Insider's look at the creation of a comics classic which includes extensive, in-depth interviews with Neil Gaiman, interviews with many of the artists and editors who worked on The Sandman, comments from noted authors and celebrities including Peter Straub, Harlan Ellison, Samuel R. Delany, Tori Amos, Alan Moore, and others, rare and never-before-seen illustrations, including a special sixteen-page color section, origins of The Endless and other prominent Sandman characters, story-by-story explorations of The Sandman, with special focus on the World Fantasy Award-winning tale "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and analysis of The Sandman's use of symbolism, historical and mythical figures, and other literary devices.