crap and changing their minds is okay? Really? Because women are that weak or what? As a woman I find that offensive to the extreme and let me say I am rarely offended. He is a raging perve, but they acted down, gladly took the perks of dealing with him, and being a perve with willing fellow perves is legal. How is this okay to trash someone's life if they did nothing illegal? Bella L

[@Clairejart]

‘Woke mind virus”? Really? I agree that he’s a monster but that’s a little over the top. Come on.

[@KingMob.]

Listen. If the sex is consensual and not coercive... It is no one's business.

[@TheSpecsShow]

Clearly you're the one not listening. The nanny was literally saying "No, no, no" while NG did that shit

[@batwytch]

I think you need to read the in-depth article.

[@arsenikkimyrkytys]

Gaiman can't decide it is for both parties, though, can he

[@lancevance60]

Lol. He won't go to jail, but nobody's obligated to publish or read the pervert's shitty books.

[@solarydays]

yeah that's what people say who don't take no. in their head it was a yes

[@Ryan-pi4go]

I am not commenting on Gaiman's abuse accusations. I'm not saying they're true or false. He wrote a good book on Norse mythology.

[@OldTimer16s]

True

[@thelestrangelair]

Thank you and that book is still good. So dumb people trashing the work and pretending half the people they support aren't secret perves. If they don't see articles it's okay? Yeah. Whatever. The master podcast proved his girls went back, ate it up and now flipping the script just wow that this is allowed. I love American gods!!! Bella L

[@Ryan-pi4go]

@thelestrangelair I wouldn't know who Gaiman was if it weren't for that book. I physically picked it up, it was in one of those mini free libraries on the street. I knew very little about the Norse Gods. I wasn't sure what to expect from the book.

[@ritwik1410]

"gaiman takes a massive L" ok bro

[@TheLanceAdams]

Gaiman used butter when the gay nanny said no it's too dry and hurts. I think you need to go back to 2021

[@kekzilla6669]

@@TheLanceAdams *Allegedly* used butter. It may have been Parkay. 🙄

[@noobparty4282]

the name checks out

[@lilycurr]

Dude seriously...Gaiman is a creep, but did he refuse to read your work or something in the past? All these constant videos and then you're referring to his victims as 'dumb' in a recent video. Predators are awful, but so are creeps who grift off them just to sell terrible books. At the very very least, Gaiman was a good writer. You suck sir.