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Article: ILLUSTRATED BOOKS; Neil Gaiman brings Morpheus back.(VARIETY)(BOOKS MIDWEEK)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- October 8, 2003
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Byline: Eric Hanson; Staff Writer
Comic books were addressing broader subjects than superheroes before Neil Gaiman came along. But Gaiman's immensely successful Sandman series, which ran for 75 issues in the 1990s and told stories of Morpheus the King of Dreams and his six immortal siblings, set a new standard for the form.
Gaiman, who is from England but makes his home here, works quickly and ranges widely across genres. Whatever he produces - from novels such as "American Gods" to smart and literate children's books such as "Coraline" - is interesting and instantly snapped up by his adoring fans.
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