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Neil Gaiman
Edith:
You might also enjoy Clive Barker's Abarat books (Abarat and Days of Magic Nights of War) once you've worked your way through Gaiman. They have a similar mixture of dark and light to Anansi Boys.
Terry Pratchett's books, especially the Rincewind subseries of Discworld, are said to have comically flawed characters similar to Gaiman's, although I've only read his Tiffany Aching books so far so this is a "so I hear" recommendation, not a personal one.
guywithoutsocks:
Some people might recommend books by Dean Koontz, though I can't vouch for these. I just haven't read any yet, that's all.
I would second anything by Terry Pratchett - some of his Discworld books I like better than others, but he's a fine writer, very funny at times. His Discworld books are fantasy, I suppose - you have magic and dragons and such, but they don't take themselves too seriously. There's a good Pratchett website, the L-Space web, at http://www.lspace.org/ - it's a good resource, though it probably goes without saying that spoilers abound. I could go on and on about Pratchett, but there's probably a better thread for that somewhere else on this board.
If you haven't read Good Omens yet, please do so. It's a book co-written by Gaiman and Pratchett, a light-hearted book about the Biblical apocalypse.
Dimmukane:
Read everything Pratchett. The pages are glued to the spine with satire. Some of my favorites: The Last Hero, Sourcery, Night Watch, because they have a...darker tone. It's all happy and funny, but at the same time, still made me feel a little bit for the characters.
Utopian:
With Pratchett, I pariticularly enjoy the Discworld novels about the Ankh-Morpork Watch, too. Especially Guards! Guards!
Kaktion:
I haven't read any Pratchett yet, but I'm blaming my local library and Waldenbooks for that. But yeah, Good Omens showed me how similar the two are, when it comes to writing comedy and really, they're both just great writers. I've read, pretty much, all of Neil Gaiman's writings. As others've said, read the Sandman, it's incredible, but if you're strapped for cash, try your library. I'm lucky they had the whole thing in stock. This was my first Gaiman work, but then I went onto his novels and short stories: Neverwhere, American Gods, Fragile Things, Smoke and Mirrors, Fragile Things, etc. etc. I actually want to watch that Neverwhere series. I wonder, is it as good as the book? [What of the comic?]
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