The Little Endless Storybook

by Jill Thompson

Book Overview

This new hardcover edition of the classic tale of The Endless is a companion piece to the new DELIRIUM S PARTY: A LITTLE ENDLESS STORYBOOK.The story begins once upon a time, when Little Delirium was... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1401204287
• ISBN13: 9781401204280
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Vertigo
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

For the collector

Got a friend that thinks Sandman is too dark? Or maybe someone who likes the darkness but will appreciate the tongue in cheek cuteness of this little gem? The little endless, in the fine tradition of Muppet Babies and Alvin and the Chipmunks, creates a nice little children's story involving the Endless. Destiny, Dream, Delirium (nee Delight), Death, Desire, Despair and Destruction are all represented here. It's cute and it's good.

This is a great little book!

Much to the surprise of friends who were more heavily into this sort of thing than I was, I really liked the Sandman comics. I was never a completist or anything, but I bought a number of the comics and grahphic novels, and even went to a Halloween party as Sandman one year. Something about The Endless always appealed to me. However, I was not enough of a fan that I was familiar with the "Little Endless" until I stumbled across this delightful book. If there was every a book made for me, this is it. I have always loved the "super-deformed" artwork style used in manga and anime, and the the author uses it in a way that is truly inspired.The book tells the story of Barnabas, a little dog who is charged with the care of Delirium, lest she wander off. (This apparently is a common occurrence.) Sure enough, she disappears one day, and Barnabas goes off to find her, asking each of her siblings in turn if they have seen her. The book reaches a charming and satisfying conclusion, although you know poor Barnabas will always have his work cut out for him.The "Little Endless," as these versions of the characters are known, are apparently in high demand by fans of the author's artwork, and I can see why. The book is well-written and superbly illustrated. Jill Thompson has managed to stay true to the feeling of the world of the Sandman comics, but at the same time produce a warm, cute fairy tale. I might hesitate to recommend this book to small children - there is just enough of the Sandman darkness here to elicit some uncomfortable questions from very young readers - but mature kids of perhaps 10 or older will do just fine. As for older readers, fans of the Sandman comics, manga, graphic novels, and fantasy in general will not be disappointed.

If you like the Endless (and have a sense of humor)

This was a refreshing little goblet of Endless sorbet - a palate cleanser between courses, one might say. I wouldn't read it to my son as a bedtime story - well, not just yet. Why does the naked fat woman have rats in her hair? Hmmmm. . . . good question. The characters are mostly in character, and the artwork is a constant delight. Destruction is just a hoot! I'm still a little Morpheocentric in my approach to Endless stories, and this is an ensemble piece - so if I can enjoy it, well. If you're a Deliriophile, this will rock your candy-colored inside-out boat made of popsickle sticks and that funny feeling you get inside your head when you can't remember the name of the color you think of when you taste the same kind of fruit soda you were drinking on the sidewalk the day you. . . ummmm, where was I was I again? Get it, read it, share it, love it. Spoiler - it has a happy ending.