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Black Orchid
by Neil Gaiman
I would probably have liked this better if (a) I had read this closer to when it came out, when it was new and innovative; or (b) was a DC fanatic and caught all the Easter Eggs.
I can appreciate that this is a precursor to Gaiman's classic graphic novel series Sandman, both in Gaiman's writing and illustrator Dave McKean's photorealistic art (used to great effect in Sandman). But while I found both the writings and illustration to work in the complex but self-contained world of Sandman, they both made it much harder to get into the Black Orchid's story within DC's existing universe and I just kept becoming confused and vaguely annoyed.
I can appreciate that this is a precursor to Gaiman's classic graphic novel series Sandman, both in Gaiman's writing and illustrator Dave McKean's photorealistic art (used to great effect in Sandman). But while I found both the writings and illustration to work in the complex but self-contained world of Sandman, they both made it much harder to get into the Black Orchid's story within DC's existing universe and I just kept becoming confused and vaguely annoyed.