The Sandman: The Doll's House
by Gaiman, Neil, and Jones, Malcolm, III (Illustrator),
and Carlson, K. C. (Editor) |

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Popular science fiction writers expand on Neil Gaiman's dream weaving
Sandman.
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
by Moore, Alan |

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The inspiration behind the blockbuster movie of the same name, this book
uses classic characters from familiar literature to tell a tale of epic
proportions in Victorian England. Suggested for mature readers.
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The Floating Girl
by Massey, Sujata |

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Half-American, half-Japanese, Rei Shimura is finally beginningto feel
like Tokyo is home. Now a writer on art and antiques at the Gaijin Times,
a comic-style magazine aimed at affluent young readers, Rei's latest assignment
is a piece on the history of comic book art. During a weekend of research
and relaxation at her boyfriend Takeo's beachside house, Rei stumbles upon
the perfect subject: an exquisite modern comic that reveals the disturbing
social milieu of pre-World War II Japan. Rei art story, evolves into something
much darker. One of the comic's young creators is found dead -- a murder...
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The Sandman: season of mists
by Gaiman, Neil, and Jones, Kelley |

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Kelley Jones, Mike Dringenberg, Matt Wagner et al Acclaimed writer Neil
Gaiman sends The Sandman on a journey into Hell in the hope of redeeming
the soul of his old love. Instead of releasing the damned soul, though,
Lucifer turns over all of Hell to the Lord of Dreams. Beginning with a prologue
that introduces the Sandman's entire family, known as the Endless, this
volume provides an excellent opportunity for new readers to enter the realm
of the D
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier &
Clay
by Chabon, Michael |

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During the rise of Nazism, Joe Kavalier escapes from Prague and immigrates
to America, where he hopes to make enough money to bring the rest of his
family with him. He teams up with Sammy Clay, his Brooklyn cousin, to create
comic book characters who act out the dreams of their creators--who, meanwhile,
both become involved with the same woman, the devastating Rosa Saks. Chabon's
critically acclaimed novel provides not only a window into the immigrant
experience but also a hymn of praise to the golden age of the comics. THE
AMAZING ADVENTURES was a New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000.
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