“Fat” Charlie Nancy leads a boring life as a boring Londoner, until he discovers two things: That his recently deceased father was, in fact, Anansi the Spider, the trickster god of African folklore, and that he has a twin brother he’s never met.

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Reeling from the knowledge bomb that his father was a trickster god, Fat Charlie returns to his life: the impending wedding to Rosie, his fiancée, and his job working for the completely unfulfilling Grahame Coats Agency. But not before he learns how …

It’s time for Fat Charlie and his long-lost brother Spider to mourn the death of their father, Anansi, the god of stories. And in true dearly departed deity fashion, that means an epic night of wine, women and song—a night which will push Fat Charlie to the brink... • Eight issue series.

Jan 25, 2025 · Dark Horse Comics canceled plans to publish the final issue of Neil Gaiman’s 'Anansi Boys' after the latest allegations of sexual assault against him.

Jan 24, 2025 · A week after Vulture ‘s investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct by Neil Gaiman, Marc Bernardin, the writer of the Dark Horse series based on the author’s prose novel Anansi Boys, announced on social media that the comic’s seventh issue will be its last, and that the book will not be collected in hardcover.

It’s time for Fat Charlie and his long-lost brother Spider to mourn the death of their father, Anansi, the god of stories. And in true dearly departed deity fashion, that means an epic night of wine, women and song—a night which will push Fat Charlie to the brink... • Eight issue series.

Jan 24, 2025 · Dark Horse Comics has officially cancelled Anansi Boys, their comic based on the Neil Gaiman book of the same title, following a bombshell report about allegations of sexual abuse and harassment levelled against the best-selling writer.

And now, Dark Horse Comics has announced that they have dropped Neil Gaiman, and that a comic book adaptation of Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys has been canceled. "Dark Horse takes seriously the ...

Jun 26, 2024 · Browse issues from the comic book series, Anansi Boys, from Dark Horse Comics. New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman joins forces with Eisner nominated Adora writer Marc Bernardin...