All-in-one slipcased edition of Sandman

Here's some lovely news: DC is bringing out an all-ten-volumes-in-one-slipcase edition of Neil Gaiman's Sandman. Gaiman writes, "I’m thrilled. You have no idea how long I’ve been asking DC to do one of these. (Er, about 16 years.)"

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toyg

Can anybody tell me what the f* is “6 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 10 5/16″ means?

Sorry, I’m European and thick.
- Mister44
  
  Measurements in inches.
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ministry/ Ministry
  
  European here too, and I find those dimensions meaningless too – but using Google to convert them to real isn’t exactly difficult….
  - toyg
    
    yeah, but how hard is it for Amazon to actually specify the unit?
    
    I thought as well they’d be inches, but for what I know they might have been some other special “fumbledood” unit only used in the US publishing business.
    - corydodt
      
      Specifying the unit ought to be easy enough (you just put a double-quote (“) somewhere in there, indicating inches). Still, only our dumb units are ever specified in power-of-2 fractions.
- Yaanu
  
  17.14 by 8.57 by 26.19 cm.
- bazzargh
  
  Here’s what it would look like sitting next to a bottle of wine. Just like in real life. http://www.sizeasy.com/page/size_comparison/34664-Wine-Bottle-vs-Sandman
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  Sorry, I’m European and thick.
  
  Pics or GTFO.
  - toyg
    
    http://www.simotrone.it/wp-content/Foto/070505/DSCF0693_insieme50.jpg pic from my wedding (I was so thin and beautiful back then, sigh).
    http://federicovecchi.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/chiesa-di-panico-xi-sec.html The church – XII century. I believe the only XII-century-anything you might find in the States are some wonderful trees.
Mister44

Want!!!!
MrWednesday7

Good price, too.
technogeekagain

Hmph. This would come out after I bought volumes 1-5 and before I bought 6-10…
http://twitter.com/ComicBookCandy Comic Book Candy

Pre-order from your local comic shop! Many will offer you a discount for pre-ordering a large item such as this.

http://www.comicshoplocator.com/Home/1/1/57/575
Todd Moday

My wife made me one of these back in 2006. I think mine is cooler though.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan_e_jones/ Stefan Jones

I never read the Sandman comics; this may be my ticket to that long delayed ride.
- bluest_one
  
  An expensive way to try something you may not like.
johnathan

Man, I wish they would sell just the slip case.
http://twitter.com/random_tangent Drew Coombs

I wonder what the price will be like compared to the Absolute editions.

EDIT: 200 bucks? If you’re going to spend that much on Sandman, spend a little more and get the giant archival-style books. Incredibly worth the expense.
http://twitter.com/ethicalcannibal Ethical Cannibal

I think that looks very cool, but what I really want is an eBook version, kindle or whatnot.
jackbob

Yet another edition?
Oh for F*CK sake!