Having just finished reading Goth Girl Rising by Barry Lyga, with its references to Neil Gaiman's graphic novel, I finally decided to pick up the first Sandman- Preludes & Nocturnes. It has been on my list of things-to-read for a while now.
I have recently become an huge Neil Gaiman fan- loved The Graveyard Book which won this year's Newbery, and have enjoyed Stardust, Coraline, American Gods and Neverwhere- since I met him and heard him talk at ALA last month. My daughter has been telling to read Good Omens for several years now, but Lyga's book has led me to this graphic novel- plus I am trying to become more proficient in 'graphic novel' read and speak! Wish me luck...