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4.44 AVERAGE
4.44 AVERAGE
The season of mists arc is phenomenal. The introduction to Nada helps establish Morpehus's character, as does the inclusion of his family. I love the full circle poetic ending with Destiny as well, it is such a satisfying ending to this volume. As someone who also loves mythology, the inclusion of various pantheons was really fun to see. Final comment is that the scene of Nada's final choice would've made me cry if I was the type who cried at books.
dark
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So much deeper into the mythology and I love that.
also THE ENDLESS.
I love them too.
also THE ENDLESS.
I love them too.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This book is the first so far that has a long and boring introduction. The books story is moderately interesting. My favorite parts were the family panels and the form order takes.
dark
funny
mysterious
slow-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
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
As mentioned in my review of The Doll House, I got these two ages ago on sale from my local comic shop and kept thinking I'd get to them in order. I wasn't sure what I was expecting as far as storylines running through Sandman, but it wasn't what I got. And I was likely better for it. In this one, we are introduced to angels (heavenly and fallen), mythological gods, and beings from other realms. It was also fun to see this as a background for Lucifer from TV (which I regularly forget is based off of Sandman's Lucifer until I'm reminded and surprised again). Working backwards through Gaiman's catalog from newer to oldest, a lot of things I read reminded me of American Gods and Norse Mythology.
This was Gaiman coming back to what made the first volume in the series amazing - Setting a plot with Morpheus at the crux of it. The plot had a lot of surprise elements to keep it intriguing while also developing the Sandman universe. Gaiman's specialty lies in handling several powerful gods by giving them human personalities. This makes it feel much more relatable to them despite their powers. By bringing so many key figures with such delicacy, Gaiman has laid the platform to make interesting stories out of them in varying possibilities.
I loved having a longer storyline that was entirely Dream as the protagonist, and it’s a real pleasure to see Gaiman at the height of his talent when it comes to weaving mythologies together. You can definitely see some early workings of American Gods in here, and that aspect is really fun. That said, the ending with Nada just seemed….I don’t know. Way too easy? The conclusion to this volume, especially considering how epic the scale was, felt really anticlimactic to me.