''Angels and Visitations'' is a collection of short fiction and nonfiction by
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series ''The Sandman (comic book), The Sandma ...
. It was first published in the United States in 1993 by DreamHaven Books. It is illustrated by
Steve Bissette
Stephen R. Bissette (; born March 14, 1955) is an American comic book artist and publisher with a focus on the horror genre. He worked with writer Alan Moore and inker John Totleben on the DC Comics series ''Swamp Thing'' in the 1980s.
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, Randy Broecker,
Dave McKean
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,
P. Craig Russell, Jill Carla Schwarz,
Bill Sienkiewicz
Boleslav William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz ( ; ; born May 3, 1958) is an American artist known for his work in comic books—particularly for Marvel Comics' ''The New Mutants (comic book), The New Mutants'', ''Moon Knight,'' and ''Elektra: Assassi ...
,
Charles Vess
Charles Vess (born June 10, 1951) is an American fantasy artist and comics artist who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. His influences include British "Golden Age" book illustrator Arthur Rackham, Czech Art Nouveau p ...
and
Michael Zulli
Michael Zulli (December 20, 1952 – July 8, 2024) was an American artist known for his work as an animal and wildlife illustrator and as a comic book illustrator. Best known for his work on the Sandman.
Career
Michael Zulli's career in the c ...
.
Many of the stories in this book are reprints from other sources, such as
magazine
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s and
anthologies
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.
Contents
# The Song of the Audience
# Chivalry
# Nicholas Was...
# Babycakes
# Troll-Bridge
# Vampire Sestina
# Webs
# Six to Six
# A Prologue
# Foreign Parts
# Cold Colours
# Luther's Villanelle
# Mouse
# Gumshoe
# The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds
# Virus
# Looking for the Girl
# Post-Mortem on Our Love
# Being an Experiment Upon Strictly Scientific Lines
#
We Can Get Them for You Wholesale
# The Mystery of Father Brown
#
Murder Mysteries
"Murder Mysteries" is a fantasy short story by Neil Gaiman first published in the 1992 anthology ''Midnight Graffiti'' and later collected in his short story collection, collections ''Angels and Visitations'' and ''Smoke and Mirrors (story colle ...
External links
The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds
1993 short story collections
American short story collections
Short story collections by Neil Gaiman
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