{"product_id":"absolute-death-hardcover","title":"Absolute Death - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChris Bachalo\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the pages of Newbery Medal winner Neil Gaiman's THE SANDMAN comes the young, pale, perky, fan-favorite character Death in a new Absolute Edition collecting her solo adventures! Featuring the miniseries DEATH: THE HIGH COST OF LIVING #1-3 in which Death befriends a teenager and helps a 250-year old homeless woman find her missing heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE ABSOLUTE DEATH collects the miniseries DEATH: THE HIGH COST OF LIVING and DEATH: THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE together with \"The Sound of Her Wings\" and \"Façade\" from THE SANDMAN #8 and #20, the P. Craig Russell-illustrated \"Death and Venice\" from THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS, and the never-before reprinted stories \"A Winter's Tale\" and \"The Wheel.\" This deluxe volume also features an introduction by The Dresden Dolls' Amanda Palmer as well as extensive galleries of Death portraits and retail products, sketches by artist Chris Bachalo, and the complete original script by Gaiman for THE SANDMAN #8.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Newbery Medal-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Graveyard Book\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e, the basis for the hit movie. His other books include\u003ci\u003e Anansi Boys, Neverwhere, American Gods, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStardust, \u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the American Library Association's Alex Award as one of 2000's top novels for young adults) as well as the short story collections \u003ci\u003eM Is for Magic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSmoke and Mirrors\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wolves in the Walls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Day I Traded My Dad for Two Goldfish\u003c\/i\u003e, both written for children. Among his many awards are the Eisner, the Hugo, the Nebula, the World Fantasy, and the Bram Stoker. Originally from England, he now lives in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Bachalo\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist whose body of comic book work covers a wide spectrum of genres; ranging from fantasy and science fiction to super hero and action-adventure. His work for DC Comics includes stints on the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSandman\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eDeath: The High Cost of Living, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShade: The Changing Man\u003c\/i\u003e for DC's Vertigo imprint as well as the creator-owned projects \u003ci\u003eThe Witching Hour\u003c\/i\u003e, with co-creator Jeph Loeb, and \u003ci\u003eSteampunk\u003c\/i\u003e, with co-creator Joe Kelly. His other comic book work includes among others \u003ci\u003eWolverine \u0026amp; the X-Men, Captain America\u003c\/i\u003e, and the quirky \u003ci\u003eGeneration X\u003c\/i\u003e, which he co-created with Scott Lobdell for Marvel Comics. In addition to his comics work, Chris has provided artwork for publications such as \u003ci\u003eMAD Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePlaystation Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and for companies such as Activision, EA Games and Def Jam Records. Chris is a Canadian citizen and was born in Portage La Prairie, Canada. He currently resides in Southern California with his wife, Helen, his son, Dylan, and his Siamese fighting fish, Spike Four. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in 1966 in the English seaside town of Clevedon, \u003cb\u003eMark Buckingham\u003c\/b\u003e has worked in comics professionally for the past twenty years. In addition to illustrating all of Neil Gaiman's run on the post-Alan Moore \u003ci\u003eMiracleman\u003c\/i\u003e in the early 1990s, Buckingham contributed inks to \u003ci\u003eThe Sandman\u003c\/i\u003e and its related miniseries \u003ci\u003eDeath: The High Cost of Living\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeath: The Time of Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e as well as working on various other titles for Vertigo and Marvel through the end of the decade. In 2002 he took over as the penciller for Bill Willingham's \u003ci\u003eFables\u003c\/i\u003e, which has gone on to become one of the most popular and critically acclaimed Vertigo titles of the new millennium. When not in Clevedon, Buckingham can be found with his wife Irma in the Asturias region of northern Spain.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 15 x 9.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731733712959,"sku":"9781401295578","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e3c3fb8b2d806bbbcb5167d307fd7e93.webp?v=1765129905","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/absolute-death-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}