Title of the book: Sandman
Authors: Neil Gaiman
Series: Sandman
Genres: fantasy, adevnture
Short summary of the story: It’s… hard to summarize! When asked to describe Sandman in under 25 words, here’s what series creator Neil Gaiman came up with: "The Lord of Dreams learns that one must change or die, and makes his decision." Sandman is a comic book series which were published by DC Comics.
Good points / bad points: As I read Neil Gaiman, I was interested in checking out this series. I have never been a fan of DC and comic books so I was a bit sceptical with trying it out. I read through volume 1 which, to be honest, bored me to death. Again, I am not a fan of comic books so maybe that's the reason why I was negative about it. If you are a fan of comic books - you will definitely love this series.
Sandman - Neil Gaiman
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I adore comic books and I've never understood why some people don't consider them a serious type of literature consumption. You only need to turn towards The Sandman Series by Neil Gaiman to see just how wonderful comic books can be. I own all volumes from this series and even some extra fancy editions.
I return to this story at least twice a year and I've used the reading challenge to reread by favourite parts, Preludes and Nocturnes (issues #1–8), The Doll's House (issues #9–16) and Season of Mists (issues #21–28).
While I don't agree with the previous poster that the first volume, Preludes and Nocturnes, was boring, it does show that these first few issues have been Gaiman's first foray into regular comic books. They're rather clunky, something that the author himself admits, but I think they set up the story beautifully. We're introduced to the main character, Dream of the Endless, who was imprisoned by an occultist called Roderick Burgess and the consequences that had on the Waking world.
This volume is special to me because it includes my absolute favourite issue, The Sound of Her Wings, in which Dream's sister, Death, is introduced in a lovely story about her 'job' and how she actually brings solace to people and a helps Dream out of his funk with a new purpose. It's a very emotional issue with a strong message.
In The Doll's House, Dream returns to his realm, called the Dreaming, to find that a few dreams and nightmares have escaped to our, Waking world. While he hunts them down, he realizes that a new dream vortex is reaching the top of their power, threatening to destroy him and his realm forever.
This volume is where the 'horror' part really comes to shine. The nightmares are, well, nightmare-fuel, especially the 'main' bad The Corinthian, though Gaiman likes to underline that even nightmares have a purpose in our lives. This volume also introduces my favourite side character, Hob Gadling, in Men of Good Fortune.
The Season of Mists features my favourite arc, Dream going into Hell to face off against Lucifer to free his ex-lover Nada, which he imprisoned thousands of years ago. I like how instead of this epic battle that we've envisioned, Lucifer just…gives up the keys to Hell and goes to relax on a beach. The battle for Hell instead ensues between other gods and goddesses.
This volume is lauded as the best of whole series, which I tend to agree with. It kicks off a major plot arc throughout the rest of the story and highlights the rules and responsibilities that apply to all, even an anthropomorphic personification of the Endless. This volume is also the reason for the Lucifer run of comics (and the eventual making of the beloved TV show).
I return to this story at least twice a year and I've used the reading challenge to reread by favourite parts, Preludes and Nocturnes (issues #1–8), The Doll's House (issues #9–16) and Season of Mists (issues #21–28).
While I don't agree with the previous poster that the first volume, Preludes and Nocturnes, was boring, it does show that these first few issues have been Gaiman's first foray into regular comic books. They're rather clunky, something that the author himself admits, but I think they set up the story beautifully. We're introduced to the main character, Dream of the Endless, who was imprisoned by an occultist called Roderick Burgess and the consequences that had on the Waking world.
This volume is special to me because it includes my absolute favourite issue, The Sound of Her Wings, in which Dream's sister, Death, is introduced in a lovely story about her 'job' and how she actually brings solace to people and a helps Dream out of his funk with a new purpose. It's a very emotional issue with a strong message.
In The Doll's House, Dream returns to his realm, called the Dreaming, to find that a few dreams and nightmares have escaped to our, Waking world. While he hunts them down, he realizes that a new dream vortex is reaching the top of their power, threatening to destroy him and his realm forever.
This volume is where the 'horror' part really comes to shine. The nightmares are, well, nightmare-fuel, especially the 'main' bad The Corinthian, though Gaiman likes to underline that even nightmares have a purpose in our lives. This volume also introduces my favourite side character, Hob Gadling, in Men of Good Fortune.
The Season of Mists features my favourite arc, Dream going into Hell to face off against Lucifer to free his ex-lover Nada, which he imprisoned thousands of years ago. I like how instead of this epic battle that we've envisioned, Lucifer just…gives up the keys to Hell and goes to relax on a beach. The battle for Hell instead ensues between other gods and goddesses.
This volume is lauded as the best of whole series, which I tend to agree with. It kicks off a major plot arc throughout the rest of the story and highlights the rules and responsibilities that apply to all, even an anthropomorphic personification of the Endless. This volume is also the reason for the Lucifer run of comics (and the eventual making of the beloved TV show).
