Neil Gaiman, Chris Bachalo, Mark Buckingham, Dave McKean

The Profile

Creators associated with the Sandman universe: Neil Gaiman (writer), Chris Bachalo and Mark Buckingham (comic artists), Dave McKean (artist/illustrator). They collaborated on works including Death: The High Cost of Living.

Neil Gaiman is a British author and comics writer known for The Sandman; Dave McKean is an artist/illustrator who provided artwork for Sandman; Chris Bachalo and Mark Buckingham are comic artists.

The review praises Death as a wise, approachable figure who, once a century, lives a day among humans. It recounts plot elements (Sexton, Hettie the Mad) and frames the story as a lesson about hope, sharing and the value of life. The reviewer finds the work both tender and instructive.