Neil Gaiman "The Sandman: Morpheus Helm Masterpiece Edition" 6-Volume Signed Limited Edition, Leather-Bound w/COA [Very Fine]

An amazing presentation. Each volume has been personally signed by Neil Gaiman directly into the book. 

A SIX VOLUME SET OF THIS EXTRAORDINARY DISPLAY PIECE, UNCOMMON SIGNED.

DC Comics 2023. Neil Gaiman "The Sandman: Morpheus Helm Masterpiece Edition". Personally signed by Neil Gaiman with a silver sharpie on the first free end paper of each volume. Original box and materials. An incredible find. Very rare in this edition. All photos of actual item. Bookseller issued COA. Very Fine without any flaws.

Illustrated by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Kelley Jones and Various.

6 Volume set in one shipment:

• The Sandman: Book I (personally signed by Neil Gaiman)
• The Sandman: Book II (personally signed by Neil Gaiman)
• The Sandman: Book III (personally signed by Neil Gaiman)
• The Sandman: Book IV (personally signed by Neil Gaiman)
• The Sandman: Book V (personally signed by Neil Gaiman)
• The Sandman: Book VI (personally signed by Neil Gaiman)

Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC Comics (November 21, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 2872 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1779523513
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1779523518
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 33.5 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.06 x 15.98 x 21.65 inches

ABOUT THE SANDMAN: MORPHEUS HELM MASTERPIECE EDITION

Now you can own a piece of the Dreaming in the waking world with this Masterpiece Edition book set, comprising six exclusive leather-bound, foil-embossed hardcovers and a custom sculpted book stand resembling Morpheus’s helm.

New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman’s comics masterpiece, The Sandman, is regarded as one of the greatest graphic novels of all time. It has won numerous literary awards, been adapted into an Audible audio drama, and most recently premiered as a highly acclaimed Netflix live-action show. This highly imaginative and thought-provoking series has endeared itself to fantasy and comics fans worldwide.

These six volumes collect stories from the entire Sandman saga— including The Sandman #1-75, the comics and prose editions of The Sandman: The Dream Hunters, The Sandman: Endless Nights, and The Sandman: Overture. They are designed to fit perfectly in the intricately carved book stand that features a highly detailed bone snout and riveted exterior. Also included is a set of art prints from legendary illustrator Michael Wm. Kaluta and an original piece of epistolary fiction from the world of The Sandman–written by Neil Gaiman himself, and exclusive to this set!

The Masterpiece Edition book set and stand is the perfect way to display these treasured DC volumes and is the ultimate gift for fans of The Sandman.

Neil Gaiman

Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (born Neil Richard Gaiman 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and a screenwriter. His works include the comic book series The Sandman and the novels Stardust, Anansi Boys, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The Graveyard Book (2008). In 2013, The Ocean at the End of the Lane was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards. It was later adapted into a critically acclaimed stage play at the Royal National Theatre in London.

ESTABLISHED WRITER & CREATOR

Neil Gaiman is credited with being one of the creators of modern comics, as well as an author whose work crosses genres and reaches audiences of all ages. He is listed in the Dictionary of Literary Biography as one of the top ten living post-modern writers and is a prolific creator of works of prose, poetry, film, journalism, comics, song lyrics, and drama.

Gaiman has achieved cult status and attracted increased media attention, with recent profiles in The New Yorker magazine and by CBS News Sunday Morning.

SCI-FI, FANTASY & SOCIAL MEDIA

Audiences for science fiction and fantasy form a substantial part of Gaiman's fan base, and he has continuously used social media to communicate with readers. In 2001, Gaiman became one of the first writers to establish a blog, which now has over a million regular readers.

In 2008, Gaiman joined Twitter as @neilhimself and now has over 1.5 million followers and counting on the micro-blogging site. He won the Twitter category in the inaugural Author Blog Awards, and his adult novel American Gods was the first selection for the One Book, One Twitter (1b1t) book club.

ABOUT SAM KIETH

Sam Kieth was born in 1963 and started his professional career when he was seventeen. Later on he sold some work to DC Comics and Marvel, where he illustrated Wolverine. In 1987 Kieth drew the first five issues of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and went on to create his own comic series called The Maxx, which was published by Image comics from 1993 until 1998. The success of the series spawned an award-winning cartoon on MTV, trading cards, a toy, and even some statues. This work is currently in print as graphic novels from DC's WildStorm imprint. Keith's recent work includes Wolverine/Hulk for Marvel Comics and Batman: Secrets and Scratch for DC Comics. He has also created several other creator-owned properties that have been published by WildStorm including Epicurus The Sage and Zero Girl.

ABOUT MIKE DRINGENBERG

Mike Dringenberg was born in Laon, France, and currently resides in Bountiful, Utah. His early comics work appeared in Eclipse's Enchanter, Alien Worlds, Total Eclipse, and Vortex's Kelvin Mace. When not drawing or painting, Mike swears he can be found "wandering through the desert kicking coyotes" and "watching the sun rise in the west."

ABOUT KELLEY JONES

Kelley Jones (born July 23, 1962) is an American comics artist best known for his work on Batman with writer Doug Moench and on The Sandman with writer Neil Gaiman.

Kelley Jones entered the comics industry as an inker for Marvel Comics with his first published work appearing in Micronauts #52 (May 1983). He penciled issue #59 (Aug. 1984) and when the series was relaunched as Micronauts: The New Voyages in October 1984, he continued penciling the series through most of its 20-issue run. At DC Comics, Jones redesigned Deadman, making the character look thin and skeletal. Deadman's face, formerly drawn to resemble a normal human's head with pale white skin, now looked like a skull. In 1990 and 1991, he drew several issues of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman series with contributions to the "Dream Country" and "Season of Mists" story arcs. Jones and inker John Beatty collaborated with writer Doug Moench on a series of Batman tales including Batman: Dark Joker – The Wild and the vampire Batman trilogy beginning with Batman & Dracula: Red Rain. Jones drew the covers for many of the chapters of the "Batman: Knightfall" crossover storyline. He became the penciler of Batman with issue #515 (Feb. 1995) and worked on such story arcs as "Contagion". Moench and Jones co-created the Ogre in Batman #535 (Oct. 1996).