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  1. Comic Book Review: The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

    I am eagerly awaiting the Netflix series that inspired me to read The Sandman. If it is half as good as the source material, it should be spectacular! Rating: 9.5/10. The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith, and Mike Dringenberg is available via most comics and booksellers including DC Universe Infinite .

  2. The Sandman review: an incredible adaptation from Netflix

    The Sandman is a dark fantasy horror comic franchise written primarily by Neil Gaiman, who also served as an executive producer and writer on the Netflix adaptation. It tells the story of a ...

  3. Review: Nexflix's 'The Sandman' is a long-awaited dream come true

    Review: Nexflix's 'The Sandman' is a long-awaited dream come true To the many fans of Neil Gaiman's comic book series: Relax. The new Netflix show nails it.

  4. The Sandman (Sandman #1) by Neil Gaiman

    The series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven. This first book collecting Neil Gaiman's genre-defining series about the Dream King. Collects Sandman issues #1-20. Genres Fantasy Graphic Novels Comics Horror Fiction Mythology Science Fiction ...

  5. The Sandman Review: One of the Best Comic Adaptations Ever

    This The Sandman review contains NO SPOILERS and is based on all 10 episodes of the first season of the show. After decades of failed or blocked film adaptations of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman ...

  6. Review: 'The Sandman' Gets A Rigidly Faithful Audio Adaptation

    But there's a sense in The Sandman's early going of an author treating his characters as vessels, manipulating them to impart tidy moral lessons straight out of old EC horror comics. The good news ...

  7. The Sandman review

    The Sandman review — Neil Gaiman's comics become a gloomy Netflix show. ... Since 1991, when Neil Gaiman was first approached about turning his dark fantasy comic book series into a film ...

  8. The Sandman [Reviews]

    Summary. THE SANDMAN, written by New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman, was the most acclaimed comic book title of the 1990s. A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which ...

  9. REVIEW: Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman"

    The Sandman: Volume 3 - Dream Country (written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Kelley Jones (17-18, Charles Vess (19), and Colleen Doran (20)) Dream Country is a bit tricky to review as it's less of an arc and more of a collection of one-shots - though all of the one-shots are great. There's no storyline to follow here, no characters to track. Instead, this volume is more akin to a ...

  10. The Sandman is Netflix's first great comic book adaptation

    The Sandman is, in a word, magical. Another facet that makes The Sandman largely unmissable is that Netflix knew how to wisely spend its rumored $15 million budget per episode. The visual and ...

  11. THE SANDMAN

    BOOK REVIEW. GO SET A WATCHMAN. by Harper Lee. Top-flight fantasy collection based on Gaiman's character The Sandman, developed in a series of graphic novels for DC Comics, as reimagined by a strong group of fantasists. Long-lived comics readers will remember fondly the original Sandman from the 1930s and '40s, with his fedora, googly-eyed gas ...

  12. The Sandman Series by Neil Gaiman

    The Sandman Series. 10 primary works • 49 total works. Collected editions of the comic series created by Neil Gaiman, originally published in single magazine form in The Sandman #1-75 and The Sandman: Overture #1-6 by DC Comics, it chronicles the adventures of Dream (of the Endless), who rules over the world of dreams with cameos by various ...

  13. Every Volume Of The Sandman Comics, Ranked

    Content Warning: The following article contains spoilers for the Sandman comics. Netflix's The Sandman has received mostly positive reviews from fans and critics alike, in large part due to its faithful adaptation of Neil Gaiman's legendary comic book series. The show has unsurprisingly sparked renewed interest in the renowned source material, with many viewers discovering the comics for ...

  14. The Sandman First Reviews: Neil Gaiman's Ethereal Comic Adaptation Is

    Over three decades after its comic book premiere, Neil Gaiman's groundbreaking The Sandman, referred by many as an "unfilmable" comic, has made its official television debut on Friday, August 5 on Netflix.The series stars Tom Sturridge as Dream (aka Lord Morpheus, aka the King of Dreams) the cosmic being who, after being held captive for a century, sets out on an otherworldly journey to ...

  15. The Sandman (comic book)

    The Sandman is a comic book written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics.Its artists include Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Jill Thompson, Shawn McManus, Marc Hempel, Bryan Talbot, and Michael Zulli, with lettering by Todd Klein and covers by Dave McKean.The original series ran for 75 issues from January 1989 to March 1996. Beginning with issue No. 47, it was placed under DC's Vertigo ...

  16. TV review: The Sandman on Netflix

    The Sandman review: Neil Gaiman's 'unfilmable' comic book comes to Netflix. For the most part this is as 'authentic an adaptation' as might be expected. " The Sandman has long been ...

  17. The Sandman Review: A Dream Come True, or Near Enough

    After decades in developmental limbo, The Sandman finally comes to live-action as a streaming series on Netflix.The show adapts the seminal comic book created by Neil Gaiman, who wrote each of its ...

  18. Netflix's remarkably authentic adaptation is oh-so-nearly brilliant

    TechRadar Verdict. Netflix's The Sandman is an adaptation worthy of Neil Gaiman's dark fantasy comic book series. Its fascinating cast of characters, expansive universe, spooky and mystical ...

  19. The Sandman: What to Read After Watching the Netflix Series

    The Sandman is easier to dive into than most DC franchises, as the main series is readily available in the form of 10 sequentially numbered graphic novels. Here's the full lineup: The Sandman Vol ...

  20. The Sandman Volumes, Ranked From Worst To Best

    The last volume concludes The Sandman saga, and it reads just like an epilogue. Once again, it's not particularly bad, but after the devastating climax in The Kindly Ones, The Wake had a hard time reaching the same heights.. RELATED: 10 Neil Gaiman Comics With Surprisingly Happy Endings Nevertheless, the stories are beautiful and mostly tie up loose ends, setting the stage for a new aspect of ...

  21. The Sandman review: Neither dream nor nightmare

    For comic-book fans, The Sandman is held up as more erudite, creative material than, for example, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (though that is rather like being the henchest toddler at preschool).

  22. TV review: 'The Sandman' suggests some comic books are better left off

    A&E; Entertainment; TV review: 'The Sandman' suggests some comic books are better left off-screen Sat., Aug. 13, 2022 Tom Sturridge as Dream and Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death in "The ...

  23. Review: Wesley Dodds: The Sandman #6

    Verdict. Overall, Wesley Dodds: The Sandman #6 is a really good comic. there are some really fun moments as well as thrilling ones. It's clear that this series is deserving of an ongoing by this creative team. There's plenty more stories to tell and more to be done with Dian and Wesley, and eventually Sandy.

  24. Book Review: 'Sandwich,' by Catherine Newman

    A prominent theme is the passing of time: the loss of youth; the replacement of bodily desire, function and pleasure with the security and privilege, the joy and miracle, of long-term life and love.

  25. Neil Gaiman Book Deals

    Meanwhile, Gaiman's best-known comic book series, Sandman, is collected in this 14 volume box set for $140 ($10 per volume).If you want a more premium physical edition of Gaiman's beloved series ...

  26. The best Netflix TV shows of 2024 (so far)

    Adapted from the comic book series by Neil Gaiman and Matt ... (The Sandman's Kirby Howell-Baptiste), matching wits with the mischief-making Cat King (Lukas Gage), combatting a gnarly witch known ...