A Game of You
by Neil Gaiman
A Game of You is the fifth collected volume of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, issued by DC Comics in New York in 1993, with a Titan Books London edition that year. It gathers issues #32 to #37, in which Barbie, first seen in The Doll's House, faces the Cuckoo. Samuel R. Delany wrote the introduction.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- DC Comics, New York, 1993
- First UK edition
- Titan Books, 1993
- Series
- The Sandman
A Game of You by Neil Gaiman was first published in 1993. We track 2 editions.
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- Comes after
- The Sandman: Season of Mists
- Followed by
- The Sandman: Fables & Reflections
In print
- Editions recorded
- 13 on Open Library, 9 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 5 languages
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How many editions of A Game of You are there?
We track 2 editions of A Game of You. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was A Game of You first published?
A Game of You by Neil Gaiman was first published in 1993.
What should I read after A Game of You?
In order, it follows The Sandman: Season of Mists and it is followed by The Sandman: Fables & Reflections, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- The Sandman: A Game of You, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- A Game of You editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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