The Sandman 10 Volume Recolored/Remastered Editions Boxed Set: Preludes & Nocturnes; The Doll's House; Dream Country; Season of Mists; A Game of You; Fables & Reflections; Brief Lives; Worlds' End; The Kindly Ones; The Wake

Gaiman, Neil; Bender, Hy

ISBN 10: 1401238637 / ISBN 13: 9781401238636

Published by Vertigo / DC Comics, 2012

About this Item

Includes publisher's slipcase. Minimal wear to corners. Bindings tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2012 Trade Paperback. Complete in ten volumes. "The Sandman is a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo. It chronicles the adventures of Dream of The Endless, who rules over the world of dreams, in 75 issues from 1989 until 1996. The Sandman was one of Vertigo's flagship titles, and is available as a series of ten trade paperbacks. It has also been reprinted in a recolored four-volume Absolute hardcover edition with slipcase. Critically acclaimed, The Sandman was the only comic to ever win the World Fantasy Award, and is one of the few comic books ever to be on the New York Times Best Seller list, along with Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns. It was one of five comics to make Entertainment Weekly's "100 best reads from 1983 to 2008", ranking at 46. Norman Mailer described the series as "a comic book for intellectuals.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sandman 10 Volume Recolored/Remastered Editions Boxed Set: Preludes & Nocturnes; The Doll's House; Dream Country; Season of Mists; A Game of You; Fables & Reflections; Brief Lives; Worlds' End; The Kindly Ones; The Wake
• Publisher: Vertigo / DC Comics
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1401238637
• ISBN 13: 9781401238636
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: Reissue.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 161 ounces

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Synopsis

New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's transcendent series The Sandman is often hailed as the definitive Vertigo title and one of the finest achievements in graphic storytelling. Gaiman created 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. 

This set includes all 10 trade paperback volumes of The Sandman in a 6 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 10 5/16 slipcase.

About the Author

Neil Gaiman is the NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author of AMERICAN GODS and CORALINE.  His other books include the novels ANANSI BOYS, NEVERWHERE and STARDUST (winner of the American Library Association's Alex Awards as one of 2000's top ten adult novels for young adults) and the short fiction collections M IS FOR MAGIC, FRAGILE THINGS and SMOKE AND MIRRORS. With Roger Avary, he is the screenwriter of the motion picture BEOWULF (Paramount, November 2007), direct by Robert Zemeckis.  His illustrated novel STARDUST was released as a major motion picture Summer 2007 starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro.  With Terry Pratchett, he is the author of the novel GOOD OMENS.  He is also the author of the children's books THE WOLVES IN THE WALLS and THE DAY I TRADED MY DAD FOR TWO GOLDFISH. Among his many awards are the Eisner, Hugo, the Nebula, the World Fantasy and the Bram Stoker.  Originally from England, Gaiman now lives in the United States.