Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers

by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean

Overview

An amazing collection of dark and arresting imagery, THE SANDMAN DUST COVERS: THE COLLECTED SANDMAN COVERS presents the haunting artwork of this critically acclaimed and award-winning epic. Through these dynamic pieces, Dave McKean reflected the mesmerizing mythology, adult nature, and imaginative storytelling that made the story of Morpheus, the King of Dreams, such a groundbreaking series. Featuring an exclusive THE SANDMAN tale, this collection also includes insightful and revealing cover commentaries by author Neil Gaiman.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401256524
Publisher:	DC Comics
Publication date:	11/18/2014
Sold by:	DC Comics
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	1,014,740
File size:	61 MB
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About the Author

Dave McKean has illustrated several award-winning comics, including the best-selling BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM (written by Grant Morrison), MR. PUNCH, Signal to Noise and Violent Cases (all written by Neil Gaiman), Slow Chocolate Autopsy (written by Iain Sinclair) and his own Cages. His collected short stories Pictures That [Tick] won the Victoria & Albert Museum Book of the Year Award, and his short film N[eon] won overall first prize at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival.

    McKean has illustrated, photographed and designed over 150 CD covers and hundreds of comic and book covers, including the entire SANDMAN series. He has worked on print and film projects with John Cale, Stephen King, the Rolling Stones, Lars Von Trier and SF Said, and created ad campaigns for Kodak, Nike, BMW Mini and Smirnoff, among others.

    McKean also runs the jazz label Feral with top sax player Iain Ballamy, and has contributed production designs to the second and third Harry Potter films. Most recently, he directed the Jim Henson Productions film MirrorMask, which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman. McKean lives in England's Kent countryside.

Hometown:

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date of Birth:

November 10, 1960

Place of Birth:

Portchester, England

Education:

Attended Ardingly College Junior School, 1970-74, and Whitgift School, 1974-77

Website:

http://www.neilgaiman.com