Death: The High Cost of Living

In this 1994 prestige one-shot from DC, Neil Gaiman and Chris Bachalo explore a day in the life of Death, the kind and weary sister of Dream, as she takes human form for one day every century to reconnect with mortality. The story follows her through New York City as she encounters a despondent teenager, gently reminding readers of the value and fragility of life. A poignant, standalone meditation on mortality from the Sandman universe, this issue stands as a defining character study for one of comics’ most beloved personifications.