

A character from A Game of You, which also has its roots in The Doll's House, also appears. The Kindly Ones belongs with the second collection, The Doll's House, and the seventh, Brief Lives, in that it finishes off a story that mostly originated in these collections but includes elements of Season of Mists and the story of Orpheus, told mostly in Fables and Reflections. It was preceded by Worlds' End and followed by The Wake. Kevin Nowlan draws a short story which originally appeared in a Vertigo promo book. He is relieved at different points in the story by Teddy Kristiansen, Glyn Dillon and Dean Ormston, and Charles Vess draws a story within a story sequence.

Marc Hempel is the primary penciller, inked variously by himself, D'Israeli and Richard Case. The collection first appeared in paperback and hardback in 1996. The issues in the collection first appeared in 1993, 19. Written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Marc Hempel, Richard Case, D'Israeli, Teddy Kristiansen, Glyn Dillon, Charles Vess, Dean Ormston and Kevin Nowlan, coloured by Daniel Vozzo, and lettered by Todd Klein.The volume features an introduction by Frank McConnell.

The Kindly Ones (1996) is the ninth collection of issues in the DC Comics series, The Sandman. Cover of The Sandman: The Kindly Ones (1996), trade paperback collected editionArt by Dave McKean.
