The
Sandman is a 75 issue comic by
Neil Gaiman written from 1988 to 1996. The title character is also known as
Dream, one of
The Endless along with his siblings
Destiny,
Death,
Desire,
Despair,
Delerium (formerly
Delight) and
Destruction.
These 75 issues are available in ten graphic novels:
- Preludes and Nocturnes issues 1 to 8
- The Doll's House issues 9 to 16
- Dream Country issues 17 to 20
- Season of Mists issues 21 to 28
- A Game of You issues 32 to 37
- Fables & Reflections issues 29, 30, 31, 38, 39, 40, 50, Vertigo Preview #1 and Sandman Special #1
- Brief Lives issues 41 to 49
- World's End issues 51 to 56
- The Kindly Ones issues 57 to 69
- The Wake issues 70 to 75.
Other books about Morpheus and his family include
- The Books of Magic (1993)
A different comic series by Neil Gaiman, in which The Endless often make appearances.
- Death : The High Cost of Living (1994)
Death spends one day a century as a mortal. This is one of those days.
- Death : The Time of Your Life (1997)
A few years after Death : The High Cost of Living, we catch up with some of the same characters.
- Dust Covers -- The Collected Sandman Covers 1989-1997 (1998)
- The Dreaming : Beyond The Shores of Night (1998)
Stories in the Sandman universe by other authors, including Terry LaBan, Peter Snejberg, Steve Parkhouse and Michael Zulli.
- The Girl Who Would Be Death by Caitlin Kiernan (1999)
A story about a cult that worships Death of The Endless. Neither Death nor any of the endless actually appear in this book.
- The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano (1999)
- The Sandman Companion by Hy Bender (1999)
Subtitled "A Dreamer's Guide to the Award Winning Comics Series" Lots of background material and some interviews with Neil Gaiman.
- The Dreaming: Through the Gates of Horn and Ivory (1999)
More Sandman stories by other people, including Caitlin Kiernan, Peter Hogan, Jeff Nicholson, and Peter Doherty
- The Sandman : Book of Dreams (2002)
More Sandman stories by other people, including Ed Kramer, Gene Wolfe, Steve Brust, Clive Barker and Tori Amos
- Sandman Journal : Dream (2002)
- Sandman Journal : Death (2002)
- The Sandman Presents : Bast (2003)
Bast, the Egyptian Cat Goddess, often appeared in the Sandman comic. This is a three issue mini-series about her.
- The Sandman : Endless Nights (2003)
Due in September 2003. Seven more Sandman stories by seven other people.
- Death: At Death's Door (2003)
Death's adventures during Seacon of Mists.
Here are some of the many names that Dream of The Endless has collected over time.