Comic book series : The Sandman

The third volume collecting Neil Gaiman's seminal, award-winning series starring the Dream King in deluxe format. ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 3 presents several key SANDMAN tales in a slipcased hardcover edition, including "Brief Lives," in which the Sandman's sister Delirium prevails upon her older brother to help her find their missing sibling, Destruction. But their journey through the Waking World has dramatic repercussions for their family and also for the relationship between the Sandman and his wayward son, Orpheus. Also included is the spectacular short story "Ramadan," a tale of a young king of ancient Baghdad and the deal he strikes with The Sandman to grant his city immortality, with spectacular illustrations by P. Craig Russell (Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, The Jungle Book).Never-before-collected bonus features include pin-up pages from galleries in THE SANDMAN #50 and SANDMAN SPECIAL #1, the Desire story from VERTIGO: WINTER'S EDGE #3, THE ENDLESS GALLERY #1, script and thumbnails from THE SANDMAN #50, and a section on the Endless retail products (poster, statues, t-shirts, Little Endless and more)! Plus, an introduction by artist Jill Thompson.

Written by:
Neil Gaiman

Pencilled by:
Christian Alamy
Mike Allred
Sergio Aragones
Simon Bisley
Philip Bond
Richard Case
Howard Chaykin
Duncan Fegredo
Craig Hamilton
Michael Wm. Kaluta
Scott McCloud
Dave McKean
Ted McKeever
Linda Medley
George Pratt
P. Craig Russell
Bill Sienkiewicz
Bryan Talbot
Jill Thompson
John Totleben
Kent Williams
Mike Dringenberg
John Watkiss
Gary Amaro
Thom Ang
Rick Berry
Tom Canty
Greg Capullo
Mark Chiarello
Al Davison
Shary Flennikan
Michael T. Gilbert
Rebecca Guay
Peter Kuper
Paul Lee
Todd McFarlane
Terry Moore
Shea Anton Pensa
Alison Seiffer
Greg Spalenka
Alec Stevens
Tom Taggart
Bonnie To
Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh
Gavin Wilson
Barry Windsor-Smith
Jill Karla Schwarz