- Description
- Size Guide
Description
Description
The Sandman: Overture
Author: Gaiman, Neil
Brand: Vertigo
Color: Multicolor
Edition: Illustrated
Features:
- DC Comics
Binding: Paperback
Format: Illustrated
Number Of Pages: 224
Release Date: 15-11-2016
Part Number: 25219766
Details: Product Description
#1 New York Times bestseller!
Winner of the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story
Twenty-five years since
The Sandman first changed the landscape of modern comics, Neil Gaiman’s legendary series is back in this never-before-told tale featuring Morpheus!
The Sandman: Overture heralds
New York Times best-selling writer Neil Gaiman’s return to the art form that made him famous, ably abetted by artistic luminary JH Williams III (
Batwoman, Promethea), whose lush, widescreen images provide an epic scope to The Sandman’s origin story. From the birth of a galaxy to the moment that Morpheus is captured,
The Sandman: Overture will feature cameo appearances by fan-favorite characters such as The Corinthian, Merv Pumpkinhead and, of course, the Dream King’s siblings: Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, Destruction and Destiny.
Review
“Gaiman revisits Morpheus’s universe with warmth and renewed delight” —
Washington Post
“Gorgeous.” —
The New York Times
“Expansive and atmospheric, jammed with brainy, contemplative moments and dry humor…. Gaiman’s vivid, wild imagination is grounded in Williams’ and Stewart’s beautiful, captivating artwork….
Sandman fans will surely be elated not only by the return to the story but also by the stunning, gorgeous artwork, which outshines the original.” —
Booklist
“Dream is a long way from his realm, but for me reading this comic feels exactly like coming home.”
—The Guardian
”
Sandman: Overture may go down as one of the best-drawn chapters in Sandman’s already legendary run.”
—Newsarama
“Gaiman’s lush world is only made all-the-more incredible thanks to its visuals” —Nerdist
About the Author
Neil Gaiman is the
New York Times best-selling author of the Newbery Medal-winning
The Graveyard Book and
Coraline, the basis for the hit movie. His other books include
Anansi Boys,
Neverwhere,
American Gods and
Stardust (winner of the American Library Association’s Alex Award as one of 2000’s top novels for young adults) and the short story collections
M Is for Magic and
Smoke and Mirrors. He is also the author of
The Wolves in the Walls and
The Day I Traded My Dad for Two Goldfish, both written for children, as well as the creator of the most critically acclaimed comic series of all-time, The Sandman. Among his many awards are the Eisner, the Hugo, the Nebula, the World Fantasy and the Bram Stoker. Originally from England, he now lives in the United States.
EAN: 9781401265199
Package Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
Languages: English