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4.44 AVERAGE
4.44 AVERAGE
I enjoyed seeing Dream, Death and their other siblings interacting. They almost seem like a normal family. A big part of this volume focuses on Hell and Dream's past mistakes and regrets.
Considering the subject manner it wasn't as bleak as I was expecting, and I did enjoy seeing the various other Gods interacting, again almost like a normal group of associates, if not friends.
I did enjoy the chapter involving Charles and Edwin, who I realise now I've already encountered in another comic... it's funny how many characters from this series I know about simply from the many Vertigo comics "from the pages of The Sandman"...
The art was interesting as usual. I really like Kelley Jones' style for this series, he's always had a very dreamlike way of drawing, so it is entirely appropriate here.
Considering the subject manner it wasn't as bleak as I was expecting, and I did enjoy seeing the various other Gods interacting, again almost like a normal group of associates, if not friends.
I did enjoy the chapter involving Charles and Edwin, who I realise now I've already encountered in another comic... it's funny how many characters from this series I know about simply from the many Vertigo comics "from the pages of The Sandman"...
The art was interesting as usual. I really like Kelley Jones' style for this series, he's always had a very dreamlike way of drawing, so it is entirely appropriate here.
This was by far my absolute favorite Sandman volume. I was extremely excited at meeting almost he entire family of the endless (Dream, Death, Destiny, Despair, Desire and Delirium) and also the story behind this entire volume. As always it brings up things in my head that I hadn't contemplated before such as, what would happen if hell just decided to close and Lucifer just was like, "I quit". The story that unfolds because of that action is simply remarkable and definitely a story and volume that I will remember forever.
So far the best of the series. Clear story, interesting characters. Not a ton of action, but it didn't need that to be a compelling read. Excited to continue.
Season of Mists is one of the more majestic collections so far, but just as good as those wonderfully creative, smaller stories. The artwork is particularly good in this book.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
GREAT SANDMAN REREAD 2015!
Stewardship of Hell has been turned over to Dream of the Endless, with many different parties interested in the real estate. Semi-conventional interpretations of Heaven/Hell in an anything but conventional story with a great ending and a dark & bittersweet intermission at a boarding school, all within the framework of a pretty epic breakup story previously hinted at in Vol. 1 and elaborated on in Vol. 2. Great story.
Stewardship of Hell has been turned over to Dream of the Endless, with many different parties interested in the real estate. Semi-conventional interpretations of Heaven/Hell in an anything but conventional story with a great ending and a dark & bittersweet intermission at a boarding school, all within the framework of a pretty epic breakup story previously hinted at in Vol. 1 and elaborated on in Vol. 2. Great story.
I'm determined to get through this series but it's hard work. The art is terrible throughout this whole book, and the storytelling is pompous.
Whenever I have to settle on my favorite volume of Sandman, it's a tie between this one and Brief Lives. After my first reading, it was Brief Lives, but whenever I reread it now, it's this one. It always feels like this is where everything first comes together, plus it has Lucifer who, thanks to Mike Carey's excellent series, has become one of my favorite characters. Something Neil Gaiman does very well is of course bring all kinds of different mythologies together. At the end of the day, this is just awesome :D
The Dream king has to go back to Hell. What a ride. Couldn't help but think Gareth Ennis was inspired by Sandman in some way with his Preacher series. After the last volume, this was a welcome return to a more meaty story. Great stuff.