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The Sandman: King of Dreams, 2003 Calendar

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Sandman: the King of Dreams is a wonderful coffetable-eque art book. However, it also contains many insights into the world of the Sandman and the creative process. Alisa Kwitney was a one time editor of the comic series and brings wonderful anecdotes about the writers, artists and characters that I have not heard anywhere else. This bok is clearly written with love for the world of The Sandman.
The art is also gorgeuos. images from the comics are replicated here in a wonderful format. also there are many images taken from other comics and trading cards and several that have been hiding in the editorial vault.
though this book is not as detailed as Hy Bender's wonderful ode to the series, and the two do cover the same ground on occasion, this is an excellent addition to anyones'sSandman library.

I admit, I never read Sandman. I've always wanted to, but time and money always got in my way. However, I did find these for sale a few months ago and promptly ordered them. Being a postcrossing participant, I'm always on the lookout for new cards. These didn't let me down. I took a few and put them on my bulletin board, kept the rest in the awesome keepsake box, and sent the rest around the world to comics fans and literary nuts like myself. The reception I got from these blew me away, and by far are they my most requested cards for swaps. Whether you want to keep these or trade them away with friends or strangers, they're a set worth getting, if you can lay your hands on them!

From the fall of 1987 to the beginning of 1996, Neil Gaiman worked mostly on the "Sandman" series of comics, . . . which became trade book collections, and merchandise, and fannish websites, and spin-off books by other writers. Morpheus gave it all up in the end, but the readers haven't. One of the best spin-offs is this overview, or commentary, or summation, of the series, from the first issue to the last, by one of the assistant editors with whom Gaiman worked. She's gone on to other things, too, but she obviously can't leave the Endless behind any more than the paying readers can. It's nice to be able to revisit, all in one place, the wide range of artists who worked on the series and to read Gaiman's brief comments on the origins of certain story arcs and the interconnections between others, not all of which were intentional. And, as Kwitney says, if you've picked up this book without having read about the Sandman, . . . well, now's your chance.

i have searched long and hard for a poster of dream. just dream. it doesn't seem to exist at this time. i have searched poster websites, neil gaiman's site, comic sites, etc, all over the internet. i also went to several comic stores in my city. they only had one poster they could even order at this time. (the 20th anniversary one, which is an awesome poster, but of almost EVERYONE--and the pic of dream himself is kinda lame considering whats been done of him.) so this is as close as i have come to find anykind of awesome sandman art, specifically of morpheus himself. so THANK YOU!!!!!!!

At first glance, the cover sent shivers up my spine. Every single picture is beautiful and will dubtfully be boring by the end of the month. Each month features a quote from the Sandman series along with black and white pictures at the bottom. Dates such as Neil Giaman's birthday, the first preformance of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Dream's imprisonment are also given. This is very, very much worth the buy.