Well I bit the bullet and ordered the first two volumes of Absolute Sandman by the wonderful Neil Gaiman. As the book is a class above anything that I own I thought it deserves it’s own special.
On the pic above you might notice a not inconsiderable dent, which hopefully will be sorted when a replacement copy arrives.
The Stephen King novel is a standard UK hardback so you can see that when they say oversized they mean OVERSIZED.
Not long till 18 Nov for v.4
Beautiful to behold aren’t they.
I bought v.3 last month; garnering a few grins, and many gapes, from the way I was stroking the book for ages while debating whether to live on baked beans for a couple of weeks. I kid you not ;D
Once it was in my hands though, there was only one inevitable outcome.
Shame yours came in a bit bumped … hope you don’t wait long for the replacement.
Great book p0rn!
Wow–these are things of beauty. I have been trying not to buy nicer editions of books I already own, but these… Shit, you’re going to bankrupt me.
Absolute Sandman edition is drop-dead gorgeous.
Like other people I would like to buy them but I can’t.
My wife would kill me. She doesn’t like to eat baked beans for several months.
To be fair I was supposed to get Vol 1. at Christmas but it couldn’t be found for love nor money and I’ve only ever seen it actually in-stock on Amazon.com but the last time was ages ago.
When it appeared a couple of weeks ago I took a deep breath and ordered it! I’m hiding the credit card bills from now on….
The next question is who can persuade to get me Vol 3 and 4??
Ooh Ooh, ::jumping up & down, flagging arms:: I’ll persuade you
Seriously, they are beautiful to own … and to be fair, you’ll reread these regularly and get more from the experience each time. And, well you deserve it with your appreciation of GREAT books … don’t let anyone tell you different Okay
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And, the quality of these editions as well as content … thick pages, larger panels, beautifully inked, and not forgetting the extras … well, nuff said.
I recently bought signed posters of The Library of Dream from Todd Klein’s site (and another signed poster story Before You Read This which I managed to get a first edition of just in the nick of time). Lucky for this fangirl.
Anything by Gaiman is just pure class. All of it. In a nutshell. All.
Go on … treat yourself. Oh, and most big Bookshops will import from the States anyway … where do you think my preorder for Vol 4 is coming from
). And, it’s arrived earlier than the 18th. Woot. Just need to find time to collect it …
Keep Smiling.
Thought I’d clue you in on the gorgeous extras in vol 3 as it’s in front of me …
How They Met Themselves: A Story of Desire. Never before reprinted. Originally appeared in the anthology title Vertigo: Winters Edge #3 Nov 1999. The story relates the effects of a brief encounter with Dream’s golden-eyed sibling on a trio of C19th travellers.
Facets of Dream: Artists’ Galleries from Sandman Special #1 and The Sandman #50. Crafted by some of the comics’ finest artists, these unique pieces have never before appeared in any previous Sandman collection.
Family Time: An Endless Miscellany Posters, figurines, relating to Dream’s supporting cast of characters
The Endless Gallery The title’s 31 unique studies reproduced here for the first time in their entirety, with Neil Gaiman’s introduction.
The Little Endless
The Sandman #50 Script and Thumbnails
Dreaming of Ramadan Sketchings and statues
You know you wants it ;o)
Gah!!!
I’m going to use my bestest bestest hint dropping voice for Christmas if not I AM definitely going to get them – maybe not until the near year though… my credit card is taking a hammering as it is.
But I’m hoping that you’ve persuaded a few more people to part with some cash!!!
Thank you