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The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1 Hardcover – November 1, 2006

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Comic-book publishers have grown expert at collecting individual issues of a title as graphic novels and later rereleasing those collections with hitherto unpublished sequences, further artwork, and other "bonus" material to entice buffs to purchase the same book twice and thrice. DC Comics brings the game to a new level with the Absolute series of oversized, slipcased, hardcover volumes of landmark titles. Neil Gaiman revived the name of an early comic-book superhero only to give it to a protagonist whose utter difference, and that of the cohort of relatives who took the spotlight whenever he--the Sandman--absented it, refreshed mainstream comics even more than Frank Miller's overhauled Batman had a few years earlier. The Sandman and his siblings are embodiments of the dark forces of nature----death, destiny, and other dismaying elementals. They play out their adventures mostly in contemporary settings that have been completely recolored for the first of four Absolute volumes that will re-present them all. Ray Olson
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Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling 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) as well as 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. 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.

Sam Kieth was born in 1963 and started his professional career when he was seventeen. Later on he sold some work to DC Comics and Marvel, where he illustrated Wolverine. In 1987 Kieth drew the first five issues of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and went on to create his own comic series called The Maxx, which was published by Image comics from 1993 until 1998. The success of the series spawned an award-winning cartoon on MTV, trading cards, a toy, and even some statues. This work is currently in print as graphic novels from DC's WildStorm imprint. Keith's recent work includes Wolverine/Hulk for Marvel Comics and Batman: Secrets and Scratch for DC Comics. He has also created several other creator-owned properties that have been published by WildStorm including Epicurus The Sage and Zero Girl.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vertigo; Illustrated edition (November 1, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 612 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1401210821
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1401210823
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.5 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 2.21 x 15.1 inches
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There are some differences between this and the trade (or paperback) version that I noticed right away:

- The title pages for each "volume" don't have the text on them (which I miss).
- Not all the spreads line up the way they do in the paperback versions, but all the spreads that were meant to be together are likely intact.
- The absolute sandman contains the recolored art which I thought would be awesome but I'm weirdly loyal to the original coloring now that I see them together. In the original coloring, Dream's hair and clothes have blue shadows, but in the recolor his hair has gray shadows which just doesn't look the same.

It's not an easy book to physically read because it's huge and heavy, but it's beautiful and appears to be well made. It's nice to have the extra page space for all the beautiful art.

Until now I've been borrowing the paperbacks volume by volume from the library and got tired of waiting. This seemed like the best balance between the most economical and most high quality way to experience the full series.
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The Sandman, possibly one of the greatest literary creations of all time, should be required reading. It’s hard to believe there was a point in time when Neil Gaiman‘s creation was scarfed at in literary circles.

How times have changed!

This gorgeous, 7 pound slip-cased volume, showcasing extraordinary artwork and storyline, will absolutely enthrall you to the last page.

Be prepared to enter The Dreaming and the world of Lord Morpheus - like a dream you’ll never want to awaken from.
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