The Sandman #19 (The Sandman (1988-)) (English Edition)
A short comic story collected in issue 19 of The Sandman, it revisits Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream from the perspective of Oberon, Titania, and the faerie court. By reframing the backstage world of a classic play through fantasy, it quietly unsettles the boundary between art and reality.
Work Information
The faerie court looks back at the play onstage, turning theater into a mirror of enchantment.
Originally published as issue 19 of The Sandman, this short comic follows the faerie court as it attends the staging of Shakespeare's play. With Charles Vess's art, it becomes both a retelling of a classic and a self-contained fantasy work about how stories echo between stage and reality.
Review Summaries
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Readers praise the idea of rebuilding a classic play as a fantasy tale and the eerie presence of the faerie world. It is often admired as a compact story with a strong afterimage, though its fable-like quality does not suit everyone.
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Readers often describe it as a comic they want to return to because it fits Shakespearean material so naturally. The poetic atmosphere and the steady tension through the final pages are recurring points of praise.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Vertigo
- Published
- 1990-08-31
- Pages
- 26 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Category
- 洋書/Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Novels/Fantasy
In this World Fantasy Award-winning standalone story featuring art by Charles Vess, visit a traveling road show of dramatic actors led by William Shakespeare as they unveil a new production called A Midsummer's Night Dream for a very peculiar audience...
Reviews
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I loved this issue. My favorite Shakespeare play is A Midsummer nights dream. I've seen both the 1935 and 1999 movie versions of the play. This comic was a loving tribute to it. You probably don't need to love Shakespeare to enjoy this book. It's a joy I plan to read over and over again. Great job Neil Gaiman.
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Great adaptation of A Midsummer Night Dream
Related Literary Awards
- World Fantasy Award Edition 17 (1991) ・Winner