Dustcovers: The Collected Sandman Covers 1989-1997 (Sandman) [Paperback]

Dave McKean (Author), Neil Gaiman (Author), Dave McKean (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Vertigo (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563893878
• ISBN-13: 978-1563893872
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 0.5 x 10.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,076,117 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I make things up and write them down. Which takes us from comics (like SANDMAN) to novels (like ANANSI BOYS and AMERICAN GODS) to short stories (some are collected in SMOKE AND MIRRORS) and to occasionally movies (like Dave McKean's MIRRORMASK or the NEVERWHERE TV series, or my own short film A SHORT FILM ABOUT JOHN BOLTON).

In my spare time I read and sleep and eat and try to keep the blog at www.neilgaiman.com more or less up to date.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creepy, amazing, and with a behind the scenes peak., December 30, 2003

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A. Langton "Kungpowpig" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Collected Sandman Covers, 1989-1997 (Paperback)

When I had collected the original Sandman issues, I was always intrigued by the cover art as well as the story and illustrations inside. Sometimes, I would find myself staring at the covers for minutes before reading the actual story. This was the only time I had ever really done that. And now you can own this book full of those intricate, detailed, and amazing art pieces, along with commentary by McKean and Gaiman.

And there's a Sandman story that I have never read before! If you're a Sandman fan, buy this book.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to buy this book, December 25, 1999

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Pumpkin99 (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dustcovers: The Collected Sandman Covers 1989-1997 (Sandman) (Paperback)

If you look up

Dustcovers : The Collected Sandman Covers 1989-1996

you will find this book and the reviews on it. For some reason Amazon have just listed it both ways but the other way gives you the Watson-Guptill edition which is still in print and available. (The DC edition is still available, but not through book stores.)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, May 22, 2001

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Jonathan Schaper (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Collected Sandman Covers, 1989-1997 (Paperback)

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.