STAN LEE THE SANDMAN GRAPHIC NOVEL RICHARD CORBEN WALT SIMONSON DC COMICS NEW!!!

JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE CREATING
THE SANDMAN
with WALT SIMONSON

Graphic Novel published by DC comics

Also featuring art by Richard Corben.

OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM

WRITTEN BY STAN LEE (LEAD STORY) AND MICHAEL USLAN (BACKUP); ART BY WALTER SIMONSON (LEAD) AND RICHARD CORBEN (BACKUP); COVERS BY SIMONSON (FRONT) AND ADAM HUGHES (BACK) In stores June 12. The penultimate JUST IMAGINE... one-shot introduces an incredible new hero, courtesy of living legend Stan Lee and artist Walter Simonson (ORION, Thor)! When Earth is menaced by a "coma plague" dooming humanity to eternal sleep, only the newly chosen hero of the Dream Realm ? the Sandman ? can offer any hope. But will astronaut Larry Wilton be up to the challenge? Plus, an "On the Street" backup illustrated by Richard Corben (HELLBLAZER, Cage).

This item was never sold in any mass market retail outlet and only available for purchase in comic book specialty stores!

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 DEATH TALKS ABOUT LIFE COMIC BOOK SANDMAN HELLBLAZER CONSTANTINE OOP

Neil Gaiman's DEATH TALKS ABOUT LIFE COMIC BOOK
Featuring the Sandman's sister DEATH and JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER.

RARE AND OUT OF PRINT!

WRITTEN BY NEIL GAIMAN; ART BY DAVE MCKEAN.

It stars Sandman’s Death—portrayed here as a young woman—with a very serious message for today’s youth.

Death, along with a cameo by John Constantine (Hellblazer), gives explicit instructions about avoiding AIDS. Included is a frank discussion of condoms, safe sex, and other topics that, as the cover warns, “some people might find offensive.” To these people, Death warns, “Just don’t read it. After all, the most it could do is save your life.”


This item was not available in any mass market retail outlet and could only be found as an educational promotional item.

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 #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 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 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.

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 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.

Never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.

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.”

HARD TO FIND COLLECTORS ITEM FEATURING THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN TWO INCREDIBLE TALENTS!!!

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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NEIL GAIMAN SANDMAN COMIC BOOK ENDLESS NIGHTS DEATH OOP

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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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SANDMAN PRESENTS #1. EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DREAMS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK.

Written by BILL WILLINGHAM (creator of FABLES)!

COVER ART BY DAVE MACKEAN
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The first of the monthly THE SANDMAN PRESENTS Specials and miniseries begins. Have you ever wondered if Dreams have dreams of their own? Or what causes nightmares? Or why you should never wake a sleepwalker? These satirical short stories reveal it all.

ART BY DUNCAN FEGREDO, KEVIN NOWLAN, JASON LITTLE, MARK BUCKINGHAM, ALBERT MONTEYS, AND NICO HENRICHON; PAINTED COVER BY DAVE MCKEAN

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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.

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Written by Neil Gaiman Art by Sam Kieth & Mike Dringenberg Cover by Dave McKean

In celebration of THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 1 HC, Vertigo proudly re-presents the classic debut issue of THE SANDMAN, completely recolored. Written by New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman (Anansi Boys, American Gods), with art by Sam Kieth (BATMAN: SECRETS) & Mike Dringenberg and a cover by Dave McKean (Mirrormask), this is the unforgettable issue the introduced the modern-day mythology of Morpheus, the Endless, and so much more. This Special Edition presents the brilliantly recolored version of the issue, as seen in THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 1, along with ads spotlighting THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN and more.

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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Cover by Yuko Shimizu. Story by Neil Gaiman Adaptation and art by P. Craig Russell.

In honor of the 20th anniversary of Neil Gaiman's landscape-altering series THE SANDMAN, one of Gaiman's most frequent collaborators, Eisner and Harvey Award-winner P. Craig Russell (THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS), inimitably illustrates Gaiman's story the SANDMAN: THE DREAM HUNTERS into a sequential comics event! Released 10 years ago, THE SANDMAN: THE DREAM HUNTERS was a prose novella accompanied by illustrations from Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano. Winning the 1999 Bram Stoker Award and the 2000 Eisner Award, it told the tale of a humble young monk and a magical, shape-changing fox who find themselves romantically drawn together. As their love blooms, the fox learns of a devilish plot by a group of demons to steal the monk's life. With the aid of Morpheus, the King of All Night's Dreamings, the fox must use all of her cunning and creative thinking to foil this evil scheme and save the man that she loves.

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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.

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"The Tempest", the companion piece to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", from the third collection, Dream Country. "The Tempest" is more reflective than "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and features less of the original play, though it echoes it cleverly in several ways and sequences. It is principally about Gaiman's Morpheus and his issues with himself and his place in things. Here we see in detail the Morpheus only briefly fleshed in former issues - the vulnerable, emotional, confused Dream King. Gaiman uses "The Tempest", a play fundamentally about change, endings, and new beginnings, to finish the series.

The Tempest. Illustrated by fantasy master Charles Vess, whose art is full of emotion and the sights of the period. This, the story of the world's greatest writer's last work, which is itself, the story of a powerful magician who breaks his books and leaves his island. Will Shakespeare himself, is faced with the weight of old age, his distance from his wife, and his daughter being courted by a boy he does not approve of. He deals with these by getting drunk with Ben Jonson, and pouring his heart and soul into The Tempest. Finished the play, Will accompanies the King of Dreams to his castle for a drink, and to ask him why this was the play that Morpheus wanted written about him. Because Morpheus, unlike some of his family and unlike Prospero, the hero of The Tempest, will never leave his island. Although he is the Prince of Stories, he will never have one written about him. And, I guess, that's where we came in, fellow readers.

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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