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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious slow-paced
adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.5/5 stars I don't know - I really enjoyed some of the stories and loved the Bowie-esque Lucifer but the story arc itself didn't seem to flow super well and I don't really understand how everything fits into the grander Sandman narrative considering there were some overlaps between this and The Dreaming. I think I'm probably missing something...

It was kind of hard to follow at first. Kind of dense with not any outright explanation. When it came together it made up for it. 5 hogs

While it was kinda annoying having a repeat story (the first story in this volume is also the first story in The Dreaming Vol. 1), I enjoyed this volume. Now, I haven't read any of the Sandman series (other than The Dreaming), so I know I missed a lot of references, but I got most of it, and I know how to google haha. The art was gorgeous, the story was intriguing, and the characters were interesting- William Blake was especially good, I liked him a lot. I look forward to Volume 2!

#LuciferVol1theInfernalComedyTheSandmanUniverse
challenging dark fast-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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jmbz38's review

3.25
challenging dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The art is good, the rest is awful. And it doesn't end so much as stop.