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Title: Endless Nights (The Sandman, Book 11) by Neil Gaiman ISBN: 1-4012-0089-3 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 17 September, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.93 (29 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Up and Down
Comment: Gaiman goes for diversity here, made especially clear by his choice in artists. And as with any mixed bag, you'll like some more than others. I prefer the clear lines of Milo Manara, P. Craig Russell, and Frank Quitely, and found Gaiman's storytelling more to my liking there than the abstract episodes (art by Bill Sienkiewicz and Barron Storey). The Delerium story is told in a delerious style, yes, I get it, but I'm not blown away. Glenn Fabry does the art for a tale that reminds me of those old EC science fiction stories - no real explanation, just an anomaly and human reactions fused in. I liked it. Miguelanxo Prado provides some Sandman backstory and depicts the Endless back in the day.
Would I recommend this book if you haven't read other Sandman books? No. But if you have, want more, want to see some beautiful art, and don't want to miss one of Gaiman's best stories ("What I've Known of Desire"), definitely take the time for this collection.
Rating: 5
Summary: Actually 4.99 out of 5 stars
Comment: I really like this book. Having read all ten of the originals, in order, and picked my favorites (I like Season of Mists, The Wake and both Death books), I've got to say that it's a great comeback.
The only eensy nit I have to pick with Neil is that this one doesn't seem to "fit" with the others. For that reason, I think it essential to read all ten (or twelve) previous books first, to judge for onself if Neil has been apart from personally writing this series himself.
Rating: 4
Summary: 7 New Stories of the Endless
Comment: Neil Gaiman revisits his creations, the Endless, in this collection of new stories. Working with some of the top artists in comics, Gaiman focuses on stories that feature each one of his creations with varying degrees of success.
Death- the idea behind this story is an old one: "How can someone cheat Death?" Gaiman's take on this old chestnut is not really a new one, (In fact, the movie GROUNDHOG DAY comes to mind) but P. Craig Russell's art makes the most of a forgettable tale.
Desire- This is the first Desire story that I feel truly captures the appeal of the character. This story of someone paying the ultimate price for her desire and still believing it was worth it, goes a long way in showing me what Gaiman was trying to convey with this character all along. Milo Manara does a fine job on this story as it plays well to his strength as a storyteller.
Dream- Wonderfully otherworldly art by Prado is a welcome sight on this story. It takes place in the distant past when our sun was young and Gaiman shows long time fans the reason for the animosity between Dream and Desire.
Delirium- Sienkiewicz is at his lunatic best with this trip into Delirium's realm. When Delirium falls too deeply into her own world, Dream and Delirium's faithful dog, Barnabas, collect some denizens of her realm to go in and find her. Gaiman cleverly utilizes Sienkiewicz's inspired illustrations to paint a portrait of what it is like inside the minds of Delerium's charges.
Despair- 15 intuitive portraits of Despair by Barron Storey are used as templates for short pieces by Gaiman allowing the reader to get a glimpse of Despair's realm. Each story is as dark as Storey's art is haunting.
Destruction- This is basically a decent SF story that happens to have Destruction (and Delirium) in it. Their presence is superfluous to this tale of weapons from another time invading our world.
Destiny- Just another stroll through Destiny's garden, albeit with great art by Quitely. One day Gaiman will get around to writing a story with this character, but this isn't it.
This collection should satisfy fans of the series, but it lacks the epic scope of Gaiman's Sandman series. But until Gaiman decides that he wants to take another run at his creations this will have to do.
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Title: The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean ISBN: 038097827X Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 05 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: The Kindly Ones (Sandman, Book 9) by Neil Gaiman, Frank McConnell ISBN: 1563892057 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Worlds' End (Sandman, Book 8) by Neil Gaiman, Stephen King ISBN: 1563891719 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 July, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Wake (Sandman, Book 10) by Neil Gaiman, Mikal Gilmore, Michael Zulli, Jon J. Muth, Charles Vess ISBN: 1563892790 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title:Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere ASIN: B0000A14WF Publisher: A & E Home Video Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $35.99 |
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