{"product_id":"absolute-sandman-volume-three-9781401210847","title":"Absolute Sandman Volume Three","description":"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 (\u003ci\u003eFairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, The Jungle Book\u003c\/i\u003e).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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Newbery Medal-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Graveyard Book\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e, the basis for the hit movie. His other books include\u003ci\u003e Anansi Boys, Neverwhere, American Gods, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStardust, \u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the American Library Association's Alex Award as one of 2000's top novels for young adults) as well as the short story collections \u003ci\u003eM Is for Magic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSmoke and Mirrors\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wolves in the Walls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Day I Traded My Dad for Two Goldfish\u003c\/i\u003e, both written for children. Among his many awards are the Eisner, the Hugo, the Nebula, the World Fantasy, and the Bram Stoker. Originally from England, he now lives in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vertigo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544399319314,"sku":"9781401210847","price":100.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5e0d5ab7-02f8-4757-970a-ce502ae424a1.jpg?v=1731527515","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/absolute-sandman-volume-three-9781401210847","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}