Jade Wanderer | All About Life

Talking about comic books, here’s one special series that stands out among the multitude of comic book titles: The Sandman.

Described by the late Norman Mailer as “a comic book for intellectuals“, the Sandman graphic novel series written by Neil Gaiman is the only comic book ever included on the New York Times Bestseller list.

The only comic to ever win the World Fantasy Award, the Sandman series was compiled into 10 graphic novels and written between 1987 and 1996.

Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series is one of the classics of the comics world. Much like an English major confessing that they’ve never read Shakespeare, when you tell people you haven’t read Sandman they give you horrified looks and instantly volunteer their collection. And, much like the bereft English major who has never encountered Hamlet or Macbeth, when you do get around to reading Sandman, get ready to be enthralled.

Sandman is a smart series. It is complex and thoughtful. Like all the best stories it’s about consequences and challenges and change.

This post is dedicated to the memory of my good friend, Ian Kwan, who introduced me to the world of Morpheus by graciously lending me his amazing graphic novel collection.