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Vertigo talent at the Brooklyn Book Festival September 23rd

Tue, 09/18/2012 - 6:00am | Pamela Mullin

This Sunday, head over to the Brooklyn Book Festival if you’re in the area. Vertigo talent Colleen Doran, artist of GONE TO AMERIKAY, the graphic novel the Wall Street Journal calls "a sweeping, detailed, beautifully drawn story of love, betrayal and survival, with a small but crucial touch of the supernatural” will be there along with James Romberger, artist of AARON AND AHMED, Ron Wimberly the writer/artist of the recently published graphic novel THE PRINCE OF CATS, Becky Cloonan artist of DEMO and most recently BATMAN #12 and Gilbert Hernandez whose short story “The Dark Lady” is featured in the upcoming anthology GHOSTS.

Check out the full listing of comic book and graphic novel related programming below:

BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

10am-6pm

Brooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza

209 Joralemon Street, BrooklynNY11201

ST. FRANCIS AUDITORIUM (180 Remsen Street)

2:00 P.M. Worlds Built over Time. This all-star panel brings together the narrative geniuses of Jaime Hernandez (Love and Rockets), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Adrian Tomine (New York Stories) and Gabrielle Bell (The Voyeurs) to discuss how they've developed characters, stories, and imagined worlds over serial publications. Moderated by Bill Kartalopoulos, co-organizer, Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival. Featuring screen projection.

3:00 P.M. The Sex Panel: Taboo in Pictures. Gilbert Hernandez (Love and Rockets), Leela Corman (Unterzakhn), Molly Crabapple (Devil in the Details) and Bob Fingerman (From the Ashes) talk about sex and taboo in comics. What inspires and informs their work and drives their characters (and readers)? From obscenity to art, and the delicious in-between....Featuring screen projection, with viewer discretion advised! Moderated by Heidi MacDonald, the Beat and Publishers Weekly Comics World.

ST. FRANCIS SCREENING ROOM (180 Remsen Street)

10:00 A.M. Home Is Not A Place. Four authors read and discuss their books whose protagonists are challenged to create and negotiate their identity in a new homeland--a journey fraught with confusion, rebellion and uncertain outcomes. Graphic novelist Leela Corman (Unterzakhn), and authors Patricia Engel (Vida), Luis Alberto Urrea (Into the Beautiful North) and Jose Prieto Manuel (Nocturnal Butterflies of the Russian Empire). Moderated by Tiphanie Yanique (How to Escape from a Leper Colony). Featuring screen projection.

11:00 A.M. Comics by the People: Crowd-funding, Kickstarter, and the Future of Fan-supported Art. Self-publishing in indie comics has a strong tradition and now Kickstarter has been called the #2 comics publisher in the US. What is the future of comics publishing? What are the benefits and challenges of directly fan-funded models? Molly Crabapple (Week in Hell), Spike (Poorcraft) and Jamie Tanner (The Black Well) discuss what works, what hasn't and what's to come. Moderated by Meaghan O'Connell, Kickstarter. Featuring screen projection.

12:00 P.M. Rabble-Rousers: Activist Comics. An unabashedly lefty panel of activist artists discuss the relevance and impact of political cartoons as we enter election season: Peter Kuper, editor and co-founder of World War III Illustrated (Diario de Oaxaca); Mr. Fish (Go Fish) and Fly (Peops). Moderated by scholar Jonathan Gray. Featuring screen projection.

1:00 P.M. Make Believe: Genre Comics for the Next Generation. Derek Kirk Kim (Tune: Vanishing Point), Becky Cloonan (Dracula) and Mark Siegel (Sailor Twain)--three very different and equally fabulous cartoonists showcase their new work and talk about what makes genre comics so fun to write, draw, and read. Moderated by fantasy author Ellen Kushner. Featuring screen projection.

3:00 P.M. NYC Inked. Peter Kuper (Drawn to New York) shares a diary portrait of 34 years in NYC; James Romberger (Seven Miles a Second) captures the gritty beauty from the LES to uptown, adapting the late David Wojnarowicz haunting memoir; Colleen Doran (Gone to Amerikay) tells the Irish immigrant's story across three centuries; and newcomer Ron Wimberly (Prince of Cats) rewrites Romeo & Juliet in a Blade-Runner-esque landscape. Moderated by Calvin Reid, Publishers Weekly Comics World. Featuring screen projection.

4:00 P.M. Reality Denied. Science Fiction authors Carla Speed McNeil (Finder: Voice), Lev Grossman (The Magician King) and Terry Bisson (Fire on the Mountain) read and discuss their books which are part-medieval, part-magical, part-historical, and all reality bending! Moderated by literary agent Seth Fishman. Featuring screen projection.

5:00 P.M. Enduring Unlikable Women. Elissa Schappell (Blue Print), Gilbert Hernandez (Love and Rockets) and Dana Spiotta (Stone Arabia) write difficult, complex female characters. Join these authors in a reading and discussion that looks at the bad boy and the unlikable woman in literature and how they are reviled or celebrated by their audience and creators. Moderated by Meredith Walters, Brooklyn Public Library. Featuring screen projection.

ST. FRANCIS MCARDLE (180 Remsen St)

11:00 A.M. Ink and Pressure: The Delicate Art, History, and Future of Publishing. Three authors look atthe nuts and bolts construction of a comic book empire, the intricacies of what it takes to make magazines, and what journalism means today. Victor Navasky (co-ed., The Art of Making Magazines), and Sean Howe (Marvel Comics: The Untold Story). Moderated by Catherine Chung (Forgotten Country)

YOUTH STOOP (Outdoors)

11:00 A.M. Comics Quick Draw! Three cartoonists face off in this fast-paced contest. Drawing (literally) from the audience suggestions, reader favorites Derek Kirk Kim, Mark Siegel, and Charise Mericle Harper will battle with pen and pad. And, everybody wins; finished art will be gifted to some of the lucky young people in attendance. Moderated by Calvin Reid, editor of Publishers Weekly Comics World.

TARGET CHILDREN’S AREA (Outdoors)

11:00 A.M. Draw-Off - A fast-paced drawing competition by illustrators Dan Yaccarino, cartoonist Frank Viva (Along a Long Road),and cartoonist Jerry Craft (Mama's Boyz).

3:00 P.M. Reading by Frank Viva (Along a Long Road) with support from the Consulate General of Canada

BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL CONFERENCE ROOM

3:00 P.M. Creating Comics from Life. A comics workshop led by Tracy White. Using a short writing exercise, teens will compose a four panel comic based on an incident from their past. Ages 12 and up.

BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL BOOKEND EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 17-23, 2012

The Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend events are literary themed events taking place in clubs, parks, bookstores, theatres and libraries culminating with the festival. The Bookends kick-off a long literary weekend with film screenings, parties, literary games and author appearances.

Comics and Related Programming

Tuesday, September 18

Small Demons and The Graphic Canon Double Bill
Experience the new visual index for books, Small Demons! There are prizes involved! Also join Seven Stories Press as they celebrate the first and second volumes of The Graphic Canon, an anthology of world literature adapted by graphic artists and illustrators.
Location: The Bell House, 149 7th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
Time: 7:00 pm
Price: Free
Website: www.thebellhouseny.com; www.smalldemons.com;www.sevenstories.com; www.graphiccanon.com

Thursday, September 20

New York Drawings by Adrian Tomine
Visit the powerHouse Arena for an exciting gallery exhibition, reception and book signing, featuring Adrian Tomine, the popular comic book artist and author of New York Drawings, in conversation with The New Yorker’s art director, Jordan Awan. The exhibition is in conjunction with the publication of New York Drawings along with rare NY-inspired images and sketches.
Location: powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street (at Water Street)
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Price: Free
Website: www.powerhousearena.com

Friday, September 21

Comics Rock Double Bill: The Hernandez Brothers (Love and Rockets Northeast Tour) and Jeffrey Lewis (solo acoustic)
Come enjoy drinks, drawing, and conversation with comics stars The Hernandez Brothers at 8:00 pm and musician and comic artist Jeffrey Lewis at 9:00 pm.
Location: The Rock Shop, 249 4th Avenue (between President and Carroll Streets)
Time: 7:30 pm
Price: $5
Website: www.thejeffreylewissite.com;www.fantagraphics.com/lr30northeasttour

Saturday, September 22

The Comics Crowd
Comics fans will delight in this graphics-heavy event. Creators read from their work, accompanied by projections. Participants include Gabrielle Bell(When I’m Old), Julia Wertz (Drinking at the Movies), Bob Sikoryak(Masterpiece Comics), Lauren Weinstein (Girl Stories), Lisa Hanawalt (I Want You), Aaron Diaz (The Tomorrow Girl) and Michael Kupperman(Tales Designed to Thrizzle). Laughter guaranteed!
Location: Bergen Street Comics, 470 Bergen Street (between Flatbush and 5th Avenues)
Time: 8:00 pm
Price: Free
Website: www.bergenstreetcomics.com

About the Brooklyn Book Festival:

On Sunday, September 23, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., a record 280+ top national and international authors and participants will join bibliophiles, booksellers and literary organizations on 14 stages at Brooklyn Borough Hall (209 Joralemon Street) and Plaza, Columbus Park, St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights Public Library, Brooklyn Law School, the Brooklyn Historical Society and St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Church for the seventh annual Brooklyn Book Festival. The Festival is supported by AT&T, which is providing an exciting new app to help guide Festival-goers (details to be announced shortly!).

Comics and Graphic Novel Programming has more than doubled in 2012, with major headliners like the Hernandez Bros and recent LA Times Book Prize award-winner Carla Speed McNeil. The Festival’s unique programming approach integrates comics artists on panels with authors and journalists, recognizing and advocating for comics as literature that crosses genres. These pairings offer fresh takes from the usual con fare--and give readers of traditional prose insight into the appeal and power of graphic narratives. In addition, fans will also have a full-day of panels just focused on comics to choose from. There’s something for everyone--from Comics Quick Draw on the Youth Stoop to the all-star cartoonist line-up in Worlds Built Over Time in the St. Francis auditorium. See full listings attached.

All Festival events on Sunday, September 23, are free and—for the first time this year—there will be “Clix not Tix,” meaning no more tickets or ticket lines. Additionally, for the first time ever, the expanded “Bookend” literary-themed events comprise a full week of more than 50 happenings at venues that include clubs, bookstores, theaters and libraries across the borough from September 17 – 23. Most Bookend Events are free (a few charge a modest admission). Comics Book End events include a celebration of the landmark Graphic Canon publication; Adrian Tomine’s gallery opening for New York Stories; a live comics reading with favorites like Michael Kupperman and Julia Wertz, and a Comics Rock event with the Hernandez Bros at The Rock Shop. See full listings attached.

The Brooklyn Book Festival, one of the premier literary events in the country, is an initiative of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz presented by Brooklyn Tourism and the Brooklyn Literary Council. This hip, smart, diverse—and free—gathering attracts thousands of book lovers of all ages to enjoy authors and the Festival’s lively literary marketplace.

“With an entire week of literary events celebrating the written and spoken word, the seventh annual Brooklyn Book Festival will be bigger and better than ever,” said Johnny Temple, chair of the Brooklyn Literary Council. “The Festival has matured into one of the world’s premier literary destinations, attracting renowned authors, publishers of all sizes, musicians, humorists, graphic novelists, and all of the creative forces that make up our eclectic and constantly evolving literary universe.”

The 2012 Brooklyn Book Festival is presented by Brooklyn Tourism and the Brooklyn Literary Council, initiatives of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and is proudly supported by AT&T. Additional partners include the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation and St. Francis College. Target is the official sponsor of the Children’s Area. Sponsors include: Astoria Federal Savings, Boar’s Head Brand, Citi, Con Edison, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, East River Ferry and National Grid. The Festival is also supported with grants from the Brooklyn Community Foundation, The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC & Company Foundation, and the New York State Council on the Arts. The New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge is the official hotel. Media partners include ABC, Time Out New York, The New York Times and WNYC.

Cultural and programming partners are BAM, Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn Public Library, Cave Canem, The Center for Fiction, London Review of Books, The Nation, the National Book Foundation, The New York Review of Books, PEN American Center, and the Poetry Society of America.

Visit www.brooklynbookfestival.org, Twitter @bkbf or Facebook for
complete programming list and updates

For photos, www.flickr.com/photos/brooklynbookfestival09

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GONE TO AMERIKAY ON SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL’S BEST OF LIST

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 6:00am | Pamela Mullin

The School Library Journal selected GONE TO AMERIKAY as one of the three Best Graphic Novels of 2012 (so far)!

Written by Eisner Award-nominated writer Derek McCulloch (Stagger Lee, Pug), and beautifully illustrated with period detail by Colleen Doran (THE SANDMAN, ORBITER) and color by Jose Villarrubia. GONE TO AMERIKAY is a sweeping, century-spanning graphic novel that explores the vivid history of Irish émigrés to New York City via three intertwined tales. Click here to see the full list.

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Executive Editor Karen Berger shares GONE TO AMERIKAY: The Notes and Sketches

Fri, 04/06/2012 - 6:00am | Pamela Mullin

Collen Doran's gorgeous sketches and references for the art of GONE TO AMERIKAY can be seen here.

GONE TO AMERIKAY

Notes on the Text

By Derek McCulloch

It hardly seems necessary to point out that this book is a work of fiction in every way, but I do so anyway for the benefit of anybody inclined to tell me where I got things wrong. That preemptive defense notwithstanding, I’m proud to say that Colleen and I tried our best to ground our fiction in the real world, filling the background with people and places and things that really did exist—or at least really may have existed. What follows here is a quick overview of some of these background elements, with recommendations for sources of more detailed information on some truly fascinating subjects.

The Dead Rabbits – During Independence Day celebrations on the fourth of July, 1857, the political friction between the immigrant Irish of Five Points and the nativists entrenched in the Metropolitan Police Department erupted into fierce street fights. These fights grew in turn into mob war between toughs from Five Points and the Bowery. The violence escalated ever further until the whole city was embroiled for two days in a riot that ended only when the intervention of the State militia was threatened. The press called this “the Dead Rabbits/Bowery Boy Riot,” and eventually just “The Dead Rabbits Riot.” Seventy years later, journalist Herbert Asbury exhumed these stories for his “Informal History of the Underworld,” The Gangs of New York. He elaborated freely on the history of The Dead Rabbits of Five Points and their status as one of old New York’s most feared Irish gangs. As a storyteller, Asbury was magnificent; as a historian, he was less than scrupulous. The early references to the Dead Rabbits in the press following the riots came exclusively from the Bowery side of the conflict. Residents of Five Points vehemently denied the existence of any such gang. Asbury’s gleefully lurid collection of old rumors is an entertaining read – but as history, it’s every bit as suspect as the present volume. In his more rigorously researched account of the riots in the definitive history of the neighborhood, Five Points, Tyler Anbinder thoroughly debunks the participation of The Dead Rabbits in the 1857 riot, and suggests that it is unlikely that any gang by that name ever actually existed in New York.

Knowing that, why did I still name my Five Points gang “the Dead Rabbits?” The same reason, I suppose, that Herbert Asbury, Martin Scorsese, and everyone else who’s ever told a story involving Irish gangs in 1800s New York did: “the Dead Rabbits” is an awesome name.

Marm Mandelbaum – Our depiction of Fredericka “Marm” Mandelbaum is as accurate as we could make it, right down to the location of her dry goods store at Clinton and Rivington. She really was the biggest fence in New York, moving millions of dollars in stolen goods over a 20‑year period. She really did throw lavish dinner parties for the cream of the underworld. She really did flee prosecution with a million dollars. This was in 1884, after an undercover Pinkerton agent gathered enough evidence for the arrest of Marm, her son Julius, and one of her clerks. Marm made bail easily and immediately left for Toronto, where she lived in comfort until her death in 1894 at the age of 76. She apparently returned to New York only once, secretly attending the funeral of her youngest daughter.

Adam Worth – Adam Worth was, as Sophie notes to Lewis, supposedly Conan Doyle’s model for his criminal genius, Professor Moriarty, and was known in his time, as “the Napoleon of crime.” Worth’s family immigrated from Prussia to the United States when he was five. At ten, he ran away from home, drifting from city to city. He enlisted in the Union Army at the age of 17 and was wounded in the Second Battle of Bull Run. Discovering that he had been mistakenly listed as killed in action, he took the opportunity to remove himself from service, at least temporarily. He became a “bounty jumper,” taking money to enlist (under an assumed name) in another man’s place, and then deserting as soon as he collected his first pay. After the war, he became a pickpocket in New York, eventually organizing a gang of pickpockets. He then graduated to robberies of ever larger scale and elaborateness, robbing stores and even tunneling into bank vaults. In the 1870s, Worth moved his operation to Europe, basing himself first in Paris and then in London, where he continued to pull off brazen heists, stealing money, art, and jewels. In 1892, the law finally caught up with Worth when a robbery in Belgium went awry. He was released in 1897, and lived only five more years. He died in 1902 of heart failure and liver disease or, as the coroner put it, “chronic habits of intemperance.” He was penniless and was deposited in a pauper’s mass grave. As a criminal, Worth was unusually cerebral, his heists marked by careful planning and preparation. He was also adamantly non-violent. It’s said that in his long criminal career, he never physically harmed anyone.

Grace O’Malley – The bedtime story that Ciara tells is a genuine Irish folk tale based on genuine Irish history. Gráinne Ní Mháille or Grace O’Malley lived from about 1530 to about 1603. The hereditary chieftain of the Clan Ó Máille, she became known as a pirate queen, ruling the northwestern coast of Ireland and extracting tribute from all ships that sailed her waters. O’Malley lived a thoroughly colorful life that was further embellished through ballads and legends, but no exaggeration is necessary to see the remarkable figure she was. In 1593, she met directly with Elizabeth I to negotiate the release of O’Malley’s sons, who had been captured by the British. The two monarchs, lacking any other common language, spoke in Latin. The two most powerful women in the British Isles clearly discovered some common ground, coming to a mutually satisfactory (though not terribly long-lived) diplomatic settlement. Perhaps the best known of the folkloric artifacts of the life of Grace O’Malley is the Gaelic ballad “Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile,” which I first heard as a small child, in a recording by the subjects of the following paragraph.

The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem – Though they appear nowhere in the story, the influence of this pioneering Irish-folk group of the 1960s on this book is huge, both in terms of music and history. Their renditions of ballads like “Roddy McCorley,” “The Rising of the Moon,” and “The Jug of Punch” were the indelible soundtrack of my childhood, and I returned to their canon again and again when supplying Johnny and Brian with songs to sing. Moreover, Liam Clancy’s funny and lyrical autobiography, The Mountain of the Women, provided many of the underpinnings for our depiction of the Greenwich Village folk scene in 1960. Like Johnny and Brian, the Clancys and Makem came to America intending to be actors and instead found success singing folk songs they’d taken for granted growing up in Ireland. I borrowed the broad arc of their careers – from Broadway dabbling to singing on the Ed Sullivan Show – but the characters and careers of Johnny and Brian are entirely invented.

Brendan Behan – The details given here of Brendan Behan’s 1960 trip to New York are largely accurate. He came for the American debut of his play, The Hostage, at the Cort theatre. The press meeting him at Idlewild expected to interview the mad playwright who had shocked Britain with his wild, publicly drunken antics. Instead, they met a milk-drinking teetotaler. Behan had been sober for months and planned to stay that way throughout his visit to America. His resolve saw him through the airport interviews, but not much farther. He fell spectacularly off the wagon after an argument with his wife and stayed there for the four years that remained in his too-short life. The main biographical source I consulted for Behan’s appearance in this book was Michael O’Sullivan’s Brendan Behan: A Life. There are several other good biographies, but anyone curious to know more about Behan would be best served simply by reading or better yet seeing his plays.

Dave Van Ronk – The late singer/guitarist Dave Van Ronk was at home in virtually every folk music idiom. He learned blues guitar from the Reverend Gary Davis and incorporated jazz, blues, swing, and folk forms from America, England, Ireland, and Africa in his repertoire. A fixture of the Greenwich Village folk scene of the early 60s and a friend to Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, and young Bob Dylan, he became known as “The Mayor of McDougal Street.” Van Ronk’s cameo in this story is small, but it seemed to me that no story touching on the Village folk scene of the 60s could omit him entirely. For more on Van Ronk’s life, consult his memoir, The Mayor of McDougal Street, but for a better sense of his importance to the field, listen to Inside Dave Van Ronk, a compilation of two of his best early-60s recordings.

The Ed Sullivan Show – It almost didn’t occur to me to provide notes on the Ed Sullivan Show, but it may actually be necessary for any readers under the age of 40. Sullivan was a sports writer and later a gossip columnist in New York in the 1930s, a contemporary of and competitor to Water Winchell. In 1948, at the dawn of the television age, CBS hired Sullivan to host a variety show. The show he created was in essence a recreation of the vaudeville stage of his childhood, a bizarre amalgamation of singers, jugglers, comics, acrobats, dramatic readings, and puppet shows, all presided over by Sullivan, whose famously wooden delivery became fodder for generations of impressionists. The show became a success far beyond anyone’s expectations. Every Sunday for 20 years, America sat down to see what Sullivan had lined up for them that night. It is no exaggeration to say that the show became an institution, and an essential launching pad for show business careers. It lasted until 1971, when the inevitable shift in generations and demographics forced Sullivan to step aside for a younger generation of entertainers.

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Executive Editor Karen Berger talks GONE TO AMERIKAY

Wed, 04/04/2012 - 6:00am | Pamela Mullin

For those of you who aren't nearby a comics shop, GONE TO AMERIKAY landed in bookstores today. So be sure to check out this beautifully written and gorgeous to gaze upon graphic novel!

For all you Americans reading this, we all share the universality of being immigrants. And though GONE TO AMERIKAY tells the story of three generations of Irish emigres, the appeal of these characters and their struggles is all something we can relate to. Derek McCulloch brings turn of the last century New York City to vivid life, as well as the swinging '60s and the present day. Artist Colleen Doran's gloriously detailed and heavily researched art will leave you mesmerized, as it did me. And Jose Villarrubia's colors are totally exquisite.

Check out below Colleen's test piece of art which accompanied the proposal.

Cheers!
--Karen Berger

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GONE TO AMERIKAY Book Launch Party in NYC

Wed, 03/14/2012 - 1:00pm | Pamela Mullin

Celebrate the publication of

GONE TO AMERIKAY

the new Vertigo original graphic novel

with author Derek McCulloch and artist Colleen Doran

Friday, March 30, 2012

At Harbor Lights Restaurant

South Street Seaport

Pier 17, 3rd Floor

New York, NY 10038

6:00pm-8:00pm

All are welcome to join the celebration. There will be complimentary hors d’oeurves, and special guests from the comics community. Admission is free, though donations to the CBLDF are suggested. Books will be on sale courtesy of Midtown Comics and Derek and Colleen will be available to sign your copy. For more information head on over to the CBLDF website.

And if you missed it, check out Colleen's GONE TO AMERIKAY inspired art on the cover of The Irish Echo.

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THE SANDMAN Re-Coloring Before and After

Mon, 09/20/2010 - 12:52pm | DCE Editorial

Neil Gaiman's seminal series THE SANDMAN will be available in 3 new paperback volumes featuring the improved production values and coloring from the Absolute Editions with new cover art and trade dress.

Just look at the difference!

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Pick up each of the 3 volumes below on October 13, 2010!

“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

“Over the course of 75 issues, master fantasist Neil Gaiman worked with a series of talented artists to invent a seductive universe… cosmically expansive and remarkably intimate.” —ENTERTAINMENT WEELY

“One of the few mainstream publisher comics that transcended its medium’s typical audience…” —MTV.com

“A rotating cast of characters that are some of the most unique and memorable to grace any comics pages…There isn’t anything like Sandman in any medium.” —/FILM

“Sandman is a pillar of Gaiman’s oeuvre and indeed, comics…” —COMICS BEAT

“Neil Gaiman's Sandman is one of the most critically-acclaimed and fan-beloved comic books ever created. And understandably so -- for its richly-layered, suspenseful tales helped revamp mainstream comics, broadening the medium's appeal among adults as it laid the groundwork for much of the horror and dark fantasy titles that followed.” —FEARNET

THE SANDMAN Vol. 1: PRELUDES and NOCTURNES written by Neil Gaiman with art by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringernberg and Malcolm Jones III, and a cover by Dave McKean collects issues #1-8.

THE SANDMAN Vol. 2: The Doll’s House written by Neil Gaiman, with art by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringernberg, Malcolm Jones III, Chris Bachalo and others with a cover by Dave McKean collects issues #9-16.

THE SANDMAN Vol 3: Dream Country written by Neil Gaiman with art by Kelley Jones, Malcolm Jones III, Colleen Doran, and Charles Vess with cover by Dave McKean collects issues #17-20 including "A Midsummer Night's Dream."