Sandman
DC/Vertigo. All written by Neil Gaiman unless otherwise noted. See also Death.
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Preludes & Nocturnes (1-8; a Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg,
Malcolm Jones III). [From DC Comics: A wizard attempting
to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother
Dream instead. Fearful for his safety, the wizard kept him imprisoned
in a glass bottle for decades. After his escape, Dream, also known as
Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. On the way, Morpheus
encounters Lucifer and demons from Hell, the Justice League, and John
Constantine, the Hellblazer. This book also includes the story "The
Sound of Her Wings" which introduces us to the pragmatic and perky
goth girl, Death.]
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The Doll’s House (9-16; a Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III,
Chris Bachalo, Michael Zulli, Steve Parkhouse). [From
DC Comics: During Morpheus's incarceration, three dreams escaped the
Dreaming and are now loose in the waking world. At the same time, a young
woman named Rose Walker is searching for her little brother. As their stories
converge, a vortex is discovered that could destroy all dreamers, and the
world itself. Features an introduction by Clive Barker.]
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Dream Country (17-20; a Kelley Jones, Charles Vess, Colleen Doran,
Malcolm Jones III). [From DC Comics: The third book
of the Sandman collection is a series of four short comic book stories.
In each of these otherwise unrelated stories, Morpheus serves only as a
minor character. Here we meet the mother of Morpheus's son, find out what
cats dream about, and discover the true origin behind Shakespeare's A Midsummer's
Night Dream. The latter won a World Fantasy Award for best short story,
the first time a comic book was given that honor.]
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Season of Mists (21-28; a Kelley Jones, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm
Jones III, Matt Wagner, Dick Giordano, George Pratt, P. Craig Russell).
[From DC Comics:Ten thousand years ago, Lord Morpheus
condemned a woman who loved him to Hell. Now, his family, the immortal beings
known as The Endless, convinces him that he must journey to Hell and rescue
his love. But Lucifer, the Lord of Hell, has sworn to destroy Morpheus,
and Lucifer's plans are subtle.]
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A Game of You (32-37; a Shawn McManus, Colleen Doran, Bryan Talbot,
George Pratt, Stan Woch, Dick Giordano). [From DC Comics:
Take an apartment house, mix in a drag queen, a lesbian couple, some talking
animals, a talking severed head, a confused heroine, and the deadly Cuckoo.
Stir vigorously with a hurricane and Morpheus himself and you get this fifth
installment of the SANDMAN series. This story stars Barbie, who first makes
an appearance in THE DOLL'S HOUSE, who here finds herself a princess in
a vivid dreamworld.]
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Fables & Reflections (29-31, 38-40, 50; a Bryan Talbot, Stan
Woch, P. Craig Russell, Shawn McManus, John Watkiss, Jill Thompson, Duncan
Eagleson, Kent Williams, Mark Buckingham, Vince Locke, Dick Giordano).
[From DC Comics: Dreams of power. Dreams of darkness. Follow Morpheus,
the Lord of Dreams, from the mists of the past to the nightmares of the
present as he touches the lives of Haroun al-Raschid, King of ancient Baghdad,
Lady Johanna Constantine, spy and adventuress, Joshua Norton, self-styled
emperor of the United States, as well as ravens, actors, explorers, storytellers,
werewolves, and children in nine remarkable stories that will take you beyond
your wildest imaginings.]
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Brief Lives (41-49; a Jill Thompson, Vince Locke).
[From DC Comics: Delirium, youngest of the extended family known
as The Endless, prevails upon her brother Dream to help find their missing
sibling, Destruction. Their odyssey through the world of the waking and
the final confrontation with Destruction - plus the resolution of Dream's
painful relationship with his son, Orpheus - will change The Endless forever.]
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Worlds’ End (51-56; a Mike Allred, Gary Amaro, Mark Buckingham,
Dick Giordano, Tony Harris, Steve Leialoha, Vince Locke, Shea Anton Pensa,
Alec Stevens, Bryan Talbot, John Watkiss, Michael Zulli).
[From DC Comics: Caught in the vortex of a reality storm, wayfarers
from throughout time, myth, and the imagination, converge on a mysterious
inn. In the tradition of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, as the travellers
all wait out the tempest that rages around them, they share stories of places
they've been, the things they've seen... and those that they've dreamed.]
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The Kindly Ones (57-69; a Marc Hempel, Richard Case, D'Israeli,
Teddy Kristiansen, Glyn Dillon, Charles Vess, Dean Ormston, Kevin Nowlan).
[From DC Comics: Distraught by the kidnapping and presumed death
of her son, and believing Morpheus to be responsible, Lyta Hall calls the
ancient wrath of the Furies down upon him. A former superheroine blames
Morpheus for the death of her child and summons an ancient curse of vengeance
against the Lord of Dream. The "kindly ones" enter his realm and
force a sacrifice that will change the Dreaming forever.] 
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The Wake (70-75; a Michael Zulli, Jon J. Muth, Charles Vess).
[From DC Comics: 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 fulfills his side of a very strange
bargain.]
It's coming! Some notes from Gaiman's blog:
- "It's going to be a four book set, by the way, of about 600 pages per book, and I believe they'll come out over a couple of years."
- "We're recolouring the first 18 issues, and may do some colour fixes beyond that (Brief Lives is particularly problematic, not because Danny's colours were bad but because the colour separators in Ireland didn't follow instructions.) There are a lot of Morpheus word balloons that are hard to read that we may simply have Todd Klein re-letter, for example. But nothing's going to be "improved" or rewritten or even changed, if that's what you're worrying about, unless it was an error at the time and we simply couldn't afford to fix it then."
- "Incidentally, the stories will be going into Absolute Sandman in order of publication, wherever possible, so the short stories from Fables and Nocturnes will be back in the places they came out, rather than all together in one place."
- "I suspect the Death books will wind up, along with some other content, like the Jeff Jones short story and the Death Gallery, in an Absolute Death, in a year or so."
- "Leaving aside the crispness of the reproduction here, one thing that's impressed me over and over as we've worked on ABSOLUTE SANDMAN is the number of places where what seemed like poor storytelling on an artist's part turned out to make perfect sense once the colouring was fixed. Danny Vozzo coloured 80% of Sandman anyway, so he's fixing Preludes and Nocturnes and two issues of Dream Country. In addition to the first 21 issues, we're also reprinting the thumbnails, script and pencils for Sandman #19, "Midsummer Night's Dream". And there will eventually be a box-case large enough to hold all four volumes of Absolute Sandman."
Absolute Sandman 1 (DC; Sandman 1-20). [From DC Comics: THE SANDMAN, written by New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman, was the most acclaimed comic book title of the 1990s. 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. 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. Now, DC Comics is proud to present this comics classic in an all-new Absolute Edition format. The first of four beautifully designed slipcased volumes, THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 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. Also included are a new introduction by DC President & Publisher Paul Levitz and an afterword by Gaiman.] 
Absolute Sandman 2 (DC; Sandman 21-39). [From DC Comics: DC Comics is proud to present the second volume of the comics classic THE SANDMAN in Absolute format! The second of four beautifully designed slipcased volumes, THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 2 collects issues 21-39 of THE SANDMAN and features remastered coloring on all 19 issues as well as brand-new inks on THE SANDMAN #34 by the issue’s original penciller, Colleen Doran, and a host of bonus material, including two never-before-reprinted stories by Gaiman (one prose and one illustrated), a complete reproduction of the never-before-reprinted one-shot THE SANDMAN: A GALLERY OF DREAMS, and the complete script and pencils by Gaiman and Kelley Jones for Chapter Two of "Season of Mists" from THE SANDMAN #23.] 
Absolute Sandman 3 (DC; Sandman 40-56, Special 1, Endless Gallery 1, stories from Vertigo Preview 1, Winter's Edge 3; a Dave McKean, Jill Thompson, Bryan Talbot, P. Craig Russell, Michael Zulli, John Watkiss, Michael Allred, Shea Anton Pensa, Alec Stevens, Gary Amaro, Kent Williams, Vince Lock, Mark Buckingham, Dick Giordano, Tony Harris, Steve Leialoha). [From DC Comics: 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.] 5/28/08 
The
Dream Hunters (OGN; w Neil Gaiman; a Yoshitaka Amano). [From
DC Comics: Featuring striking painted artwork, this love story, set
in ancient Japan, tells the story of a humble young monk and a magical,
shape-changing fox who find themselves romantically drawn together. As
their love blooms, the fox learns of a devilish plot by a group of demons
to steal the monk's life. With the aid of Morpheus, the King of All Night's
Dreamings, the fox must use all of her cunning and creative thinking to
foil this evil scheme and save the man that she loves. This book also
boasts an eight page section highlighting Yoshitaka Amano's amazing painted
art.]
Endless
Nights (collection of new stories; w Neil Gaiman; a Frank Quitely, Milo
Manara, Glenn Fabry, P. Craig Russell, Miguelanxo Prado, Barron Storey,
Bill Sienkiewicz). [From DC Comics: Before becoming
a New York Times two-time best-selling author, Neil Gaiman revolutionized
the comic-book medium with THE SANDMAN. The most acclaimed and award-winning
comic series of the last decade, THE SANDMAN is a rich blend of modern myth
and dark fantasy, in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend
are seamlessly interwoven. Critically acclaimed and award winning THE SANDMAN
set new standards for comics literature, and the ten volumes of THE SANDMAN
library are set as one of the high-watermarks of the field. THE SANDMAN:
ENDLESS NIGHTS will be a delight to fans of Gaiman's work and newcomers
to the graphic novel medium. Whether haunting, bittersweet, erotic or nightmarish,
the seven stories in this book–one for each of the Endless siblings–reveal
strange secrets and surprising truths about the Sandman and his family.
Each story is illustrated by some of the greatest comics artists from around
the world. P. Craig Russell draws the story of DEATH and one day, two hundred
years ago, on an island in the Venice lagoon - a day that goes on forever.
Milo Manara paints a story of love and DESIRE in ancient times as a beautiful
young woman gets everything she wants … at a price. Bill Sienkiewicz
shows us who gets to enter DELIRIUM'S realm to perform a strange rescue
mission. Miguelanxo Prado takes us back for a DREAM of the dawn of time,
when stars spoke and even the Endless were young. Barron Storey creates
fifteen heartrending portraits of DESPAIR. Glenn Fabry draws a story of
archaeologists uncovering the future and learning a little too much about
DESTRUCTION. Frank Quitely draws a final commentary on the DESTINY of these
Endless Nights. Neil Gaiman always promised he would return to the world
of THE SANDMAN. Now, aided by some of the finest International artists,
he has returned to the world and characters he made famous, to bring us
new dreams ... and nightmares.] Old Book of the Week 6/15/05: [This collection of shorts written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by a
galaxy of astonishing artists is somewhat uneven, as anthologies tend
to be; but in this case, the uneveness ranges from excellent to merely
very good. Gaiman often packs a surprising whallop in only a few pages,
and the artists are some of the most inventive and stylized in the
history of the medium. Endless Nights is a seminar in how good unconventional comics can be without losing touch with what makes comics comics.]
The
Little Endless Storybook 2nd Ed. (OGN; w & a Jill Thompson). [From
DC Comics: For years fans have demanded to see more of Jill Thompson’s
Little Endless, the diminutive versions of the characters from Neil Gaiman’s
award-winning series THE SANDMAN. Now those dreams are fulfilled with a
new printing of the sold-out Prestige Format one-shot THE LITTLE ENDLESS
STORYBOOK in a deluxe hardcover format. The story begins once upon a time
when Little Delirium was lost. Her protector and favorite puppy Barnabas
searched the waking world for his tiny princess to no avail. Now, Barnabas
must travel to the strange and unlikely realms of each of the Endless to
see if Delirium’s siblings have seen their missing sister. Cameos by
the Sandman, Desire and the other members of the Endless family make this
a must-have for any Sandman enthusiast. This 56-page hardcover is written
and exquisitely painted by Eisner-Award winner and fan-favorite SANDMAN
artist Jill Thompson. New material will include a special sketchbook section
and an advance look at Thompson’s latest Manga project, THE DEADBOY
DETECTIVES, scheduled for a summer 2005 release.] 
Sandman
Presents: The Furies (OGN; w Mike Carey; a John Bolton). [From
DC Comics: At the close of the immensely popular VERTIGO series THE
SANDMAN, Lyta Hall's young son became the new Dream King. But what became
of Lyta herself? Her story unfolds in THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: THE FURIES -
an original 96-page VERTIGO hardcover graphic novel written by Mike Carey
(LUCIFER, HELLBLAZER), with photo-realistic paintings by John Bolton (THE
BOOKS OF MAGIC, USER). In the three years since Daniel left to fulfill his
destiny, Lyta has suffered greatly from the loss of her only son. Born half-human
and half-Fury, Lyta has always connected more with her human side. But now
the bloodline that has made her kin to the Furies - a terrifying trio of
spirits who exact an inimitable brand of vengeance - has taken over her
senses…and her sanity. In an effort to escape her pain and unravel
her mysterious heritage before it consumes her, Lyta accepts a job with
a traveling theatre troupe on its way to Athens, Greece - the very location
where her mother was blessed - or cursed - with the power of the Furies.
But the journey ahead proves to be far more harrowing than anything Lyta
has encountered, as a series of cruel and familiar mythological figures
set their sights on destroying the Furies - and plan to use Lyta Hall as
the ultimate pawn. Lyta finally sees the son she thought she lost forever,
but is the fateful reunion with the new Lord of Dreams everything she expected?
Set in the historically rich city of Athens, the dark netherworld of Hades
and the ethereal realms of existence above and in between, this mythological
maelstrom of dark secrets and deception chronicles one woman's explosive
journey from emotional hell to salvation.] 
The
Sandman Presents: Taller Tales (w Bill Willingham; a Mark Buckingham,
Zander Cannon, Duncan Fegredo, Peter Gross, Niko Henrichon, Adam Hughes,
Phil Jimenez, Michael Kaluta, Marc Laming, Jason Little, Shawn McManus,
Linda Medley, Albert Monteys, Kevin Nowlan, Andrew Pepoy, Paul Pope, John
Stokes, Daniel Torres). [ Fans of both The Sandman and the
Eisner Award-nominated Bill Willingham, creator and writer of FABLES and
PROPOSITION PLAYER, won't want to miss THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: TALLER TALES.
This new VERTIGO trade paperback collects all of Willingham's stories from
the world of the Dreaming. TALLER TALES reprints THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: MERV
PUMPKINHEAD, AGENT OF D.R.E.A.M.; THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS
WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DREAMS… BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK; and THE DREAMING
#55, plus the 4-issue miniseries THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: THE THESSALIAD. This
collection features art from a breathtaking array of comics' finest including
Mark Buckingham, Shawn McManus, Zander Cannon, Adam Hughes, Phil Jimenez,
Michael Kaluta, Kevin Nowlan, Paul Pope, and more. Concentrating on the
unique cast from Neil Gaiman’s Sandman mythos—and adding some
new ones to the mix—the whimsical tales collected here feature a James
Bond-style adventure for Merv Pumpkinhead; an educational journey through
the Dreaming; a quest for vengeance with the witch Thessaly; and a diverting
survey of dream-related facts, all from the perspective of one of the most
unique voices in comics: Willingham.] Old Book of the Week
4/21/04
Sandman
Presents: Thessaly, Witch for Hire (4-issue mini; w Bill Willingham;
a Shawn McManus). [From DC Comics: The world's oldest,
most powerful witch returns in this collection written by Bill Willingham
(FABLES). This tale follows Thessaly as she becomes the unwitting partner
in a monster-killing business with her ghostly one-time nemesis, Fetch.] 
Dead Boy Detectives (OGN; digest; w & a Jill Thompson). [From DC Comics: Neil Gaiman's inimitable sleuths from THE SANDMAN: SEASON OF MISTS star in their own Manga Digest. THE DEAD BOY DETECTIVES, guest-starring Death of the Endless, is brought to life by award-winning artist Jill Thompson (THE SANDMAN: BRIEF LIVES, Scary Godmother). Based on the overwhelming success of her first Manga Digest, DEATH: AT DEATH'S DOOR, Thompson has crafted an amazing original mystery that will appeal to both SANDMAN fans and shojou Manga enthusiasts. Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine, the dead British teenagers who are always on the run from Death, travel stateside to solve a missing persons case. Our intrepid heroes have been contacted by young Annika Abernathy, a student at a posh International Academy in Chicago. It seems that Annika's best friend has vanished. For Rowland and Paine to investigate the case properly, they decide to enroll as students at the school. And since it's an all-girls academy, the duo is forced to go undercover - in drag. Secret passages, food fights, and far too many fashionistas abound as the Dead Boy Detectives solve the case and learn a lot about life from the precocious daughters of international ambassadors and famous rock stars.] Book of the Week 7/7/05: Created by Neil Gaiman in Sandman, made stars by Ed Brubaker in a mini-series, the Dead Boys now become Manga characters in Jill Thompson's second Manga Sandman spin-off (which leads to inappropriate speculations on what Thompson and Azzarello's home life must be like). If it's anything like At Death's Door, DBD will be frivolous, disposable, and wildly amusing. Even if you don't like Manga, these thick little books have enough America in them to make them worthwhile, and the price is great. 
Dustcovers:
The Collected Sandman Covers (covers to entire series). [From
DC Comics: Assembled here for the first time, without any adornment
or distraction, are the stunning cover images created by artist Dave McKean
for The Sandman, one of the most acclaimed and award-winning sagas in
comics. An impressive body of work that covers the entirety of The Sandman
series and beyond, this collection displays an impressive gallery of striking
images created using a combination of painting, photography, sculpture,
and computer manipulation. This book also features an all-new, eight-page
Sandman story and commentary on the covers from McKean and Sandman creator
Neil Gaiman.]
Quotable
Sandman (quotations from series). [From DC Comics:
This unique mini-hardcover contains the most memorable quotes from Neil
Gaiman's THE SANDMAN series, accompanied by masterful renditions of Morpheus
and the rest of the Endless, contributed by a remarkable ensemble of artists.]
Sandman
Companion (guide to series). [From DC Comics:
In-depth interviews with writer Neil Gaiman; commentary from dozens of artists
involved with THE SANDMAN over its historic run; and story-by-story analysis
of each issue of the award-winning series are just part of what can be found
in the softcover edition of the popular THE SANDMAN COMPANION. Written by
acclaimed nonfiction author Hy Bender, THE SANDMAN COMPANION brings together
anecdotes, reflections, and critical commentary from a variety of sources
to reexamine the entire run of THE SANDMAN. Extensive interviews with THE
SANDMAN writer Neil Gaiman reveal the origins of the Endless and other familiar
characters from the Dreaming, while discussions with an incredible roster
of artists that includes Jill Thompson, Michael Zulli, P. Craig Russell,
Charles Vess, and cover artist Dave McKean illuminate the visual elements
that added so much to the popular series. Also included are comments from
noted authors and celebrities including Alan Moore, Harlan Ellison, Tori
Amos, Peter Straub, and Samuel R. Delany; a 16-page color section including
rare and previously unpublished illustrations; and excerpts from Gaiman's
original proposal for the series.] 
Sandman
Book of Dreams (HarperCollins; short stories by sci-fi writers).
[From HarperCollins: There is a dark king who rules our dreams from
a place of shadows and fantastic things. He is Morpheus, the lord of story.
Older than humankind itself, he inhabits—along with Destiny,
Death, Destruction, Desire, Despair, and Delirium, his Endless sisters and
brothers—the realm of human consciousness. His powers are myth
and nightmare—inspirations, pleasures, and punishments manifested
beneath the blanketing mist of sleep. Surrender to him now. A stunning collection
of visions, wonders, horrors, hallucinations, and revelations from Clive
Barker, Barbara Hambly, Tad Williams, Gene Wolfe, Nancy A. Collins, and
sixteen other incomparable dreamers—inspired by the groundbreaking,
bestselling graphic novel phenomenon by Neil Gaiman.] 
Sandman—King
of Dreams (Chronicle Books; history of the title by Vertigo editor Alisa
Kwitney) [From Chronicle Books: The first and only
comic book to receive the World Fantasy Award, The Sandman continues to
break new ground in the comic book medium and beyond. Author Alisa Kwitney
explores its beginnings and chronicles the comic's emergence as a unique
and undeniable force in the literary world. Richly illustrated, this history
shows how Gaiman and The Sandman's gifted artists, such as Dave McKean and
Yoshitaka Amano, create a haunting (and haunted) main character who wields
immense power. With illustrations never before published, behind-the-scenes
stories, handwritten notes, and interviews with Gaiman himself, this volume
is a true testament to the dream king and his creator.] Sandman Mystery Theater
1
The Tarantula (1-4; w Matt Wagner; a Guy Davis). [From
DC Comics: New York: the late 1930s. Wesley Dodds, the masked man known
as the Sandman, moves through a decadent, post-Depression world, where gangsters
dance with debutantes at high-society balls as dark clouds gather over Europe
and chilling figures wander the night. The stage is set and the curtain
rises on Sandman Mystery Theatre. Like the classic film-noir detectives
Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, Wesley Dodds is a man of mystery. In his signature
trench coat and gas mask, he conveys a palpable air of menace, yet he is
a haunted and obsessed man, driven by his disturbing dreams and an unrelenting
sense of justice to stalk the shadowy trails of bizarre underworld criminals.
In this, the first collected volume of the critically acclaimed crime series
written by Matt Wagner and illustrated by Guy Davis, the Sandman follows
a twisted trail of abuse and betrayal into the web of the villain known
only as THE TARANTULA.] 
2
The Face and the Brute (5-12; w Matt Wagner; a John Watkiss & R.G.
Taylor). [From DC Comics: Collecting the second and
third story arcs (issues #5-12) from writer Matt Wagner's acclaimed reimagination
of the original Golden Age Sandman, SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL. 2: THE
FACE AND THE BRUTE finds the Sandman of 1939, Wesley Dodds, and his possible
paramour (and narrator) Dian Belmont involved in a series of grisly murders
in New York's Chinatown — murders that threaten to reignite the bad
old days of the Tong Wars, when blood ran in the streets like water. Following
the drama of "The Face," Wesley and Dian are confronted with corruption
at the other end of the social scale in "The Brute," as they track
down the trail of misery left by a man whose gross sensual appetites for
lust and violence are rivaled only by his wealth.] 
3 The Vamp (13-16; w Matt Wagner & Steven T.
Seagle; a Guy Davis). [From DC Comics: Collecting
the fourth story arc (issues #13-16) from the re-imagination of the original
Golden Age Sandman, The Vamp continues the story of Wesley Dodds and his
soon-to-be paramour (and narrator) Dian Belmont as they become entangled
in mystery from two different directions.] Book of the Week 6/15/05: [This intriguing spin-off from The Sandman features the Golden Age Sandman character in stories set during World War II, that are more detective than super-hero. This third volume features the return of Guy Davis, perfectly suited for the book, as regular artist, and the addition of Steven Seagle as co-writer with series creator Matt Wagner. The series as a whole is a nifty blend of 30s style and 90s sensibilities, and would be a welcome addition to the collection of somebody who's not entirely satisfied with super-heroes, but is not ready to go whole-hog Vertigo.]
4 The Scorpion (17-20; w Matt Wagner & Steven T. Seagle; a Guy Davis). [From DC Comics: What nightmares will haunt those driven before the lash? "People starving on the streets and we sit here like kings of the world. Throwing around imaginary money like it was newsprint." Wesley Dodds, a man goaded by unquiet dreams to fight injustice in the night, is a person of considerable means. But wealth cannot insulate him from the evils of a world descending into total war, or protect him from the rage of those damaged souls who inhabit its shadows. In his masked excursions as the Sandman, Dodds has gazed upon some of the darkest faces of human corruption, all the while struggling to keep himself in the light. The love growing between him and Dian Belmont has been a lifeline in this effort, but the weight of his secret life is straining their bond to the breaking point - and when The Scorpion comes calling, Dodds will learn just how much he needs Dian, both in and out of his mask.] 
5 Dr. Death and The Night of the Butcher (21-28; w Matt Wagner & Steven T. Seagle; a Guy Davis). [From DC Comics: How long can one man hold the weight of two separate lives? The courtship of Wesley Dodds and Dian Belmont has never been ordinary - or easy. With his unconscious driving him each night to search for justice in the guise of the Sandman, Wesley has tried to keep his dual nature hidden from Dian, not realizing how corrosive his secrecy would become to the foundations of their relationship. Now, after so many lies and evasions, the truth may prove to be as destructive as the silence that went before it - just as Wesley realizes how much he truly need Dian's love to find his way out of the darkness.] 
6 The Hourman and the Python (Contents unknown; w Matt Wagner; a Guy Davis, Warren Pleece). [From DC Comics: This volume follows Wesley Dodds on two chilling new cases. In "The Hourman," the Sandman meets an unusual private detective who leaves felons hospitalized. "The Python" features The Sandman's hunt for a mysterious strangler.] 3/19/08 
Sleep of Reason (5-issue mini; w John Ney Rieber; a Eric Nguyen). [From DC Comics: The Vertigo classic is back — with a vengeance. Wartime photojournalist Kieran Marshall must take on the mantle of Wesley Dodds’ alter ego, The Sandman, to save his own life. But will donning the mask cost him his soul?] Sandman (Golden Age)
DC Comics.
Golden Age Sandman Archives 1 (Adventures Comics 40-57, New York World's Fair 1939-1940; w Gardner Fox; a Bert Christman, Creig Flessel, Chad Grothkopf, Ogden Whitney, et al.). 