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The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country
by: Neil Gaiman, Malcolm Jones III, Charles Vess, Steve Erickson

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781563890161
ISBN: 156389016X
Label: Vertigo
Manufacturer: Vertigo
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: September 24, 1991
Publisher: Vertigo
Release Date: September 24, 1991
Sales Rank: 4996
Studio: Vertigo

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The third book of the Sandman collection is a series of four short comic book stories. What's remarkable here (considering the publisher and the time that this was originally published) is that the main character of the book--the Sandman, King of Dreams--serves only as a minor character in each of these otherwise unrelated stories. (Actually, he's not even in the last story.) This signaled a couple of important things in the development of what is considered one of the great comics of the second half of the century. First, it marked a distinct move away from the horror genre and into a more fantasy-rich, classical mythology-laden environment. And secondly, it solidly cemented Neil Gaiman as a storyteller. One of the stories here, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' took home the World Fantasy Award for best short story--the first time a comic was given that honor. But for my money, another story in Dream Country has it beat hands down. 'A Dream of a Thousand Cats' has such hope, beauty, and good old-fashionedchills that rereading it becomes a welcome pleasure. --Jim Pascoe

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The third book of the Sandman collection is a series of four short comic book stories. What's remarkable here (considering the publisher and the time that this was originally published) is that the main character of the book--the Sandman, King of Dreams--serves only as a minor character in each of these otherwise unrelated stories. (Actually, he's not even in the last story.) This signaled a couple of important things in the development of what is considered one of the great comics of the second half of the century. First, it marked a distinct move away from the horror genre and into a more fantasy-rich, classical mythology-laden environment. And secondly, it solidly cemented Neil Gaiman as a storyteller. One of the stories here, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' took home the World Fantasy Award for best short story--the first time a comic was given that honor. But for my money, another story in Dream Country has it beat hands down. 'A Dream of a Thousand Cats' has such hope, beauty, and good old-fashioned chills that rereading it becomes a welcome pleasure. --Jim Pascoe

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- Great Storytelling!!!
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From a review published originally by SavageNight E-zine

The Sandman: The Dream Country, Volume 3

Written by
Neil Gaiman

Illustrated by
Various Artists

Reviewed By
B.L.morgan

5 Stars

I am in awe of Neil Gaiman.

The Sandman: Volume 3, The Dream Country takes the series in different directions that no one could have seen coming. Some of these stories are set in the modern day. Other stories are set in Medieval Europe. One is even told through the eyes of a cat. All of the stories are thought provoking.

I highly recommend this entire series.

If you want graphic novels that are inventive, entertaining and different then check out The Sandman Series.

Rating:

- A Collection of One-Shots
After reading Preludes and Nocturnes and The Doll's House, I began to wonder if the hype behind Neil Gaiman's long-running "The Sandman" series had any substance to it. Both volumes had their fair share amount of good points and bad points, evening out at a 7/10 each. I saw none of the astonishing writing people were talking about, but I did notice one thing. Gaiman is way, way better at writing one-shots than he is at writing story arcs. So I was very pleased that "Dream Country," the third volume, wouldn't just feature one one-shot like the previous two books did... it is entirely composed of four very different one shots.

Calliope: I liked this story a lot. The art is a big sketchy and at times even ugly, but Gaiman's script is able to keep the issue afloat. The tale is tragic and really creepy, delving into the darkest corners of a writers mind and what that writer will do to get recognition. ... Read More

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- Graphic SF Reader
A few stand alone stories are in this volume. William Shakespeare produces the first play that Morpheus has requested, and puts on a live performance in the wild for Titania and Auberon.

A man literally gets his muse from another writer, we see the Dream of Cats, and the final fate of an Element Woman who has had enough.

Rating:

- Highly original and beautifully written
Gaiman is an original in every sense of the word. The first couple of volumes I read in the "Sandman" series didn't impress me all that much, I have to admit. At least, not uniformly. But the average quality in this one is very high indeed. The four stories all share the theme of dreams, from a novelist enslaving Calliope the muse to provide ideas for his books, to a cat's revelation of what the real world used to be like, to a piece about a woman who only wants to die but can't (the only "comic book" story you'll find here, and the least successful, in my opinion), and the award-winning story of the first performance by Will Shakespeare's company of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" -- for an audience from Faerie (and that one alone is worth the price of the book).

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