A review by guinness74
The Absolute Sandman, Volume Five by Neil Gaiman

5.0

Arguably the finest artwork of the series, this encore presentation of ‘The Sandman’ series was an author’s dream (no pun intended) list of artists to celebrate this magnificent work. And, while the stories seemed to pale a bit in comparison to the art, they were no less entertaining and engaging than previous iterations. Gaiman is a master storyteller and that is on display in this volume, so much so that one of the stories is illustrated twice and I read it both times just to experience it, albeit with strikingly different art.

So, now that I’ve finished with ‘The Sandman’ (is it really finished? Time will tell.), I can say it is one of the finest graphic collections I’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing. I do hope there’s more in the future.