Dave McKean
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A visual tour-de-force graphic novel from artist and writer Dave McKean (Black Dog, The Sandman). The Raptor, Sokol, flickers between two worlds- a feudal fantastical landscape where he must hunt prey to survive, and Wales in the late 1800s where a writer of supernatural tales mourns the passing of his young wife. He exists between two states, the human and the hawk. He lives in the twilight between truth and lies, life and death, reality and the...
Author
Series
Dark tower ; 4
Language
English
Description
Roland, the last gunslinger, and his band of followers escape one world only to slip into the next where Roland reflects upon past adventures and about his one true love.
5) Coraline
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.
Author
Series
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"Saliendo de prisión, Sombra se encuentra con el enigmático señor Miércoles, que dice ser un refugiado de una guerra antigua, un dios y también el rey de América. Juntos se embarcan en un viaje extraño a través de los Estados Unidos, mientras una tormenta de dimensiones épicas amenaza con desencadenarse." --
"Just released from prison, Shadow encounters Mr. Wednesday, an enigmatic stranger who seems to know a lot about him, and when Mr....
9) Crazy hair
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bonnie encounters all sorts of exotic animals and marvelous things inside a man's crazy hair.
10) MirrorMask
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From Sandman creator Neil Gaiman and artist and director Dave McKean--and the innovative minds at The Jim Henson Company--comes MirrorMask, a journey through a strange and magical looking-glass world where anything can happen ... and frequently does. The story of young Helena, daughter of the circus, comes alive as we accompany her on her mission to a place beyond wonder; a phantasmagorical quest to rescue a realm from the devouring forces of chaos...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"An occultist attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. After his 70 year imprisonment and eventual escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power."--Amazon.com.
15) Brief lives
Author
Series
Sandman library ; 7
Publisher
DC Vertigo
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The seventh installment of Neil Gaiman's seminal, New York Times best-selling series, The Sandman Vol. 7: Brief Lives, celebrates its 30th anniversary with an all-new edition, featuring a new cover from artist Dave McKean! Older and more powerful than the gods themselves, the Endless are a dysfunctional family of cosmic beings who have ruled over the realms of dream, desire, despair, destiny, destruction, death and delirium since the beginning of...
16) Worlds' end
Author
Series
Sandman library ; 8
Publisher
DC Comics/Vertigo
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Reminiscent of the legendary Canterbury Tales, The Sandman: Worlds' End is a wonderful potpourri of engrossing tales and masterful storytelling. Improbably caught in a June blizzard, two wayward compatriots stumble upon a mysterious inn and learn that they are in the middle of a "reality storm." Now surrounded by a menagerie of people and creatures from different times and realities, the two stranded travelers are entertained by mesmerizing myths...
17) A game of you
Author
Series
Sandman library ; 5
Language
English
Description
"The fifth installment of Neil Gaiman's seminal, New York Times best-selling series, A Game of You, celebrates its 30th anniversary with an all-new edition, featuring a new cover from artist Dave McKean! Take an apartment house, add in a drag queen, a lesbian couple, some talking animals, a talking severed head, a confused heroine and the deadly Cuckoo. Stir vigorously with a hurricane and Morpheus himself and you get this fifth installment of The...
Author
Series
Sandman library ; 10
Publisher
DC Vertigo
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In the final Sandman tale, Morpheus makes the ultimate decision between change and death. As one journey for the Endless ends, another begins for the Lord of Dreams and his family, bringing with it a time of reflection and a sad celebration. It's a wake in which friends and loved ones, relatives and rivals, fleeting lovers and immortal enemies gather to pay their respsects and to mourn their loss."--
Author
Series
Sandman library ; 9
Publisher
DC Vertigo
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In the longest Sandman story, Morpheus becomes the prey of the Furies--avenging spirits who torment those who spill family blood. A journey both begins and ends for the Lord of Dreams as threads and pieces building since the beginning of the series finally come together in a thrilling climax that forever changes the world of The Sandman. The ninth installment of Neil Gaiman's seminal, New York Times best-selling series, The Sandman Vol. 9: The Kindly...
20) Death
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The first story introduces the young, pale, perky, and genuinely likable Death. One day in every century, Death walks the Earth to better understand those to whom she will be the final visitor. Today is that day. As a young mortal girl named Didi, Death befriends a teenager and helps a 250-year old homeless woman find her missing heart. What follows is a sincere musing on love, life and (of course) death. In the second story, a rising star of the...
