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A review by careymacaulay
The Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman
5.0
"'All that I did,' she said, 'everything I tried to do. All for nothing.' 'Nothing is done entirely for nothing,' said the fox of dreams. 'Nothing is wasted. You are older, and you have made decisions, and you are not the fox you were yesterday. Take what you have learned, and move on.'"
Neil Gaiman writes in the back of this book that The Sandman: The Dream Hunters is based on Rev. B.W. Ashton's story "The Fox, the Monk, and the Mikado of All Night's Dreaming", originally published in his Fairy Tales of Old Japan. Gaiman further writes "I was struck by the similarities - some of them almost disquieting - between the Japanese tale and my own Sandman series."
As soon as I laid eyes on the cover of this book and saw Yoshitaka Amano's artwork, I knew this was going to be something special. The art is unbelievably stunning and is perfect for this Japanese fable/Sandman mash-up. Written as an illustrated fable and not a comic, with cameos by a few of our favourite characters from the Sandman series, the end result is something both gorgeous and moving. I absolutely loved it and I am putting it on my list for my super talented, artistic niece. She needs to experience this beautiful work of art and, like her Aunty, she loves a good story.
Neil Gaiman, once again, surpasses all my expectations!!!
Neil Gaiman writes in the back of this book that The Sandman: The Dream Hunters is based on Rev. B.W. Ashton's story "The Fox, the Monk, and the Mikado of All Night's Dreaming", originally published in his Fairy Tales of Old Japan. Gaiman further writes "I was struck by the similarities - some of them almost disquieting - between the Japanese tale and my own Sandman series."
As soon as I laid eyes on the cover of this book and saw Yoshitaka Amano's artwork, I knew this was going to be something special. The art is unbelievably stunning and is perfect for this Japanese fable/Sandman mash-up. Written as an illustrated fable and not a comic, with cameos by a few of our favourite characters from the Sandman series, the end result is something both gorgeous and moving. I absolutely loved it and I am putting it on my list for my super talented, artistic niece. She needs to experience this beautiful work of art and, like her Aunty, she loves a good story.
Neil Gaiman, once again, surpasses all my expectations!!!