Title: Preludes & Nocturnes
Description: Preludes and Nocturnes collects the first eight issues of The Sandman comic by Neil Gaiman published by DC Vertigo. The series centers on Morpheus (Dream of the Endless). Dream is imprisoned for decades by an occultist seeking immortality. Upon escaping, he must reclaim his objects of power while still in a weakened state, confronting an addict to his dream powder, the legions of Hell, and an all-powerful madman (Doctor Destiny) in the process.
Subjects: Dream, Endless, graphic novel, DC Vertigo, Long Now Manual for Civilization, nyt:paperback-graphic-books=2009-05-24, New York Times bestseller, Literature, Comics & graphic novels, horror, Fiction, fantasy, general, Sandman (Fictitious character), Comic books, strips, nyt:hardcover-graphic-books=2012-02-05, Graphic novels, Comics & graphic novels, fantasy, general, Missing persons, fiction
Places: The Dreaming, Hell, London
People: Dream, Morpheus, John Constantine, Lucifer, John Dee, Dr Destiny
Time periods: Early 1900's to 1988