The Sandman: A Game of You

Neil Gaiman and Shawn McManus team up for this pivotal, standalone Sandman storyline from DC, originally published in 1993. The tale follows Barbie, a minor character from an earlier arc, as her childhood dream world violently intrudes upon waking reality, forcing her to confront a fractured identity and the power of stories. A richly imaginative and emotionally resonant chapter, it deepens the series' exploration of dreams, gender, and the cost of escaping into fantasy.