Absolute Sandman (Absolute Sandman, #1)

by Neil Gaiman and Sam Kieth

One of the most highly acclaimed comics series of all time, the "New York Times" bestselling author Neil Gaiman's visionary "Sandman" received Eisner awards, an unprecedented World Fantasy Award, and countless others. Now Gaiman's addictive, literate series is re-presented in the popular "Absolute" format: the first twenty issues are presented in an oversized leather-bound slipcase, featuring digitally recoloured artwork as well as a rare Gaiman script. This is an essential collection for any Sandman fan, or indeed any serious comics fan! So prepare to rejoin the world of "Dream of the Endless", as he steps from fantasy to nightmare in the quest to regain his stolen power...

• ISBN10: 1845763564
• ISBN13: 9781845763565
• Publish Date: 24 November 2006 (first published 1 November 2006)
• Publish Status: Transferred
• Out of Print: 6 March 2013
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Titan Books Ltd
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 612
• Language: English

Reviews

[leahrosereads]

1/31/17
First read and reread of 2017. The below review still holds completely true.

4/26/15
Neil Gaiman is pure fucking magic when it comes to writing.

I’m relatively new to his work, and I’m also pretty new to comics and graphic novels. So please feel free to take the following fangirl-gasming with a grain of salt. If you haven’t read this series yet, I highly freaking recommend you go to your library and start this, and soon. 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.


I don’t think I’ve read anything like this before. I love that every element of this story felt new and real and raw to me. It bewitched me. I’ve fallen hard for these worlds and characters, and I’m happy that I’ll be able to live in it for a little longer.


The art instantly drew me in to this comic. I loved the style, and I thought the artists did an incredible freaking job giving life to Gaiman’s characters and worlds.



Following Dream/Morpheus on his journey as he escaped a prison meant for his sister Death, was a really fascinating story, but it was only the beginning. There were so many other fantastical tales showing the evolution of Dream. The worlds were vast.

Some were familiar and some were strange and new to me, and I loved seeing Dream interact with the people/creatures/things in each of them. He’s Endless, and every story showed what he has done during his existence. The stories showed that he can be selfless and objective, and the stories showed that he can also be selfish and cruel. I enjoyed reading about all the different aspects of Dream.



Again, I highly, highly recommend reading this series!