26-01-2025
Dark Horse Comics drops Neil Gaiman amid sexual assault allegations
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Milwaukie-based publisher Dark Horse Comics announced Friday they are no longer publishing works by author Neil Gaiman in the wake of multiple sexual assault allegations against him.
Most of those allegations come from several women who say the best-selling British author assaulted them when he was living in the United States, Britain and New Zealand.
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A further detailed the allegations of assault, abuse and coercion leveled by eight women. The allegations of four of them had also been broadcast in July 2024 in a .
Gaiman has continually denied the allegations, releasing on Jan. 14 which reads, in part:
'As I read through this latest collection of accounts, there are moments I half-recognise and moments I don't, descriptions of things that happened sitting beside things that emphatically did not happen. I'm far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever.'
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Despite the denial, Dark Horse announced (formerly known as Twitter) that they take 'seriously the allegations against Neil Gaiman' and have dropped him from their distribution.
Further, a comic series in development based on his work 'Anansi Boys' has been cancelled.
KOIN 6 News has reached out to Dark Horse and reps for Neil Gaiman for further comment. This story will be updated when we hear back.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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