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The Sandman appreciation thread
Wow my first post in years ,so glad this forum has been created
Ok i would just like to dedicate this thread to Neil Gaiman`s finest ever creation Morpheus and his siblings the Endless Since being introduced to this series by an ex in the 1990s i have never tired of it and my love for it grows yearly Alltime fave characters have to be Death,Mervyn,Cain,Matthew,Delirium and Destruction |
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Once The Endless are in your head it's impossible to shift them.
Some great books have been spun off from Sandman too: Lucifer Merv Pumpkinhead, Agent of D.R.E.A.M Death, the High Cost of Living and the two Dreaming books. |
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I actually met Neil Gaiman yesterday, bloody marvellous man. Signed my Sandman: Endless Nights "Sweet dreams.."
Finest comic book series ever written? Yes. |
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Got my absolute sandman vol 1 signed the other day at the Edinburgh book festival. Bring on absolute Death. I have a Death tattoo on my leg.
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I've never read Sandman partly because I thought it was some sort of horror comic and I'm not really into that. Am I right?
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I've never read Sandman partly because I thought it was some sort of horror comic and I'm not really into that. Am I right?
But don't let that put you off, if it's anything, it's a fantasy title. |
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It's an incredibly intelligent and literary piece of work! It fuses horror with typical comic book lore and folklore. It blends allegory, imagery and archetypes to produce a unique and beautiful mythos. It even won the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction and therefore raised some controversy amongst the literary elitists.
Highly recommended! |
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I've seen there are Absolute Sandman volumes. Vol1 seems to contain the very start of the saga. Is that right?!
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I've seen there are Absolute Sandman volumes. Vol1 seems to contain the very start of the saga. Is that right?!
Amazon.com sometimes have them and there is 0% VAT on books and the duty limit is now £120 so you will be ok getting it through customs charge free. Absolute Death is out soon as well. |
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Right thanks. Will check them out!
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