Vess also contributed a story to the Fables OGN 1001 Nights of Snowfall, illustrated a Books of Magic cover and produced an issue of The Dreaming ( 2000 ).

Between 1997 and 1998 the collaboration between Vess and Gaiman continued in the four-part series Stardust, a prose novella to which Vess contributed 175 paintings.

Also, The Sandman and its spin-offs have won 26 Eisner Awards, including three for Best Continuing Series, one for Best Short Story, four for Best Writer ( Neil Gaiman ), seven for Best Lettering ( Todd Klein ), and two for Best Penciller / Inker ( one each for Charles Vess and P. Craig Russell ).

Vess ' work can also be seen in the two Shakespeare adaptations in the pages of The Sandman, the first of which ( pre-Vertigo ) won the comic and duo the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story, and the last of which was also the final-75th-issue of the series.

Gaiman and Vess originally intended the story to be released complete, as a single book, which would better reproduce the painted illustrations of Vess and be a " story book " for all ages, and a release in this format was made in 1998.

In 1999, Charles Vess ' Green Man Press produced a portfolio as a benefit for Charles Vess ' wife Karen, injured in a car accident, titled A Fall of Stardust, which contained two chapbooks and a series of art plates.

In 1999, the Mythopoeic Society awarded Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature for Stardust.

After Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess won the 1991 Short Fiction award in 1991 — for the " A Midsummer Night's Dream " issue of The Sandman — comics were restricted to the Special Award: Professional category.

After Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess won the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction in 1991 — for the " A Midsummer Night's Dream " issue of The Sandman — comics were restricted to this category.

Vess has won several awards for his illustrations.

Vess ' cover for Web of Spider-Man # 1 ( April 1985 ) featuring Spider-Man in his black costume.

It also received a Mythopoeic Award, and Vess was given the 1999 World Fantasy Award for Best Artist for his work on the series.

In 2004 Vess also did both a color cover and front page illustration and additional black and white interior illustrations for a 20th anniversary ( signed, limited ) edition of Moonheart, by de Lint ( Subterranean Press ).

* World Fantasy Award: Best short story, 1991 for Sandman # 19, by Neil Gaiman and Vess.

* Will Eisner Comics Industry Award: Best Single Issue, 1991 for Concrete Celebrates Earth Day, by Paul Chadwick, Vess, and Jean " Moebius " Giraud

* Mythic Fiction series, with Ellen Datlow, illustrated by Charles Vess ( for Young Adult readers ):

She first appeared in The Sandman # 19 ( September 1990 ), and was created by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess.

By the late 1980s Vess had found a niche in the world of fantasy comic art with publications such as The Raven Banner: A Tale of Asgard written by Alan Zelenetz and published by Marvel Comics in 1985, The Book of Night, published by Dark Horse Comics in 1987, and The Warriors Three Saga, Marvel Fanfare # 34-37, 1987-88.

* Tam-Lin, a Closet drama written by Elaine Lee and illustrated by Charles Vess, in The Book of Ballads and Sagas, Vess's collection of adaptations of traditional songs, mostly into comics form.

Written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Michael Zulli, Jon J. Muth and Charles Vess, and lettered by Todd Klein.

Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess ' Stardust was released by Vertigo as a heavily illustrated novel, rather than a regular comic, and Vertigo has also experimented with the dimensions of their OGNs, releasing several that are of a non-comic-book-standard size, including Dave Gibbons ' The Originals and Mat Johnson's Incognegro ( which also featured somewhat experimental artwork, namely art-by Warren Pleece-that was fully black and white, with no " halftones or grays ").

The artwork of Charles Vess has infrequently but notably accompanied the words of Neil Gaiman on Vertigo projects, including the 4-issue Stardust ( 1997-8 ) miniseries, later reprinted as an illustrated hardcover book.

Art plates were illustrated by William Stout, Mike Mignola, Terri Windling, Bryan Talbot, Jill Thompson, Paul Chadwick, P. Craig Russell, Mark Crilley, Elizabeth Johns, Michael Zulli, Robin Mullins, Lisa Snellings, Terry Moore, Tony DiTerlizzi, Linda Medley, Lorenzo Mattotti, Zander Cannon, Dave McKean, Jeff Smith, Trina Robbins & Steve Leialoha, Gary Gianni, Janine Johnston, Stan Sakai, Michael Kaluta, Moebius, Rebecca Guay, Geof Darrow, Brian Froud and Charles Vess.

The comic was to be written by Peter Gross and illustrated by Charles Vess, set during Tim's stay at one of the Inns Between the Worlds.

It is illustrated by Steve Bissette, Randy Broecker, Dave McKean, P. Craig Russell, Jill Carla Schwarz, Bill Sienkiewicz, Charles Vess, and Michael Zulli.

This edition, illustrated by Charles Vess, was released in the summer of 2006.

One notable publication from this early period was The Horns of Elfland ( ISBN 0-915822-25-3 ) published by Archival Press in 1977, which Vess wrote and illustrated.

In this series Vess illustrated adaptations of traditional Scottish and English ballads written by a variety of contributors, including Emma Bull, Charles de Lint, Neil Gaiman, Sharyn McCrumb, Jeff Smith, and Jane Yolen.

Vess has illustrated a series of anthologies edited by Terri Windling and Ellen Datlow, published by Viking.

* Tam Lin in the graphic novel series Ballads and Sagas edited by Charles Vess

Beginning in 1995 Vess self-published a biannual series of comics entitled The Book of Ballads and Sagas through his Green Man Press.

The 2007 film adaptation of Stardust credits Vess prominently.

Stardust was originally conceived by Gaiman and Vess as a " story book with pictures ," created by both, to be published by DC Comics.

It is usually published as a novel with illustrations by Charles Vess.

Ragtime banjo by Vess L. Ossman Columbia Records, 1910

It also has reproductions of the comic book covers and many sketches by Vess.

The trade paperback has a very different cover design and illustrations by Vess, and has subsequently been reprinted with another different cover design.

* In Book III: The Land of Summer's Twilight ( artwork by Charles Vess ) he visits Faerie, Gemworld, Skartaris, King Arthur's Camelot, Hell, and the other mysical realms with Doctor Occult ;

Vim discs include issues of ragtime banjo music recorded by Vess L. Ossman.

* 1999-Stardust by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess

She also scripted Prince Valiant, which was plotted by Charles Vess and drawn by John Ridgeway.