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Sandman: Endless Nights (Hardcover)

by Neil Gaiman (Author), Various (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Titan Books Ltd (24 Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840235357
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840235357
  • Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 18.8 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 203,043 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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With The Sandman: Endless Nights, bestselling author Neil Gaiman returns to the characters (and medium) that made him famous. It's a collection of seven short stories, each illustrated by some of the best artists working in contemporary comics (eg, Frank Quitely, Glenn Fabry and Milo Manara) and focusing on the Endless--the anthropomorphic manifestations of seven universal concepts: Death, Desire, Dream, Despair, Delirium, Destruction and Destiny. So, it's a collection of fantasy stories, but don't let that put you off. Gaiman is much more than a typical fantasy storyteller--his strength has always been his ability to ground his epic concepts within a sympathetically human framework. That's one of the reasons why the original Sandman series was so successful--nowadays, thanks to the work of creators like Neil Gaiman (and, of course, Alan Moore), it's difficult to remember a time when comics (or graphic novels, or sequential storytelling, or whatever people want to call them nowadays) weren't taken very seriously as a "grown-up" medium.

That said, Endless Nights is a bit hit and miss. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the best story here is Dream ("The Heart of a Star"), where Gaiman and artist Miguelanxo Prado revisit the Sandman's protagonist and tell a short, poignant love story from the character's past, carefully constructed to please fans without baffling newcomers. "15 Portraits of Despair", with Barron Storey's art and Dave McKean's designs, is not a story but a collection of darkly-toned, disturbing vignettes, while Bill Sienkiewicz's art for Delirium ("Going Inside") is appropriately manic and unhinged. But, unfortunately, some of the stories here lack any real depth: Frank Quitely's art for Destiny ("Endless Nights") adds a grandiose scale to a story that is little more than a character sketch (albeit a beautiful one), while the Destruction story ("On the Peninsula") squanders what could have been an interesting idea if Gaiman had had more time and space to flesh it out. Still, Endless Nights should be enough to keep Sandman fans happy, while acting as a useful introduction to these characters for any newcomers. And if it gets more people reading Sandman, that can only be a good thing. --Robert Burrow



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Washington Times, September 14 2003: " This is what comics are all about: powerful, strange stories enhanced by serious artwork."- Chris Petropolous.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, 19 Sep 2003
By Eolake "eolake.blogspot.com" (Lancashire, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
As you might be aware, The Sandman saga (1988 to 1996) is one of the finest comic stories ever told for adults. Well, this beautiful volume contains some of the most wonderful Sandman stories ever written by Neil Gaiman. And all new too!

What is more, Gaiman has collaborated with some of the finest artists one might find for the job. Like Milo Manara and Bill Sienkiewicz. Just amazing stuff.

One warning: this is not your father's comics. It is not particularly easy reading. One might even call it challenging without fear of exaggerating. And this goes for both the writing and the art.

One will get a little extra from the stories if one is familiar with Gaiman's Sandman epic. But it is not necessary, and I doubt anybody who appreciates brilliant avant-garde comic storytelling will not find this to be more than interesting.

To be honest, I was moved to tears several times. Thanks Neil, you rule, hard.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars some beauty,some magic- but the weakest-ever Sandman volume, 10 Feb 2005
By M. W. Hatfield "mwhatfield" (Gainsborough, Lincolnshire) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sandman: Endless Nights (Sandman (Graphic Novels)) (Hardcover)
An addendum to the Sandman canon, a celebration of the series, and a chance for Gaiman to
work with some of the greatest graphic artists of the age.All laudable aims- and with talent such as P.Craig Russell, Milo Manara, and Frank Quitely on board, not to mention the legendary Barron Storey and the design talents of long-time collaborator Dave Mckean, this was never going to be a
complete waste of time. And yet.......
And yet, this is an average collection of tales,and Gaiman is NOT an average writer. Too many of the stories leave the reader thinking "So what?"..a particular offender here is the Destiny tale, beautifully illustrated by Frank Quitely, but bereft of plot or interest. This heightens the fact that Gaiman never knew what to do with Destiny in the series proper,other than having him wander around omniscient
and aimless- an atheist's idea of Destiny, perhaps. Likewise Despair-ugly and gripping illustrations, yes, but ultimately pointless. The Destruction tale- a cast-off RA Lafferty idea reads like a cast-off Twilight Zone episode. Gaiman-and we-deserve better than this!
There are bright spots. As always with Gaiman, Death and Dream inspire him to write interesting stories,and these tales come to life, though the Death tale is essentially "Masque of the Red Death" revisited, and the Dream tale is really a nod to DC comics continuity, though appealingly done.
Is it worth the money?For the art, the design, the presentation-emphatically, yes! A beautiful presentation. For the content ..no. This is Gaiman at his worst,derivative,aimless, sometimes twee. Do NOT read this as an introduction to Sandman..it will put you off what was an astounding work of imagination and a genuine piece of graphic literature.This isn't.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars A good idea BUT.., 6 Jan 2004
By A. Levine (Reading, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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The concept seems great - a story for each of the endless. However, i was disappointed by this book. The art work is good and the cover is amazing, but the content is below average for Gaiman.
It seems to be put together badly - there is no single mood that goes throughout it and the different themes in the chapters don't compliment each other.
In some chapters, the particular Endless that the chapter is named after hardly appears! - eg. Dream. In other ones, their presence seems irrelevant - eg. Destruction.
I'd give it one star if it wasn't for Despair's chapter. This chapter is amazing and portrays her so well through the many situations it describes. Had Endless nights come out in installments, this is the chapter i would buy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Endless Nights: No mere stand alone
Endless Nights was written/drawn some years after the completion of the series. It features stories of the Endless, all seven of them, where each one has/her own chapter... Read more
Published 2 months ago by E. v. Hoof

5.0 out of 5 stars An Appreciation
Endless Nights evoked many things for me, not least a wispy nostalgia for a period that really wasn't that long ago, although it seems so: the time when Sandman was, barring... Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Pointless Nights
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5.0 out of 5 stars Still Fantastic
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