Mike Carey, having started his American comics career with Caliber Comics in the mid-1990s catapulted to prominence in March 1999 with the first issue of his "Sandman" spin-off miniseries "Sandman Presents: Lucifer", which would lead to an ongoing series a year later and considerable praise and projects for Carey. A second Sandman miniseries, "" (2000), soon followed, before the June 2000 debut of "Lucifer". Neil Gaiman's preferred Sandman spin-off had not had an easy time being published, due to its title and main character, but Carey was able to helm it for a Sandman-equalling 75 issues (and a 2002 one-shot: "Nirvana") for 6 years. During this time, Carey also wrote the hardcover OGN "Sandman Presents: The Furies" (2002), over 40 issues of "Hellblazer" between 2002 and 2006 and a 2005 Hellblazer original graphic novel, "All His Engines". He also wrote a non-Sandman miniseries, "My Faith in Frankie" (2004), the comicbook adaptation of "Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere" (2005–6) and the OGN "God Save the Queen" (2007). In 2007 he launched the ongoing series "Crossing Midnight" (2007–8) and the miniseries "Faker" (2007–8).