Preludes and Nocturnes
 | Sandman, Book 1By Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg Grand Central Publishing, 1991, Paperback Customer Rating: 129 reviews Recommend This product is currently not available and cannot be purchased. It means that we have no merchant offers for this product at the moment or it was discontinued by the manufacturer. |
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"Wake up, sir. We're here." It's a simple enough opening line — althoughnot many would have guessed back in 1991 thatthis would lead to one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comics of the second half of the century.In Preludes and Nocturnes, Neil Gaiman weaves the story of a man interested in capturing the physical manifestation of Death but who instead captures the King of Dreams. By Gaiman's own admission there's a lot in this first collection that is awkward and ungainly — which is not to say there are not frequent moments of greatness here. The chapter "24 Hours" is worth the price of the book alone; it stands as one of the most chilling examples of horror in comics. And let's not underestimate Gaiman's achievement of personifying Death as a perky, overly cheery, cute goth girl! All in all, I greatly prefer the roguish breaking of new ground in this book to the often dull precision of the concluding volumes of the Sandman series. — Jim Pascoe
"Wake up, sir. We're here." It's a simple enough opening line — although not many would have guessed back in 1991 that this would lead to one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comics of the second half of the century.
In Preludes and Nocturnes, Neil Gaiman weaves the story of a man interested in capturing the physical manifestation of Death but who instead captures the King of Dreams. By Gaiman's own admission there's a lot in this first collection that is awkward and ungainly — which is not to say there are not frequent moments of greatness here. The chapter "24 Hours" is worth the price of the book alone; it stands as one of the most chilling examples of horror in comics. And let's not underestimate Gaiman's achievement of personifying Death as a perky, overly cheery, cute goth girl! All in all, I greatly prefer the roguish breaking of new ground in this book to the often dull precision of the concluding volumes of the Sandman series. — Jim Pascoe
Title: Preludes and Nocturnes (Sandman, Book 1)
Sales Rank: 441216 in Books
Author: Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 1991-11-01, Paperback, ISBN: 0446393630
Package Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches, 0.87 pounds
- 5 Reason for 5 Stars
- This piece of fiction is one of my favorites of any genre, not just graphic novels or comics. Sandman is compelling and original in its characters especially in the way Neil Gaiman weaves myth and traditions into an unfolding scene. There are very few books I can read or movies I watch were I can't either predict what will happen next or predict the end.… More reviews
- Great foundation for what appears to be an epic story.
- After delving back into comics and graphic novels from a 15 year hiatus, I embarked on a quest to find books that would suit a mature reader in his 20s and lo and behold this is such a book! I had read the overwhelmingly positive reviews left for "Preludes and Nocturnes" and decide to give it a go, and boy am I glad I did! I have to say when… More reviews
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The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes, Volume 1
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Written by
Neil Gaiman
Illustrated by
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- LOVE
- I love the Sandman series. All of them are clever and well written. the art is beautiful... there's not just very much wrong with this series. More reviews
- Not quite what I expected
- After reading some reviews and being told this was in the Pantheon of graphic novelizations, I figured I would give it a shot.
I think what I have learned is that I like the idea of graphic novels, but when push comes to shove, I prefer to actually read a good book instead.
This collection (Vol 1) is OK, but I just couldn't justify spending… More reviews
