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Liked It “The format for the Absolute Sandman makes you feel like you are reading the story from Destiny's tome. Contains issues #1-20 including my two favorites Calliope and a Midsummer Night's Dream.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“The format for the Absolute Sandman makes you feel like you are reading the story from Destiny's tome. Contains issues #1-20 including my two favorites Calliope and a Midsummer Night's Dream.”
Amy L wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Parts of this graphic novel were incredibly fun, although also very dark and creepy. At times, I thought this compared with Watchmen in cleverness and quality, but then other chapters lacked that verve. I’m still glad to be reading it, but it’s not going to be a new favorite.”
Christina F wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I will start by saying that this is an absolutely gorgeous book. It's a compilation that was obviously done with great care and attention to detail, and as a result it has a very imposing physical presence. I found myself checking if my hands were clean before picking it up to read (and I'm not kidding).
Sofia Carvalho wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
What to say about the comic itself... "Sandman" is fantastic, quite different from what I got used from a comic book (and it must have been quite ground-breaking at the time it came out). I started reading Watchmen at the same time I was reading The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1, and found myself comparing the two. While Watchmen is undoubtedly much more political and thought-provoking (and also quite original in its storytelling), Sandman is a lot more subtle. It's an intricate world of fantasies, of metaphors and of symbols. I could read only one story at the time, and after a while I figured out why. I found myself being unable to fully appreciate all the little details, references and symbols, because there were so many. Thus, I slowed down (and good thing I did), making this the book that has taken me the longest time to read in my life.
The final part of the book is dedicated to the making-of the comic, and is really an excellent read. I enjoyed immensely going through the whole issue of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", step by step, with the quirky commentaries of Neil Gaiman to the illustrator.
The artists that collaborated on this book are all very talented. I have a soft spot for Dave McKean's work, and his issue covers were another thing that made me love this book. If you like comic books, then I heartily recommend you get your "clean" hands on this.”
“The best comic book series ever”
Turiboy wrote this review Monday, September 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I'd never read Sandman when it was in comic form but really enjoyed the crazily in depth story and world that Gaiman created that lives, sort of, in the DC Universe. You definitely need no prior knowledge of anything DC to enjoy this awesome bit of writing. The artists he has working on the series are pretty great too.”
Jimmy M wrote this review Tuesday, July 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“I love sleeping as a pastime. But reading this can make one rethink about sleep. If there is a king of dreams, then I wish he was my best friend so that I would never have nightmares.”
Blas O wrote this review Thursday, June 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The start of the greatest story ABOUT stories ever told. Concerning Dream of the Endless, one of seven personifications of human traits and behaviors, who must change or die and chooses.......? The Sandman is one of the most beautiful exercises in writing I've ever laid eyes upon, told in arcs, with shorter seemingly unrelated short stories, Lord Morpheus or Dream (he takes on many names),whether a part of the story or not certainly haunts it in some fashion or another. The first volume in the absolute editions concerns the catalyst to Dreams change of heart and mind, being bound for eighty plus years by an English sorcerer, who's goal was to actually ensnare Dream's older sister Death; his journey to reclaim his tools of office taken by his captors and spread to the four corners of earth and hell. The second story arc concern the after effects of having the lord of dreams separated from his function and the repercussions felt by humans, and the family disorder that dream's sister Desire reaps from his absence. The volume is ended with what for me were some of it's strongest components; the short stories. In the stories we meet Dream's former lover and Mother to his only son, a muse. His meeting and subsequent bargain with William Shakespeare, and the first appearance of Hob Gadling and man who has sworn to never die, and thanks to the machinations of Death and Dream never will, and will begin a habit of meeting his new found friend the king of dreams every seventy years or thereabouts, for a drink and to share his insights of life. I would recommend this, Neil Gaiman's greatest work, to all who love history, great prose, and passionate love of storytelling. What are you waiting for.
Dreamking wrote this review Tuesday, September 2 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“O.k., so I didn't actually "read" this one. Dad read it out loud while we were hanging out. But he really liked it. And I have a feeling I'm gonna dig it when I'm older. Kind creepier, kind of funny, kind of all things to all people. So, since Dad liked it so well, I'll give it aces, too.”
Book Baby wrote this review Monday, August 4 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I know that this is a 'graphic novel' but it is so beautifully written. The content is very rich and thought-provoking, as well as the pictures.
Knotty By Nature wrote this review Friday, July 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
If you think a comic book can't have depth, think again. I love this series.”
