(2015 [January 2016])
DC,
2015 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 24.99 USD; 29.99 CAD
- Pages
- 248
- On-sale Date
- 2015-11-04
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Suggested for Mature Readers
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
Vertigo
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-4896-3
- Barcode
- 9781401248963 52499
- Editing
- Scott Nybakken (collection editor)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- 7.4" x 11.2"
- Paper Stock
- glossy
- Binding
- hardcover with dustjacket
- Publishing Format
- collected edition
Issue Notes
Second printing available March 8, 2017 (per comiclist.com).
Overture
Sandman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Dream [Morpheus]
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #1 [J. H. Williams III Cover] (December 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
Dust jacket.
Foreword Is Forewarned
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
- in The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2017 series) (2016 [January 2017])
- in The Sandman: Overture 30th Anniversary Edition (DC, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)
-
[Dedications]
text article / 1 page
- Reprints
- in The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2017 series) (2016 [January 2017])
- in The Sandman: Overture 30th Anniversary Edition (DC, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)
-
1
Sandman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Dream [Morpheus]
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #1 [J. H. Williams III Cover] (December 2013)
-
1
Sandman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Dream [Morpheus]
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #1 [Dave McKean Cover] (December 2013)
-
Chapter One
Sandman / comic story / 28 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- J. H. Williams III
- Inks
- J. H. Williams III
- Colors
- Dave Stewart
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Quorian; Dream [Morpheus]; Ian Stuart; the Corinthian; Destiny; Death; George Portcullis; Lucien; Merv Pumpkinhead
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #1 (December 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
Includes two gatefold pages, forming four pages.
2
Sandman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Dream [Morpheus]
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #2 [Dave McKean Cover] (May 2014)
-
Chapter Two
Sandman / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- J. H. Williams III
- Inks
- J. H. Williams III
- Colors
- Dave Stewart
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Dream [Daniel]; Lucien; Knight of Clouds and Shadows; Mad Hettie; Dream [Morpheus]; Dream [of Cats]; Glory of the First Circle; the Vortex
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #2 (May 2014)
-
3
Sandman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Dream [Morpheus]
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #3 [J. H. Williams III Cover] (September 2014)
-
3
Sandman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Dream [Morpheus]; Dream [of Cats]
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #3 [Dave McKean Cover] (September 2014)
-
Chapter Three
Sandman / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- J. H. Williams III
- Inks
- J. H. Williams III
- Colors
- Dave Stewart
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- the Monks of Klaa; the Jury Resplendent; the Warriors of Tharn; the Trolix; the Space Canine Patrol Corps; Mogo; Dream [Morpheus]; Dream [of Cats]; the Hecateae; Master Brundage; Troubling World; Hope Beautiful Lost Nebula; Delight; Desire; Alianora
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #3 (September 2014)
-
4
Sandman / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- J. H. Williams III (signed) (painting)
- Inks
- J. H. Williams III (signed) (painting)
- Colors
- J. H. Williams III (signed) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Morpheus
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #4 [J. H. Williams III Cover] (February 2015)
-
4
Sandman / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dave McKean (painted/mixed media)
- Inks
- Dave McKean (painted/mixed media)
- Colors
- Dave McKean (painted/mixed media)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Morpheus
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #4 [Dave McKean Cover] (February 2015)
-
Chapter Four
Sandman / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- J. H. Williams III
- Inks
- J. H. Williams III
- Colors
- Dave Stewart
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #4 (February 2015)
-
5
Sandman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #5 [Dave McKean Cover] (July 2015)
-
Chapter Five
Sandman / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- J. H. Williams III
- Inks
- J. H. Williams III
- Colors
- Dave Stewart
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #5 (July 2015)
-
6
Sandman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sandman [Morpheus]
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #6 [J. H. Williams III Cover] (November 2015)
-
6
Sandman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sandman [Morpheus]
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #6 [Dave McKean Cover] (November 2015)
-
The End
Sandman / comic story / 30 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- J. H. Williams III
- Inks
- J. H. Williams III
- Colors
- Dave Stewart
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #6 (November 2015)
-
Indexer Notes
Two pages are gatefold pages, back their backs are all black and not counted in the story page count.
Meanwhile...
Sandman / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- J. H. Williams III
- Inks
- J. H. Williams III
- Colors
- Dave Stewart
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Desire; Despair
- Synopsis
- The twins discussing Desire's part in the story and her plans for Morpheus.
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #6 (November 2015)
-
Accompaniments
text article / 53 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman; J. H. Williams III; Dave Stewart; Todd Klein; Shelly Bond; Sara Miller
- Pencils
- J. H. Williams III; Jim Lee; Dave McKean; James Jean; ? (photographs)
- Inks
- J. H. Williams III; Jim Lee; Dave McKean; James Jean; ? (photographs)
- Colors
- J. H. Williams III; Dave Stewart; Dave McKean; James Jean; ? (photographs)
- Letters
- Todd Klein; typeset
- Reprints
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #1 [J. H. Williams III Black & White Cover] (December 2013), #1 [CBLDF Cover] (December 2013), #1 [Emerald City Comicon 3-D Cover] (December 2013)
- from The Sandman: Overture Special Edition (DC, 2013 series) #1 (January 2014) which is reprinted
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #1 [J. H. Williams III Cover] (December 2013) [recolored]
- from The Sandman: Overture Special Edition (DC, 2013 series) #2 (July 2014) which is reprinted
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #3 [J.H. Williams III Special Ink Cover] (September 2014)
- from The Sandman: Overture Special Edition (DC, 2013 series) #3 (November 2014) which is reprinted
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #3 [J. H. Williams III Cover] (September 2014)
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #4 [J. H. Williams III Special Ink Cover] (February 2015)
- from The Sandman: Overture Special Edition (DC, 2013 series) #4 (April 2015) which is reprinted
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #4 [J. H. Williams III Cover] (February 2015)
- from The Sandman: Overture Special Edition (DC, 2013 series) #5 (September 2015) which is reprinted
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #6 [James Jean Cover] (November 2015)
- from The Sandman: Overture Special Edition (DC, 2013 series) #6 (December 2015) which is reprinted
- from The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2013 series) #6 [J. H. Williams III Cover] (November 2015)
- in The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2017 series) (2016 [January 2017])
- in The Sandman: Overture 30th Anniversary Edition (DC, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Various articles, interviews, and reprinted covers.
Biographies
text article / 1 page
- Reprints
- in The Sandman: Overture (DC, 2017 series) (2016 [January 2017])
- in The Sandman: Overture 30th Anniversary Edition (DC, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
-
0.
Overture
Sandman -
1.
Table of Contents
-
2.
Foreword Is Forewarned
-
3.
[Dedications]
-
4.
1
Sandman -
5.
1
Sandman -
6.
Chapter One
Sandman -
7.
2
Sandman -
8.
2
Sandman -
9.
Chapter Two
Sandman -
10.
3
Sandman -
11.
3
Sandman -
12.
Chapter Three
Sandman -
13.
4
Sandman -
14.
4
Sandman -
15.
Chapter Four
Sandman -
16.
5
Sandman -
17.
5
Sandman -
18.
Chapter Five
Sandman -
19.
6
Sandman -
20.
6
Sandman -
21.
The End
Sandman -
22.
Meanwhile...
Sandman -
23.
Accompaniments
-
24.
Biographies
This issue was modified by
- Boris Ammerlaan
- Juan Gonzalez
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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