The Sandman: The Kindly Ones (1996)

by Neil Gaiman

Other authors: Karen Berger (Editor), Richard Case (Illustrator), D'Israeli (Illustrator), Glyn Dillon (Illustrator), Marc Hempel (Illustrator) — 9 more, Todd Klein (Letterer), Teddy Kristiansen (Illustrator), Dave McKean (Cover artist), Sheila Metzner (Contributor), Kevin Nowlan (Illustrator), Dean Ormston (Illustrator), Shelly Roeberg (Editor), Charles Vess (Illustrator), Daniel Vozzo (Colorist)

Other authors: See the other authors section.

Series: The Sandman (09 (Issues 57-69, Vertigo Jam 1)), The Sandman {1989-1996} (TPB, issues 57–69)

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Written by Neil Gaiman; Art by Mark Hempel, Teddy Kristiansen, and various; Painted Cover by Dave McKean Distraught by the kidnapping and presumed death of her son, and believing Morpheus to be responsible, Lyta Hall calls the ancient wrath of the Furies down upon him. A former superheroine blames Morpheus for the death of her child and summons an ancient curse of vengeance against the Lord of Dream. The "kindly ones" enter his realm and force a sacrifice that will change the Dreaming forever.… (more)

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Harks | Dec 17, 2022 |

Bammm! Finally. Yeah, a lot of threads, and I definitely did not follow every single one. But yeah, it's fun. (

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cwebb | Dec 12, 2022 |

Wow! I loved this volume. Definitely one of the best. It was very sad, but also expected. This series has really, really changed my mind on comics. I used to have no interest in them whatsoever, but this series has really made me rethink that. You CAN have good literature in comics...they're not all for pimple-faced teenage boys. This series is a joy. (

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Anniik | Nov 26, 2022 |

I had problems following this in parts because it harks back to and ties up some of the very early episodes which I don't really remember much of. (

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Robertgreaves | Mar 28, 2022 |

This is by far the most fucked-up sandman volume I've ever read. I don't even know how to rate it. Seriously. I think I'll try again later, it's late and it's time for me to dream.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Gaiman, Neil	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Berger, Karen	Editor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Case, Richard	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
D'Israeli	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Dillon, Glyn	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hempel, Marc	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Klein, Todd	Letterer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kristiansen, Teddy	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McKean, Dave	Cover artist	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Metzner, Sheila	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Nowlan, Kevin	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ormston, Dean	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Roeberg, Shelly	Editor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Vess, Charles	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Vozzo, Daniel	Colorist	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kahan, Bob	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Belongs to Series

The Sandman (09 (Issues 57-69, Vertigo Jam 1))

The Sandman {1989-1996} (TPB, issues 57–69)

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Vertigo

Is contained in

The Sandman: Slipcase Box Set, Vol. 1-10 by Neil Gaiman

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Has as a reference guide/companion

The Sandman Companion by Hy Bender

Has as a supplement

Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers by Dave McKean

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Canonical title

The Sandman: The Kindly Ones

Original title

Alternative titles

The Sandman Vol. 09: The Kindly Ones

Original publication date

1996-01-30

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Los Angeles, California, USA

The Dreaming

Important events

Death of Morpheus

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1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die

Epigraph

Dedication

First words

There's a dream in which huge faceless women with wolves astride them are chewing at my entrails and legs.

Quotations

Now I'm just taking things easy. Playing a little piano, and running the best damned nightclub in this whole City of the Angels.

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Written by Neil Gaiman; Art by Mark Hempel, Teddy Kristiansen, and various; Painted Cover by Dave McKean Distraught by the kidnapping and presumed death of her son, and believing Morpheus to be responsible, Lyta Hall calls the ancient wrath of the Furies down upon him. A former superheroine blames Morpheus for the death of her child and summons an ancient curse of vengeance against the Lord of Dream. The "kindly ones" enter his realm and force a sacrifice that will change the Dreaming forever.

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Collects "The Castle" and "The Kindly Ones" parts 1-13, originally published in Vertigo Jam #1 and The Sandman #57-69.

Haiku summary

dream of the endless / learns he was a shitty dad / can't change, so he dies (elahrairah)