Reviews

The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

_nijinska's review against another edition

4.0

Em alguns momentos gráficos faz-me lembrar da Elektra: Assassina, com um extenso (ab)uso dos elementos de BD. Surrealismo que condiz com o mundo que pretende retratar. Mistura de técnicas gráficas. Imagens memoráveis de corpos. A mutação das personagens parece torná-las vivas e inconstantes (será um Endless inconstante?)
Lerei as seguintes histórias... Os grafismos ainda inexperientes, mas como os artistas arriscaram,, inovaram e adaptaram bem a sua arte ao argumento, ficam a ganhar.
O que eu adoro é um certo lado que parece misturar a mitologia interna daquele mundo com o nosso, através da ligação de sonho com a criação de histórias que estão embebidas na nossa matriz cultural. Como se fosse uma (re)mistificação, (re)escrita da nossa matriz... As barreiras são difíceis de distinguir, mistura referências internas com literárias com reais...

erasmios's review against another edition

4.0

The Sandman is perhaps my favourite graphic novel series. The first collection is great, but The Sandman is still searching for its final form, its own thing. There are some weird connections with other DC Comics, like Constantine and Arkham Asylum, but Preludes & Nocturnes successfully lays the foundations for one of the most ambitious comics ever created.

astopotro's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

goobdiddy's review against another edition

5.0

Awesome. Just awesome. A truly excellent comic. Great characters, creative story, cool artwork.

piecan314's review against another edition

5.0

My first venture into the graphic novels/comic books. I'm obsessed with the series! It's so fantastic and the artwork is brilliant. Love the dynamic between Dream/Death. Best sibling relationship.

Can't wait to continue the series :)

atnea's review

4.0

Rating: 4 / 5 stars
Short review: Dark, gritty and full of awesomeness. Initially, though, very confusing.

I've wanted to read this graphic novel for a long while. Thankfully, it was available on Kindle Unlimited, and I did not hesitate to make it my first KU read. And I'm glad I did.

Essentially, this graphic is just really awesome. A great, dark and mysterious main character, in a dark, cool setting, involving dreams and all these mysterious and mythological themes. Really, it's just my cup of tea. Add a few superheroes references with a dash of crossover, and it's even better.

And that's without mentioning the amazing art style brought into the story, with a lot of colors and dynamic panels that really brought a different tone to each character and each setting, making the experience very complete.

My one problem, though, was how confusing the initial part of the volume is. After all, Gaiman drops us in the story without any warning or acknowledgment, and halfway through I still found myself wondering what certain panels meant and what exactly was going on. He didn't really explain anything about the story and, instead, just started telling it, which meant that I had to constantly catch up and wonder what the purpose of each event and character was. This, nonetheless, is only prominent in the first issues of the volume, and didn't bother me much by the end of it.

Spoiler

Another thing that felt out of place was the whole sequence with Morpheus's sister, Death. That is, the story had already finished, and it felt, initially, like something else was starting. I definitely liked the character and the development to the MC that it brought, but it felt a bit detached from the overall story.

In general, it was a really great read, and I'm excited to continue reading the next issues to and see what's in store for our MC. I'm still hesitant if I will read all 10 volumes, but, for now, I'll definitely continue.

soojeen's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

finding graphic novels harder to read. expecting a lot from the hype, but didnt really enjoy this one. 

mmichelle525's review against another edition

2.75

Read The Sandman: Book of Dreams regular novel before this graphic novel. Really enjoyed that one. This one, not so much. I guess graphic novels just aren’t for me. 

calebmatthews's review against another edition

5.0

Such an interesting way to look at the world. What a great story and the artwork is great. Looking forward to the rest of them!

dgm96's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No

0.5