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4.44 AVERAGE
4.44 AVERAGE
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Within the eight chapters contained within Season of Mists (The Sandman, Volume 4), by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Matt Wagner, George Pratt, Dick Giordano, Kelley Jones, P. Craig Russell, Mike Dringenberg, and Malcolm Jones III, lettered by Todd Klein, and with an introduction by Harlan Ellison, events pertaining to the fate of Hell are set off after a meeting of the Endless siblings sends Dream to Hell to confront Lucifer to obtain Nada and atone for his unjust behavior, leading to a series of farewells from Dream to prepare for an uncertain future, only to learn that Lucifer is leaving Hell and bequeathing the key to Dream, which brings a contingent of envoys from other realms descending upon the Dreaming to plead their cases with Dream to attain the key to Hell.
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Expanding upon the broader story slowly developing across these volumes of The Sandman, this volume has a far more cohesive and familiar narrative feel to it with a clearly delineated arc featuring an inciting incident to drive the story forward toward this installment’s conclusion, particularly after the interlude nature of Dream Country, though it does build upon the established mythologies that were previously incorporated. It was quite entertaining to see the various envoys, including Odin, Thor, Loki, the Faerie, and demons from Limbo, among others, try to entice Dream to part with the key of Hell for what they could offer and see politics at play. Within the prologue (or chapter 0) there was a break to the more consistent style of visuals and text presentation used throughout the volumes to instead provide a more text-heavy, focused introduction to Desire, Despair, Destiny, Delirium nee Delight, Dream, and Death, which helped to provide more context to their characters and interactions with the worlds around them and their interpersonal relationships as a family; as the story continues to progress there’s been noticeable growth of Dream’s character and these chapters present a further result of this with demonstrative growth and change for Dream and how he interacts with the world and people around him.
To read this, and other book reviews, visit my website: http://makinggoodstories.wordpress.com/.
Expanding upon the broader story slowly developing across these volumes of The Sandman, this volume has a far more cohesive and familiar narrative feel to it with a clearly delineated arc featuring an inciting incident to drive the story forward toward this installment’s conclusion, particularly after the interlude nature of Dream Country, though it does build upon the established mythologies that were previously incorporated. It was quite entertaining to see the various envoys, including Odin, Thor, Loki, the Faerie, and demons from Limbo, among others, try to entice Dream to part with the key of Hell for what they could offer and see politics at play. Within the prologue (or chapter 0) there was a break to the more consistent style of visuals and text presentation used throughout the volumes to instead provide a more text-heavy, focused introduction to Desire, Despair, Destiny, Delirium nee Delight, Dream, and Death, which helped to provide more context to their characters and interactions with the worlds around them and their interpersonal relationships as a family; as the story continues to progress there’s been noticeable growth of Dream’s character and these chapters present a further result of this with demonstrative growth and change for Dream and how he interacts with the world and people around him.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Me ha gustado muchísimo, aquí despega la serie, ha plantado un montón de semillas y veremos en qué desemboca, el enelco ha crecido mucho con personajes muy interesantes.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes