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The Sandman: The Dream Hunters [Comic]

by P. Craig Russell (Illustrator), Neil Gaiman (Original Author)

Other authors: Karen Berger (Afterword), Lovern Kindzierski (Colorist), Yuko Shimizu (Illustrator)

Other authors: See the other authors section.

Series: The Sandman (The Dream Hunters comic 1-4)

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THE DREAM HUNTERS is a lovingly crafted piece of work. Russell produces ... as faithful an adaptation as one could ever hope for.'-IGN THE SANDMAN: THE DREAM HUNTERS is a graphic novel adaptation of Gaiman's novella of the same name, illustrated by Yoshitako Amano. The world was different in old Japan. In those days, creatures of myth and legend walked upon the earth, swam in the sea, flew through the air. Some were wild and some, at great cost, could be tamed. So it was that a wily fox made a wager to dislodge a humble young monk from his home-and lost her heart in the betting. So it was also that a master of the demons of this world set his own eyes on the monk, seeking to seize the pious man's inner strength for his own. And so it was, the King of All Night's Dreaming would find himself intervening on behalf of a love that was never meant to be.... Adapted by P. Craig Russell from the award-winning story by NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author Neil Gaiman, THE SANDMAN: THE DREAM HUNTERS is a richly evocative return to the world of The Dreaming, seen through entirely new eyes. Collects the entire 4-issue series as well as a sketch section by P. Craig Russell. Also included is a cover gallery that includes work by P. Craig Russell, Yuko Shimizu, Mike Mignola, Paul Pope and Joe Kubert.… (more)
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A fake japanese folk tale... but well done, nicely drawn. Good enough, I guess. ( )
  cwebb | Jan 2, 2023 |
Lovely Japanese-themed tale about a monk and a fox-spirit. I did spend quite a bit of time wondering if it really was in the Sandman universe, but it is. Quite delightful ( )
  Robertgreaves | Mar 30, 2022 |
The story is pretty incredible, it's a 5 stars read for itself. But the art disappointed me because I felt it broke the magical atmosphere built by Yoshitaka Amano in the original edition. I'm not saying that P. Craig Russell's work was bad or anything, there are plenty of interesting drawings, but the art overall didn't make up to the original's awesomeness, in my opinion. ( )
  Leonardo_ | Oct 29, 2021 |
In comparisson to the illustrated version of this story, the graphic novel is distinctly different but still retains the original mood of the story. The pacing is slightly more dynamic in this version, even though the writing hasn't really changed, due to the additional imagery and to the style of the comic book layout. The linguistic style of Gaiman is ever present, even though Russell did the written adaptation for this book, but I figure that's because Neil's language is particularly well suited to graphic novels and because Russell is wonderful at doing adaptations. Overall, reading this was like going back to the original Sandman comics but having completely new and wonderful material! ( )
  JaimieRiella | Feb 25, 2021 |
A quite enjoyable tale with a classic moral transcending the Oriental flavor, with cameos from a few of our favorite Sandman characters, including Dream, himself.

The art is, I believe, much better than most of the previous Sandman series, with clean lines and beautiful images, but that's also a taste of the thematic style, so obviously it was intentional on every level and not just an improvement on the series which is ostensibly ended... (but not quite, obviously.) :)

It was fun and light, with all the trappings of trickery, love, dreams, and revenge. A fairy tale with a moral? Sure! And it may deserve to be a classic and an ideal. :) ( )
  bradleyhorner | Jun 1, 2020 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Russell, P. CraigIllustratorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gaiman, NeilOriginal Authormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Berger, KarenAfterwordsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kindzierski, LovernColoristsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Shimizu, YukoIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Drzka, SheldonTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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THE DREAM HUNTERS is a lovingly crafted piece of work. Russell produces ... as faithful an adaptation as one could ever hope for.'-IGN THE SANDMAN: THE DREAM HUNTERS is a graphic novel adaptation of Gaiman's novella of the same name, illustrated by Yoshitako Amano. The world was different in old Japan. In those days, creatures of myth and legend walked upon the earth, swam in the sea, flew through the air. Some were wild and some, at great cost, could be tamed. So it was that a wily fox made a wager to dislodge a humble young monk from his home-and lost her heart in the betting. So it was also that a master of the demons of this world set his own eyes on the monk, seeking to seize the pious man's inner strength for his own. And so it was, the King of All Night's Dreaming would find himself intervening on behalf of a love that was never meant to be.... Adapted by P. Craig Russell from the award-winning story by NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author Neil Gaiman, THE SANDMAN: THE DREAM HUNTERS is a richly evocative return to the world of The Dreaming, seen through entirely new eyes. Collects the entire 4-issue series as well as a sketch section by P. Craig Russell. Also included is a cover gallery that includes work by P. Craig Russell, Yuko Shimizu, Mike Mignola, Paul Pope and Joe Kubert.

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Collects "The Dream Hunters" parts 1-4, originally published in The Sandman: The Dream Hunters #1-4.
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