The Sandman

Endless Nights

150 pages

English language

Published Oct. 4, 2003 by DC Comics.

ISBN:
978-1-4012-0089-3
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OCLC Number:
53195475

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4 stars (660 reviews)

The Sandman is a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics / Vertigo. This book is the fifth in the series, titled "Brief lives"

26 editions

reviewed The Sandman. by Neil Gaiman (Sandman library -- 7)

A masterpiece

5 stars

Rereading Sandman for the first time in 20 years, it is so far my favorite volume, probably because it's one narrative unit centering around Dream and his family.

Previous volumes had amazing stories too, but there was a lack of unity in some of them (not to mention a lack of the main character). Yet, a lot of these previous stories were necessary to establish a lot of the things that make this one story as well as the following ones the masterpieces that they are. As, if I remember well, each volume gets better than the previous one at this point.

Can't wait to read volume 8 again. Probably in a few days.

reviewed The Sandman. by Neil Gaiman (Sandman library -- 7)

A good friend, revisited

5 stars

Recently re-read the entire series, prompted (of course) by the Netflix adaptation. How immense the scope of this is, and yet the core storyline is actually pretty tight. Would recommend to anyone (though you've probably read it already, right?)

reviewed The Sandman by Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Book 2)

Review of 'The Sandman' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

YUP. this is the neil gaiman i know and love. cuz holy s*** some of the issues in this volume are INTENSE (Tale in the Sand?!?!) and others just feel so Classic Gaiman (Men of Good Fortune). I still believe that the show has done a EXCEPTIONAL job on expanding on the source material; and that is saying a lot as someone who is typically in the, "the book was better than the movie/show" camp. brb starting vol 3 right away to start reading past what was covered in season 1.

reviewed The Sandman. by Neil Gaiman (Sandman library -- 7)

Review of 'The Sandman.' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This was a fine self-contained set of stories. I like how Dream and Delirium play off each other, and it was all the more enjoyable since I had recently listened to Act II of the audio series. With that fresh in my mind, I heard James McAvoy and Kristen Schaal the whole way.

I can't even remember what these characters used to sound like in my head, and I'm not sure that's a loss.

Review of 'The Sandman' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

While the previous volume was one of my favorites, this is probably my least favorite of the series. It just seems way too random, and the things that contribute to the overall storyline are too few and far between... I get the general idea of this volume, but I still didn't enjoy most of it very much.

reviewed The Sandman by Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Book 5)

Review of 'The Sandman' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Returning to previously introduced characters, this stories revolves around the dream world of Barbie, into which all people who live in her house are thrown. Maybe not one of the strongest, but still a really good volume (with really great LGBTQ presentation for its time).

reviewed Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, #4)

Review of 'Season of Mists' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

In the Season of Mists, the Dream Lord deals with the succession of hell after Lucifer has quit his job. A great volume that introduces many concepts and ideas, and is also quite important if you ever consider reading the Lucifer spin-off...

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