From 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.THE 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.
Neil Gaiman (Portchester, England, 1960) is one of the most influential and versatile writers in contemporary literature, known for transforming the fantasy genre with his unique imagination and fresh approach to narrative. From a young age, Gaiman showed an intense passion for reading, devouring everything from Tolkien and C.S. Lewis classics to comics, which marked his creative path.
Gaiman began his career as a journalist and was decisively influenced by his encounter with screenwriter Alan Moore, which led him to write comics alongside artist Dave McKean, with whom he created the graphic novel Violent Cases. Later, he was hired by DC Comics to reimagine Sandman, turning a secondary character into a masterpiece of adult comics. He has also collaborated with Terry Pratchett on the novel Good Omens (1990) and has worked as a screenwriter on series like Doctor Who.
Winner of prestigious awards such as the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, and Locus, and a member of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, Neil Gaiman is a versatile author who combines mythology, fantasy, and a unique narrative style, achieving a lasting impact both in literature and popular culture.
Chris Bachalo, nacido en 1965 en Portage, Wisconsin, es un destacado dibujante de cómics canadiense-estadounidense, famoso por su estilo dinámico, detallado y a menudo experimental. Comenzó su carrera profesional a finales de los años 80 y rápidamente se hizo conocido en la industria por su enfoque único de la narrativa visual y su habilidad para crear personajes expresivos y mundos imaginativos.
Bachalo trabajó para Marvel Comics en series importantes como X-Men, Generation X y Uncanny X-Men, donde su estilo distintivo, con figuras alargadas y composiciones complejas, atrajo a lectores y críticos. También ha trabajado para DC Comics, participando en títulos como Shade, the Changing Man y Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, mostrando su versatilidad y capacidad para adaptarse a diferentes tonos y universos.
A lo largo de su carrera, ha explorado tanto cómics de superhéroes como obras más independientes, destacando por su creatividad visual y su capacidad para combinar el humor, la acción y la estética surrealista. Su influencia se refleja en numerosos artistas contemporáneos, y su estilo ha evolucionado con los años, manteniendo siempre un enfoque audaz y distintivo.
Chris Bachalo es considerado uno de los dibujantes más innovadores de su generación, reconocido por su capacidad para transformar páginas en experiencias visuales únicas que mezclan imaginación, técnica y narrativa.