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A review by lanceschaubert
The Sandman Vol. 11: Endless Nights by Neil Gaiman
3.0
I have a love hate with this one. Love the Death / Dream / Desire stories. Hated the Destiny / Delerium stories. The Destruction story was... sort of just there. The Delirium story was really quite charming. It's actually the funnest in the bunch because it's her calling a bunch of crazies to come and rescue her.
I don't know, man, this series is sort of the David Bowie of comics. It's all over the place, good and bad. Sometimes it's better suited for wall art in MOMA, other times it breaks the laws of comics, other times it tells great stories, other times it's so far up its own butt that it seems the only point is just graphic indulgence, decadence, and meaninglessness.
In all, I do love the series. I understand what it contributed. And I like Gaiman — always — his voice, particularly as a miniaturist.
But I sort of encountered these after everyone and it allowed me — I think — to encounter them with virgin eyes. And some of it just doesn't seem to live up to the hype. Other parts really do, perhaps were even undersold.
I don't know, man, this series is sort of the David Bowie of comics. It's all over the place, good and bad. Sometimes it's better suited for wall art in MOMA, other times it breaks the laws of comics, other times it tells great stories, other times it's so far up its own butt that it seems the only point is just graphic indulgence, decadence, and meaninglessness.
In all, I do love the series. I understand what it contributed. And I like Gaiman — always — his voice, particularly as a miniaturist.
But I sort of encountered these after everyone and it allowed me — I think — to encounter them with virgin eyes. And some of it just doesn't seem to live up to the hype. Other parts really do, perhaps were even undersold.