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  • Published: 24 September 2019
  • ISBN: 9781401294236
  • Imprint: DC Comics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $32.99

Sandman: Dream Hunters 30th Anniversary Edition (P. Craig Russell)



A humble young monk and a magical, shape-changing fox find themselves romantically drawn together. As their love blooms, the fox learns of a devilish plot by a group of demons and a Japanese emperor to steal the monk's life.

A humble young monk and a magical, shape-changing fox find themselves romantically drawn together. As their love blooms, the fox learns of a devilish plot by a group of demons and a Japanese emperor to steal the monk's life.

One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven.

In The Dream Hunters, legendary artist P. Craig Russell returns to the world of the Dreaming to adapt Neil Gaiman and artist Yoshitaka Amano's original illustrated novella into a mesmerizing new comics interpretation. Retelling Gaiman's celebrated story of a humble young monk and the magical fox who falls in love with him. Russell beautifully brings to life every aspect of the richly evocative world set down in this timeless fable of desire, sacrifice, and love that was never meant to be.

OVERTURE
PRELUDES & NOCTURNES
THE DOLL'S HOUSE
DREAM COUNTRY
SEASON OF MISTS
A GAME OF YOU
FABLES & REFLECTIONS
BRIEF LIVES
WORLDS' END
THE KINDLY ONES
THE WAKE
ENDLESS NIGHTS
THE DREAM HUNTERS

  • Published: 24 September 2019
  • ISBN: 9781401294236
  • Imprint: DC Comics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $32.99

About the author

Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman is the creator of The Sandman comic book series and the bestselling author of the novels Neverwhere (1995), Stardust (1999), the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning American Gods (2001), Coraline (2002), Anansi Boys (2005), The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013), Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett, 1990) and a retelling of the Norse myths: Norse Mythology (2017). His short story collections include Smoke and Mirrors (1998) and Fragile Things (2006). His screenwriting credits include the original BBC TV series of Neverwhere (1996), Dave McKean’s first feature film, Mirrormask (2005), two Doctor Who episodes, and Good Omens (2019).

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Praise for Sandman: Dream Hunters 30th Anniversary Edition (P. Craig Russell)

Praise for The Sandman:

"A lovingly crafted piece of work. Russell produces...as faithful an adaptation as one could ever hope for."--IGN

"The pairing of Gaiman and Russell--previous collaborations between the two have won four Eisner Awards--is as strong as ever."--Publishers Weekly

"They are magical creators individually; put them together and words fail me. Their work is just...breathtaking."--Macomb Daily

"The greatest epic in the history of comic books." --The Los Angeles Times Magazine

"Dark, iconoclastic and wildly successful." --The San Francisco Examiner