One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman\'s award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era.
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This work is currently in print as graphic novels from DC\'s Wild Storm imprint.
The success of the series spawned an award-winning cartoon on MTV, trading cards, a toy, and even some statues.
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.
Later on he sold some work to DC Comics and Marvel, where he illustrated Wolverine.
Sam Kieth was born in 1963 and started his professional career when he was seventeen.
Originally from England, he now lives in the United States.
Among his many awards are the Eisner, the Hugo, the Nebula, the World Fantasy, and the Bram Stoker.
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.
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.
About the Author: 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. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes 30th Anniversary Edition collects issues #1-8 of the original run of The Sandman, beginning an epic saga unique in graphic literature and introducing readers to a dark and enchanting world of dreams and nightmares--the home of Morpheus, the King of Dreams, and his kin, the Endless.
The Sandman Vol.
Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium\'s most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven.
One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman\'s award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era
