The Sandman: Overture

The Sandman: Overture
Cover of The Sandman: Overture
Publication information
PublisherVertigo
ScheduleBi-monthly
GenreDark fantasy, supernatural fiction
Publication dateOctober 2013 – September 2015
No. of issues6
Main character(s)Dream of the Endless
Creative team
Written byNeil Gaiman
Artist(s)J.H. Williams III
Colorist(s)Dave Stewart

The Sandman: Overture is a six issue comic book miniseries written by Neil Gaiman with art by J.H. Williams III.[1] It is a prequel[2] to Gaiman's The Sandman series, and debuted in 2013, about 17 years after the end of the regular comic.[3] It was originally published as six issues with two-month intervals in between.[4] A deluxe edition combining all six issues was published in November 2015.[5]

  1. ^ Betancourt, David (29 September 2015). "First look: As 'Sandman: Overture' plays its last, Gaiman is eager to share the end of a Dream". Retrieved 13 March 2018 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  2. ^ "Comics Book Review: The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman and J.H. Williams III. DC/Vertigo, (224) ISBN 978-1-4012-4896-3".
  3. ^ "'The Sandman: Overture' is a fan's dream come true". Christian Science Monitor. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ^ Barnett, David (30 October 2013). "Neil Gaiman's Sandman rises again". the Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (6 November 2015). "The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition HC Review". Retrieved 25 July 2018.