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maddelleine's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
kaydot's review
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
lanceschaubert's review
3.0
I have a love hate with this one. Love the Death / Dream / Desire stories. Hated the Destiny / Delerium stories. The Destruction story was... sort of just there. The Delirium story was really quite charming. It's actually the funnest in the bunch because it's her calling a bunch of crazies to come and rescue her.
I don't know, man, this series is sort of the David Bowie of comics. It's all over the place, good and bad. Sometimes it's better suited for wall art in MOMA, other times it breaks the laws of comics, other times it tells great stories, other times it's so far up its own butt that it seems the only point is just graphic indulgence, decadence, and meaninglessness.
In all, I do love the series. I understand what it contributed. And I like Gaiman — always — his voice, particularly as a miniaturist.
But I sort of encountered these after everyone and it allowed me — I think — to encounter them with virgin eyes. And some of it just doesn't seem to live up to the hype. Other parts really do, perhaps were even undersold.
I don't know, man, this series is sort of the David Bowie of comics. It's all over the place, good and bad. Sometimes it's better suited for wall art in MOMA, other times it breaks the laws of comics, other times it tells great stories, other times it's so far up its own butt that it seems the only point is just graphic indulgence, decadence, and meaninglessness.
In all, I do love the series. I understand what it contributed. And I like Gaiman — always — his voice, particularly as a miniaturist.
But I sort of encountered these after everyone and it allowed me — I think — to encounter them with virgin eyes. And some of it just doesn't seem to live up to the hype. Other parts really do, perhaps were even undersold.
wflegias's review
5.0
Son grandes historias que te llevan a lugares completamente desconocidos. Como toda buena historia de Gaiman, te deja con mas preguntas que respuestas. Pero, y como si fuera la primera vez, es un gusto soltar la imaginación en busca de las respuestas
breadkin's review
4.0
This was a neat conclusion to the main series, and I’m glad I finally finished it. I don’t think it beats The Wake though.
Gonna be honest, Delirium’s part was my least favorite, mainly because it was too confusing for me, which of course was the point, but still.
Destiny, Dream, and Death were probably my favorite parts. Frank Quitely’s work on Destiny was stunning, I want to learn how to paint like him eventually. Miguelanxo Prado’s art for Dream was also beautiful.
Now I think I can say I’ve finished “The Sandman”, but I think the series will stay with me for a while. I’m still planning to read the spin-off comics, the newer ones, and I also want to read other related works. Overall, reading “The Sandman” has been delightful and I’m very happy that I got the entire series at once for Christmas a couple of years ago. I’d say that was one of the best Christmas presents I’ve ever gotten.
Gonna be honest, Delirium’s part was my least favorite, mainly because it was too confusing for me, which of course was the point, but still.
Destiny, Dream, and Death were probably my favorite parts. Frank Quitely’s work on Destiny was stunning, I want to learn how to paint like him eventually. Miguelanxo Prado’s art for Dream was also beautiful.
Now I think I can say I’ve finished “The Sandman”, but I think the series will stay with me for a while. I’m still planning to read the spin-off comics, the newer ones, and I also want to read other related works. Overall, reading “The Sandman” has been delightful and I’m very happy that I got the entire series at once for Christmas a couple of years ago. I’d say that was one of the best Christmas presents I’ve ever gotten.
bluestjuice's review
4.0
This is something of an epilogue to the Sandman canton - maybe more appropriately an appendix. Very little of it ties into the main storyline - it is instead a short anthology of single issues, one dedicated to each of the seven Endless (those would be Dream's siblings, who are anthropomorphized personifications of vast life forces which happen to begin with the letter D: Destiny, Death, Dream, Destruction, Despair, Desire, and Delight/Delirium). Each story has a different illustrator and a different style, and so like most anthologies my appreciation waxed and waned in turns.
Death and Venice: plays with time, and choices, and inevitability. Really pretty setting even though the artistic style is not my favorite. B.
What I've Tasted of Desire: I love every single thing about this. The art is great. The story is fantastic and fierce and relentless. A+.
Dream - the Heart of a Star: Possibly this tied the most into the storyline of the main series, or at least, it's meant to illuminate an episode in Dream's past that occurred a long time ago. Perhaps for that reason I didn't completely love it - I'd maybe forgotten the details of the context in which to place it. The art is a gorgeous style, and I liked the storyline, but I felt like maybe I didn't understand it well enough. Greatly enjoyed the glimpse of lil' Delight, though. B+.
Fifteen Portraits of Despair: This is art, and it is unpretty and true and not very likable. I did not much like it. That doesn't mean it's wrong. A.
Delirium - Going Inside: The art style was well matched to the subject matter, but neither one lit me up much, unfortunately. C.
Destruction on the Peninsula: Neat little compact story about Destruction-in-absentia and an archeological dig. I enjoyed it. B.
Destiny - Endless Nights: More an illustrated poem than an actual story, it's gorgeously drawn and evocative and does what it sets out to do extremely well. Also I liked it. A.
Death and Venice: plays with time, and choices, and inevitability. Really pretty setting even though the artistic style is not my favorite. B.
What I've Tasted of Desire: I love every single thing about this. The art is great. The story is fantastic and fierce and relentless. A+.
Dream - the Heart of a Star: Possibly this tied the most into the storyline of the main series, or at least, it's meant to illuminate an episode in Dream's past that occurred a long time ago. Perhaps for that reason I didn't completely love it - I'd maybe forgotten the details of the context in which to place it. The art is a gorgeous style, and I liked the storyline, but I felt like maybe I didn't understand it well enough. Greatly enjoyed the glimpse of lil' Delight, though. B+.
Fifteen Portraits of Despair: This is art, and it is unpretty and true and not very likable. I did not much like it. That doesn't mean it's wrong. A.
Delirium - Going Inside: The art style was well matched to the subject matter, but neither one lit me up much, unfortunately. C.
Destruction on the Peninsula: Neat little compact story about Destruction-in-absentia and an archeological dig. I enjoyed it. B.
Destiny - Endless Nights: More an illustrated poem than an actual story, it's gorgeously drawn and evocative and does what it sets out to do extremely well. Also I liked it. A.
bluehairedraven's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
5.0
hellsfire's review
3.0
Listen to my review on V for Vertigo, Episode 77 at http://vforvertigo.blogspot.com
cwebb's review against another edition
4.0
Seven Endless - Seven Stories. Beautifully done, very fitting to the characters, though somewhat lost in comparison to the big whole of The Sandman.