Dream Country (edit title)

Timothy Gray approved Timothy Gray’s request to change the title of Dream Country Saturday, October 31 2009.

Timothy Gray changed the title of Dream Country Monday, August 24 2009.

Timothy Gray denied Christopher J’s request to change the title of Dream Country Monday, August 24 2009.

Christopher J requested a change to the title of Dream Country Monday, August 24 2009.

ron b edited the series of Dream Country Tuesday, August 11 2009.

• Added this book in the series: Sandman book 3 (Primary series)

Shelfari edited the description of Dream Country Friday, July 31 2009.

• The third book of the Sandman collection is a series of four short comic book stories. What's remarkable here (considering the publisher and the time that this was originally published) is that the main character of the book--the Sandman, King of Dreams--serves only as a minor character in each of these otherwise unrelated stories. (Actually, he's not even in the last story.) This signaled a couple of important things in the development of what is considered one of the great comics of the second half of the century. First, it marked a distinct move away from the horror genre and into a more fantasy-rich, classical mythology-laden environment. And secondly, it solidly cemented Neil Gaiman as a storyteller. One of the stories here, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," took home the World Fantasy Award for best short story--the first time a comic was given that honor. But for my money, another story in Dream Country has it beat hands down. "A Dream of a Thousand Cats" has such hope, beauty, and good old-fashionedchills that rereading it becomes a welcome pleasure. --Jim Pascoe

Shelfari edited the contributors of Dream Country Wednesday, July 22 2009.

• Added a contributor: Neil Gaiman: (Primary Author)