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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.