The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 2

Gaiman, Neil

ISBN 10: 140121083X / ISBN 13: 9781401210830

Published by Vertigo, 2007

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1st ed/1st pr, SIGNED by AUTHOR on the title page, new and unread, square and solid with firm and unblemished boards and sharp tips. The slipcase is sharp and lustrous with no wear to the edges or corners! When you receive this book youll tuck it into the left pocket of your black leather jacket, flip your goggles and gas mask down, pop your Vertigo pills and hop aboard your dream-shifter, all systems set for neverwhere, headed for the far reaches of the Dreaming trailing stardust and god's glitter in your wake with the solar system in your rearview mirror, youll turn the volume up to 10 with your inner hi-fi set to you guessed it the Velvet Undergrounds Ill Be Your Mirror.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 2
• Publisher: Vertigo
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 140121083X
• ISBN 13: 9781401210830
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Shawn McManus; Kelley Jones; Mike Dringenberg; Bryan Talbot; John Watkiss; Matt Wagner; Stan Woch; Colleen Doran
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

DC Comics is proud to present the second volume of the comics classic THE SANDMAN in Absolute format! The second of four beautifully designed slipcased volumes, THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 2 collects issues 21-39 of THE SANDMAN and features remastered coloring on all 19 issues as well as brand-new inks on THE SANDMAN #34 by the issue's original penciller, Colleen Doran, and a host of bonus material, including two never-before-reprinted stories by Gaiman (one prose and one illustrated), a complete reproduction of the never-before-reprinted one-shot THE SANDMAN: A GALLERY OF DREAMS, and the complete script and pencils by Gaiman and Kelley Jones for Chapter Two of "Season of Mists" from THE SANDMAN #23.

About the Author

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. His other books include Anansi Boys, Neverwhere, American Gods, and Stardust, (winner of the American Library Association's Alex Award as one of 2000's top novels for young adults) as well as the short story collections M Is for Magic and Smoke and Mirrors. He is also the author of The Wolves in the Walls and The Day I Traded My Dad for Two Goldfish, both written for children. Among his many awards are the Eisner, the Hugo, the Nebula, the World Fantasy, and the Bram Stoker. Originally from England, he now lives in the United States.

Dave McKean has illustrated several award-winning comics, including the best-selling Batman: Arkham Asylum (written by Grant Morrison), Mr. Punch, Signal to Noise, Violent Cases (all written by Neil Gaiman), and his own Cages. His collected short stories Pictures That [Tick] won the Victoria & Albert Museum Book of the Year Award, and his short film N[eon] won overall first prize at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival. McKean has illustrated, photographed, and designed hundreds of CD covers, comic covers, and book covers, including the entire Sandman series. He has worked on print and film projects with John Cale, Stephen King, the Rolling Stones, Lars Von Trier and SF Said, and created ad campaigns for Kodak, Nike, BMW Mini and Smirnoff, among others. He also directed the Jim Henson Productions film MirrorMask, which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman. McKean lives in England's Kent countryside.