A Death Gallery

Sandman Gallery #1

by Neil Gaiman (Creator), Arthur Adams (Illustrator), Paul Chadwick (Illustrator)

Comic companion with illustrations by various artists depicting the "Sandman" Charater, DEATH. Also see Endless Gallery and Sandman Gallery.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Graphic Novels Comics, Art, Bande Dessinée, Horror

34 pages, Comic Book

First published November 1, 1994

Reviews

[Alejandro · Rating 3 out of 5]

It could be much better!


DEATH’S SMILE

Don’t get me wrong, I am grateful with my stars to put me in the path to find this comic book issue in a bunch of back issues in my local comic book store.

Certainly it’s the kind of cool stuff to have in your own comic book collection.

This is a special comic book single issue serving as kinda artbook for the character of Death, part of the world of The Sandman.

However, watching the artworks exhibited here, well, there are some kinda cool, but many of them aren’t anything out of the ordinary, and even in several cases, the artists got wrong Death, since if you get to understand her, you have to draw her smiling, always smiling.

I guess that some artists accepted the task of doing some pin-up about the character of Death, but instead of asking general indications or reading some about her, they just do their own thinking about Death. Sure, she is still a young girl with white (truly white like the color) skin wearing Goth-like attire, BUT without a smile, some of the artists showed her sad, and Death isn’t like that.

Death cares about people, she likes all of them, and she receives them with a smile at the end of their paths.

[Sean Barrs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Death.

Isn’t she just grand?

















This comic collects character art from a number of talented individuals- worth a read for fans of the series!

[Eloy Cryptkeeper · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Para algunos la muerte es liberación, para otros, es abominación, algo terrible. Pero al final, estoy ahí para todos"
Muerte, Sandman

Dave Gibbons, Brian bolland, Bryan talbot, y hasta el mismísimo Clive Barker retratan a la hermosa Death (mi crush).
Como para encuadrar todas y cada una de estas obras.

[Kerri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Your enjoyment here will depend on how interested you are at seeing various artists interpretations of Death. I loved it.

[Sevia · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I didn't want a Death who agonised over her role, or who took a grim delight in her job, or who didn't care. I wanted a Death that I'd like to meet, in the end. Someone who would care. Like her." - Neil Gaiman

[مصطفي سليمان · Rating 3 out of 5]

مش قصة قدر انها سكتشات من خيال المؤلف مرتبطة ب قصة
The Sandman: Overture
وحتي قال انه فكرة وشكل ملك الموت مستوحي من النظرة الاسلامية للموضوع
لطيف

[Rao Javed · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was good experience reading this comic. There were parts where it got boring and obvious but it had its unique touch in the end anyhow.

The comic was made really well, though the concept was fine, as well as the story lie for one could do too much more than that concept. The characters were good and so was the end. Goodread

[Corey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful collection of pinups featuring everyone's favorite Endless, Death herself. A collection of some of the best contemporary talent (many of whom memorably worked on the main Sandman series itself) all contribute their personal visions of Death. These range from the humorous, to the macabre, and are universally creative and beautiful. I especially enjoyed Art Adams silly image showing Death taking out the dinosaurs, Bryan Talbot's gothic majesty, Gahan Wilson's punk underground repulsiveness, and Colleen Doran's brilliant, devastating depiction of Death's visit to a concentration camp. Neil Gaiman provides a brief introduction about the genesis of the character as well. Some are more interesting than others, and obviously personal taste plays it's part, but this is a great collection regardless, and I wish other characters (including the rest of the Endless) had their own similar galleries.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is basically a 34-page comic book, oh 'scuse me, graphic novel without any story.
However, each page is a brilliantly executed illustration or painting by some of the best of today's current com... er, graphic novel artist.
Some are simple portraits, but most tell a story within a single image... as all great art must and does.

[Nastya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Актуальная для меня проблема смерти описана Гейманом так, что становится не так страшно. Не скажу, что я перестала бояться, но удалось немного поменять угол взгляда.

[Matt Graupman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m always curious to see how different artists interpret the same character so one-shot galleries like this one - a collection of pin-ups of Death, the cute little embodiment of mortality in The Endless, the group of gods from Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman” series - definitely pique my interest. Gathering a pretty wide assortment of creators, “A Death Gallery” has a few surprises up its sleeve, or in its pages as the case may be. Charles Vess contributes a typically lovely gothic image while Jeff Smith of “Bone” fame interprets Death in a more animated way; Mike Allred’s piece is pretty slick, of course, and there’s even a raw, gritty pin-up from horror author Clive Barker. Whether artistic or more mainstream, there’s a little something for every comics fan in “A Death Gallery.”

[Jaimie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A simple concept, and yet this collection of various artists’ (many known to the Sandman oeuvre) interpretations of Death of the Endless is extremely successful in my eyes. Many of the images are familiar (who can fail to recognize Death in most iterations), but that doesn’t make the images any less tangible. Some of the portraits are decidedly odd, bordering on uncomfortable in a few instances, but that’s the beauty in the collection (and the character) - Death is seen differently by everyone, even within the scope of Gaiman’s character.

[Storm · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a collection of portraits of Death, The Sandman's sister, as imagined by various artists. The overall concept hasn't changed, but each artist puts their own spin on Death. Some are great, some are not to my taste, but all of them are incarnations of our beloved Death, who is dark, eerie, beautiful and yet comes across as caring.

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Images of Neil Gaiman's (NG) Death (D) by various artists. Of particular interest is NG explaining how he came up with D; he cites his influences and makes reference to several concepts of D that helped him with his characterization. There is a sketch of D by NG; a very interesting glimpse into the creative process of one of comics finest writers.

[Rakan · Rating 4 out of 5]

يسوي كولاج في بعض الصفحات وواضح انهم effortless بدون اي مجهود بعناصر موجودة في اي طاولة مكتب وبنفس الوقت تطلع رهيبة
Went throughout enjoying every detail in every page.
Exceptional how he experimented in every style in still delivers

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

So many artistic renditions of one of my favourite characters - and love Neil Gaiman’s intro and stories of the Angel of Death

[Misa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting art but there are way greatest artists today that could do better.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A certain lack of continuity results from the anthological presentation of the stories, but fear not, for each character is fleshed out in both person-hood and visually in wonderfully captivating illustrations.

[Phillip Goodman]

fantastic images, masters and mistresses of the deranged, each telling a story far larger than the confines of the page.

[Steven · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really disappointing gallery of Death of the Endless pictures. Death is breathtakingly beautiful (literally) but most of the renderings here are ordinary.

[Daniela · Rating 5 out of 5]

todas me gustaron, hasta las que no.

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really beautiful.

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gaiman has astounding insights into people and the significance of small events

[Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Death of the Endless is a top tier character and I adore her