Re-reading Sandman

[Shoegaze99]

Hey hey, I mentioned it in another thread, but figure any chance to talk about Sandman is a good one, so ...

I just finished a re-read of the whole Sandman saga, just in time for the 20th Anniversary of the first issue's release, and was lucky enough to write about my re-read for Weird Tales magazine. The 10-part series will be appearing on their website over the next two weeks. Here's what we have so far:

Introduction
Sandman Vol. 1 - Preludes & Nocturnes
Sandman Vol. 2 - The Doll's House
The next parts will follow daily, Monday through Friday.


It really is a fantastic comic series. It had been quite a few years since I read it, and while I always held it in high esteem, I forgot how truly amazing it really is.

So hey, if you haven't read it in a while, pull out your graphic novels or issues and read along. I bet bet you forgot just how good it was.

 

[Shoegaze99]

Sandman Vol. 3 - Dream Country

 

[Shoegaze99]

Sandman Vol. IV - Season of Mists

Sandman Vol. V - A Game of You

Sandman Vol. VI - Fables and Reflections

Sandman Vol. VII - Brief Lives

 

[Shoegaze99]

The series is finished. The esteemed Mr. Gaiman linked to it from his blog no less than three times, which pleases me, and some other bloggers picked it up, too.

Here are the final pieces:

The Sandman Vol. VIII — World’s End
The Sandman Vol. IX — The Kindly Ones
The Sandman Vol. X — The Wake

To all you folks who clicked over and read along, thanks very much.

 

[GOLLUM]

Yes, that was a good summary, well done Sir..

 

[Patrick Mahon]

Sorry Shoegaze - it's taken me a year to notice your thread! However, I'm just reading Volume V: A Game of You, and really enjoyed your commentary on it. So many thanks - I shall read your other columns shortly. Cheers!

 

[El Dirko]

Good summaries ! My favourite remains Seasons of Mist and I loved what Mike Carey did with Lucifer afterwards.

Best wishes,
Dirk

 

[True Blue Mug]

My wife bought me the Absolute Edition Vol. 1 and I just started to re-read the series. I was going to let her read it next, but I forgot how much horror was in the early stories. The diner scene is pretty gory stuff and my wife dislikes excessive violence, so we'll see. Great stuff though can't wait to get to Season of Mists.

 

[Brian G Turner]

Seasons of Mist was great, as were many of the short stories - loved the Midsummer Night's Dream one.

 

[ellethekitty]

My favorite is the Kindly ones. Perhaps Because I am so swayed by the art in it.

 

[jastius]

amazon have Sandman for kindle on as a free download. Here is the link.

Amazon.com: Sandman #1 eBook: NEIL GAIMAN, SAM KIETH: Kindle Store

 

[Jesse412]

I recently finished reading the original series and was blown away. It instantly became my all time favorites series. Since then I've managed to read as many of the spin-offs that I can get my hands on. The only one I haven't really enjoyed so far was the Bast mini series. Currently I'm about 20 or so issues into The Dreaming which I'm really enjoying.