The Sandman:The Dream Hunters (2009)

Neil Gaiman

Oct 2010 · The Sandman:The Dream Hunters (2009) Vol 1 · DC

About this ebook

"THE DREAM HUNTERS is a lovingly-crafted piece of work. Russell produces ... as faithful an adaptation as one could ever hope for."„IGN THE SANDMAN: THE DREAM HUNTERS is a graphic novel adaptation of Gaiman's novella of the same name, illustrated by Yoshitako Amano. The world was different in old Japan. In those days, creatures of myth and legend walked upon the earth, swam in the sea, flew through the air. Some were wild and some, at great cost, could be tamed.So it was that a wily fox made a wager to dislodge a humble young monk from his home„and lost her heart in the betting. So it was also that a master of the demons of this world set his own eyes on the monk, seeking to seize the pious man's inner strength for his own. And so it was, the King of All Night's Dreaming would find himself intervening on behalf of a love that was never meant to be.... Adapted by P. Craig Russell from the award-winning story by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Neil Gaiman, THE SANDMAN: THE DREAM HUNTERS is a richly evocative return to the world of The Dreaming, seen through entirely new eyes. Collects the entire 4-issue series as well as a sketch section by P. Craig Russell. Also included is a cover gallery that includes work by P. Craig Russell, Yuko Shimizu, Mike Mignola, Paul Pope and Joe Kubert.

Ratings and reviews

"Sandman", along with "Books of Magic" are really fun to read, especially since a lot of the characters are quite similar to "Harry Potter" and were written way before the characters in "Harry Potter" were. Which almost seems like plagiarism...to me, but I guess it doesn't bother Neil Gaiman, because I read an internet article where he wrote something along the lines of: "Mistakes or Coincidences happen in the world of writing, so I'm not going to let it bother me." Good for you, Neil !!! Too bad more people don't know about which coincidences or character types you thought about first !!!

The Shaper lives on, So long as his tales are told, if only in dreams.

I do not think anyone would be disappointed in this well written and illustrated work.

About the author

Creator of THE SANDMAN and one of comicsÍ most accomplished writers, Neil Gaiman is also the New York Times best-selling author of the novels Anansi Boys, American Gods, Stardust and Coraline, as well as the short story collections M Is for Magic and Smoke and Mirrors and the multimedia creation Neverwhere. He also co-wrote the Jim Henson Productions film MirrorMask with longtime collaborator Dave McKean, illustrator of the Gaiman-written graphic novels MR. PUNCH, Violent Cases and BLACK ORCHID. Among his many awards are the Hugo, the Nebula, the Eisner, the Harvey, the Bram Stoker and the World Fantasy Award. Originally from England, Gaiman now lives in the United States.