![]() Craig Russell returns to the world of the Dreaming to adapt Neil Gaiman and artist Yoshitaka Amano's original illustrated novella into a mesmerizing new comics interpretation. In The Dream Hunters, legendary artist P. ![]() Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven. One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. As their love blooms, the fox learns of a devilish plot by a group of demons and a Japanese emperor to steal the monk's life. ![]() A humble young monk and a magical, shape-changing fox find themselves romantically drawn together. ![]()
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