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The Absolute Sandman, Volume One by Malcolm Jones III, Steve Oliff, Kelly Jones, Mike Dringenberg, Charles Vess, Daniel Vozzo, Michael Zulli, Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Todd Klein, Dave McKean, Lee Loughridge, Colleen Doran, Steve Parkhouse, Chris Bachalo

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

I had no idea what I was stepping into when opening this - It's not a typical adventure fantasy, sci-fi, mythological epic, or even horror mystery. The Sandman character is utterly unique and the Dreamscape he inhabits also exists across the real world in the dreams of living creatures. Because of this, every place, time, and person is subject to being a setting or centrepiece to each issue.

Gaiman takes full advantage of this, bringing Morpheus into the pits of Hell, Hotel Convention Centres, the Justice League of America base, Arkham Asylum, and the minds of some pretty loveable and some other pretty demented characters.

Beyond the uniquely pensive writing style I've come to love from Gaiman, it is brought to life with the gorgeous accompanying art from the artists involved. The Absolute edition of this set of comics was completely the right choice to enter this world; Stunning binding, lengthy concept art, behind-the-scenes issue proposal write-ups and scripts. Super fascinating.
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