Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' Stardust

Charles Vess’s lush, painterly art brings to life Neil Gaiman’s beloved fairy-tale novel—a young man’s quest into a magical realm beyond the wall of a Victorian English village. Originally published as a single prestige-format issue by DC Comics in 2007, this adaptation distills the charm of the prose into a visual feast, with Vess’s detailed, romantic style perfectly capturing the story’s blend of whimsy and peril. It stands as a definitive, lovingly crafted graphic novel that introduced a new generation to the tale of Tristran Thorn and the fallen star.