The Sandman, yes. The only thing that's comparable is the spin-off, Lucifer, and while I prefer that series in many respects, it doesn't have the density and rich allusions of Sandman. I've only read the first book of the Gormenghast trilogy, and enjoyed it.

It's interesting that you disagree with the works you do, I wasn't sure about them. But I think the sheer violent, humorless intensity of the tone and characterization, married to Rand's philosophy, creates a sort of hyper-pulp I haven't come across anywhere else (excepting, perhaps, the Sword of Truth series, fittingly enough). And while the surface elements of Dune are derivative, and have been emulated in later works, his vision of the übermensch and how it manifests and affects the plot strikes me as something unique. Again, though, the choices are entirely personal.

What New Weird books are you reading? It's a contentious label, but the books generally included are among my favourites, like Miévilles Bas-Lag novels, City of saints and Madmen by Jeff Vandermeer, and The Etched City by K. J. Bishop. Novels of mutations and transformations, and the pervading influence of the city.