A review by inhonoredglory
The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs

5.0

Revisiting the Dreaming through this exceptional audio adaptation was honestly heaven. The production value is stunning. Dirk Maggs aimed to make this a cinematic experience, not just an audio drama and that's exactly what it felt like. The OST is sprawling, the voice acting is poignant, and the sound effects (especially for primarily visual grandeur!) was truly magical. James McAvoy won me over with the aloof depth of his voice and the poignant flashes of emotion and pain he evoked out of the Dream Lord. I'm happily spoiled now with his take on Morpheus. It took me until Façade to get used to Kat Dennings as Death, but her stories still had me in tears every time. And to hear Gaiman voice his own script notes as the Narrator was hugely special, especially knowing he took joy in it because it allowed those with visual difficulties to create their own Sandman comics in their heads, and so that more people could experience these stories and myths. It was truly a joy to experience these profound and inspiring stories in this medium. I never get tired of revisiting this world and these volumes. Onto Part 2 and may the TV series be just as vast and wonderful!