- From the pages of Newbery Medal winner Neil Gaiman's The Sandmancomes fan-favorite character Death in a collection of her solo adventures!The first story introduces the young,pale,perky,and genuinely likable Death.One day in every century,Death walks the Earth to better understand those towhom she will be the final visitor. Today is that day. As a young mortal girlnamed Didi,Death befriends a teenager and helps a 250-year old homeless womanfind her missing heart. What follows is a sincere musing on love,life,and (ofcourse) death. In the second story,a rising star of the music world wrestleswith revealing her true sexual orientation just as her lover is lured into therealm of Death that Death herself should make an appearance. A practical,honest,and intelligent story that illuminates "the miracle of death." Plus,Death's first appearance from The Sandman series,her tale fromSandman: Endless Nights,and much more!
Publisher: DC ComicsISBN: 9781401247164Weight: 527 gDimensions: 259 x 168 x 12 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
"Undoubtedly the finest writing the mainstream comic book industry has ever seen."-St. Louis Dispatch"Death remains the most popular and enduring character to come out of the epic Sandman saga."-IGN
Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is amongst Britain's foremost writers of fantasy and graphic novels; blending mythologies,folklore and urban legend in a diverse portfolio that embraces the ground-breaking graphic novel seriesThe Sandman,contemporary children's classics,The Graveyard BookandCoralineand adult fiction includingStardust,Neverwhereand the masterpiece that isAmerican Gods.
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