About this Collection
This oversized hardcover collects issues #40–56 of Neil Gaiman's landmark series, along with the story 'The Song of Orpheus' from Winter's Edge #1. It includes the complete 'Brief Lives' and 'Worlds' End' story arcs, plus extensive bonus material such as the original script and sketches for 'Brief Lives' and a gallery of variant covers. The volume also features an introduction by author Harlan Ellison and a new afterword by Gaiman, making it a definitive edition for collectors of the series.
In "Fear of Falling," the spotlight turns to the creators who shaped The Sandman’s legacy, with intimate biographies of artists and writers like Dave McKean, Bryan Talbot, and Mark Buckingham. Presented in a striking, hand-crafted format with typeset lettering and a cover by McKean that’s as haunting as it is beautiful, this issue offers a rare, personal glimpse into the minds behind the mythos.
Contains 21 stories
Fear of Falling
7 pp · Fantasy
JanetTodd FaberDream [Morpheus]Matthew the Raventhe Hecateae
Convergence: The Parliament of Rooks
24 pp · Fantasy
Lyta HallDaniel HallGregoryMatthew the RavenEveAbelGoldieCainAdamLilithDeathDream [Morpheus]
The Song of Orpheus
48 pp · Fantasy
OrpheusDream [Morpheus]AristaeusCalliopeEurydiceDeathDeliriumDestinyDesireDespairDestructionCharonCerberusHadesPersephoneIxionTityusTantalusthe Hecateaethe Bacchante
Brief Lives: Chapter One
24 pp · Fantasy
Andros RhodocanakisKrisOrpheusMary CanbyDeliriumLisaDesireDespairDestruction
Brief Lives: Chapter Two
24 pp · Fantasy
Dream [Morpheus]LucienNualaMerv PumpkinheadMatthew the RavenAbelGoldieDeliriumTaramisDelightDestruction
Brief Lives: Chapter Three
24 pp · Fantasy
Bernie CapaxDeathDeliriumDream [Morpheus]MarieAisleenPharamondEtainDestructionBarnabasChloe RussellRuby DeLonge
Brief Lives: Chapter Four
24 pp · Fantasy
Leib-OlmaiDream [Morpheus]DeliriumRuby DeLongeDanny CapaxTiffany CalhounIshtarNancyRogerLucienDestructionthe CorinthianDickon Hawksthorne
Brief Lives: Chapter Five
24 pp · Fantasy
Tiffany CalhounIshtarDeliriumDream [Morpheus]Tom FlahertyMatthew the RavenNancyDanRogerJay MusgraveMurray BrownShep CayceDesire
Brief Lives: Chapter Six
24 pp · Fantasy
DestructionBarnabasDeliriumDream [Morpheus]Matthew the RavenNualaLucienPharamondBastMerv PumpkinheadDeath
Brief Lives: Chapter Seven
24 pp · Fantasy
DestructionBarnabasDeliriumDream [Morpheus]DestinyDeathDesireDespairthe CorinthianDream [Daniel]KrisAndros Rhodocanakis
Brief Lives: Chapter Eight
24 pp · Fantasy
Dream [Morpheus]DeliriumDestructionBarnabas
Brief Lives: Chapter Nine
24 pp · Fantasy
EurydiceOrpheusDeliriumDream [Morpheus]BarnabasDespairDesireAndros RhodocanakisNualaLucienMerv PumpkinheadMary CanbyChloe RussellDanny CapaxTom FlahertyTiffany CalhounKris
Distant Mirrors: Ramadan
32 pp · Fantasy
Haroun al RaschidZubaidah bint Ja`farJafar the BarmakidIshakDream [Morpheus]MasrurHassan
A Tale of Two Cities
24 pp · Fantasy
Charlene MooneyBrant TuckerChironCluracanMister GaherisRobertDream [Morpheus]
Cluracan's Tale
25 pp · Fantasy
Brant TuckerKlaprothCluracanCharlene MooneyTitaniaBrother CabrioletInnocent XICarys XXXVOthoNualaDream [Morpheus]
Hob's Leviathan
24 pp · Fantasy
JimBrant TuckerCharlene MooneyCluracanHerbert BurgraveHob GadlingNathaniel DawningCampbellCanbyRaja Bharthari
The Golden Boy
24 pp · Fantasy
Brant TuckerPrez RickardBoss SmileyRichard NixonJohn BelushiKathyWildcat [Ted Grant]MarthaDeathDream [Morpheus]
Cerements
24 pp · Fantasy
Brant TuckerKlaprothCharlene MoodyChironCluracanPetrefaxKyrielleEucrasiaLystraPolycarpHermasBilly ScuttMigScroyleDestructionDestinyDeathDream [Morpheus]DesireDeliriumVeltisJim
World's End
24 pp · Fantasy
CluracanChironBrant TuckerKlaprothCharlene MoodyJimPetrefaxDestinyLucienNualaMerv PumpkinheadWilkinsonLuzCainTitaniaBastDespairMatthew the RavenRemielOdinThorJoshua Abraham NortonFiddler's GreenMartin TenbonesDeliriumDeath
How They Met Themselves
9 pp · Fantasy
Desireunnamed artist and poetLizzieAlgernon
Ramadan
22 pp · Fantasy
Haroun al RaschidZubaidah bint Ja`farJafar the BarmakidIshakDream [Morpheus]MasrurHassan
