Hopes are that the new adaptation will be dream-like - comfortable and reassuring to fans and newcomers, but also fresh and surprising. Times have changed in the Dreaming, just as some attitudes have on Earth. It will be a thematic and contemporary updating, bringing Morpheus to our time. But The Sandman series will not be a direct adaptation of the three-decades-old story.
At the same time, Gaiman developed his tale for the new high-profile Netflix series. The audio series was intended as a direct adaptation of the original comic series, giving those who haven’t or are unable to read the story in its original format the chance to experience it. In 2021, Gaiman and writer-producer Dirk Maggs brought the story to life on audio in the first of three volumes of adaptations with a suitably starry cast. That could be the future of Sandman, as befits “such stuff as dreams are made on.” That provided a rich and lasting narrative and lots for fevered fans to pore over. Adams modified his sci-fi comedy The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for different media, ensuring a slightly different story experience on the page, radio, and TV. Also included are a new introduction by DC President and Publisher Paul Levitz and an afterword by Gaiman.The Sandman is a rare comic property that could emulate the work of Gaiman’s friend and inspiration Douglas Adams. 1 collects issues #1-20 of THE SANDMAN and features completely new coloring, approved by the author on the first 18 issues, as well as a host of never-before-seen extra material including the complete original Sandman proposal, a gallery of character designs from Gaiman and the artists who originated the look of the Sandman, and the original script for the World Fantasy Award-winning THE SANDMAN #19, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," together with reproductions of the issue's original pencils by Charles Vess.
The first of four beautifully designed slipcased volumes, THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL.
Now, DC Comics is proud to present this comics classic in an all-new Absolute Edition format. By the time it concluded in 1996, it had made significant contributions to the artistic maturity of comic books and become a pop culture phenomenon in its own right. A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, THE SANDMAN is also widely considered one of the most original and artistically ambitious series of the modern age. THE SANDMAN, written by New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman, was the most acclaimed comic book title of the 1990s.
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