Sandman

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As to NG's Sandman - the stories are a top 10 must-have of the graphic novel, arguable a high point of the form. Other than Sandman himself, there are many other great characters like Death, Delirium, Matthew, Hob Gadling and more. It's honestly impressive how many, vastly different characters can Neil Gaiman create. Death and Delirium are both sisters of Sandman. Death is a very uplifting and happy person. She's the one closest to Sandman and she's always there for him, when he needs her. Delirium is one of the most unique characters I've ever seen in a story. She isn't crazy, but her mind is very chaotic. She acts like a child, but not in an annoying way. She's a very fun character most of the time, but some times, like everyone, she gets depressed and angry. Matthew was a human, but now he's a raven and he works for Sandman. Him and Hob Gadling (and maybe also Lucien) are the closest Sandman has to a friend. What I love about the relationship between Sandman and Matthew is that they both really care for each other and they can talk with honesty, without hiding anything. Sandman's relationship with Hob is a bit more complicated. Hob is hundreds of years old and for the longest, they've been meeting once every century. During the time of the series they meet again more often and it's obvious that they are very important to one another, because deep down, they truly understand each other. Morpheus, the King of Dreams, Lord of the Dreaming, Dream of the Endless, has been captured and is imprisoned for close to a century. The repurcussions of his capture and eventual escape are felt across generations of dreamers, and that makes up the crux of this story. But it is also much, MUCH more. The Sandman series was probably my favorite and most important read of 2020. The main series is 76 issues and it's widely considered as one of the greatest comic series ever made. Absolute Editions: The main series is covered in Volumes 1-4. Vol. 5 contains Endless Nights, Dream Hunters (prose and comic), and Midnight Theatre. Absolute Overture has the most gorgeous art you will ever see in a comic book. Absolute Death presents the two Death miniseries and other Death stories already covered in Vol. 1-5 along with an extensive art gallery.

Weaving together ancient mythology, folklore, and fairy tales with his own distinct narrative vision, Gaiman created an unforgettable tale of the forces that exist beyond life and death.Volume 4 Season of Mists: One of the best volumes of the series, this is Neil Gaiman in top form. This volume is where the vast scope of the universe is fully realized for the first time. You can get a taste of the series' at its peak and then return to the beginning for more answers. Una historia con protagonistas y puntos de vista poco comunes, toda moral es gris y siempre están sorprendiendote con las cuestionables pero entendibles decisiones, los dioses, sub-dioses (y pesadillas) consiguen transmitirte esa trascendencia y control sobre las vidas humanas, las corrupciones de estas, perdidas emocionales y complejidad tras sus sueños. Sandman literally brought me to tears at several points. If you only ever read one comic in your life...this is the one. It's about dreams and stories, and the perpetual power those things hold over us.

Each volume tells its own part of the story, and they are all wonderful in different ways. A throwaway comment or character will come brilliantly full circle volumes later, and all the story strands are intricately connected. I particularly loved Dream Country and The Kindly Ones. And The Doll's House. And Brief Lives. And all the other volumes...Neil Gaiman is the New York Timesbestselling author of the Newbery Medal-winning The Graveyard Bookand Coraline, the basis for the hit movie. His other books include Anansi Boys, Neverwhere, American Gods,and Stardust,(winner of the American Library Association's Alex Award as one of 2000's top novels for young adults) as well as the short story collections M Is for Magic and Smoke and Mirrors. He is also the author of The Wolves in the Wallsand The Day I Traded My Dad for Two Goldfish, both written for children. Among his many awards are the Eisner, the Hugo, the Nebula, the World Fantasy, and the Bram Stoker. Originally from England, he now lives in the United States.

Dream, as he is so often called is essentially a good guy, but terribly flawed. He is unlike any of his other siblings who (while not all entirely pure at heart) may have already dealt with the travails that beset our titular Sandman. Dream is cold, apathetic towards others at times and removed from his own existence. He is a victim of his own doing and chained by the rules he wilfully abides by at his own peril. This makes his turmoil all the more relatable and real. Dream makes so many grave mistakes and causes himself more pain and suffering rectifying his misdeeds. This makes him all the more sympathetic. I absolutely and unabashedly saw a lot of my own reflection in Dream (almost like my own dark mirror of sorts). Which is why perhaps this story resonated with me so deeply in my soul.In The Sandman, the King of Dreams fashioned his inimitable helm from the skull and spine of a nameless god he’d slain. Fortunately for gods everywhere, DC’s new replica is made of resin. Fortunately for fans, it comes with a new “piece of epistolary fiction” — that is, a short Sandman story in letter form — written by Neil Gaiman himself. There are many reasons why this series is an amazing piece of art and I love it. First of all, the characters are amazing. Sandman is weirdly, at the same time, one of the most deep, complex and relatable characters. He's very moody and throughout the series, we see him multiple times dealing with depression and trying to find a way to distract himself and feel better. His problems are of cosmic importance, but somehow they are also very human problems, like dealing with a bad break up or arguing with relatives. Another interesting aspect of Sandman's personality is how much he follows the rules. That's not very important for the biggest part of the series, but it's very important in the 9th arc. In this arc, he has the opportunity to make things better by ignoring the rules, but he refuses to do so, leading to major consequences. Volume 2 Doll's House: This is where Neil severs the ties between the Sandman and the DC universe and the series begins to take form. This is a fan favorite volume and a fairly good starting point for new readers. You can get immersed in the series and then read volume 1 after this. I really have to say that I don't like Neil Gaiman at all. Although it starts out like a dream (pun intended). This is my kind of fantasy: combining the real and the mythical, micro- and macrocosm, the personal with the all-encompassing, the mundane with philosophy, intimate despair and the apocalypse. But Gaiman is just a terrible storyteller. He has the most astonishing ideas and concepts - which never end up making a good plot or resolution. They all lead to nothing at all. A fascinating conflict is set up ... then random things happen ... and fizzle out without a point. The shorter segments are better, because they rely more on concept than story. But the last volumes were really a drag. Note on Bonus Content: Detailed list of the bonus content collected in each volume of the Absolute Editions can be found in the "What is in ..." section of the subreddit. At present, none of the editions contain all the bonus content. The new introductions/forewords to the individual volumes as well as the annotated script for #17 Calliope collected in the 30th Anniversary TPBs are not present in any other edition including the Absolutes.

Neil Gaiman does what many have tried and failed to do successfully. He creates a multi-dimensional Universe spanning gods, time space, dimensions, and all of human human conditions. Pros: Definitive collectors editions - Huge slipcased volumes with leather-like cover and sewn binding, a ribbon bookmark, and lots of bonus content The story (usually) follows Sandman, also known as Morpheus or Dream. Sandman is the aspect of dream. He is one of the Endless, with the other ones being Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, Destiny and Destruction. The story starts when a magician, in an attempt to capture death and become immortal, captures Sandman and imprisons him for 70 years. Sandman is the main character in most story arcs of the series, but some times he's just a secondary character. This might lead someone to believe that the arcs in which he appears as a secondary character, aren't as important or interesting, but every arc is so interesting and so well written that it doesn't really matter if Sandman is the main character or not. Sandman was originally conceived as a revival of DC’s dream-powered superhero, though Gaiman’s interpretation shares little in common with the cheesy 70s character who wears tights and a cape. Gaiman’s titular Sandman is alternately known as Morpheus, The Shaper, and many, many other names. Morpheus and his six siblings — Destiny, Death, Destruction, Despair, Desire, and Delirium — make up the Endless, anthropomorphized embodiments of powerful forces.This is a review for the audiobook by Audible. The performance was excellent, but I was not prepared for short stories and would have liked to have 1 story, not here and there and here a bit. Omnibus: The main series is collected in Vol. 1 and 2. Vol 3 contains other stories set in the Sandman universe which are written by Gaiman (Endless Nights, The Dream Hunters (prose and comic), Overture, Both Death miniseries, Midnight Theatre, and more) 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: Deluxe Editions: Books 1-5 collect the original series, Midnight Theatre, Endless Nights, and both versions of Dream Hunters. The older deluxe editions of Death and Overture remain in print. Everything you wanted from all the multi-universe genre books you've read and never gotten Neil Gaiman delivers on.