A review by qls
The Absolute Sandman, Volume One by Malcolm Jones III, Mike Dringenberg, Charles Vess, Kelley Jones, Michael Zulli, Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Colleen Doran, Steve Parkhouse, Chris Bachalo

4.0

honestly, good shit, i’d tried reading just the preludes & nocturnes before and didn’t quite “get” it, but after watching the first few episodes of the new tv show i decided to give it another go. really nicely told, like little poems. the comics format also allows gaiman to stray a bit in his storytelling, to explore different aspects. it’s really great. a central character who is barely there, who lives essentially through the other characters. who is the thread, but not really the hero of the stories. all well, quite dark but really gripping.
would have been 5/5 stars but one entire star off because i HATE the drawing style.