Sandman’s ’89 debut is surprisingly connected to the broader DC Universe, and the DC heroes who have shared the “Sandman” moniker over the years. Sandman Comics Reading Order The Original Series Support CBH on Patreon for exclusive rewards, or Donate here! Thank you for reading! When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a qualifying affiliate commission.Ĭomic Book Herald’s reading orders and guides are also made possible by reader support on Patreon, and generous reader donations.Īny size contribution will help keep CBH alive and full of new comics guides and content.

Related Reading Orders:Ĭomic Book Herald is reader-supported. My personal favorite entires are noted with the Comic Book Herald logo next to the series title (with the perhaps obvious caveat that the entirity of the original Sandman is a hearty recommendation). In order to enjoy these spinoff titles, as well as the Gaiman written Sandman comics and stories that have been released following the series conclusion, I’ve laid out a reading order for *everything* below. The extended Sandman Universe has seen a variety of incarnations, most recently accompanying DC’s 2018 Vertigo relaunch with a rebranded “Sandman Universe” line of titles. While the initial recommendations are easy – Sandman is my *second* favorite comic book series of all time, and the first 10 volumes of collected editions are absolutely the best starting place – once you get past the core series, there’s a whole Sandman Universe that is significantly more challenging to follow. The first issue was published in early 1989, and the series ran for 75 issues (plus a handful of specials and short stories) until 1996.

Neil Gaiman’s work writing Sandman (co-created by Mike Dringenberg and Sam Keith) is a towering achievement in comics, defining the 90’s Vertigo aesthetic and welcoming in a new generation of readers.

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