CiM Book Club: Sandman, Volume 1: Nocturnes and Preludes by Neil Gaiman

Welcome to the fourth Comics In Motion Book Club.  Steve J Ray is our host of this amazing episode discussing Neil Gaiman's Sandman, Volume 1: Nocturnes and Preludes  He is joined by Dave Horrocks, Tonya Todd, Mike Burton and Matthew B Lloyd.  Plus we have some special contributions from Tony Farina, Ria Carragon, Adam and OZ Steve.  Publication Bio: Preludes & Nocturnes (classified as The Sandman, volume 1: Preludes & Nocturnes) is the first trade paperback collection of the comic book series The Sandman, published by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo. It collects issues #1–8. It is written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg and Malcolm Jones III, colored by Robbie Busch and lettered by Todd Klein. Plot:  In 1916, the magician Roderick Burgess attempts to attain immortality by capturing the embodiment of Death. Mistakenly, he binds Death's brother Dream instead. Fearing retribution, Burgess keeps Dream imprisoned, which causes a worldwide epidemic of sleeping sickness. In 1988, after Burgess has died and his son Alex has been charged with watching Dream, Dream is able to escape. Dream punishes Alex by cursing him to experience an unending series of nightmares. If you want to keep unto date on all things Comics In Motion please give us a follow on social media: www.twitter.com/comicsinmotionp Email us with any questions or requests for future episodes:  [email protected]