The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 3

[Neil Gaiman]

Product Description

The third volume collecting Neil Gaiman’s seminal, award-winning series starring the Dream King in deluxe format.

ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 3 presents several key SANDMAN tales in a slipcased hardcover edition, including “Brief Lives,” in which the Sandman’s sister Delirium prevails upon her older brother to help her find their missing sibling, Destruction. But their journey through the Waking World has dramatic repercussions for their family and also for the relationship between the Sandman and his wayward son, Orpheus.

Also included is the spectacular short story “Ramadan,” a tale of a young king of ancient Baghdad and the deal he strikes with The Sandman to grant his city immortality, with spectacular illustrations by P. Craig Russell (Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, The Jungle Book).

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1218 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-17
• Released on: 2008-06-17
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 616 pages

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Customer Reviews

Stories aren’t as good as Vol 1 and 2…
I’ve never been that into comic books, but the first two volumes of the Absolute Sandman blew my mind. The storytelling is simply incredible. So, I was excited for Volume 3 to release. Now having read about 3/4’s of the new volume, I find that the stories are not as entertaining as those in Vol 1 and 2. It still hits some high points and is certainly worth reading, but those high points come more infrequently than in the previous volumes. If you’re a newcomer like me to the series, I’d still recommend buying it, but if your expectations were as high as mine, you may come away disappointed.

If you enjoyed the first two then you will love this edition
If for whatever reason you get bored with the brief lives story arc, which would make no sense then there are some really good single tale stories in the Inn at the end of the World stories which is tied to the Zero Hour event which killed off some alternate realities in the DC universe.

The only negative is I have to wait 5 months to figure out how Sandman dies since i am only reading the Absolute Editions. I did buy the Wake book and the Fables and Reflections book which started me off in this addiction almost wish I haven’t read these books because these editions are not cheap and it did spoil it for me since I will know what will happen next. If you have not read the Ramadhan story then you should buy it alone for that story.

Fish in a Barrel
So here’s the thing – Sandman is hands-down the greatest comic book series of all time. Combine that with an oversize, remastered version of the stories and you have a sure thing. Buy this now. If you don’t already own volume 1 & 2, buy them as well.

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