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The Sandman #10: The Wake
by Neil Gaiman

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The pinnacle of pop comix storytelling. These beautifully written stories, astonishing in their scope and emotional depth, revolutionized the comics industry. Together the initial ten volumes of Gaiman's epic comprise one of the greatest narratives in any medium. The basic storyline involves Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams, who returns to his deteriorated realm after a long imprisonment on Earth. I've read each of the ten volumes at least twice, and several of them more than that; these are epic tales that pay fresh dividends with each revisit. Containing gorgeous artwork by such talents as Dave McKean, Michael Zulli, Jill Thompson, and P. Craig Russell, The Sandman is an achievement unmatched in comix — or any medium. Recommended by Bolton, Powells.com

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The Wake is the final volume in the story of The Sandman.

The King of Dreams is dead — long live the King of Dreams. Now ancient gods, old friends, and enemies gather to pay tribute and to remember, in the strangest wake ever held. The echoes of the death reverberate: we see them touch a man who will not die, and a Chinese sage whose path into exile takes him through a desert of dreams. And, at the end of his life, William Shakespeare fufills his side of a very strange bargain.

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"Along with all else, Sandman is a comic strip for intellectuals and I say it's about time." Norman Mailer

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"Neil Gaiman is, simply put, a treasure house of story, and we are lucky to have him in any medium. His fecundity, coupled with the overall quality of his work, is both wonderful and a little intimidating....This is challenging stuff....Sophisticated storytelling on a level practiced by Raymond Carver, Joyce Carol Oates, or (and perhaps this is closer to the mark) John Fowles." Stephen King, from his Introduction to Worlds' End

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"The greatest epic in the history of comic books..." Steve Erickson, Los Angeles Times Magazine

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"The Wake is a sober, somber conclusion — literally, a dying fall — to a sequence that undeniably constitutes a major achievement. There is nothing quite like it anywhere else." Charles Shaar Murray, The Independent

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"Nothing less than a popular culture masterpiece, and a work that is braver, smarter, and more meaningful than just about anything 'high culture' has produced during the same period." Mikal Gilmore, author of Shot In the Heart

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The Endless deal with the death of Morpheus in this trade paperback collection. Reprinting The Sandman #70-75, The Wake features the moving final issue of the series, "The Tempest," and an introduction by journalist Mikal Gilmore.

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Written by Neil Gaiman; art by Michael Zulli, John J Muth and Charles Vess; cover by Dave McKean; Introduction by Mikal Gilmore.
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marc_egarza, January 11, 2008 (view all comments by marc_egarza)
A beautiful ending to a wonderful, rich story by one of comics' most acclaimed writer. It has quite possibly the best art in the entire series.
Heartfelt and moving, followers of the series will be most pleased with this volume.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781563892790
Subtitle:
The Wake - Book X
Author:
Gaiman, Neil
Illustrator:
Charles Vess
Illustrator:
Zulli, Michael
Editor:
Kahan, Bob
Author:
Gilmore, Mikal
Publisher:
Vertigo
Location:
New York, NY
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Dreams
Subject:
Horror
Subject:
Graphic Novels
Subject:
Graphic Novels - Horror
Subject:
Horror comic books, strips, etc
Subject:
Fantasy comic books, strips, etc
Subject:
Horror comic books, strips, etc. -- United States.
Subject:
Graphic Novels - Fantasy
Subject:
Fantasy
Copyright:
1997
Edition Number:
2nd
Series:
Sandman Collected Library
Series Volume:
10
Publication Date:
July 1997
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
10.20x6.70x.38 in. .67 lbs.
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