The Sandman

Format:

Book

Title:

The Sandman

Author:

Gaiman, Neil author

ISBN:

9781563890116

9781563892271

9780930289591

9781563892257

9781401229351

9781563890161

9781563892264

9781417686131

9781563890352

9781563890413

9781563890895

9781563890932

9781563891052

9781563891069

9781563891373

9781563891380

9781563891700

9781563891717

9781563892042

9781563892059

9781563892875

9781563892790

Publication:

New York : Vertigo/DC Comics, [1991]-[1997]

Physical Description:

10 volumes : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Series title(s):

Sandman library.

General Note:

Originally published in single magazine format as The Sandman (1989) #1-75.

Contents:

v. 1. Preludes and Nocturnes [#1-7] -- v. 2. The Doll's House [#8-16] -- v. 3. Dream Country [#17-20] -- v. 4. Season of Mists [#21-28] -- v. 5. A Game of You [#32-37] -- v. 6. Fables and Reflections [#29-31, 38-40, 50], Sandman Special, and Vertigo Preview -- v. 7. Brief Lives [#41-49] -- v. 8. World's End [#51-56] -- v. 9. The Kindly Ones [#57-69], Vertigo Jam 1 -- v. 10. The Wake [#70-75].

Summary:

An occultist attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother, Dream, instead. After his 70 year imprisonment and eventual escape, Dream, a.k.a. The Sandman, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. Author Neil Gaiman creates an unforgettable tale of the forces that exist beyond life and death by weaving ancient mythology, folklore and fairy tales with his own distinct narrative vision.

Personal Subject:

Sandman (Fictitious character from Gaiman)-Comic books, strips, etc.

Subject(s):

Dreams -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

United States.

Genre:

Horror comic books, strips, etc.

Fantasy comic books, strips, etc.

horror comics.

Comics (Graphic works)

Added Author:

Doran, Colleen, 1963-

Vess, Charles

McKean, Dave

Added Uniform Title:

Sandman (Comic strip)

Added Title:

Preludes & nocturnes.

Doll's house.

Dream country.

Season of mists.

Game for you.

Fables and reflections.

Brief lives.

World's end.

Kindly ones.

Wake.

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Summary

Written by Neil Gaiman; Art by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, and Malcolm Jones, III; Painted Cover by Dave McKean A wizard attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. Fearful for his safety, the wizard kept him imprisoned in a glass bottle for decades. After his escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. On the way, Morpheus encounters Lucifer and demons from Hell, the Justice League, and John Constantine, the Hellblazer. This book also includes the story "The Sound of Her Wings" which introduces us to the pragmatic and perky goth girl, Death.

Author Notes

Neil Gaiman was born in Portchester, England on November 10, 1960. He worked as a journalist and freelance writer for a time, before deciding to try his hand at comic books. Some of his work has appeared in publications such as Time Out, The Sunday Times, Punch, and The Observer. His first comic endeavor was the graphic novel series The Sandman. The series has won every major industry award including nine Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, three Harvey Awards, and the 1991 World Fantasy Award for best short story, making it the first comic ever to win a literary award.

He writes both children and adult books. His adult books include The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which won a British National Book Awards, and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel for 2014; Stardust, which won the Mythopoeic Award as best novel for adults in 1999; American Gods, which won the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, SFX, and Locus awards; Anansi Boys; Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances; and The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction, which is a New York Times Bestseller. His children's books include The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish; Coraline, which won the Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla, the BSFA, the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Bram Stoker awards; The Wolves in the Walls; Odd and the Frost Giants; The Graveyard Book, which won the Newbery Award in 2009 and The Sandman: Overture which won the 2016 Hugo Awards Best Graphic Story.

(Bowker Author Biography)