Order of Sandman Books
The Sandman is a dark fantasy comic book series written by British writer Neil Gaiman. It was published by DC Comics, under its Vertigo imprint. The series follows Dream of the Endless, who rules the world of dreams. The series is widely considered to be the best ever published by Vertigo. The series would spin-off into several other series, including series featuring Death, Lucifer and many more.
The Sandman series ran for 75 issues between January 1989 and March 1996. Gaiman’s contract stipulated that once he left DC, the series would end. Each of the issues have been collected into various graphic novels. Below is a list of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman graphic novels in order of when they were originally published (which is also their chronological order):
Publication Order of Sandman Graphic Novels
Preludes and Nocturnes | (1989) | |
The Doll’s House | (1990) | |
The Absolute Sandman, Volume 1 | (1990) | |
Dream Country | (1991) | |
Season of Mists | (1992) | |
A Game of You | (1993) | |
Fables and Reflections | (1993) | |
The Brief Lives | (1993) | |
Worlds’ End | (1995) | |
The Wake | (1996) | |
The Kindly Ones | (1996) | |
Dustcovers: The Collected Sandman Covers, 1989-1996 | (1997) | |
The Dream Hunters | (1999) | |
The Sandman Companion: A Dreamer’s Guide to the Award-Winning Comic Series | (1999) | |
Endless Nights | (2003) | |
Annotated Sandman Vol. 1 | (2011) | |
Overture | (2015) | |
The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book One | (2020) | |
The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Two | (2021) | |
The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Three | (2021) | |
The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Four | (2021) | |
The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Five | (2022) | |
The Sandman, Book One | (2022) | |
The Sandman: Book Two | (2022) | |
The Sandman: Book Three | (2022) | |
The Sandman: Book Four | (2022) | |
The Sandman: Book Five | (2023) | |
The Sandman: Book Six | (2023) |
Publication Order of Sandman Non-Fiction Books
The Sandman Companion | (1999) | |
The Quotable Sandman | (2001) |
Notes: The Sandman Companion was written by Hy Bender, based on Neil Gaiman’s work.