![]() The rest of the series continued to analyze a large diversity of issues, unafraid to tackle concepts that had previously been taboo for comic books. He freed himself in the first issue, then spent the next six or seven issues re-establishing his rule after decades in prison. Sandman tells the story of a god-like being who is captured by a group of occultists. The collections have now sold well over three-quarters of a million copies. The individual issues became so scarce and valuable that DC released collections of the issues in hardback to meet the demands of new readers. The publication consistently sold over a million copies a year and remained one of the most stable modern titles in the speculators' market. Among its many awards, the most notable might be the World Fantasy Award, which no comic book had ever won before, and which-as a result of rule changes after Sandman's win-no comic book is likely ever to win again. Praise from critics both within and without the comic book industry even Norman Mailer hailed it as a literary achievement. The series and its author, Neil Gaiman, won ![]() At the height of its popularity, sales of Sandman rivaled, and frequently exceeded, those of individual Superman or Batman titles, the two reliable top-sellers for its parent company, DC Comics. Its title was Sandman, its hero Morpheus. ![]() In 1989, a comic book hit the shelves that would change the way fans, critics, and even the indifferent, would view the industry. ![]()
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