A review by brandonadaniels
Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman

5.0

First reread in quite a while, and I’m surprised how much I forgot. I was spurred to do so because I’m reading (slowly) Greg Carpenter’s British Invasion. It was interesting reading this soon after a violent Cases and in the middle of a Sandman reread. Dave McKean’s work is fully formed by this point, but Gaiman is still working things out. It’s a little slow and wordy at times, but it’s still better than most comics, particularly at the time. It’s pretty amazing to see how much of a launch pad creators used to be given. The back matter is particularly interesting in the newest version of the trade.