Jed is freed when Dream collects Brute and Glob, but is himself captured by the Corinthian, an escaped nightmare. Meanwhile, Brute and Glob, two creatures created by Dream, have taken residence in Jed's mind. At night, Rose dreams of her brother, whose new caretakers keep him locked in their basement while they enjoy the monetary benefits they receive for caring for him. As she tries to track his whereabouts, Rose takes residence in a boarding house full of peculiar characters, including Chantal and Zelda, who always wear bridal garb and own a collection of stuffed spiders Ken and Barbie, an extremely yuppie-ish couple the eccentric Gilbert, a self-described 'amateur knight errant' and the landlord Hal, who performs at nightclubs in drag. While Miranda stays in England with Unity, Rose goes in search of her younger brother, Jed.

On Earth, Rose Walker and her mother Miranda meet Unity Kinkaid, a victim of the sleeping sickness that occurred while Dream was imprisoned. ĭream reviews a census of his realm, and discovers four of his creations are missing. The two of them allude to a scheme against Dream. Meanwhile, Dream's androgynous sibling Desire calls upon their twin, Despair, to inform her there is a new dream vortex. In anger, Dream sends Nada to Hell, where she remains to the present day. Fearing the consequences of loving an immortal, Nada spurns Dream. The collected edition features a foreword by Gaiman's friend Clive Barker.ĭream, from Sandman #10, 'The Doll's House', pencilled by Mike DringenbergĪs part of a manhood ritual, an old man in the desert tells a younger man an ancient story, detailing the tragic love between Dream and Queen Nada. The collection was later reissued in hardcover in 1995.

Later editions of The Doll's House would omit issue #8. Its success led to the printing of Preludes and Nocturnes, which collected issues #1-8. The first edition printed in 1990 collected issues #8-16. The Doll's House was the first Sandman paperback collection. It is preceded by Preludes & Nocturnes and followed by Dream Country.

It was written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, Chris Bachalo, Michael Zulli and Steve Parkhouse, coloured by Robbie Busch and lettered by Todd Klein. 2: The Doll's House) is the second trade paperback of the DC comic series The Sandman. The Doll's House (classified as The Sandman, vol. Cover of The Sandman: The Doll's House (1991), trade paperback collected editionArt by Dave McKean

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