He has created them from the dreamscape with the sole purpose of being a means of creating dreams for a human sleeper. And I say weird because his creations are very strange. This is the story of how, after he was restored to his full power in Sandman volume one, he regains the control of the remainder of his weird minions that went rogue. He is one of the defining pillars of the human psyche, and this is his story. So instead I’m going to show you some images and do my best to explain why this comic is so incredible.ĭream is a character, a concept and a force of nature. I literally love this series, and to try and review it in a conventional way is rather difficult. When not drawing or painting, Mike swears he can be found wandering through the desert kicking coyotes and watching the sun rise in the west.Every time I try to write a review for a Sandman comic, it just sounds like an outpouring of positive emotions and generic statements about what makes a good story good.
His early comics work appeared in Eclipse's Enchanter, Alien Worlds, Total Eclipse, and Vortex's Kelvin Mace. Mike Dringenberg was born in Laon, France, and currently resides in Bountiful, Utah. Originally from England, he now lives in the United States. Among his many awards are the Eisner, the Hugo, the Nebula, the World Fantasy, and the Bram Stoker. 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. 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. 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.
Rose's journey is watched closely by the King of Dreams, for whom she becomes both an intriguing mystery and a deadly threat. Illustrated by talented artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven.įeaturing a brand-new cover and collecting issues #9-16 of the original run of The Sandman, The Doll's House follows a young woman named Rose Walker as she discovers the singular nature of her identity. One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. From the #1 New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman
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