Label
Sandman mystery theatre:, Compendium one, foreword by Patton Oswalt ; writers: Matt Wagner, Steven T. Seagle ; artists: Guy Davis, John Watkiss, R. G. Taylor, David Lloyd, John Bolton, Stefano Gaudiano, George Pratt, Alex Ross, Peter Snejbjerg, Dean Ormston, Vince Locke, Warren Pleece ; colorists: David Lloyd, David Hornung, Michael Danza ; letterers: John Costanza, Clem Robins, Gaspar Saladino ; collection cover artist: Gavin Wilson
Abstract
The year is 1938, and the world is holding its breath—mesmerized by the onrushing storm that will soon engulf it in fire and steel. In New York City, one man’s sleep is filled with tormenting visions of the evils that mankind visits upon itself, compelling him to act. And so, by night, Wesley Dodds lays aside the trappings of his inherited wealth to roam the shadows as the Sandman, armed with a tranquilizing gas gun and driven by an unrelenting sense of justice. Haunted and obsessed, the Sandman moves through a decadent, post-Depression landscape, stalking the predators who hide themselves beneath society’s callous indifference to the weak and vulnerable. No one sees him at his work until he chooses to reveal himself—no one, that is, except the woman who is destined to be the light to his darkness
Illustrations
illustrations
Literary form
humor satires etc
Main title
Sandman mystery theatre:
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels
Responsibility statement
foreword by Patton Oswalt ; writers: Matt Wagner, Steven T. Seagle ; artists: Guy Davis, John Watkiss, R. G. Taylor, David Lloyd, John Bolton, Stefano Gaudiano, George Pratt, Alex Ross, Peter Snejbjerg, Dean Ormston, Vince Locke, Warren Pleece ; colorists: David Lloyd, David Hornung, Michael Danza ; letterers: John Costanza, Clem Robins, Gaspar Saladino ; collection cover artist: Gavin Wilson
Series statement
The Sandman Universe Classics
Table of contents
The Tarantula. -- The Face. -- The Brute. -- The Vamp. -- The Scorpion. -- Sandman Mystery Theatre Annual #1. -- Dr. Death. -- Night of the Butcher. -- The Hourman. -- The Python
Target audience
specialized