The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition (The Sandman, #0)

by Neil Gaiman and J.H. Williams III

J H Williams, III (Illustrator) and J. H. Williams (Illustrator)

#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 a deluxe edition!

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.

• ISBN10: 1401248969
• ISBN13: 9781401248963
• Publish Date: 10 November 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Vertigo
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 224
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781401248963

Reviews

[leahrosereads]

Oh this art may be the most phenomenal I've seen in a graphic novel this year (so far)! I'm absolutely going to find a way to display this edition somewhere in my home library, because it should be visible for all my company to see, always. However, the story didn't feel cohesive to me. It was still great because it's Gaiman and he can spin some tales, ya know? And it was still the Endless and Dream and this world, and it's all so mesmerizing. But it felt a bit disconnected in some places, and I'm sure that's intentional but it took me out of the story a bit.

Still loved it, obviously.

[adastra]

Wow, this is trippy even by Sandman standards! I wonder why it took me so long to finally get around to reading it. A beautiful story, told in even more beautiful art.

[wyvernfriend]

A prequel, a why Dream was exhausted and easy to catch.

Artwork was amazing and the story interesting.