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The following contents
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The Sandman: Book
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The Sandman
· The Sandman #1-8: These issues comprised the title’s first storyline and are collected in the Preludes and Nocturnes trade paperback. Issue #1 was cover-dated January 1989. Issue #8, “The Sound of Her Wings,” introduced Death and carried an August 1989 cover date. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Era (1988-1996).
· The Sandman #9-16: These issues comprised the title’s second storyline, entitled “A Doll’s House,” plus two stand-alone tales set in the past. These issues are collected in the A Doll’s House trade paperback. Issue #9 (“Tales in the Sand”) was cover-dated September 1989. Issue #13 (“Men of Good Fortune”) was the second issue set in the past, interrupting the storyline. Issue #16 was cover-dated June 1990. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Era (1988-1996).
· The Sandman #17-20: These four issues were each single-issue stories and are collected in the Dream Country trade paperback. Issue #17 (“Calliope”) was cover-dated July 1990. Issue #19 (“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”) featured William Shakespeare and won the World Fantasy Award, creating some controversy. Issue #20 (“Façade”) was cover-dated October 1990. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Era (1988-1996).
· The Sandman #21-28: These issues comprised the title’s second storyline, entitled “Season of Mists,” and are collected in the Season of Mists trade paperback. Issue #21 was cover-dated December 1990. Issue #28 was cover-dated July 1991. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Era (1988-1996).
· The Sandman #29-31, The Sandman Special #1: The three issues began the collection of short stories entitled “Distant Mirrors”; #50 would conclude that collection with its fourth story. The Sandman Special #1 did not belong to any storyline. All of this material was collected in the Fables and Reflections trade paperback (which also collects #38-40, 50, and an expanded version of the story from Vertigo Preview). Issue #29 was cover-dated August 1991. Issue #31 was cover-dated October 1991. The Sandman Special #1 was cover-dated November 1991. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Era (1988-1996).
· The Sandman #32-37: These issues comprised the storyline entitled “A Game of You,” and are collected in the A Game of You trade paperback. Issue #32 was cover-dated November 1991. Issue #37 was cover-dated May 1992. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Era (1988-1996).
· The Sandman #38-40: The three issues comprised the collection of short stories entitled “Convergence” and were collected in the Fables and Reflections trade paperback (which also collects #29-31, 50, The Sandman Special #1, and an expanded version of the story from Vertigo Preview). Issue #38 was cover-dated June 1992. Issue #40 was cover-dated August 1992. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Era (1988-1996).
· The Sandman #41-49: These issues comprised the storyline entitled “Brief Lives” and are collected in the Brief Lives trade paperback. Issue #41 was cover-dated September 1992. Issue #49 was cover-dated May 1993. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Era (1988-1996).
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Vertigo Preview, Death: The High Cost of Living #1-3: Vertigo Preview featured a 7-page
short story that was later expanded and collected in the Fables and
Reflections trade paperback. The Death: The High Cost of Living mini-series
commenced with the month that Vertigo, DC’s mature readers imprint, was
launched. The mini-series was
cover-dated from March to May 1993. For
more information, see The
Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Neil
Gaiman’s The Sandman Era (1988-1996).
· The Sandman #50: This single issue, entitled “Ramadan,” concluded the collection of short stories entitled “Distant Mirrors” (that also includes #29-31). This issue was collected in the Fables and Reflections trade paperback (which also includes #29-31, 38-40, The Sandman Special #1, and an expanded version of the story from Vertigo Preview). Issue #50 was cover-dated June 1993. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Era (1988-1996).
· The Sandman #51-56: These issues comprised the storyline entitled “Worlds’ End” and are collected in the Worlds’ End trade paperback. Issue #51 was cover-dated July 1993. Issue #56 was cover-dated December 1993. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Era (1988-1996).
· the 8-page Sandman short story in Vertigo Jam #1: Cover-dated August 1993, Vertigo Jam #1 was a special featuring short stories related to Vertigo’s various titles. One story dealt with Dream and was written by Neil Gaiman with art by Kevin Nowlan. It was collected in the The Kindly Ones trade paperback. For more information on Vertigo Jam #1 – the most prominent story of which tied into Hellblazer – see The Continuity Pages: Swamp Thing > Garth Ennis and Nancy A. Collins (as well as Dick Foreman) Era (1991-1995).
· The Children’s Crusade #1: This single issue launched “The Children’s Crusade,” a storyline running through Vertigo’s annuals. It was cover-dated December 1993. It was collected in Neil Gaiman’s Midnight Days. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Era (1988-1996).
· The Sandman #57-69: These issues comprised the storyline entitled “The Kindly Ones” and are collected in the The Kindly Ones trade paperback. Issue #57 was cover-dated February 1994. Issue #69, featuring Dream’s death, was cover-dated July 1995. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Era (1988-1996).
· The Sandman #70-73: These issues comprised the storyline entitled “The Wake” and are collected in the The Wake trade paperback. The storyline continued from “The Kindly Ones,” which concluded with Dream’s death. Issue #70 was cover-dated August 1995. Issue #72 was truncated for publication, but expanded for the trade paperback; the added pages also appeared in The Dreaming #8, cover-dated January 1997. Issue #73, an epilogue to the storyline, was cover-dated December 1995. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Era (1988-1996).
· The Sandman #74-75: The two issues were single-issue stories and were collected in the The Wake trade paperback. Issue #74 was cover-dated January 1996. Issue #75, the series’s final issue, was cover-dated March 1996. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Era (1988-1996).
· Death: The Time of Your Life #1-3: This mini-series followed the conclusion of The Sandman. Its final issue had to be truncated for publication, but expanded for the trade paperback. These three issues were cover-dated April, May, and July 1996. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Era (1988-1996).
· The Sandman: Book of Dreams: Though not written by Gaiman, this collection of short stories – not comics – was edited by Gaiman and Edward E. Kramer. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > The Dreaming Era (1996-2001).
· the 10-page Desire short story in Vertigo: Winter’s Edge: Published in December 1997, Vertigo: Winter’s Edge was an anthology of short stories related to Vertigo’s titles and projects. This volume contained a short story about Desire written by Neil Gaiman and painted by John Bolton. This short story has not been collected in any Sandman volume.
· the 6-page Death short story in Vertigo: Winter’s Edge 2: Cover-dated December 1998, Vertigo: Winter’s Edge 2 was an anthology of short stories related to Vertigo’s titles and projects. This volume contained a short story about Death written by Neil Gaiman with black-and-white art by Jeff Jones. This short story has not been collected in any Sandman volume. For more information on Vertigo: Winter’s Edge 2 – the framing sequence of which tied into Peter Milligan’s The Minx – see The Continuity Pages: Peter Milligan.
· the Desire short story in Vertigo: Winter’s Edge III: Published in December 1999, Vertigo: Winter’s Edge III was an anthology of short stories related to Vertigo’s titles and projects. This volume contained a short story about Desire written by Neil Gaiman with Michael Zulli art. This short story has not been collected in any Sandman volume. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > The Dreaming Era (1996-2001).
· The Sandman: The Dream Hunters: Published as a 136-page original graphic novel (originally in hardcover) in July 2000, this book was really illustrated text rather than a graphic novel, strictly defined. Gaiman’s text was accompanied by Yoshitaka Amano’s illustrations. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > The Dreaming Era (1996-2001).
· the 5-page Death short story in 9-11 Volume 2: Published in January 2002, 9-11 Volume 2 was the second of two volumes, the first published jointly by a number of companies and the second published by DC Comics. The profits of both went to the victims of the horrifying 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks upon the United States. 9-11 Volume 2 featured a 5-page short story, entitled “The Wheel,” about Death written by Neil Gaiman with art by Chris Bachalo. This short story has not been collected in any Sandman volume. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: Inter-Company Anthologies.
· The Sandman: Endless Nights: An all-new short story collection, this book was first published in hardcover in September 2003. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > Lucifer Era (2001-Present).
· Black Orchid #1-3: This three-issue prestige format mini-series was illustrated by Dave McKean. Ironically, DC sought an ongoing series for Gaiman – what became The Sandman – because the company felt readers would not purchase the prestige format Black Orchid, created by two then-unknowns. A trade paperback is available. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: Swamp Thing > Jamie Delano, Rick Veitch, and Doug Wheeler Era (1987-1991).
· Swamp Thing Annual #5: Neil Gaiman wrote this annual, which contained two stories and began to articulate the themes that he would bring to Swamp Thing when he cowrote it with Jamie Delano following then-writer Rick Veitch’s departure. Veitch departed early, after DC censored Swamp Thing #88 late in production, and both Gaiman and Delano bailed on their plans, apparently in sympathy. The annual appeared between Veitch’s last issue and the first of his replacement, helping to fill a gap in production caused by Veitch’s departure. It was collected in Neil Gaiman’s Midnight Days. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: Swamp Thing > Jamie Delano, Rick Veitch, and Doug Wheeler Era (1987-1991).
· Hellblazer #27: This fill-in issue, entitled “Hold Me,” was written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean. Note that Hellblazer’s protagonist, John Constantine, appeared in The Sandman #3 (and an ancestor of his appeared in The Sandman #29). This issue was collected in Neil Gaiman’s Midnight Days. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: Swamp Thing > Jamie Delano, Rick Veitch, and Doug Wheeler Era (1987-1991).
Miscellaneous
Marvel Comics
· 1602 #1-8: This eight-issue mini-series featured Marvel’s super-heroes in the Renaissance. #1 was published in August 2003. For more information, see The Continuity Pages: Marvels.