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A review by mazer_nickham
The Absolute Sandman, Volume Two by Malcolm Jones III, Vince Locke, John Watkiss, Steve Oliff, Bryan Talbot, John Bolton, Duncan Eagleson, Mike Dringenberg, Daniel Vozzo, Kelley Jones, Dick Giordano, Stan Woch, P. Craig Russell, Neil Gaiman, George Pratt, Shawn McManus, Todd Klein, Dave McKean, Colleen Doran, Matt Wagner
4.0
Volume 2 of The Absolute Sandman collects Season of Mists, A Game of You, and Fables and Reflections. I would have enjoyed this volume for Season of Mists alone. Finally, the reader is introduced to the rest of the Endless. It was also fun to watch the interaction between Morpheus and Death, as always.
A Game of You focuses on Barbie, a briefly mentioned character from The Doll's House. I did like the nods towards The Chronicles of Narnia and other children's fantasy books, but I couldn't help but feel that A Game of You was a nice diversion.
This is also true for Fables and Reflections. As with Dream Country, I just don't dig the vignettes and world-building but not story-advancing issues as much. That said, some of the diversions were worthwhile, especially the issue in which Cain and Abel tell stories.
I'm still enjoying my foray through the Sandman series. My only complaint about this volume is that many of my questions haven't been answered and these volumes only thickened the plot a bit.
I'm the author of a graphic novel blog; for more information on graphic novels including reviews, news and other insights, visit ALD Graphic Novels.
A Game of You focuses on Barbie, a briefly mentioned character from The Doll's House. I did like the nods towards The Chronicles of Narnia and other children's fantasy books, but I couldn't help but feel that A Game of You was a nice diversion.
This is also true for Fables and Reflections. As with Dream Country, I just don't dig the vignettes and world-building but not story-advancing issues as much. That said, some of the diversions were worthwhile, especially the issue in which Cain and Abel tell stories.
I'm still enjoying my foray through the Sandman series. My only complaint about this volume is that many of my questions haven't been answered and these volumes only thickened the plot a bit.
I'm the author of a graphic novel blog; for more information on graphic novels including reviews, news and other insights, visit ALD Graphic Novels.