There are ten volumes of Sandman, which collect all 75 issues and one special issue. These volumes, and the annotated collected editions (which I love and have talked about before), collected storyarcs of Sandman as well as could be done in context of Sandman non-linear, anti-plot structure. Originally published as a monthly comic, running from December 1988 to March 1996, Sandman was not collected into volumes until May 1990. Treating each to a long form review and reader’s response criticism. Over the next weeks, I will be writing about each volume of Sandman.
As we get closer to the release of Before Sandman, I realize that some of you may be rereading the series in its entirety in the same way that people are probably scrambling to find their old copies of Ender’s Game in anticipation of the film. As in all things, start at the beginning. How does one prepare for reading and covering one of the most wildly popular, yet highly intelligent, comics ever? Again, I was intimidated by being assigned this beat. Critically acclaimed, Sandman is one of the first comics to be taught with any regularity in literature classes stupendously awarded, Sandman has won a World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction-unheard of in comics-26 Eisner’s, and has been nominated for a Hugo Award and universally praised, Sandman should be shelved next to Shakespeare, Keats, and Tolkien as first among equals. Not only is Sandman gigantic, it is also fantastic. Sandman is a large modern, horror comic, spanning 75 issues, one special issue, a graphic novel and tons of what I consider non-canonical secondary works in the universe for example, the illustrated children’s Little Endless Storybook, which features the most adorable Delirium. When I first pitched covering Before Sandman, my first thought was, “that is a lot of comics I need to read, right now.” I felt intimidated by the breath and depth of the series. Daft Punk, “Get Lucky” (featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rogers)
Like the legend of the phoenix All ends with beginnings
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