What a hell of a ride, although gods are just bystanders Because Sandman aka Dream and his gang rock even moreWith their sheer power, they dominate every aspect of human lives, are more than literal gods, because they exist forever without the need for sanctimonious sentient beings. They´re manifested in ways that are essential to the universe itself and human features too. But they're not immune to The trouble caused by naked apesArrogance is part of the game, because if your pals are named de...

So here's the thing...I wrote the introduction to the 30th anniversary edition of The Sandman.How absolutely *stupid* is that?It's been half a year since I got the invitation, and months since I actually finished writing the introduction, but I still can't believe it.To celebrate, I thought I'd write a review here. But rather than just my usual messy gush about how I love some story, I got permission from the publisher to re-print part of my introduction I wrote.Share and enjoy...**(What follows...

I thought it was time I added The Sandman. It fits precisely into my systematic program of reading. “Hold on!” I can hear all you folks out there saying. “ Your 'systematic program of reading'? Why you're one of the most eclectic readers I know!”I can understand why you might feel that way, but there is a little method to my madness. Although it is true that some of the books I read (progressive political analyzes, slim 20th century verse collections, cat books, classic spiritual treatises, or t...

I'm stuck at home during a pandemic so why not revisit an old friend. Sandman was the first comic I remember reading in high school where I first thought, "Hey, maybe comics aren't just for kids!". Even though Vertigo later distanced itself from the rest of the DC universe. I love how Gaiman grounds this right in the DC universe while still making it its own thing. John Constantine who quickly become one of my favorite DC characters. Even the Justice League shows up with the main villain, Dr. De...

Mr Gaiman, thank you for the dream. See what I did there? But in all fairness this is a dream. This comic is just everything I want a comic to be. It’s dark and brutal; it’s profound and sophisticated: it’s imaginative and creative. I just love everything about it. It’s superb. Let’s begin with the characters: Dream So the protagonist is a god, a very old god. And he represents one of the key elements of life itself: hope. He is everything the mind longs for. He is the reason to carry on livi...

I need to admit something. I've never "gotten" Neil Gaiman's books. They confuse the hell out of me. I really never know where he is going with a story. *gasp* This one was some freaky ass shit. Some old guy wants to perform a ceremony to capture "Death". Yeah..okay.Anyways, he ends up capturing our guy Dream. Dream bides his time. Then he wants his domain back. Then some more freaky ass shit goes down. I see a whole lot of fangirls and boys on these books. Don't kill me yet. I hav...

First off, let's be clear, I'm a big soppy fan of Gaiman's Work. Secondly, I've read the Sandman series several times before. So this is more a record of my fond re-reading and musing about this story rather than some sort of objective review. But if you've read any of my other reviews, that won't come as a surprise. I think it's been a full ten years since the last time I've read this series. And, given that my memory is, well... to put it plainly quite shit, I get to experience the series with...

FanTABulous preluDe! Creative Team:Writer: Neil GaimanIllustrators: Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg & Malcolm Jones IIICovers: Dave McKeanLetterer: Todd Klein A PRELUdE TO dREAM It is NEVER “only a dream”, John Constantine. Definitely there is stuff that if you read again, you’ll get it differently, but even so, you’ll get it differently if you re-read it again in a different order.I am re-reading again the first four TPBs of The Sandman since I was able to buy the rest of TPBs of the se...

Re-Read 1/3/20:Just as good as the previous reads. :)Original Review:I have to say I enjoyed this much better the second time around. Both times I really got a kick out of the Crowley sidestory, and I still have no idea who or what the original sandman comic was all about, nor do I particularly care, but this reimagining is a real work of art.It's not even the art, per-se, although I did enjoy seeing Bowie as Satan. It fits him so well. It was the story. It seemed to stumble about for a short wh...

Re-read 2022 When I first read this back in 2009, I really hadn't been reading comics for very long.Because of my newbie status, a lot of the cool cameos and whatnot went completely over my head.And yet, I still thought this was a really awesome story. So it does stand on its own for those of you who aren't really that familiar with some of the faces you might see.Now that I get the references to this character or that character, it adds an extra layer of ah-ha! to the story that wasn't there be...