NEIL GAIMAN HARLEQUIN VALENTINE GRAPHIC NOVEL HARDCOVER JOHN BOLTON PAINTED ART!

Harlequin Valentine [Hardcover] Neil Gaiman (Author), John Bolton (Author) Published by DARK HORSE in 2001. In this modern hardcover retelling of a classic commedia dell'arte legend of tomfoolery and hopeless, fawning love, creators Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, the Newbery Medal-winning The Graveyard Book) and John Bolton (Evil Dead) update the relationship of Harlequin and Columbine. A buffoon burdened with a brimming heart, Harlequin chases his sensible, oblivious Columbine around the city streets, having given his heart freely. Consumed with love, the impulsive clown sees his heart dragged about town, with a charming surprise to bend the tale in a modern direction. Gaiman's writing is poetic and as heartfelt as the subject matter. Bolton's art, a combination of digitally enhanced photorealism and dynamic painting, provides sensational depth with bright characters over fittingly muted backgrounds. Those who have spent Valentine's Day alone are aware that the cold February holiday can be hard to swallow. Gaiman and Bolton want you to know that all it takes is a steak knife, a fork, and a bottle of quality ketchup! About the Author Neil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel series The Sandman, and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novel Good Omens. His first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one of Newsweek's Best Children's Books of 1997. Angels & Visitations, a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novel Neverwhere into a film for Jim Henson films.

NEIL GAIMAN BEOWULF 4 COMIC BOOKS #1 COMPLETE STORY FANTASY ROBERT ZEMECKIS RARE

Neil Gaiman's BEOWULF 4 Comic Books #1 - #4
Complete Storyline!

RARE AND OUT OF PRINT!

Neil Gaiman, Roger Avary, and Robert Zemeckis! In the sixth century, the warrior Beowulf must do battle with the monster Grendel as well as Grendel's mother and a dragon who has a personal connection to the Scandinavian warrior.

An EXTREMELY RARE item!!

This item was not available in any mass market retail outlet and could only be found in comic book specialty stores.

About the Author
Neil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel series The Sandman, and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novel Good Omens. His first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one of Newsweek's Best Children's Books of 1997. Angels & Visitations, a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novel Neverwhere into a film for Jim Henson films.

NEIL GAIMAN VIOLENT CASES GRAPHIC NOVEL DAVE MCKEAN KITCHEN SINK ED OOP 1ST RARE

Violent Cases (Paperback)
by Neil Gaiman (Author), Dave McKean (Author)


Published by KITCHEN SINK in 1997. Presented for the first time with the full original color tonal artwork as illustrated by DAVE MCKEAN.

NEIL GAIMAN'S FIRST PUBLISHED GRAPHIC NOVEL. HIS FIRST COLLABORATION WITH DAVE MCKEAN. The UK Version was written and published in 1987, before SANDMAN was conceived!

One of the RARE occasions that McKean has done the inside artwork as well as the beautiful cover illustration!

Product Description
An exploration of the trappings of violence and the failings of memory, Violent Cases marks the beginning of the astonishing and award-winning collaboration between author Neil Gaiman and the artist Dave McKean, in softcover format. Set only in the memory of its author, this brillant short story meanders through levels of recollection surrounding a childhood injury. After dislocating his arm, a young boy is taken to see a doctor - an aged osteopath who was once the doctor of legendary gangster Al Capone. Through studied observations and painstaking attempts at truthful recall, the author reconstructs his tattered memories of the events surrounding his meeting with the doctor, and delves into the psychological complexities that emerged from the doctor's bizarre tales of Capone's life of crime. Gorgeously illustrated in mixed media by Dave McKean, Violent Cases is a sensuous and thought-provoking meditation on our memories.

Highly recommended with lavish mixed media painted artwork by Mckean and a compelling semi-autobiographical story by Gaiman.

Gorgeously illustrated in by Dave McKean, VIOLENT CASES is a sensuous and thought-provoking meditation on our memories.

It is in many ways a far superior improvement to the 1st British Edition published in 1987 by Escape. Beneath a brand new cover by DAVE MCKEAN, the artwork is presented for the first time in it's original full color tones and tints, presented in the manner that McKean originally envisioned. It is also greatly enhanced by the high quality glossy paper stock this version is printed on.

This book is actually the first in a planned trilogy of stories. The second volume is entitled MR PUNCH, and was published by DC/VERTIGO COMICS. The third volume is still to come in some distant future.

About the Author
Neil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel series The Sandman, and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novel Good Omens. His first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one of Newsweek's Best Children's Books of 1997. Angels & Visitations, a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novel Neverwhere into a film for Jim Henson films.

VERTIGO RAVE #1 COMIC BOOK NEIL GAIMAN SANDMAN BOOKS OF MAGIC GRANT MORRISON HOT

VERTIGO RAVE #1! COMIC BOOK

Featuring an original BOOKS OF MAGIC story

LONG OUT OF PRINT.

This is the RARE original 1994 comic book was never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.

Just as smart record companies put their best offerings on sampler albums, Vertigo has brought out some truly great stories for this anthology.

A special line of comics from DC, the Vertigo line specializes in mature, innovative fiction. Vertigo Jam spotlights Vertigo’s many bright offerings, including

* SANDMAN
* MR PUNCH
* HELLBLAZER
* THE INVISIBLES
* SHADE THE CHANGING MAN
* ANIMAL MAN
* BOOKS OF MAGIC
* SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE
* KILL YOUR BOYFRIEND
* MOBFIRE
* and others.

Creators include

* NEIL GAIMAN
* DAVE MCKEAN
* GRANT MORRISON
* PETER MILLIGAN
* EDDIE CAMPBELL
* MATT WAGNER
* GUY DAVIS
* DUNCAN FEGRADO
* PHILIP BOND
* JAMIE DELANO
* AL DAVIDSON
* JOHN VAN FLEET
* TEDDY KRISTIANSEN
* MARC HEMPEL
* SEAN PHILLIPS
* JILL THOMPSON
* VINCE LOCKE
* MARK BUCKINGHAM

Regular readers of these titles will find some real gems here, and new readers will get a chance to pick up on some of the most worthwhile titles being published.

Vertigo’s interesting collection of upcoming projects. The list begins with Mobfire, a series that mixes the supernatural with a venerable order of British gangsters.

Next comes a trio of one-shots for the Vertigo Voices series. First of them is the disturbing Face, wherein a famous artist hires a renowned plastic surgeon to create a living “masterpiece.” Grant Morrison follows with teens in search of deadly thrills in Kill Your Boyfriend. Last is Tainted, a dark tale about darker secrets.

Shadows Fall is the story of a man in search of his lost shadow. Unlike Peter Pan’s, however, this missing shadow seems intent on murder. Mr. Punch is a wonderful graphic novel by the dream team of McKean and Neil Gaiman (Sandman). The Rave closes out with previews of the current Vertigo line, plus a new Books of Magic story.

NEIL GAIMAN THE SANDMAN #8 COMIC BOOK DEATH 1ST APPEARANCE ENDLESS SOUND WINGS!!

Neil Gaiman's THE SANDMAN #8
1st appearance of DEATH

ESSENTIAL VERTIGO COMIC BOOK.

RARE AND OUT OF PRINT! THE REVOLUTIONARY COMIC BOOK SERIES!

This is a VARIANT of the first issue with a special "ESSENTIAL VERTIGO" border on the cover.

WRITTEN BY NEIL GAIMAN; ART BY MIKE DRINGENBERG; PAINTED COVER BY DAVE MCKEAN VERTIGO.

Representing the 1st appearance of Morpheus' sister DEATH of THE ENDLESS.


An EXTREMELY RARE item!!

This item was not available in any mass market retail outlet and could only be found in comic book specialty stores.

About the Author
Neil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel series The Sandman, and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novel Good Omens. His first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one of Newsweek's Best Children's Books of 1997. Angels & Visitations, a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novel Neverwhere into a film for Jim Henson films.

NEIL GAIMAN LADY JUSTICE #1 COMIC BOOK BILL SIENKIEWICZ VARIANT COVER RARE OOP!

NEIL GAIMAN'S LADY JUSTICE #1 COMIC BOOK!

Published by TEKNO COMIX. 1995..
This comic book was never available to the mass market and was only sold in comic book specialty shops.

INCLUDING THE #1 COLLECTOR'S ITEM FIRST ISSUE!

RARE and OUT OF PRINT! Impossible to find!

The Premise of this series is that ANY woman can take the mantle of Lady Justice at any time.
Based on a Fantasy World and Characters created by NEIL GAIMAN, acclaimed creator of award winning graphic novel series The Sandman and best selling author of American Gods!

Featuring a fantastic Painted Cover by Dan Brereton

Lady Justice. She is Justice. Represented since the beginning of time as a robed woman, blinded, armed with naught but a sword and a sense of balance. A woman cut off from the masculine world of clues and hard realities, forced into the depths of her remaining senses: touch, smell, taste, hearing. A woman joined with her innermost self, focused only on her mission. A woman who cannot be deceived, cannot be fooled. A woman blind¨ to all but justice. In times of trouble, the spirit of Justice appears before women and offers them the chance to take revenge on their male abusers.

Synopsis:

The premise for the series involves a blindfolded spirit, draped in chains forged by injustice, choosing an avatar to mete out justice and set the balance right. The avatars are woman recently wronged who cannot find peace through any other means. Once the avatar dons a blindfold of her own, she gains the powers of Lady Justice.


Printed on high quality glossy paper to enhance the lavish artwork. The first issue is in used condition with small crease and tear on cover. The other two are in excellent condition.

Neil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel series The Sandman, and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novel Good Omens. His first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one of Newsweek's Best Children's Books of 1997. Angels & Visitations, a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novel Neverwhere into a film for Jim Henson films.

Asked why he likes comics more than other forms of storytelling Gaiman said “One of the joys of comics has always been the knowledge that it was, in many ways, untouched ground. It was virgin territory. When I was working on Sandman, I felt a lot of the time that I was actually picking up a machete and heading out into the jungle. I got to write in places and do things that nobody had ever done before. When I’m writing novels I’m painfully aware that I’m working in a medium that people have been writing absolutely jaw-droppingly brilliant things for, you know, three-four thousand years now. You know, you can go back. We have things like The Golden Ass. And you go, well, I don’t know that I’m as good as that and that’s two and a half thousand years old. But with comics I felt like — I can do stuff nobody has ever done. I can do stuff nobody has ever thought of. And I could and it was enormously fun.”

NEIL GAIMAN MR HERO NEWMATIC MAN #1 COMIC BOOK STEAMPUNK '95 SCIFI +TRADING CARD

NEIL GAIMAN MR HERO NEWMATIC MAN #1 COMIC BOOK

Published by TEKNO COMIX. RARE COLLECTORS ITEM.

INCLUDES a FREE TRADING CARD.

Based on a Steam Punk Fantasy World and Characters created by NEIL GAIMAN!

Mr. Hero, a steam-powered clockwork man from the raw industrial planet Kalighoul that is stored on Earth for years until discovered by a mime, Jenny, and her simple-minded but dedicated strong man companion.


Neil Gaiman is one of the most wildly imaginative and talented comic creators of the 1990s, known for his work on Sandman, Books of Magic, and others. That said, it’s reassuring to know that even he is occasionally capable of ideas that don’t rise above the level of ordinary. Gaiman is credited with the “concept” of Mr. Hero, about a steam-driven automaton from another world, programmed to act like a novelty boxing robot from the late 19th century. Mr. Hero (the robot) has fallen into disuse until inherited by a young London woman and pressed into service as her protector.

Brand new condition and is printed on high quality glossy paper to enhance the lavish artwork.



Neil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel series The Sandman, and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novel Good Omens. His first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one of Newsweek's Best Children's Books of 1997. Angels & Visitations, a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novel Neverwhere into a film for Jim Henson films.

Asked why he likes comics more than other forms of storytelling Gaiman said “One of the joys of comics has always been the knowledge that it was, in many ways, untouched ground. It was virgin territory. When I was working on Sandman, I felt a lot of the time that I was actually picking up a machete and heading out into the jungle. I got to write in places and do things that nobody had ever done before. When I’m writing novels I’m painfully aware that I’m working in a medium that people have been writing absolutely jaw-droppingly brilliant things for, you know, three-four thousand years now. You know, you can go back. We have things like The Golden Ass. And you go, well, I don’t know that I’m as good as that and that’s two and a half thousand years old. But with comics I felt like — I can do stuff nobody has ever done. I can do stuff nobody has ever thought of. And I could and it was enormously fun.”

NEIL GAIMAN RARE BIT FIENDS COMIC BOOK DREAMS RICK VIETCH ALICE COOPER SANDMAN!!

NEIL GAIMAN RARE BIT FIENDS COMIC BOOK!
RARE and OUT OF PRINT.

HARD TO FIND COLLECTORS ITEM FEATURING A STORY BY NEIL GAIMAN (WITH GUEST APPEARANCE BY ALICE COOPER)!

The dreamscape of the average person is a place rich with fantastic possibilities, but just imagine what that realm holds for a comic book creator? Artist Rick Veitch has revealed the inner workings of his overly creative mind in his series Rare Bit Fiends. Veitch’s comic was largely an homage to the classic comic strip by Winsor McCay (Little Nemo in Slumberland) that ran throughout the early part of the 20th Century in which readers viewed a character’s wild dream ending with the line ‘I’ll never eat rare bit again!’ but the creator was also deeply interested in the meaning of dreams and what they meant to the conscious mind.

This comic book was never available in any mass market retail outlets and could only be found in comic book specialty stores that ordered limited quantities of it at the time (if they even bothered to order it at all!).

It has never been reprinted.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

NEIL GAIMAN SANDMAN VERTIGO WINTER'S EDGE COMIC BOOK HELLBLAZER WARREN ELLIS OOP

VERTIGO WINTER'S EDGE COMIC BOOK

Featuring an original SANDMAN story creator NEIL GAIMAN, starring DESIRE.

LONG OUT OF PRINT.

This is the RARE original 2000 comic book was never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.

Just as smart record companies put their best offerings on sampler albums, Vertigo has brought out some truly great stories for this anthology.

A special line of comics from DC, the Vertigo line specializes in mature, innovative fiction. Vertigo Winter's Edge spotlights Vertigo’s many bright offerings, including

* THE SANDMAN
* TRANSMETROPOLITAN
* 100 BULLETS
* DEADBOY DETECTIVES
* BOOKS OF MAGIC
* and others.

Creators include

* NEIL GAIMAN
* WARREN ELLIS
* BILL WILLINGHAM
* BK VAUGHN
* PHILIP BOND
* DAVE GIBBONS
* DARICK ROBERTSON
* MICHAEL ZULLI
* PETER GROSS
* MICHAEL LARK
* EDUARDO RISSO
* JEPH LOEB
* CHRIS BACHELO


Regular readers of these titles will find some real gems here, and new readers will get a chance to pick up on some of the most worthwhile titles being published.

One of the more exciting events of late 1992 was the launching of DC’s Vertigo line of comics for mature readers. This line would become a critical favorite among comics readers, praised for its innovation and strong storytelling.

What do you want for Christmas? Your answer could be influenced by Desire, cover featured on this year's VERTIGO: WINTER'S EDGE III, a holiday anthology sampler of current and upcoming projects from the acclaimed line of mature-readers titles. Desire takes the lead story as well as the cover (a line-art creation by THE INVISIBLES' Philip Bond) in a wintry tale written by THE SANDMAN's Neil Gaiman, with art by THE SANDMAN: LOVE STREET penciller Michael Zulli. This period piece is set during a blizzard that forces a train to tumble, leaving many hearts and lives completely shattered.

WATCHMEN artist Dave Gibbons writes and draws a holiday story of HELLBLAZER's John Constantine, who encounters a man called Herod, searching London for a prostitute who is heavy with child. Only Constantine can stop the killing, but does he want to?

Writer Peter Gross and artist Michael Lark (SUPERMAN: WAR OF THE WORLDS, SCENE OF THE CRIME) open THE BOOKS OF MAGIC for a tale of the ever-inquisitive Dead Boy Detectives (last seen in THE SANDMAN), who breach Tim Hunter's safe haven at the Inn at the End of the World, rolling into town as a human snowball.

Caitlín R. Kiernan, writer of THE DREAMING, teams with PROPOSITION PLAYER's Bill Willingham to share a Pleistocene winter's tale about one of Morpheus's former ravens.

The TRANSMETROPOLITAN team of writer Warren Ellis and artists Darick Robertson and Rodney Ramos spread holiday cheer as outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem manages to have a millennial moment in the snow, even in a city where no one seems to know what year it is.

And the 100 BULLETS writer-artist duo of Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso tell a story of the 1960s, where the recipient of Agent Graves's special briefcase and gun may be the missing link in the ultimate conspiracy theory.

WINTER'S EDGE III also includes holiday-themed previews of three new ongoing titles planned for release next year:

* SWAMP THING, written by Brian Vaughn (X-Men, Wolverine) with art by Roger Petersen (SubHuman) and Joe Rubinstein, which reintroduces Tefe Holland as the 18-year-old half-Elemental, half-human searches out expert advice about her strange new powers, along the way learning about the deadly effects of mistletoe;
* DEADENDERS, written by Ed Brubaker (SCENE OF THE CRIME) with art by Warren Pleece (TRUE FAITH) and Richard Case (THE SANDMAN), which follows an unforgettable group of dead-end teenagers roaming through a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland;
* and THE GREAT SATAN, written by Jamie Delano (HELLBLAZER) with art by newcomer Goran Sadzuka, which introduces a clan of immortals in the American West.
* Completing the Special is an interview with writer Jeph Loeb and artist Chris Bachalo on their new VERTIGO miniseries, THE WITCHING HOUR.

MATURE READERS FC, 80 PG

NEIL GAIMAN SANDMAN VERTIGO X COMIC BOOK DEATH GRANT MORRISON WARREN ELLIS SHADE

VERTIGO X COMIC BOOK

Featuring a cover of DEATH the sister of NEIL GAIMAN's THE SANDMAN

You get your money’s worth from the interviews with Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Warren Ellis, Garth Ennis and Howard Chaykin (his Barnum! has “soon to be a major motion picture” written all over it) discussing their upcoming projects alone.

But if you need comics in your comics, Vertigo X delivers pages from Neil Gaiman’s Endless Nights and Dave Gibbons The Originals, first looks at both Wintermen and The Losers, and a new, complete Shade The Changing Man story by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred.

LONG OUT OF PRINT.

This is the RARE original 2003 comic book was never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.

Just as smart record companies put their best offerings on sampler albums, Vertigo has brought out some truly great stories for this anthology.

A special line of comics from DC, the Vertigo line specializes in mature, innovative fiction. Vertigo X spotlights Vertigo’s many bright offerings, including

* Sandman Endless Nights
* Death Manga
* and others.

Creators include

* NEIL GAIMAN
* GRANT MORRISON
* JILL THOMPSON
* GARTH ENNIS
* PETER MILLIGAN
* BRIAN AZZERELLO
* WARREN ELLIS
* EDUARDO RISSO
* STEVE DILLON
* MIKE CAREY
* HOWARD CHAYKIN
* BILL WILLINGHAM
* BK VAUGHN
* DAVE MCKEAN
* MILO MINARA
* DAVE GIBBONS


Regular readers of these titles will find some real gems here, and new readers will get a chance to pick up on some of the most worthwhile titles being published.

One of the more exciting events of late 1992 was the launching of DC’s Vertigo line of comics for mature readers. This line would become a critical favorite among comics readers, praised for its innovation and strong storytelling.

A celebration of the past 10 years, as well as a look at the future. The VERTIGO X comic launches a yearlong celebration with an original SHADE, THE CHANGING MAN story by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred, a preview of Neil Gaiman's ENDLESS NIGHTS and a look at some of the amazing line-up of VERTIGO projects! Interview with Grant Morrison.

NEIL GAIMAN SANDMAN VERTIGO #1 COMIC BOOK DEATH HELLBLAZER SWAMP THING SHADE OOP

VERTIGO #1!

Featuring an original SANDMAN story Written by NEIL GAIMAN!

LONG OUT OF PRINT.

This is the RARE original 1992 comic book was never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.

Just as smart record companies put their best offerings on sampler albums, Vertigo has brought out some truly great stories for this anthology.

A special line of comics from DC, the Vertigo line specializes in mature, innovative fiction. Vertigo Jam spotlights Vertigo’s many bright offerings, including

* Sandman,
* Death,
* Sandman Mystery Theatre,
* Black Orchid,
* Sebastian O,
* Kid Eternity,
* Shade, the Changing Man,
* Doom Patrol,
* Hellblazer,
* Swamp Thing,
* Animal Man, and others.

Creators include

* NEIL GAIMAN
* GRANT MORRISON
* CHRIS BACHELO
* MARK BUCKINGHAM
* JILL THOMPSON
* GARTH ENNIS
* PETER MILLIGAN
* JAMIE DELANO
* ANN NOCENTI
* SEAN PHILLIPS
* DUNCAN FEGREDO
* NANCY A COLLINS
* PHIL HESTER
* STEVE DILLON
* MATT WAGNER
* GUY DAVIS
* JM DEMATTEIS
* PAUL JOHNSON


Regular readers of these titles will find some real gems here, and new readers will get a chance to pick up on some of the most worthwhile titles being published.

One of the more exciting events of late 1992 was the launching of DC’s Vertigo line of comics for mature readers. This line would become a critical favorite among comics readers, praised for its innovation and strong storytelling.

This one-shot previewed the new Vertigo line, including currently-running titles Sandman, Hellblazer, Doom Patrol, Animal Man, Swamp Thing, and Shade, the Changing Man. New Vertigo titles include Sandman Mystery Theatre, a Jazz Age adventure starring Wesley Dodds, the Golden Age Sandman; Kid Eternity, who raises the dead in order to raise humanity’s consciousness; Black Orchid, the tales of a beautiful and ephemeral goddess; Enigma, a dark combination of comic books and madness; Mercy, an ethereal entity who changes lives; Death: The High Cost of Living, the story of Death’s one day as a mortal; and Sebastian O, a scoundrel who believes the key to high crime is snappy dressing.

NEIL GAIMAN SANDMAN VERTIGO JAM #1 COMIC BOOK HELLBLAZER SWAMP THING SHADE RARE!

VERTIGO JAM #1!

Featuring an original SANDMAN story Written by NEIL GAIMAN! featuring the staff of The Dreaming, including Lucien and Mervin Pumpkinhead.

LONG OUT OF PRINT.

This is the RARE original 1993 comic book was never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.

Just as smart record companies put their best offerings on sampler albums, Vertigo has brought out some truly great stories for this “Vertigo Jam.”

A special line of comics from DC, the Vertigo line specializes in mature, innovative fiction. Vertigo Jam spotlights Vertigo’s many bright offerings, including

* Sandman,
* Kid Eternity,
* Shade, the Changing Man,
* Doom Patrol,
* Hellblazer,
* Swamp Thing,
* Animal Man, and others.

Creators include

* NEIL GAIMAN
* GARTH ENNIS
* PETER MILLIGAN
* JAMIE DELANO
* MIKE ALLRED
* KEVIN NOWLAN
* ANN NOCENTI
* SEAN PHILLIPS
* DUNCAN FEGREDO
* NANCY A COLLINS
* PHIL HESTER
* STEVE DILLON


Regular readers of these titles will find some real gems here, and new readers will get a chance to pick up on some of the most worthwhile titles being published.

Also featuring an original SHADE THE CHANGING MAN story by MIKE ALLRED and PETER MILLIGAN.

NEIL GAIMAN ASYLUM HORROR COMIC BOOK JOHN BOLTON EDGAR ALLAN POE P CRAIG RUSSELL

NEIL GAIMAN ASYLUM COMIC BOOK!
RARE and OUT OF PRINT.

HARD TO FIND COLLECTORS ITEM FEATURING A STORY BY NEIL GAIMAN!

Gaiman collaborates with his MIRACLEMAN and DEATH HIGH COST OF LIVING artist MARK BUCKINGHAM (illustrator of Vertigo Comics Fables) in the fully painted story FEEDERS AND EATERS.

GAIMAN visits the realm of modern HORROR in this comic book published in the early nineites by Millenium Comics. An indie comic with lavish full color artwork and a very small print run. This has become a highly sought after item for fans of Gaiman.

Also in this issue is P Craig Russell (another of Gaiman's Sandman collaborators) adapting Eldorado by Edgar Allan Poe, and a fantastic painted cover by JOHN BOLTON.

This comic book was never available in any mass market retail outlets and could only be found in comic book specialty stores that ordered limited quantities of it at the time (if they even bothered to order it at all!).

It has never been reprinted.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

NEIL GAIMAN CHILDREN'S CRUSADE 2 COMIC BOOKS #1 & #2 SANDMAN DEADBOY DETECTIVES!

Neil Gaiman's THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE #1 and #2.

RARE AND OUT OF PRINT! DOUBLE SIZED COMIC BOOKS!

WRITTEN BY NEIL GAIMAN.

An epic storyline featuring some of Neil Gaiman's most popular creations. The Deadboy Detectives from THE SANDMAN team up with TIM HUNTER from BOOKS OF MAGIC, and THE BLACK ORCHID.

In 1212, yet another Crusade was ending in bloody failure. As the story goes: a monk cried out, saying that God was not allowing the Christians to prevail, since their souls were already stained with sin. What was needed, he said, was an army of innocents—a children’s crusade. The call went out, and fifty thousand girls and boys answered. They sailed on one hundred ships toward the Holy Land. But on the way, a storm arose and wrecked all but two of the ships. 49,000 children died in one night. The remaining two ships delivered their passengers into slavery and pain. But for a few of these doomed children, there was salvation, of sorts, as they escaped into another place.

Centuries later, it seems that an entire village of children has also found the doorway into that other world. Just as the Pied Piper stole the children of Hamelin, someone—or something—has caused every child in tiny Flaxdown to disappear…into a mysterious world for lost children.

An EXTREMELY RARE item!!

This item was not available in any mass market retail outlet and could only be found in comic book specialty stores.

About the Author
Neil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel series The Sandman, and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novel Good Omens. His first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one of Newsweek's Best Children's Books of 1997. Angels & Visitations, a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novel Neverwhere into a film for Jim Henson films.

NEIL GAIMAN THE SANDMAN #1 COMIC BOOK SAM KEITH MAXX GOLD FOIL EMBOSSED EDITION!

Neil Gaiman's THE SANDMAN #1

RARE AND OUT OF PRINT! THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY COMIC BOOK SERIES!

This is a VARIANT of the first issue with a special "MILLENNIUM EDITION" Gold Foil Stamp on the cover.

WRITTEN BY NEIL GAIMAN; ART BY SAM KIETH AND MIKE DRINGENBERG; PAINTED COVER BY DAVE MCKEAN VERTIGO. Representing the first appearance of Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams.

Th original illustrator and co-creator of THE SANDMAN is SAM KEITH, best known as the creator of MTV Liquid Television's THE MAXX!

Includes an introduction by DC Comics Publisher Paul Levitz and insight into the production and development of the series by Robert Greenberger.

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About the Author
Neil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel series The Sandman, and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novel Good Omens. His first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one of Newsweek's Best Children's Books of 1997. Angels & Visitations, a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novel Neverwhere into a film for Jim Henson films.

NEIL GAIMAN SANDMAN COMIC BOOK ENDLESS NIGHTS DEATH OOP

SANDMAN ENDLESS NIGHTS SPECIAL EDITION COMIC BOOK!

Written by Neil Gaiman!

With an incredible cover designed by DAVE MCKEAN.

Aslo includes a FRANK QUITELY pinup of the entire ENDLESS FAMILY, as well as a behind the scenes look at Miguelanxo Prado's sketchbook.

THIS VERSION IS LONG OUT OF PRINT.

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Dream - The Heart of a Star

Art by Miguelanxo Prado

In the far distant past, Dream and his new romantic interest Killalla of the Glow travel to a meeting of astronomical phenomena. The mortal Killalla is astonished to learn that the beings with which she is mingling and chit-chatting with rather comfortably are, in fact, the very stars, galaxies, and dimensions which comprise her universe. After an encounter with her world's own sun, Sto-Oa, Killalla and the star fall in love, possibly thanks to Desire's powers, as the distraught and heartbroken Dream watches on.

This story showcases a number of things mentioned in The Sandman series but never before illustrated. Here, Death is a cold unmerciful character and Delight has not yet become Delirium. The roots of Dream's conflicts with Desire (in the beginning of this story, they are very close) are illustrated for the first time, as are the roots of the rules forbidding the Endless from becoming romantically involved with mortals. The first aspect of Despair also appears in the story, being quite different in appearance and more sociable than her latter aspect.

In addition, other DC comics characters and beings are suggested in the story. The character Killalla is from the planet Oa (Although technically, at this point in time, she should be from planet Maltus), and is an ancestor of the Guardians of the Universe, who go on to form the Green Lantern Corps. Her power to manipulate green energy can be seen as an evolution towards the creation of the Green Lantern's power. Despair has a conversation with a red giant star named Rao about the creation of life on an unstable world and the possibility of a lone survivor to continually mourn the destruction of that world. This is an allusion to the history of Superman; Rao is the red giant sun around which Superman's homeworld of Krypton once orbited, as well as the Kryptonian God. (The colors of the stars in the story follow the DC Universe's standards, not the actual star life cycle.)

The story is narrated by the Sun, depicted within the comic as a very young and clumsy star known by his Latin name Sol. He is telling the tale to the Earth at a time when she is still sleeping and has no life on her. Dream converses with Sol about the possibility of life on one of his planets. Sol expresses an interest in them resembling Killalla, setting the stage for our own existence as well as providing a possible reason why Dream seems to favor Earth as opposed to any other planet in the universe.


Neil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel series The Sandman, and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novel Good Omens. His first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one of Newsweek's Best Children's Books of 1997. Angels & Visitations, a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novel Neverwhere into a film for Jim Henson films.
Asked why he likes comics more than other forms of storytelling Gaiman said “One of the joys of comics has always been the knowledge that it was, in many ways, untouched ground. It was virgin territory. When I was working on Sandman, I felt a lot of the time that I was actually picking up a machete and heading out into the jungle. I got to write in places and do things that nobody had ever done before. When I’m writing novels I’m painfully aware that I’m working in a medium that people have been writing absolutely jaw-droppingly brilliant things for, you know, three-four thousand years now. You know, you can go back. We have things like The Golden Ass. And you go, well, I don’t know that I’m as good as that and that’s two and a half thousand years old. But with comics I felt like — I can do stuff nobody has ever done. I can do stuff nobody has ever thought of. And I could and it was enormously fun.”

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SPIDERMAN 1602 #1 COMIC BOOK MARVEL NEIL GAIMAN GOBLIN!

SPIDER-MAN 1602 #1 COMIC BOOK.

COMIC BOOK SERIES STARRING MARVEL COMICS MOST POPULAR CHARACTER IN A COLLECTORS ITEM FIRST ISSUE.

OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM.

BASED ON THE MARVEL 1602 SERIES CREATED BY NEIL GAIMAN

A return to the acclaimed universe created by Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert picks as THE SPIDER has reached manhood in the New World! The young nation has grown peacefully, but Norman Osbourne's treachery finds a way to spoil the peace and put Peter's life on a new course - back to Europe. Jeff Parker [AGENTS OF ATLAS] joins artist Ramon Rosanas to begin the final story of the 1602 saga!

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NEIL GAIMAN TEMPS BOOK NOVEL PROSE SUPERHERO ANTHOLOGY!

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Temps (Roc) [Paperback]
Alex Stewart (Author), Neil Gaiman (Author)
Product Description
These stories are all set in a comic strip world where superheroes are common. It is a world in which people are born with paranormal powers, or have bizarre accidents, get bitten by radioactive fauna, come into possession of magic gems or do favours for godlike aliens.

DEVISED BY THE SANDMAN'S NEIL GAIMAN! (WHO PROVIDES ADDITIONAL MATERIAL)
Product Details

* Paperback: 368 pages
* Publisher: RoC (January 8, 1991)
* ISBN-10: 0140145605
* ISBN-13: 978-0140145601
* Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 1.1 inches

A very quirky book. This is done not to be outright laugh out loud funny, but if you take that sort of Mystery Men style, cross it with Yes Minister or even the My Hero tv show, and inject some of the pathos from the Wild Cards anthology style with many writers, you are somewhere in the ballpark. Power range from the unnoticeable Invisible Boy to a guy who can turn into a giant frog (that can't swim), to the far more powerful human erectile man, and nasty illusion casters.

Temps : 01 Nothing Special - Colin Greenland
Temps : 02 Leaks - David Langford
Temps : 03 Third Person Singular - Liz Holliday
Temps : 04 Frog Day Afternoon - Marcus L. Rowland
Temps : 05 Pitbull Brittan - Jack Yeovil
Temps : 06 The String Man - Graham Higgins
Temps : 07 Someone to Watch Over Me - Alex Stewart
Temps : 08 The Oedipus Effect - Brian M. Stableford
Temps : 09 The College Spirit - Storm Constantine
Temps : 10 The Rose Garden - David V. Barrett
Temps : 11 A Lonely Impulse - Roz Kaveney

About the Author
Neil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel series The Sandman, and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novel Good Omens. His first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one of Newsweek's Best Children's Books of 1997. Angels & Visitations, a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novel Neverwhere into a film for Jim Henson films.

NEIL GAIMAN DAVE MCKEAN SANDMAN DUSTCOVERS BIG ART BOOK

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SANDMAN DUSTCOVERS
NEIL GAIMAN and DAVE MCKEAN
LARGE ILLUSTRATED BOOK

THIS VERSION IS OUT OF PRINT.

HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEMS BY NEIL GAIMAN AND DAVE MCKEAN.

GAIMAN AND MCKEAN'S FIRST WORK FOR DC COMICS.

THE FOLLOWING YEAR THEY WOULD BEGIN THEIR ACCLAIMED GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES SANDMAN.

Published by DC Comics.

* Paperback: 208 pages
* Publisher: Vertigo (July 1, 1998)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1563893878
* ISBN-13: 978-1563893872
* Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.8 x 0.5 inches


Written by NEIL GAIMAN (Sandman, Coraline, Neverwhere, American Gods, Books of Magic, Black Orchid, Miracleman).

Art by DAVE MCKEAN (Batman: Arkham Asylum, Sandman).

An amazing portfolio of dark and arresting imagery, THE SANDMAN DUST COVERS: THE COLLECTED SANDMAN COVERS presents the haunting artwork of this critically acclaimed and award-winning epic. Through these dynamic pieces, Dave McKean reflected the mesmerizing mythology, adult nature, and imaginative storytelling that made the story of Morpheus, the King of Dreams, such a groundbreaking series.

Featuring an exclusive Sandman tale, this collection also includes insightful and revealing cover commentaries by Sandman author Neil Gaiman.

If you are reading this, I will assume that you are already a fan of either Dave McKean in particular or Sandman in general.

Included are all the covers from the Sandman series minus the logo, publisher and price indicia, UPC codes, etc., thus showcasing these wonderful works of art in the format they deserve. Also included are some extra pages of art used to fill out the Sandman trade paperback collections. Even if you own the whole series, it is a worthwhile buy. But what makes the collection particularly unique is the inclusion of a brand new true story by Neil Gaiman and McKean about how the ficitonal world of the Sandman intruded upon their lives during the planning stage of the series.

As other reviewers have noted, the artwork is worth viewing on its own merits and deals with universal themes from the unconscious, so even if you don't know what the heck Sandman is it is worth a look. This is surrealism at its height by a master of many artistic media including painting, collage and computer graphics.


About the Author
Neil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel series The Sandman, and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novel Good Omens. His first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one of Newsweek's Best Children's Books of 1997. Angels & Visitations, a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novel Neverwhere into a film for Jim Henson films.

NEIL GAIMAN MAGAZINE SANDMAN DEATH AMERICANGODS HOW TO

NEIL GAIMAN SKETCH MAGAZINE!!

OUT OF PRINT COLLECTORS ITEM!

SKETCH MAGAZINE #14 The Comic Industry’s Trade Magazine! 64pg.

From the story telling images of the Sandman to the creative word play of American Gods New York Times best selling author Neil Gaiman has woven a world of fantasy and imaginative delight into every project he has worked on. These projects have ranged from everything from comics novels children’s books short stories to TV and movies demonstrating his abilities in a wide range of mediums. With all this in mind Gaiman shares with Sketch his passion for storytelling and how it has allowed him to consistently surpass his past achievements. In addition Sketch will supply all the “How To’s” and fill the niche of comic creation with columns on digital coloring illustrating writing etc…

* Feature Interview Neil Gaiman (by Bill Baker)
* Chuck Dixon Give Your Penciler a Day Off…And Make Him Love You For It
* Beau Smith Pimping Can Be Easy
* Hilary Barta Pencils and Inks
* Tom Bierbaum School For Comic-Book Writer
* Pam Bliss Minicomics Insider
* Francesco How To Make Zip-Dotz
* Paul Sizer The Process of Pin-Ups
* Aaron Hubrich Channels: Setting Up Your Art For Digital Color

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