The Sandman: Death: The Time of Your LifeWritten by Neil Gaiman
Art by Chris Bachalo and Mark Buckingham
1996
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The prettiest, friendliest version of Death you could ever hope to meet returns in her second solo book. Starring Foxglove - a musician dealing with lots of issues - first introduced in The Sandman: A Game of You (and who also enjoyed a brief cameo in the High Cost of Living) this is a comic that nimbly touches on all sorts of big time issues like: love, fame, sex, responsibility and - of course - life and death. With consistently bold and clear-cut art full of lovely curvy lines and knows just when to pull back and zoom in ("there's nobody special") this is a rewarding and tender read that page by page will convince you just why Neil Gaiman is one of the world's favourite storytellers. Nobody is creepy on the inside.
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Further reading: The Sandman, The Sandman: Death: The High Cost of Living, Lost at Sea, The Unwritten.
Profiles: Neil Gaiman.
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