NONE CAN ESCAPE THE SANDMAN'S DARK DREAMS The year is 1938, and the world is holding its breath-mesmerized by the onrushing storm that will soon engulf it in fire and steel. In New York City, one man's sleep is filled with tormenting visions of the evils that mankind visits upon itself, compelling him to act. And so, by night, Wesley Dodds lays aside the trappings of his inherited wealth to roam the shadows as the Sandman, armed with a tranquilizing gas gun and driven by an unrelenting sense of justice. Haunted and obsessed, the Sandman moves through a decadent, post-Depression landscape, stalking the predators who hide themselves beneath society's callous indifference to the weak and vulnerable. No one sees him at his work until he chooses to reveal himself-no one, that is, except the woman who is destined to be the light to his darkness. Written by comics legends Matt Wagner and Steven T. Seagle and illustrated by acclaimed artists Guy Davis and Vince Locke, this second volume of the complete SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE also includes the never-before-reprinted SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE ANNUAL #1, featuring stunning guest artwork from Alex Ross, David Lloyd, John Bolton and more.

"Finally re-collected in its entirety is the first graphic novel from writer Matt Wagner's acclaimed reimagination of the original Golden Age Sandman, SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE! In this noir detective tale of intrigue, bigotry and incest, millionaire Wesley Dodds takes on the costumed persona of the Sandman to put and end to crime and corruption in 1930s New York. Donning a gas mask, fedora, business suit and cape, Dodds goes after the worst criminals the city has to offer, including the Tarantula, a brutal kidnapper who is mercilessly preying upon the women of high society and The Brute, a man whose gross sensual appetites for lust and violence are rivaled only by his wealth. These critically acclaimed, award-winning tales are finally available again in SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE BOOK 1. Collects issues #1-12"--

Left wounded and disfigured after escaping a kidnapping attempt by a terrorist leader, photojournalist Kieran Marshal stumbles upon the abandoned equipment and weaponry belonging to the famous crime fighter Sandman and becomes embroiled in a terrorist plot to detonate a series of suicide bombs in Jerusalem.

In the spirit of Spillane and Chandler, Matt Wagner sets a spicy tale of murder, danger and intrigue in the decadent, post-Depression world of 1938 New York. Readers follow the adventures of Wesley Dodds--a humble millionaire by day, who at night becomes the mysterious gas-masked detective known as the Golden Age Sandman.

Set in 1930s Manhattan, Sandman mystery theatre presents the adventures of the Sandman, a crimefighting vigilante who wears a smart suit, fedora and gas mask and wields a sleeping-gas gun against gangsters, serial murderers and the like; his secret identity is Wesley Dodds, wealthy by inheritance, intelligent, sensitive, influenced by Asian philosophy.

Finally re-collected in its entirety is the graphic novel series featuring Matt Wagner's acclaimed reimagination of the original Golden Age Sandman, SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE! In the second volume, Wesley Dodds, a.k.a. the Sandman, and his soon-to-be paramour (and narrator) Dian Belmont become entangled in mystery from two different directions. With each crime more grisly than the last, will this pulp hero be able to solve the cases before more victims are claimed? These critically lauded, award-winning tales are finally available again in SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE BOOK 1. Collects issues #13-24 and SANDMAN MYSTER THEATRE ANNUAL #1.

Written by comics legend Matt Wagner and illustrated by acclaimed artists Guy Davis, John Watkiss and R.G. Taylor, this first volume of the complete SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE collects issues #1-12 of the classic Vertigo series and features an insightful introduction by author and pop culture historian Dave Marsh. The year is 1938, and the world is holding its breath-mesmerized by the onrushing storm that will soon engulf it in fire and steel. In New York City, one man’s sleep is filled with tormenting visions of the evils that mankind visits upon itself, compelling him to act. And so, by night, Wesley Dodds lays aside the trappings of his inherited wealth to roam the shadows as the Sandman, armed with a tranquilizing gas gun and driven by an unrelenting sense of justice. Haunted and obsessed, the Sandman moves through a decadent, post-Depression landscape, stalking the predators who hide themselves beneath society’s callous indifference to the weak and vulnerable. No one sees him at his work until he chooses to reveal himself-no one, that is, except the woman who is destined to be the light to his darkness.