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The Little Endless Storybook (Little Endless Storybook #1)
For years fans have demanded to see more of Jill Thompson's Little Endless, the diminutive versions of the characters from Neil Gaiman's award-winning series THE SANDMAN. Now those dreams are fulfilled with a new printing of the sold-out Prestige Format one-shot THE LITTLE ENDLESS STORYBOOK in a deluxe hardcover format. The story begins once upon a time when Little Deliriu...more
Hardcover, 56 pages
Published
May 10th 2011
by Vertigo
(first published 2003)
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Monica!
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This is not so much a children's picture book as it is an excuse for adult fans of the Sandman series to goggle at Jill Thompson's absolutely adorable artwork, whilst sort of glancing at the actual text. At least, I assume this is why the book itself is absolutely rife with typos and weird, stilted phrasing. (This is discounting Delirium, clearly--she's all "No! my doggie is Losted! Don't BE shivery puppy Here I come" and it's totally okay.) Plus, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't ...more
Airiz C
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Sandman fans, Delirium fans, readers who can't resist cute chibi-like creatures
Two word: Cuteness overload. Apparently, Jill Thompson's diminutive editions of Morpheus and Death that first appeared in The Parliament of Rooks had a huge following. I heard that lots of fans demanded to see all the Endless in their "chibi" goodness, and Thompson granted all their wishes in this little storybook.
Obviously it's a kid's book--they didn't even mention Death's name!--so it would be a tad criminal to point out its lack of depth concomitant with the graphic nov...more
Obviously it's a kid's book--they didn't even mention Death's name!--so it would be a tad criminal to point out its lack of depth concomitant with the graphic nov...more
Barky
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This is based on Neil Gaiman’s Sandman characters/graphic novels , and there are, supposedly, a lot of inside jokes if you’re familiar with the series (which I’m not, really – I’ve only read one of them). Jill Thompson has taken the dark characters and morphed them into little, sunny, chibi versions of themselves (their personalities have gone all childlike as well). It’s a little weird to see them all looking so cute. This particular story is about how Delirium and her guardian dog, Barnabas...more
Purplycookie
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"Once upon a time, in an ice-cream-colored realm, there lived a tiny princess named Delirium..."
And so starts the very endearing story of the youngest of Gaiman's The Endless who thought that she has "losted" her puppy Barnabas or as she is now calling him: "Mr. Losty MacLosty".
If you're a Deliriophile, this will rock your candy-colored inside-out boat made of popsicle sticks as you try out words that are "particularly crispy on the ton...more
And so starts the very endearing story of the youngest of Gaiman's The Endless who thought that she has "losted" her puppy Barnabas or as she is now calling him: "Mr. Losty MacLosty".
If you're a Deliriophile, this will rock your candy-colored inside-out boat made of popsicle sticks as you try out words that are "particularly crispy on the ton...more
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I have always thought the Little Endless were adorable (I've owned a mini Delirium for years) and it was nice to finally find a copy of the story books. They are definitely storybooks and not comics, but that's ok. The art is really lovely. I honestly can't say if they'd make sense as proper children's books, while very much in the style of kids books I think they are more aimed at grown ups who've read the comics than kids. That said I'm sure there are many kids out there whose parents have rea...more
What an endless family... Barnabas lost his master, Lady Delirium. In order to find her, he come to her older brother, Destruction, whom like to paint. and he looked like a girl to me. but she wasn't with him, so barnabas went to her other brother, Destiny, a grim reaper minus his schyte. but he said, delirium is not lost, maybe she's with her sister, Despair. So barnabas went to asked her, but the squat sister told him, that her younger sister wasn't with her either. Then Barnabas went to her m...more
Siapapun yg sudah mengenal seri Sandman-nya Neil Gaiman, pasti sudah akrab dengan "The Endless". Jill Thompson, salah seorang illustrator seri Sandman, mengembangkan cerita dan karakter tujuh kakak-beradik The Endless ini dalam sebuah buku terpisah: The Little Endless Storybook.
Di buku ini, para Endless digambarkan masih bocah, dengan gaya Manga. Kisahnya berawal dengan terpisahnya Delirium, si bungsu dari The Endless, dari anjing pengawalnya, Barnabas, yg juga masih seekor...more
Di buku ini, para Endless digambarkan masih bocah, dengan gaya Manga. Kisahnya berawal dengan terpisahnya Delirium, si bungsu dari The Endless, dari anjing pengawalnya, Barnabas, yg juga masih seekor...more
Una piccola chicca assolutamente da non perdere. Un graziosissimo racconto illustrato che ha tutta la magia e la profondità della serie di "The Sandman", qui riproposta per un target infantile.
Uno di quei racconti che leggono i bambini e che gli adulti amano. E poi, è pur sempre Sandman!
Uno di quei racconti che leggono i bambini e che gli adulti amano. E poi, è pur sempre Sandman!
The Little Endless return! The story itself is cute enough but the reason to read this book is to look at the artwork, which is just mind-blowing! Plus, Delirium bookmark!
Loved it! A great different view of Neil Gaiman's Endless. Very creative! Wonderful illustrations! And the Little Endless are simply adorable! A must for any fan of Gaiman's Sandman series!
very adorable and enjoyable! I love the little versions of the Endless as interpreted by Jill Thompson. :) I'm definitely wanting to see more of this!
Strange, cute, easy and fast, fun! Will check out Delirium's Party and some of her other stuff: I like her illustrations.
They must have forgot to take off the "suggested for mature readers" warning that they put on all VERTIGO books because this storybook is definitely kid-safe, especially with that they have omitted Del's oldest sister's name.
Cute cute illustrations. And that is it. But OMG so cute.
This was, ya know, cute, but not really my thing.
Fiona
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A wonderfully-illustrated and very cute storybook for children, or teen goths who are more attracted to the 'look' of Jill Thompson's work on The Sandman series by Neil Gaiman than appreciative of the philosphy, mythology and fable embedded in one of the greatest, most profound and sophisticated fantasy graphic-novel series' ever created.
Tina Edwards
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Amazing children's book by Jill Thompson based on Neil Gaiman's Sandman characters. These "Little Endless" characters show up very briefly [in one panel] in The Sandman series "Brief Lives" for which Jill Thompson did the art. Apparently she was asked about the "Little Endless" so much that she decided to write a book featuring them. This book is hard to track down but it's worth the effort.
After discovering Jill Thompson's version of "The Endless" in one of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman graphic novels I completely fell in love with her work. The book is well-written and wonderfully illustrated. Jill Thompson has managed to stay true to the feeling of the Sandman comics, while also creating a warm, whimsicle, cute fairy tale.
Love. Love. Love.
Love. Love. Love.
I love Thompson’s art, but this story is slight at best, and in such a beautifully-produced book, I found the multiple typos and CANONICAL ERRORS (hello! Destiny is the eldest of the Endless, not Death!) really bothersome. Cute, but short enough to read at the bookstore rather than buy, and unless you’re a completist, that’s what I’d recommend.
Jill Thompson was always my favorite of all the Sandman Illustrators, and her Little Endless drawings were some of my very favorites in Sandman.
Spinning off from that, she wrote and illustrated The Little Endless Storybook, which is beautiful, cute as hell, and definitely worth owning for any Sandman fan.
Spinning off from that, she wrote and illustrated The Little Endless Storybook, which is beautiful, cute as hell, and definitely worth owning for any Sandman fan.
So very, very cute. Jill Thompson was my favorite Sandman artist, and this is a pleasant little story, nicely illustrated. It can probably best be appreciated if you know the characters as adults first.
Cute, and fun, and probably only of interest for the die-hard Sandman fan. The artwork is fantastic, even if the story itself leaves much to be desired. I want to squish-hug Little Dream, though.
A wonderfully cute companion book to the Sandman series by Neil Gaiman. Though, you don't have to have read Sandman to appreciate the Little Endless, but it is helpful to have read at least some of them.
Dash
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I discovered it on my own, being familiar with Jill's work on th
This is an enjoyable book - I bought it for my neice and she adores it! Great painted graphic novel with an engaging and whimsical storyline.
This was cute. I think it should be shelved for children instead of teens... it would lead to interesting discussions for sure.
There aren't words enough to describe how cute this book is. I love it! ^^
there is nothing cuter than little endlesses!
Kim
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Jill Thompson is an American comic book writer and illustrator. Probably best known for her work on Neil Gaiman's Sandman characters and her own Scary Godmother series, she has also worked on The Invisibles, Swamp Thing, Wonder Woman and more recently, Beasts of Burden.
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