Absolute Sandman Volume One

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Ne samo to, nego je cijeli proces uzivanja bio popracen intenzivnim odobravanjem na onu predivnu misao koja se nade na svakoj od 600 njegovih stranica (ne karikiram. An acclaimed series it was, it had its own share of industry awards like the Eisners, but its most distinguished accolade had to be the World Fantasy award for best short fiction for Sandman issue nineteen, an adaptation of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Gaiman and Charles Vess.

Gaiman's ability to anthropomorph concepts like dreaming or death are amazing and strangely apropos. I enjoyed immensely going through the whole issue of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", step by step, with the quirky commentaries of Neil Gaiman to the illustrator. The Dreaming is a vague, shifting realm of symbol, belief, and imagination where people go to, well … dream! I can blaze through them the way I couldn't when I was reading borrowed copies, or I can stop and really look at each panel, and understand how certain things relate to the all-over story.If this first Volume is any indication on what to expect from the future ones, then I know I’m in for one hell of a ride. The one about the man who didn't want to die and would keep meeting Dream every 100 years at the same spot is brilliant. This is a fine hardcover copy of the deluxe collector's edition, bound in black morocco with silver lettering, in a fine hardshell slipcase with no wear at all. More than that, it had always seemed inevitable that I would - other things I liked seemed to be guiding me in that direction. The Sandman, written by New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman, was the most acclaimed comic book title of the 1990s.

Written by Neil Gaiman, art by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, Chris Bachalo, Michael Zulli, Steve Parkhouse, Kelley Jones, Charles Vess and Colleen Doran, cover by Dave McKean. If you appreciate a grand tale or one with a variety of different folklore being introduced or a tale with cosmic entities, Neil Gaiman's Sandman is for you. Certainly, the inks needed to be darkened, but if the colors needed anything, it was to be brightened, not submerged. If you're unfamiliar with the series, but fortunate enough to find a copy of this book at your local library, relish the opportunity, and check it out with all due haste.Then, with issue 19 and the Dream King's encounter with Shakespeare, it becomes obvious that this is a work destined to go beyond any previously recognised comic book genre and become a fully-fledged literary gem that repays frequent re-reading. Several pages also had Todd Klein's hand lettered word balloons which you rarely see in this kind of thing. I loved the style, and I thought the artists did an incredible freaking job giving life to Gaiman’s characters and worlds. Other credits include Amazing Spider-Man, The Teen Titans, Captain America, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jessica Jones for Netflix, Marvel Agents of S. I wish that there had been a more accomplished or detailed artist to have drawn some of these brilliant concepts, but the art does not hinder the story and in certain places helps to emphasize the dream state of the situation.

This is also reflected in the trade editions of Sandman, the collected arcs are interspersed with two short story collections. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Absolute Sandman Volume 1 contains the first twenty issues as well as many, many pages of wonderful miscellany. And the really great thing is that the extra tall and wide pages made the print much bigger than in normal comics, so much easier to see, I loved it! But its a bit like how the first few pages of a novel have the best written sentences of the whole thing.It was elegant when it needed to be, it was horrifying when it needed to be, gritty, slick, dark and bright.

Considered by many, me included, to be the best comic book ever written, Neil Gaiman's now classic mix of Greek myth and modern dark fantasy remains as captivating today as when it was first published. The artists and the colorists worked together wonderfully to create the contrasts that made this story work so well, gave the pages such an impact.Pros: Oversized hardcover (taller than Omnibus) - Increased breadth to include margin notes - Copious notes and commentary by Leslie S. The Doll's House" does a good job of merging almost standalone stories into a cohesive whole and also starts to open up the universe of the Sandman beyond its horror beginnings [9/10].