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| The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1 | 
 enlarge | Author: Neil Gaiman
Creators: Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Charles Vess, Michael Zulli, Kelley Jones, Chris Bachalo, Malcolm Jones, Danny Vozzo, Colleen Doran
Publisher: Vertigo
Category: Book
List Price: $99.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 16105
Media: Hardcover Comic
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 612
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.4
Dimensions (in): 12.8 x 8.7 x 1.9
ISBN: 1401210821
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401210823
ASIN: 1401210821
Publication Date: November 1, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
Collected works a treasure January 19, 2008
Ordered before Xmas and arrived in time. This volume is in a delightful slipcase and features the comics bound together into one hardback book, with a colouring that is slightly better to my eye than the original comics. Obviously the paper stock is different but well worth the investment to collect this delightful and thought-provoking series. Vol. 2 is just as good and they stack nicely on the bookcase.
An Absolute Beauty January 27, 2008
So far I own both volumes, but I must say volume one stands out as the best. Both volumes are rich in color, representation, and beautifully remastered. However volume one stands out as a winner for the sheer content. Even though the book is quiet heavy and thick, I find myself going back to read more than once. Well-developed stories draw the reader right into it from the very first page. I guess the representation helps a bit. Thick big book can be used as furniture too. Highly recommended for comic reader, especially those whose is short a piece of furniture or two.
Amazing February 25, 2008
I've been a huge Neil Gaiman fan for a long time, knowing his reputation with The Sandman. This book is what got me interested in reading Gaiman's work, but I never did read this book. I was interested in getting the series for a long time, but until now, I just wasn't happy with the previous editions. They never jumped out at me and screamed for me to own them.
Then came Absolute Sandman. I own a large print of Gaiman's "A Study in Emerald" which is such a great collectors item, but more so it feels right for the story. I saw this huge volume on the shelf of a book store, and it immediately felt right; it screamed at me to own it.
I just recieved the first two volumes of Absolute Sandman and they are everything I anticipated. Huge, hulikng books. Leather bound and engraved to look like something from Lucien's library. The only thing missing was a thick coating of dust that you wold expect from a book that seems to be of the ages.
The story is great, the new coloring (despite some reviews) is great. The extras are amazing. If you are a fan or a first timer like myself, you need to own the series in this format.
wonderful March 30, 2008
This is a beautiful book - expensive but worth every penny. Anyone that likes neil gaimon, graphic novels, dark fantasy, or gothic stories will love the stories, illustrations, and whole format of the book. Those who just love wonderful books will also be proud to have this on their shelves.
Creative May 8, 2008
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I found this book a very creative exercise in perception, script and artwork. The story is mainly told from the perspective of one of the "Endless", Dream, with cameos from Destiny, Death, Desire and Dispare (see satirical opening quote from Jack Dee - "Lots of things begin with D") :-) The third brother in a family of seven, these Endless are anthropomorphic personifications of ideals/concepts and exist, apparently, across even species (one of the stories is told from a cat's point of view). The issues dealt with in the varied stories are some of the usual collection of welcoming death, forgivness, murder, society, slavery etc - in other words what appears to be standard fare for any sci-fi buf. However, there are a few interesting twists with takes on several points of history, biblical references and different points of view of the same issues but told from a different species' perspective which is somewhat unusual. The artwork throughout the collection is consistent and uses high contrast in many of the captions to great effect. The artwork on the covering page for each story is quite exceptional and could even be viewed as works in their own right.
All in all, this is well worth a read, whether you are a fan of the comic genre or if you're new to it, this collection will suck you into the world of the Endless...
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