Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Newbery Medal-winning The Graveyard Book and Coraline , the basis for the hit movie.

Gaiman's ability to anthropomorph concepts like dreaming or death are amazing and strangely apropos. In this, he was encouraged by his editor, Karen Berger, who seems not only to have given him an amazing amount of freedom but positively demanded that he take it and run with it wherever the fancy took him. I've loved books since early childhood, seeing them as entranceways to other worlds of wonder and imagination. In an afterword to one of the later volumes, Neil Gaiman admits that he began work on the Sandman as a regular gig that would bring in a monthly pay cheque. Some parts of it, especially near the beginning , seem to be of a Gothic horror nature ,yet, in the middle part of the volume there is a shift towards a fantasy based romp through a dreamworld.If you're unfamiliar with the series, but fortunate enough to find a copy of this book at your local library, relish the opportunity, and check it out with all due haste. Note on Bonus Content: Detailed list of the bonus content collected in each volume of the Absolute Editions can be found in the "What is in .

So, in short (TL: DR;) - if you're looking to read the Sandman series, you should look no further than the absolute editions. I read the first issue of The Sandman to see if I liked it, and then I did something wonderfully reckless and self-indulgent. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. A gorgeous leather bound collectable, especially now that the Netflix series has become Number 1 with viewers.Sam Kieth; Mike Dringenberg; Charles Vess; Michael Zulli; Kelley Jones; Chris Bachalo; Malcolm Jones; Danny Vozzo; Colleen Doran (illustrator). This issue is the only comic book ever to have won the prestigious World Fantasy Award for a short work of fiction. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

The extras are fantastic, especially the full script of Midsummer's Night Dream laid out alongside Charles Vess's initial rough drawings. I know each volume contains something extra that the ten standard collections do not, so this is surely the ultimate treasure for any fan of The Endless. Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Charles Vess, Michael Zulli, Kelley Jones, Chris Bachalo, Malcolm Jones, Danny Vozzo, Colleen Doran (illustrator). Pros: Oversized hardcover (Same trim size as Omnibus edition) - Some scripts and art galleries reprinted from the Absolute editions - New wraparound cover art by Michael Wm. The thick, sturdy slip case, bearing beautiful Dave McKean designs front and back, looks as though it'll last a lifetime.Speaking of artists, it's impossible to talk about the Sandman series for long without mentioning Dave McKean. The Doll's House" does a good job of merging almost standalone stories into a cohesive whole and also starts to open up the universe of the Sandman beyond its horror beginnings [9/10]. Absolute Sandman Volume 1 contains the first twenty issues as well as many, many pages of wonderful miscellany. It was and will be the only comic book to have won that award as rules were changed to prevent comic books from winning thereafter. The collected edition of the Sandman series have been reprinted countless time and in a myriad of languages, but this absolute edition contains the stories from the first three trade collections and a plethora of extras.

Not one naked woman has unnaturally huge breasts or hips, the shapes are there just enough to understand the image but they aren't sexualized at all. The Absolute Sandman, Volume One reprints issues 1-20 of The Sandman, and features all-new coloring on issues 1-18, commissioned especially for this edition. They keep Dream locked up for decades eventually the original man dies leaving Dream in the hands of his son and the cult devolves into just an excuse to get laid and the members don't even really believe in the occult. Za cijelo vrijeme citanja i upijanja ilustracija motala mi se po glavi misao "napravljen je za mene". This brings us back to Karen Berger, since I'm assuming she was largely responsible for teaming Gaiman up with the various artists who bring his stories to life on the page.

These stories still have the power to captivate, and I make it my business to enjoy them once a year or so. The Sandman and his siblings are embodiments of the dark forces of nature----death, destiny, and other dismaying elementals. The stories showed that he can be selfless and objective, and the stories showed that he can also be selfish and cruel. For the most part, it's straightforward to figure out, as the contents page gives the original numbers, while the copyright page of the other volumes will tell you which issues they collect. He used this short tales to build the backstory of Morpheus and how he has interacted with history and legend throughout the eons.