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Sandman Absolute #2: Desiderio by Neil Gaiman

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lucast_99's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

merricatct's review against another edition

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5.0

This is why, even though I'm not a natural comic/graphic novel fan, I challenge that perception of myself every now and then. I LOVED this volume. Way more than volume 1! This edition of Absolute Sandman compiles issues 21-39, including "Season of Mists", which is by far my favorite storyline so far. Maybe even my favorite storyline in any graphic novel that I've read in recent memory. I loved the mythology of it, the characters, the artwork, the humor - it bumped this to a five star review all by itself. I enjoyed "A Game of You" more than anything in volume 1 as well, but nowhere near "Season of Mists." Hoping we get more Thessaly in future issues ...

goldfishp's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

thatguitarist7's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

otherwyrld's review against another edition

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5.0

Another outstanding read. The first half of this volume contains the whole of the Lucifer/Hell storyline, one which has major repercussions throughout not only Sandman but leads into the Lucifer comic series. The second half of the volume contains some shorter, more low key stories. This being Sandman though, all of these stories are important and feed in to the overall plot. Some of the storylines started here wont be resolved until the end of the story

The artwork is much better in this volume, more polished and professional than in volume 1. Having the Absolute edition also means a huge amount of extra material to look at, which I admit I skimmed mostly

Overall this one of the most important comic book series ever produced. Even if you can't afford the Absolute edition, there are ordinary volumes that should be easy to obtain.