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THE ANNOTATED SANDMAN VOL.1 Nominated for Bram Stoker Award

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 10:30am | Pamela Mullin

The 2012 Bram Stoker Award Nominees have been announced, and we are pleased to report that Vertigo’s THE ANNOTATED SANDMAN VOL.1, the first of an incredible four volume series, has been nominated in the category of “Best Non-Fiction.”

THE ANNOTATED SANDMAN, is a fascinating look at the New York Times best-selling series, written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Chris Bachalo and many more.

This gorgeous volume provides commentary, historical and contemporary references, and hidden meanings, presented side-by-side with the series’ art and text. Using scripts and hours of conversation with Gaiman, writer/editor Leslie S. Klinger reveals fascinating details of THE SANDMAN’s hundreds of unforgettable characters and its place in literary history.

The Bram Stoker Awards, named in honor of Bram Stoker, author of the seminal horror work, Dracula, recognize superior achievement in the horror genre.

Congratulations to all of the nominees! For the full list click here.

The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on June 15th, 2013, during the Bram Stoker Awards Weekend in New Orleans.

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Vertigo Graphic Connection

Wed, 01/11/2012 - 10:00am | DCE Editorial

BOING BOING’s Cory Doctorow ran a rave review of A.D.D.

Grant Morrison was a guest DJ on KCRW using THE INVISIBLES as his inspiration and COMIC BOOK RESOURCES/Robot 6 picked up on his guest appearance.

YAHOO! ASSOCIATED CONTENT and TOR ran glowing reviews of THE ANNOTATED SANDMAN.

io9’s list of Reasons To Get Excited About Comics This Winter includes FAIREST, DOMINIQUE LAVEAU: VOODOO CHILD, SAUCER COUNTRY and THE NEW DEADWARDIANS.

NEWSARAMA talked SAUCER COUNTRY with Paul Cornell.

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Graphic Connection: THE ANNOTATED SANDMAN

Wed, 01/04/2012 - 10:36am | DCE Editorial

THE ANNOTATED SANDMAN Vol. 1 edited and with an introduction by Leslie S. Klinger (The Annotated Sherlock Holmes and The Annotated Dracula) lands in stores today. USA TODAY interviewed Leslie Klinger and exclusively revealed an excerpt featuring fan favorite character Death. SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE ran a rave review. And if you missed it, check out the preview on TOR.

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Think You Know Everything About SANDMAN? Think again.

Sat, 10/09/2010 - 3:46pm | DCE Editorial

Neil Gaiman's multi-volume magnum opus The Sandman is one of the most popular, groundbreaking, bestselling and award-winning comic books of the last twenty-five years. But, if you think you know everything there is to know about the series and its many incarnations, think again.

Leslie Klinger, the man behind The Annotated Sherlock Holmes and The Annotated Dracula, has set out to compile the definitive annotated version of the critically acclaimed Vertigo series. Working closely with author Neil Gaiman, Klinger’s THE ANNOTATED SANDMAN will amass 4 volumes and will be sure to please fans as well as those discerning readers curious about the phenomenon.

This is one book that’s definitely going to be worth the wait!

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