About this title: This year marks the 20th anniversary of The Sandman series, and this final volume in The Absolute Sandman series ties into this event.
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Binding: Hardcover: Slipcase
Publisher: Dc Comics
Date Published: 2008-11-11
ISBN-13:9781401210854ISBN:1401210856
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: DC Comics
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781401210854ISBN:1401210856
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Edition: First Edition/First Printing
Binding: Full-Leather
Publisher: DC/Vertigo, New York
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781401210854ISBN:1401210856
Description: Dave Mckean and Many Others. N-Fine in None, As Issued jacket. Comic. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. A square solid tight un-read un-opened copy with ribbon marker sewn in. This copy has light wear of some kind at the top and heel of spine. The pictorial slipcase has a light corner bump at each corner of the closed side. Compilation edition that includes material previously published as Vertigo Jam #1 and The Sandman Issues #57-75. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Dc Comics
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781401210854ISBN:1401210856
Description: New. This year marks the 20th anniversary of The Sandman series, and this final volume in The Absolute Sandman series ties into this event. read more
"My fourth or fifth time reading "The Wake" storyline, which always underwhelmed me before, has won me over. The tales tacked on at the end, however, do not move me. _The Tempest_ is one of my favorite works, but that issue strikes me as too exposition-heavy and wordy."
"When Hans bought these volumes for himself at Christmas, I flipped through them and deemed them too bloody and violent for my taste. I don't know what changed my mind to give them a try, but I'm glad I did . . .
This was a pleasurable masterpiece. I'm sad it's over."
"I love it and I hate it. I hate that I'm done and it's now over. Other than that, I loved it all. I would start back at the beginning and re-read the whole thing if I didn't have to go on to other books. Neil Gaiman, you ridiculously talented bastard. Absolutely gorgeous."
"Absolute Sandman Vol. 4 collects The Kindly Ones and The Wake. These last two collections are what did it for me and made me decide that I really like this series. They finally tie up some loose ends, some that had been in the air since Preludes and Nocturnes.
I did not dig the art in the Kindly Ones at first, but it grew on me. Although the artists switched throughout the series, the horror/gothic feel was kept pretty consistent. The sense of impending doom in the Kindly Ones is amazing. I had to read all 13 issues in one sitting to find out what happened.
The Wake also has noticeably different art, and it fit the feel of the trade very well. The reflective nature of these issues is illustrated well. The first half of the trade serves as a great epilogue to the series. The second half are a collection of unrelated stories, which I felt were an unfitting end. Sure, some of them foreshadowed future events and let us see more of Morpheus, but I would have preferred that the series end with the events of the wake. Call my tastes unrefined, but the Tempest did nothing for me.
Overall, I enjoyed the Sandman series quite a bit. It's not as dramatic and page-turning as say, Y the Last Man or Powers, but it was a great story."
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