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''Death: The High Cost of Living'' is a comic book miniseries, written by Neil Gaiman . It is a spinoff from his graphic novel series '' The Sandman ''. It was pencilled by Chris Bachalo . In ''The High Cost of Living'' the main character is a teenage girl named Didi, who at first appears to be an eccentric, orphaned Goth , but who insists that she is Death personified. She guides a young male protagonist (suicidal in the beginning of the story) on a journey of self discovery. As the story goes on the male protagonist gains a reason for not wishing to die, his love for death. Gaiman's take is a young, attractive, perky Death in this fresh interpretation of the idea that 'One day in every century, Death Walks The Earth to better understand those to whom she will be the final visitor.' Didi manages to run into a number of people including the " Eremite " and a British woman named Mad Hettie who is looking for her heart. ''The High Cost of Living'' was originally published in three issues, which have since been collected into a book. This collection included a foreword written by singer Tori Amos , as well as the hard-to-find public service comic ''Death Talks about Life'', written by Gaiman and drawn by Dave McKean , which features basic safe sex information about HIV transmission and how to wear a condom, using a Banana as a prop. ''Death Talks about Life'' is also notable for featuring Hellblazer protagonist John Constantine in a cameo role. A movie based on this series is in works with New Line Cinema. Neil Gaiman has confirmed that this movie is in progress and that he is planning on directing it. The film is currently operating under the title '' Death And Me ''. The mini-series won the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Limited Comic-Book Series for 1992. OTHER SANDMAN SPIN-OFFS SEE ALSO Sandman Spinoffs EXTERNAL LINKS |
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