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Volume 2 Doll's House: This is where Neil severs the ties between the Sandman and the DC universe and the series begins to take form. This is a fan favorite volume and a fairly good starting point for new readers. You can get immersed in the series and then read volume 1 after this.

DC: Sandman: Book 1 by Neil Gaiman published by DC Comics @ ForbiddenPlanet.com - UK and Worldwide Cult Entertainment Megastore Fleming, Mike Jr. (December 1, 2014). "David S. Goyer Taps Kevin Turen President As Superhero Vet Takes Indie Turn". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015 . Retrieved December 1, 2014. The Sandman' by Neil Gaiman to Become an Audible Original". Audible. March 4, 2020 . Retrieved May 14, 2020.

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After his 70-year imprisonment and eventual escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. On his arduous journey, Morpheus encounters Lucifer, John Constantine, and an all-powerful madman. The series follows a tragic course in which Dream, having learned a great deal from his imprisonment, tries to correct the things he has done wrong in the past. Ultimately, this causes him to mercy kill his own son, which leads to his own death at the hands of the Furies. Dream, having found himself a replacement early on in Daniel Hall, dies in issue No. 69 (July 1995). The remaining issues deal with Dream's funeral, Hob Gadling choosing to remain immortal in spite of Dream's death, and two stories from the past. The series wraps with the story of William Shakespeare creating his other commission for Dream, The Tempest, [27] his last work not in collaboration with other writers. The core Sandman comic ran for 75 issues between 1989 and 1996, and there have been numerous spinoffs, sequels and prequels released in the years since. Some are definitely more worthwhile than others, so we'll spotlight the best of the bunch here. April 19: The Sandman Book Two, collecting The Sandman #21 - #337, The Sandman Special #1, and stories from Vertigo: Winter's Edge #1 - #3

Eisner Awards Recipients". San Diego Comic-Con International. 2013. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013 . Retrieved October 25, 2013. The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 5, collecting "The Last Sandman Story" from Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers, The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (both the prose version, written by Gaiman and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano, and the four-issue comics adaptation by P. Craig Russell), The Sandman: Endless Nights, and Sandman Midnight Theatre #1. Extras include script, designs, and layouts for "The Heart of a Star" from Endless Nights, covers and sketches from the comics adaptation of The Dream Hunters, a gallery of Sandman-inspired posters, and a section on the figures and statues inspired by The Sandman. Published November 2011. Gaiman, Neil; Wagner, Matt( w), Kristiansen, Teddy( p),Kristiansen, Teddy( i). Sandman Midnight Theatre,no.1(September 1995).a b Gaiman, Neil( w)."The Origin of the Comic You Are Now Holding (What It Is and How It Came to Be" Sandman,no.4(April 1989). The Sandman: Book Three, collecting The Sandman #38–56 (the remainder of Fables and Reflections, Brief Lives' and World's End) and "Fear of Falling" from Vertigo Preview #1. Published May 2022.

Burgas, Greg (January 7, 2013). "Comics You Should Own – Sandman". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014. I've read comic books before, but this was my first time reading an omnibus edition with multiple issues in, and I'm so glad I chose this approach with The Sandman. Bender, Hy (1999). "Preludes & Nocturnes". The Sandman Companion. New York, New York: DC Comics. p.40. ISBN 978-1-56389-465-7. Elder, Robert K. (2007). "Gods and Other Monsters: A Sandman Exit Interview and Philosophical Omnibus". In Schweitzer, Darrell (ed.). The Neil Gaiman Reader: Essays and Explorations. Holicong, PA: Wildside Press. ISBN 978-0-8095-5625-0. In 1999, Gaiman wrote The Sandman: The Dream Hunters, a novella illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano. As in many of the single-issue stories throughout The Sandman, Morpheus appears in Dream Hunters, but only as a supporting character. In Gaiman's afterword to the book, he describes the story as a retelling of an existing Japanese legend. There is no trace of it in the primary source he cites, [37] and when asked, Gaiman has stated that he made up the "legend". The novel was later adapted into a four-issue miniseries by P. Craig Russell and released by Vertigo from January 2009 to April 2009. [38] [39]From the award-winning writer of American Gods and Coraline, The Sandman is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time. Neil Gaiman’s award-winning masterpiece set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. The Sandman: Book Six, collecting The Sandman Universe #1, The Sandman: Overture #1–6, and The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (comic edition) #1–4. Published August 2023. [80] Gaiman's approach to scripting the series became more difficult as the complex storyline and characters developed. "When I began writing Sandman, it would take me a couple of weeks to write a script. As time went by I got slower and slower, until a script was taking me six weeks to a month to write." [10] Original series [ edit ] Saxton, Julie Myers (2007). "Dreams and Fairy Tales: The Theme of Rationality in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and 'The Sandman' ". In Schweitzer, Darrell (ed.). The Neil Gaiman Reader: Essays and Explorations. Holicong, PA: Wildside Press. ISBN 978-0-8095-5625-0.

Sandman: DC Reprinting Neil Gaiman's Entire Series Ahead of Netflix Series' Premiere". CBR. December 18, 2021 . Retrieved May 30, 2023.

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Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 262: "In March 1993, DC Comics debuted a three-issue limited series entitled Death: The High Cost of Living... Written by Neil Gaiman and drawn by future comics superstar Chris Bachalo, The High Cost of Living had one notable trait besides a brilliant story: its cover bore a new logo. With this debut, DC's provocative new mature-reader imprint, Vertigo, was born." I enjoyed the Netflix series and loved this graphic novel. It’s weird, it’s gruesome, and it’s everything Gaiman. I was also surprised at how dark it is at times. Whilst the other Gaiman books I've read have featured dark themes, some issues are straight up gory and disturbing horror in parts. Gaiman, Neil (2014). " The Sandman Summary". NeilGaiman.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014 . Retrieved March 13, 2014. I'm not really a comic fan. I'm even less of a superhero fan, so for a long time I simply didn't read comics and ignored both Marvel and DC. But then I heard about Sandman via Neil Gaiman. I think that Neil Gaiman is a master storyteller and I was quite curious how I would like his comics. The expectations were not that high, but I was prepared to be surprised!