- Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold
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Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold 
Cover to issue #1 of Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold (April 1996). Art by Kent Williams.Publication information Publisher DC Comics Schedule Monthly Format Limited series Publication date April 1996 - July 1996 Number of issues 3 Main character(s) Destiny of the Endless Creative team Writer(s) Alisa Kwitney Artist(s) Kent Williams
Michael Zulli
Scott Hampton
Rebecca GuayLetterer(s) Todd Klein Colorist(s) Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh Editor(s) Karen Berger
Joan HiltyCollected editions Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold ISBN 1-56389-505-6 Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold is a 1996 comic book mini-series published by Vertigo, written by Alisa Kwitney and with art by Kent Williams, Michael Zulli, Scott Hampton and Rebecca Guay. A spin-off from Neil Gaiman's Sandman series, it features Destiny of the Endless, a character available for use by other writers because, unlike the other Endless, Gaiman had not created him.[1]
Published in prestige format, each of the three issues detailed a story of a different plague from history, with a framing sequence set in a future world decimated by a new plague. Each issue's story was illustrated by a different artist, with Zulli, Hampton and Guay painting issues one, two and three respectively; the framing story and cover art were by Williams.[2]
The title is a reference to the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez.
Contents
Plot
In October 2009, the world's population has been decimated by the spread of new strain of the Bubonic Plague which is resistant to antibiotics. One small group of survivors, led by Ruth Knight, is visited by a stranger who claims to possess a page from the Book of Destiny that foretells the future. To prove its accuracy he tells stories from the page of the Byzantine Empire during the Plague of Justinian (issue one), a princess at the beginning of the Black Death (issue two) and an Englishwoman during the Great Plague of London (issue three). Destiny himself is involved in each of the stories. The stranger then claims the page predicts the future of the current plague as well, and offers Ruth knowledge of her own destiny.
Awards
Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold was nominated for the Eisner Award for "Best Limited Series" in 1998; the award went to Batman: The Long Halloween.[3]
Collected editions
It was collected in 2000 as a 144-page trade paperback with a new introduction by Kwitney. It is no longer in print.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ "The Continuity Pages: The Sandman > The Dreaming Era (1996-2001)". Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20070816222159/http://www.sequart.com/sandmanPOSTGAIMAN.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Irvine, Alex (2008). "Destiny". In Dougall, Alastair. The Vertigo Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 57. ISBN 0-7566-4122-5. OCLC 213309015.
- ^ "Eisner award nominees 1998". Archived from the original on 2008-01-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20080107103257/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner98.shtml. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Trade details at DC
References
- Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold at the Comic Book DB
External links
The Sandman by Neil Gaiman The Sandman
Library1: Preludes and Nocturnes • 2: The Doll's House • 3: Dream Country • 4: Season of Mists • 5: A Game of You • 6: Fables and Reflections • 7: Brief Lives • 8: Worlds' End • 9: The Kindly Ones • 10: The Wake • 11: Endless NightsSpinoffs The Sandman: The Dream Hunters • Death: The High Cost of Living • Death: The Time of Your Life • Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold • The Little Endless Storybook • Death: At Death's Door • Dust Covers–The Collected Sandman Covers 1989-1997 • The Quotable Sandman • The Sandman Companion • The Dreaming • Sandman Midnight Theatre • Lucifer • House of MysteryCharacters The Endless: Destiny • Death • Dream (Daniel Hall) • Destruction • Despair • Desire • Delirium
Faire Folk: Auberon • Titania • Nuala
Dreams: Cain and Abel • The Fashion Thing • Goldie • Matthew Cable • Merv Pumpkinhead • Corinthian
Humans: Fury • Hector Hall • Jed Walker • Rose Walker • Foxglove • Hob Gadling • John Constantine • Dr. John Dee • Sandman (Wesley Dodds) • Element Girl • Prez • Martian Manhunter • Mister Miracle • Dr. Jonathan Crane • Wildcat
Demons: Lucifer • Mazikeen • Etrigan the DemonCategories:- Vertigo limited series
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