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| The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 3 | 
 enlarge | Author: Neil Gaiman
Publisher: Vertigo
Category: Book
List Price: $99.00
Buy New: $53.75
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 1483
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 616
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.5
Dimensions (in): 15.9 x 9.1 x 2.3
ISBN: 1401210848
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781401210847
ASIN: 1401210848
Publication Date: June 17, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Worth the $$Money$$ July 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have the Sandman trade paperbacks 1-6. I decided I was willing to take a gamble with the Absolute edition. It was a great choice. The Absolute edition surpassed my expectations. It is significantly larger than the trade paperbacks, which makes it instantly more fun to read, and the text being larger means it is easier on your eyes. The colors look a lot more vibrant. The paper is thick and feels good to touch. The price is the only undesirable portion of this book, but even with that being what it is, I think it is worth it.
And, just to make an attempt to justify the price, consider this:
A hardcover graphic novel that is the size of a Sandman trade paperback usually costs around $20. Absolute Sandman Volume 3 includes about 2.5 trade paperbacks (Brief Lives, Worlds End, and part of Fables & Reflections). 20 times 2.5 equals $50. And then you factor in the extras, the larger size, the higher quality coloring and paper, the impressive cover, and the slipcase...which more than justifies the other $14. So, is this really expensive? Yes. Is it unreasonably expensive? No. Is it worthy purchasing? ABSOLUTELY!
Fish in a Barrel June 26, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
So here's the thing - Sandman is hands-down the greatest comic book series of all time. Combine that with an oversize, remastered version of the stories and you have a sure thing. Buy this now. If you don't already own volume 1 & 2, buy them as well.
Excellent Stories and, again, Excellent Price August 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Sandman is a series so unbeatable in storytelling (maybe a little of an overstatement) and so beautiful to look at that it should be read by anyone who's a comic fan, or a great literature fan for that matter. There's more random short stories in this section, but the stories that follow the main Endless family canon are amazing.
It's just as good as the 2 preceding, with beautiful art and a story script for Ramadan as bonus material, and will keep you reading for a bit. The price Amazon asks for is very reasonable, and is about 35 bucks cheaper than I could ever get it anywhere else. Buy it, and buy it here. (Now I sound like I'm an advertisement....)
Unless you can get it cheaper somewhere else. (Does that make up for it?)
 Book poorly packed by Amazon August 27, 2008
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
i know the review is for the book but i am just disappointed with the poor packaging by amazon on this book. i haven't read the book yet but i don't care because i am a Neil Gaiman fan, so i know i would like this book. however the packaging was done poorly.
i've been an amazon customer for about 3 years now but this is the first time that i will complain about their packaging.
my order was sent from one of their fulfillment centers:
Amazon.com, LLC
1050 South Columbia
Campbellsville, KY
the book is heavy but they did not provide any cushion, and i received the package slightly opened because the package was not properly sealed.
*** update ***
amazon ended up giving me a %15 discount for this issue.
 Not happy with printing and binding October 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Here I am only writing about how the Absolute Sandman Volume three (ISBN 978-1-4012-1084-7, 2008) doesn't thrill me by it's printing & bookbinding standards (both done in China). It's the only volume I possess so far.
(1) First and worst: the ribbon page marker has very visibly stained the pages 206/207 and 256/257. (2) The printing doesn't seem to be too great either, eg. on page 246 in the white area on the bottom of the page you can clearly see how the printing of the back page shows through (also, the bottom half of the page is crinkled). (3) Many pages stuck together on the bottom edge because (I guess) the cutting blade had a bad spot. (4) On the right paper edge there is some glue residue. (5) Quite often the surface of the paper isn't clean. (6) And last, but not least, the endpaper is flawed/has a prominent white spot on it's righthand side.
And I haven't even really begun to read it yet...
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