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A review by crookedtreehouse
Disenchanted by Matt Wagner
4.0
Matt Wagner has written some of my favorite Slightly Under The Radar DC classics: [b:Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity|154765|Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman Trinity|Matt Wagner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1344237762l/154765._SX50_.jpg|149380] and [b:Batman and the Monster Men|107036|Batman and the Monster Men|Matt Wagner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1635442487l/107036._SY75_.jpg|103167] being the first that come to mind.
Here, he takes DC C-lister, Madame Xanadu, and follows her history from the time of Camelot to mid-20th century DC superhero times. While the main DC character who serves as her foil in this volume is The Phantom Stranger, we do also get a hint of one of Sandman's Endless, and a full on appearance of another.
This is a fun fantasy series. It breaks no new ground in storytelling, as Camelot, the French Revolution, the court of Kublai Khan, and Jack-The-Ripper era Europe have been repeatedly explored in DC comics. Mainly by [a:Neil Gaiman|1221698|Neil Gaiman|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1234150163p2/1221698.jpg] and [a:Alan Moore|3961|Alan Moore|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1304944713p2/3961.jpg]. But just because the settings and plots are familiar doesn't give this the air of being derivative. It's more the case of a character's story being shaped by the famous events around her rather than a series of stories about famous events through the eyes of a single protagonist.
If you love Sandman and Lucifer, and wish there were more books set in that world but weren't satisfied by the likes of House Of Mystery or The Dreaming, this may be the series for you. [a:Amy Reeder Hadley|15649132|Amy Reeder Hadley|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s art in this volume is gorgeous, and was justifiably nominated for several Eisner Awards.
Here, he takes DC C-lister, Madame Xanadu, and follows her history from the time of Camelot to mid-20th century DC superhero times. While the main DC character who serves as her foil in this volume is The Phantom Stranger, we do also get a hint of one of Sandman's Endless, and a full on appearance of another.
This is a fun fantasy series. It breaks no new ground in storytelling, as Camelot, the French Revolution, the court of Kublai Khan, and Jack-The-Ripper era Europe have been repeatedly explored in DC comics. Mainly by [a:Neil Gaiman|1221698|Neil Gaiman|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1234150163p2/1221698.jpg] and [a:Alan Moore|3961|Alan Moore|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1304944713p2/3961.jpg]. But just because the settings and plots are familiar doesn't give this the air of being derivative. It's more the case of a character's story being shaped by the famous events around her rather than a series of stories about famous events through the eyes of a single protagonist.
If you love Sandman and Lucifer, and wish there were more books set in that world but weren't satisfied by the likes of House Of Mystery or The Dreaming, this may be the series for you. [a:Amy Reeder Hadley|15649132|Amy Reeder Hadley|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s art in this volume is gorgeous, and was justifiably nominated for several Eisner Awards.