Neil Gaiman, Bryan Talbot, Kelley Jones, Todd Klein, Marc Hempel - The Sandman Library: Preludes and Nocturnes

This graphic novel collects the fifth major story arc of the SANDMAN series, issues #32 through #37. Barbie, a minor character from THE DOLL'S HOUSE story arc, takes center stage in this exploration of personal and gender identity. Despite her looks, her name, and her ex-husband named Ken, Barbie is no dumb blonde. She's a woman with a vivid imagination--and, until two years ago, a rich dream life, where she was a Princess in a fantasy land menaced by an evil being called the Cuckoo. Now that dream has returned with a vengeance, and the troubles experienced by the dreamland's inhabitants spill over into the waking world...with deadly consequences. A GAME OF YOU inspired both praise and controversy because of its sympathetic depictions of a lesbian couple and a transgendered person.