The Sandman Omnibus Vol. 1

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The Sandman Omnibus (Vol. 1) is a foundational tour de force demonstrating the art of creation through the exploration of mythology and storytelling. The way Morpheus was drawn, he looks like Tim Burtons “Edward Scissorhands.” Couldn’t imagine him to be the controller of my dreams. Some gothic looking dude having the fortitude for stature and something so imperative? Lyrical, strange, sometimes incomplete, but weirdly rewarding. I read this mostly before going to sleep, and, fittingly, it has given me some strange dreams. The Sandman is the universally lauded masterwork following Morpheus, Lord of the Dreaming—a vast hallucinatory landscape housing all the dreams of any and everyone who's ever existed. Regardless of cultures or historical eras, all dreamers visit Morpheus' realm—be they gods, demons, muses, mythical creatures, or simply humans who teach Morpheus some surprising lessons. So yes, of course you should read Sandman. Everyone should, whether you read comics or not. I went in with pretty high hopes. It mostly met them, sometimes fell well short. Still bloody great though. Just don't watch the Netflix show. I'm calling it early, its gonna be shite. 4.25/5

Sandman: What to Read After Watching the Netflix Series The Sandman: What to Read After Watching the Netflix Series

They said Neil Gaiman was a great writer, all I see is a bootlegged Shakespeare. Dialogue was absolutely brutal. It's not a coincidence that we follow Dream. His realm is the world of dreams in all forms: Dreams while we sleep, but also ideas, creativity and wishes that shape life when we're awake. The influence of the imagined, the dreamed, the subconscious on our existence is the central theme in the series. And Gaiman is very clear: There is a reality, sure, but it is only one of many realms and by far not the most important. There are other realms, different dreams, individual ones like the adventure worlds kids have in their heads or the illusions of a madman, but also collective ones like tradition or religion that are as real as reality and far more influential. Therefore the stories also heavily reference literature, myths, religion and so on. stars of the sort that are built up by layer upon layer upon layer of playful postmodernism whose grandeur and heft don't fully coalesce in the mind until round about p.500 of 1000. I had held off on reading this series for around a year or so, because I don't like to burn through all of the best reads all at once. It would be a fairly dispiriting endeavour if your reading followed a continual downward spiral until you were left with nothing but the dregs at the bottom of the barrel. That said, sometimes you just have to go for gold and creak out the big guns. So now that its all over, what do I really think about Sandman? Well, it was really good, but I don't think I hyper loved it as much as others. Here's why: I wasn't really blown away by the art either. Some of the frames looked kind of unfinished. Also, a lot of the characters (especially women) had very similar faces. At other times though, the same characters' face could look very different in different frames. I know nothing about comics, but it just seemed a bit off at times. Also, is it really necessary to have so much (mostly female) nudity and sex? It was just a bit much.That's really my greatest criticism with this series, and was enough to rob it of a whole point, taking it from a five to a four. That and some of the art wasn't always as good as I would have liked. You really get quiet an assortment here, and not all of it as good as others. Preludes and Nocturnes: After decades of imprisonment at the hands of a group of magicians, Dream escapes and sets about reclaiming what is his... The Sandman: The Dream Hunters: A reasonably traditional kitsune romance between a Buddhist monk and a fox spirit.

Sandman 1: Gaiman, Neil, Kieth, Sam, Dringenberg, Mike The Sandman 1: Gaiman, Neil, Kieth, Sam, Dringenberg, Mike

The Sandman is the universally lauded masterwork following Morpheus, Lord of the Dreaming--a vast hallucinatory landscape housing all the dreams of any and everyone who's ever existed. Regardless of cultures or historical eras, all dreamers visit Morpheus' realm--be they gods, demons, muses, mythical creatures, or simply humans who teach Morpheus some surprising lessons. Volume 3 kind of serving as eclectic after note to cap everything off, while still being just as resonant as volumes 1 & 2 Death: The High Cost of Living: Death takes on human form and wanders the earth for a day, a tradition she performs once every century; this tradition is mentioned in the original series and is a more literal vacation. One of the most painful reads of my life, I hope Vol 2 of this omnibus collection will be easier on my eyes and brain.Morpheus, or Dream is one of the Endless. His elder sister is Death; a cheerful, skipping and kind girllike woman who takes the dying by their hand and guides them to a new realm. His other sisters include Despair and Delirium (who was once named Delight), and his elder brother is Destiny. Desire is both his brother and his sister; a creature who will embody the one thing that you desire most and be that thing in the flesh. Destruction is his last brother, but he is curiously absent in these installments of the story. He is hiding in silence. Morpheus really is my favorite thing about these comics. The Lord of Dreams is a tragic figure, as dark as the colors he wraps himself in. He can be merciless and unjust; stern and proud; unforgiving and unrelenting; and yet, he is also the distributor of dreams. He toys with his bag of dust, and he offers the sleepers of the world dreams they can escape into. He is terrible, and yet he fills the worlds with hope. There is hope in dreams. This is a retelling of the classic myth, recast with some Sandman characters. While mostly a retread, it's an interesting little tale that fleshes out the past relationship between Calliope and Morpheus. It's my first N.Gaiman book and they way he writes this story is really intricate. A lot of research most have gone into this. The detail and the quality of the story telling is unreal, something I was pleasantly surprised about. He's created a unique character and in a lot of ways his own universe.

Sandman Omnibus Vol. 2 by Neil Gaiman (Hardcover, 2013) The Sandman Omnibus Vol. 2 by Neil Gaiman (Hardcover, 2013)

I can maybe see why this was great when it came out during the British writer comic craze but reading this for the first time in 2022 doesn’t prove to be a classic. I’ve never came across a story which I wanted to end so much, and I unfortunately have Vol 2 left of this in omnibus format. I am dreading to start that. The Doll's House: Morpheus discovers four major dreams are missing from The Dreaming and dispatches Matthew the Raven to investigate. But what do the missing dreams have to do with the vortex that threatens the Dreaming? And how does an earth girl named Rose Walker figure into things? People think dreams aren't real just because they aren't made of matter, of particles. Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images, of memories and puns and lost hopes.”I need to get my hands of the next gigantic part of this omnibus. I need to know what happens next. If you’ve never read the Sandman before, do yourself the favour and become acquainted with Dream of the endless and his siblings (my favourite is easily Death, although I’m partially to Dream and destruction as well.....oh! And Delirium, can’t forget Delirium) But I'm finally figuring it out: Sandman is why. It's a huge team of people that created these books, not Gaiman alone, but he is clearly a good collaborator -- and clearly also this is where he has expressed lot of the darker, more intense, more emotionally chewy, writing. Despite the choppiness of the narrative, especially when the omnibus gets to the story-arcs collecting short stories, there’s an attractive and mesmerizing quality to writer Neil Gaiman’s incredible world-building that keeps you around. The characters he progressively introduces to this world all come with a shining and unforgettable personality that will also leave you craving for more of their presence. From Death to Lucifer, this omnibus sees to the birth of icons that will always leave a lasting impression on the reader. The artwork, unfortunately, will require the reader to let it grow on them. It is rough, it focuses on characters, and unleashes the illustrators on a creative frenzy that ultimately gives readers a psychedelic reading experience. Nonetheless, the artistic vision of this series is incredibly cohesive and consistent, making it easy for readers to be immersed in this universe. I'd read it before in the collected Death: The Deluxe Edition (was that meant to be a Rob Zombie allusion in the title or am I reading too much into it?), but it fits even better here, in its main story arc, and the surprise of Death appearing for the first time as this cool, wise, and actually rather happy goth girl still hasn't diminished. Even if she could do with more historically appropriate costumes and possessions in some other scenes. Also love the poetry and attitude.)