The Sandman Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections 30th Anniversary Edition

by NeilGaiman (Author), P.CraigRussell (Author), Neil Gaiman (Author), P. Craig Russell (Author)

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The critically acclaimed The Sandman: Fables and Reflections continues the fantastical epic of Morpheus, the King of Dreams, as he observes and interacts with an odd assortment of historical and fictional characters throughout time. Featuring tales of kings, explorers, spies, and werewolves, this book of myth and imagination delves into the dark dreams of Augustus Caesar, Marco Polo, Cain and Abel, Norton I, and Orpheus to illustrate the effects that these subconscious musings have had on the course of history and mankind. Collects The Sandman #29-31, #38-40, #50 and Sandman: Special #1.

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The critically acclaimed The Sandman: Fables and Reflections continues the fantastical epic of Morpheus, the King of Dreams, as he observes and interacts with an odd assortment of historical and fictional characters throughout time. Featuring tales of kings, explorers, spies, and werewolves, this book of myth and imagination delves into the dark dreams of Augustus Caesar, Marco Polo, Cain and Abel, Norton I, and Orpheus to illustrate the effects that these subconscious musings have had on the course of history and mankind. Collects The Sandman #29-31, #38-40, #50 and Sandman: Special #1.

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Publisher: DC Comics
Published:
ISBN 10: 1401288464
ISBN 13: 9781401288464
Book Overview: The sixth installment of Neil Gaiman's seminal, New York Times best-selling series, The Sandman Vol. 6- Fables & Reflections, celebrates its 30th anniversary with an all-new edition, featuring a new cover from artist Dave McKean!

Media Reviews

The greatest epic in the history of comic books. --The Los Angeles Times Magazine

One of the few comics that segued from the comics crowd, entering the intellectual and art worlds, winning over a large non-comics-reading audience... --The Hollywood Reporter

The Sandman is a modern myth, as well as a precis on why the stories we tell matter so much. --Playboy

The landmark comic-book series that actually made Death seem ... cool. --Entertainment Weekly

Author Bio

Creator of The Sandman and one of comics' most accomplished writers, Neil Gaiman is also the New York Times best-selling author of the novels Anansi Boys, American Gods, Stardust and Coraline, as well as the short story collections M Is for Magic and Smoke and Mirrors and the multimedia creation Neverwhere. He also co-wrote the Jim Henson Productions film MirrorMask with longtime collaborator Dave McKean, illustrator of the Gaiman-written graphic novels Mr. Punch, Violent Cases and Black Orchid. Among his many awards are the Hugo, the Nebula, the Eisner, the Harvey, the Bram Stoker and the World Fantasy Award. Originally from England, Gaiman now lives in the United States.