The first issue in each of the new Sandman Universe series is also discounted, as is the anthology introducing the new series, The Sandman Universe #1. This year, Vertigo revived the beloved series with four new stories, penned by writers hand-selected by Gaiman, under a new imprint known as The Sandman Universe.Īll of the original The Sandman volumes, spin-offs and one-shots are included in Comixology’s sale, as well as some pre- Sandman DC comics that were folded into the Universe. His dark fantasy take on the character spanned 10 volumes, won multiple Eisner Awards, and solidified Gaiman’s signature dark-yet-whimsical voice.įollowing the success of The Sandman, DC’s Vertigo imprint published several spin-off series, specials and one-shots featuring stories about side characters, locations and events from Gaiman’s Sandman world. Gaiman was a relatively unknown writer when he was tapped to write a new series based on an obscure DC superhero named The Sandman. There are 234 books discounted in Comixology’s sale, which is a testament to how sprawling the Sandman Universe truly is. Neil Gaiman’s mega-hit The Sandman series is on sale at Comixology this week, along with over 200 spin-offs and miniseries set in the extended Sandman Universe. As a member of that last constituency and a voracious consumer of digital content, I’m keeping my fingers crossed.Black Friday may be over but one of the best deals of the year for comics fans is just getting started. It’s not tough to envision a happy outcome here: If Amazon helps get ComiXology comics in front of more paying customers, it can be a boon for Amazon, ComiXology, comics publishers and comics readers. (Naggar told me that the company will continue to sell comics outside of ComiXology–graphic novels are already a major Kindle category–but that even there, cross-pollination is possible.) Of course, there are obvious opportunities for synergy: It would be startling if some flavor of ComiXology didn’t wind up as a standard feature of Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets, for instance. If the ComiXology story follows a similar arc, I’ll be happy. And it still retains its own identity after six years of Amazon ownership. When I heard that last one, I calmed down a little: Similar to ComiXology’s position in the comics world, Audible was the leader in digital audiobooks long before Amazon bought it.
Naggar points out some examples of past Amazon acquisitions that followed this model: IMDb, Zappos and Audible. “It gives them resources and lets them go on the same path, only faster, better and stronger.” “Amazon, when it buys a working company that’s doing a good job, tends to let them spread their wings,” says Steinberger.
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