98. Absolute Sandman, volume 1/5, by Neil Gaiman.

This volume is the first of five, and collects issues 1-20 of the comic in a hardback cover, which is awesomely presented. My American friend (yes, you) suggested this to me a while back, but it took me a while to get my paws on a copy, since I wanted to read it in physical form and not off my computer screen, and thus needed to wait in a rather long waitlist to get one from my library. However, it finally arrived, and I got about halfway through before going online and purchasing copies for myself. I love stories like this - strange fantasy that's not necessarily strictly nice, odd little snippets that make you think of things from a different perspective. Sandman is very much like that, so it's a very good fit for me.

Volume one covers Dream's capture and escape from the mortal realm, introduces us to some of his sibling Endless, and some of the denizens of the Dream realm, and others. I particularly liked the story about cats dreaming of a new reality.