The Sandman: The Kindly Ones

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The Sandman: The Kindly Ones
Shelly Roeberg

The Kindly Ones (1996) is the ninth collection of issues in the

The Sandman. Written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Marc Hempel, Richard Case, D'Israeli, Teddy Kristiansen, Glyn Dillon, Charles Vess, Dean Ormston and Kevin Nowlan, coloured by Daniel Vozzo, and lettered by Todd Klein.The volume features an introduction by Frank McConnell.[1]

The issues in the collection first appeared in 1993, 1994 and 1995. The collection first appeared in paperback and hardback in 1996.

Marc Hempel is the primary penciller, inked variously by himself, D'Israeli and Richard Case. He is relieved at different points in the story by Teddy Kristiansen, Glyn Dillon and Dean Ormston, and Charles Vess draws a story within a story sequence. Kevin Nowlan draws a short story which originally appeared in a Vertigo promo book.

It was preceded by Worlds' End and followed by The Wake.

Synopsis

The Kindly Ones belongs with the second collection,

Rose Walker
and her former landlord Hal.

After Daniel is kidnapped by Loki and

Daniel becomes a new aspect of Dream, with white clothes and hair, and an emerald
suspended on his neck and chest.

Issues collected

Issue Title Writer Penciller Inker Colorist Letterer Ast Editor Editor
Vertigo Jam #1 The Castle Neil Gaiman Kevin Nowlan Kevin Nowlan Daniel Vozzo Kevin Nowlan Shelly Roeberg Karen Berger
57 The Kindly Ones - 1 Neil Gaiman Marc Hempel Marc Hempel Daniel Vozzo Todd Klein Shelly Roeberg Karen Berger
58 The Kindly Ones - 2 Neil Gaiman Marc Hempel D'Israeli Daniel Vozzo Todd Klein Shelly Roeberg Karen Berger
59 The Kindly Ones - 3 Neil Gaiman Marc Hempel D'Israeli Daniel Vozzo Todd Klein Shelly Roeberg Karen Berger
60 The Kindly Ones - 4 Neil Gaiman Marc Hempel D'Israeli Daniel Vozzo Todd Klein Shelly Roeberg Karen Berger
61 The Kindly Ones - 5 Neil Gaiman Marc Hempel Marc Hempel / D'Israeli Daniel Vozzo Todd Klein Shelly Roeberg Karen Berger
62 The Kindly Ones - 6 Neil Gaiman Glyn Dillon / Charles Vess / Dean Ormston Glyn Dillon / Charles Vess / D'Israeli Daniel Vozzo Todd Klein Shelly Roeberg Karen Berger
63 The Kindly Ones - 7 Neil Gaiman Marc Hempel Marc Hempel Daniel Vozzo Todd Klein Shelly Roeberg Karen Berger
64 The Kindly Ones - 8 Neil Gaiman Teddy Kristiansen Teddy Kristiansen Daniel Vozzo Todd Klein Shelly Roeberg Karen Berger
65 The Kindly Ones - 9 Neil Gaiman Marc Hempel Richard Case Daniel Vozzo Todd Klein Shelly Roeberg Karen Berger
66 The Kindly Ones - 10 Neil Gaiman Marc Hempel Richard Case Daniel Vozzo Todd Klein Shelly Roeberg Karen Berger
67 The Kindly Ones - 11 Neil Gaiman Marc Hempel Richard Case Daniel Vozzo Todd Klein Shelly Roeberg Karen Berger
68 The Kindly Ones - 12 Neil Gaiman Marc Hempel / Richard Case Richard Case Daniel Vozzo Todd Klein Shelly Roeberg Karen Berger
69 The Kindly Ones - 13 Neil Gaiman Marc Hempel Marc Hempel Daniel Vozzo Todd Klein Shelly Roeberg Karen Berger

Reception

Steve Faragher reviewed Sandman: The Kindly Ones for Arcane magazine, rating it a 9 out of 10 overall.[2] Faragher comments that "This is still one of the greatest tales ever told in a graphic novel and is essential reading for anyone who wants to try and tell believable and yet fantastical episodic stories. Gaiman is a master of his craft."[2]

References

  1. ^ "Vertigo". Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Faragher, Steve (May 1996). "The Great Library". Arcane (6). Future Publishing: 82.

Further reading

External links
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