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The Sandman Book One

The Sandman Book One

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  • Author：Neil Gaiman
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Summary

Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time。 The series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction， historical drama， and legend are seamlessly interwoven。

This first book collecting Neil Gaiman's genre-defining series about the Dream King。 Collects Sandman issues #1-20。

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Reviews

Luke Barnett ，

My new favorite comic series。

Alexandra ，

MAGNIFICENT！！！

Alexis （Mother of Books） ，

*Rating & review to come。

Pyramids Ubiquitous ，

I am very disappointed with this first portion of The Sandman， though I suppose that's what hype tends to do （and why I tend to disbelieve it）。 The comics here are a bunch of vaguely connected short stories， somewhat like an episodic television drama （this format of television was ubiquitous in the nineties， so no surprise）。 The Sandman Book One doesn't really set up any narrative and feels like filler episodes， despite being the first quarter of an entire series。The Sandman is marketed as dark， I am very disappointed with this first portion of The Sandman， though I suppose that's what hype tends to do （and why I tend to disbelieve it）。 The comics here are a bunch of vaguely connected short stories， somewhat like an episodic television drama （this format of television was ubiquitous in the nineties， so no surprise）。 The Sandman Book One doesn't really set up any narrative and feels like filler episodes， despite being the first quarter of an entire series。The Sandman is marketed as dark， but there is no genuine threat of danger， and it vaguely follows an omnipotent protagonist who solves each mildly interesting conflict with a blink。 I like my dark to be more than blood and boobs。 The series is also carried by silly crossovers and references， which is just not exciting to me。 Overall， I thought it was kind of a mess。 I am unsure if I will continue the series。 。。。more

Anne （ReadEatGameRepeat） ，

So this is simultaneously nothing like that I expected form a "Gaiman story" but also everything that you expect from Gaiman wrapped up in one story （although the story isn't technically finished yet？）。 I read this a little slower than I normally would， I think that's partially because it is a heavier story & wanted to make sure I took my time with the novel rather than rush through it and partially because I've been going through it recently and this book was both the escape I needed and a bit So this is simultaneously nothing like that I expected form a "Gaiman story" but also everything that you expect from Gaiman wrapped up in one story （although the story isn't technically finished yet？）。 I read this a little slower than I normally would， I think that's partially because it is a heavier story & wanted to make sure I took my time with the novel rather than rush through it and partially because I've been going through it recently and this book was both the escape I needed and a bit much to deal with at times。 I will say I expected more of a fantasy story but this does definitely lean more towards horror than I expected and while idk if I would pick up other horror stories after this I do think I will continue with this one。 It deals with a lot more heavier topics that I expected - like I know it was a more mature story but I didn't expect some of the stories to get as dark as they did。 I'm very interested to see what hte adaptation has to offer now and will for sure be continuing on with book 2 （although I'm going on a bit of a book buying ban after last month so idk when I'll get to it/buy the next books but oh well）。 。。。more

Darcey ，

This has to be one of the best things I’ve ever read。 Which surprised the hell out of me considering despite how I’ve logged quite a few of them this year， comics and graphic novels have never felt like my medium。 I’ve tried a lot of them over the years and felt hardly anything when reading them despite how issues might have glowing reviews and be well loved。 I was giving myself a lot of explanations for this to try to make sense of it， but ultimately made peace with the fact it might just be th This has to be one of the best things I’ve ever read。 Which surprised the hell out of me considering despite how I’ve logged quite a few of them this year， comics and graphic novels have never felt like my medium。 I’ve tried a lot of them over the years and felt hardly anything when reading them despite how issues might have glowing reviews and be well loved。 I was giving myself a lot of explanations for this to try to make sense of it， but ultimately made peace with the fact it might just be the one classically nerdy thing I don’t click with。This however completely blew my mind。 It’s so much higher quality than any of the others I’ve tried and even within one issue elevates what I reluctantly saw as a simplistic and less evocactive format before to now something I know realize I was correct to expect more from - because it exists， and it’s here。 The characters， the lore， the richness of the world and it’s storytelling that don’t hold your hand throughout， instead leaving you to unravel it’s mysteries and parse over each word to try to find every last secret， because you feel as if they exist。 It doesn’t feel like reading a dream or a nightmare， it’s a door into a world you can believe exists and we are only seeing snapshots of， and the talent it takes to do that believably explains all of Gaiman’s clearly well earned accolades。 While I love how it’s this compelling contrast of grotesque darkness with gleams of sentimental wisdom and light I know the author was clearly using the story to get across， sometimes it’s so dark it verges on something I find part of me taking an issue with。 In particular with how sexual violence takes centre stage quite a few times。 I don’t think it shouldn’t take place in fiction， but I can’t help but feel like only a male writer would be as labourous with it’s use as a plot device and wish it was less prevelant。 I also sometimes feel that the other side of the mysterious coin is that I’m left wanting just that bit more closure with some characters and storylines， but I can’t fully criticise him for that when I haven’t finished the entire run yet and my wishes will probably be granted。 If you’re insane enough to still be reading this， I really reccomend trying this out whether you’re interested in watching the netflix show or not （which is what I read this as a prerequisite for）。 Even just issue #18， “A dream of a thousand cats” which was my absolute favourite and can be enjoyed without reading anything else here。 I almost think it would be better to read it that way and you can probably find it online。 Like I said in my update I’m not sure whether I plan to change how I’m logging this to be my volume instead， but for now this works。 I can’t wait to read the rest and finally get through the rest of his books too。 。。。more

Peter Salva ，

This is a reread for me since the Netflix show was coming out soon， and I quite enjoyed it。 The short story style issues in Volume 3 were my favorite part。 I love Death’s character throughout as well。 I’m looking forward to rereading the rest of the series now。

Duncan G ，

Read in preparation for the Netflix series。 Absolutely beautiful， amazing storytelling， I’ve read a fair few comic books but this is one of the only I would consider transcendent above the medium and into true art。

Becca Leigh ，

I can't believe it took me so long to get around to reading this series。 Seriously， a crime on my end。 It is absolutely EVERYTHING I expected and wanted from this iconic Neil Gaiman work。 It's got horror， and heart， and philosophy that makes you think。 Definitely one that stays with you long after reading。 I'll be starting the rest immediately and cannot wait for the tv series later this week。 I can't believe it took me so long to get around to reading this series。 Seriously， a crime on my end。 It is absolutely EVERYTHING I expected and wanted from this iconic Neil Gaiman work。 It's got horror， and heart， and philosophy that makes you think。 Definitely one that stays with you long after reading。 I'll be starting the rest immediately and cannot wait for the tv series later this week。 。。。more

Amanda Stewart ，

This was good， the stories were really interesting and the art was beautiful。

Lorel Holt ，

I wanted to be prepared for when the series drops on Netflix， so I got book one in the series and I was pleasantly surprised。 It had its moments where it was dark and real， but it was also entertaining and I loved all the stories。 I can’t wait for the series on Netflix and hope that it lives up to what this graphic novel was。 And I can’t wait to pick up the next book and continue the story with these characters。

Melia Glubka ，

oh hes hot

Li ☾ ，

Loved this … so much darker than I expected！

Claire Hogan ，

So listen， I’m a bit Gaiman fan。 And I’m a bit of a pedant， so I needed to read this before watching the upcoming TV show。 And it was pretty good， but boy does it suffer from a few things。1。 God I hate how all comics have to be connected。 Anytime they mentioned Arkham asylum or “HAHA WOULDN’T IT BE SOOO FUN AND QUIRKY IF THE JUSTICE LEAGUE WERE ALSO HERE？” I wanted to gouge my eyes out2。 Hey Morpheus is great and all， but why is he aggressively white knighting every woman in this story？ None of So listen， I’m a bit Gaiman fan。 And I’m a bit of a pedant， so I needed to read this before watching the upcoming TV show。 And it was pretty good， but boy does it suffer from a few things。1。 God I hate how all comics have to be connected。 Anytime they mentioned Arkham asylum or “HAHA WOULDN’T IT BE SOOO FUN AND QUIRKY IF THE JUSTICE LEAGUE WERE ALSO HERE？” I wanted to gouge my eyes out2。 Hey Morpheus is great and all， but why is he aggressively white knighting every woman in this story？ None of these ladies seem to have any agency， until they’re raped and call out Morpheus’ name and are suddenly saved。 I mean I know this series was written in the 80s/90s， but cmon。Otherwise solid。 Had that classic Gaiman existential wishing well feeling。 。。。more

Treyton Johnson ，

I’ve never been a big graphic novel fan but I haven’t been able to stay away from this collection。 Some issues have been on my mind consistently since first reading them and I’ve had to go back and re-read over and over。 Very excited to start book two。

Stacey B。 ，

2。5/5

Carolina ，

4。5。。。excellent re-read。 Throughly enjoyed this graphic novel collection。

Eric Alvarado ，

Just beautiful dark stories intertwined with the pale lord of dreams

Aaron Stevenson ，

Very strong 4 star。 Kept waiting for its grim， surreal charm to wear off， but it never did。 Some issues in here are weaker than others， but the art is gorgeous and the writing hits the whole way through。

Lisa （the。running。bookworm） ，

I am not a huge reader of comics or graphic novels， but I am a Gaiman fan。 When I heard this was coming to Netflix I just had to give this a go。 It was clever， dark and exciting。 Some stories I enjoyed more than others but the overall concept was great。 There were both interesting characters and fantastically sharp， atmospheric illustrations。 The way the whole story has been thought through and put together is admirable。 Gaiman at his best I think。 I am looking forward to seeing how it is transl I am not a huge reader of comics or graphic novels， but I am a Gaiman fan。 When I heard this was coming to Netflix I just had to give this a go。 It was clever， dark and exciting。 Some stories I enjoyed more than others but the overall concept was great。 There were both interesting characters and fantastically sharp， atmospheric illustrations。 The way the whole story has been thought through and put together is admirable。 Gaiman at his best I think。 I am looking forward to seeing how it is translated to the screen。 I may emended invest in book 2 next time I am in a comic book store。 。。。more

Brianna ，

Up front， I will admit that I am not usually a reader of graphic novels。 I therefore don't really know the standards that distinguish a great graphic novel from a mediocre one。 I *can* comment though on what makes for great characters and what makes for great story - "The Sandman" has both。 There are a lot of great standout characters in this novel and not just the titled protagonist himself， the Sandman Morpheus。 I also adored the introduction of each of the Endless and their own unique relatio Up front， I will admit that I am not usually a reader of graphic novels。 I therefore don't really know the standards that distinguish a great graphic novel from a mediocre one。 I *can* comment though on what makes for great characters and what makes for great story - "The Sandman" has both。 There are a lot of great standout characters in this novel and not just the titled protagonist himself， the Sandman Morpheus。 I also adored the introduction of each of the Endless and their own unique relationships that they had with Morpheus。 The antagonists in this book were also "killer"， ranging from the deranged， to the delusional， to the downright deadly， Doctor Destiny being my favorite as a disturbing combination of the three。 The characters， both "good" and "evil" （a theme commonly explored in "Sandman"）， also interwove beautifully with the story arcs。 There was a rich blending of new and novel storylines that mixed with mythology， legend， and history。 All that having been said though， I felt like "Sandman" fell just short of perfect。 Weirdly enough， I felt like there wasn't much of the Sandman in "Sandman"。 Though he does appear in every issue， in some form or other， he always seems to take a backseat in his own storyline。 I also felt that Morpheus himself just lacked proper characterization and stayed a bit two-dimensional。 The only moments I thought really highlighted who Morpheus was as a character were those with his fellow Endless。 Otherwise， Morpheus often became a backdrop to his own series。 Lastly， a particular bias of my own， "Sandman" is very quintessential DC。 As a Marvel girl myself， I prefer my superhero stories to be lighthearted and fun with just a hint of tragedy to rip out my emotions。 DC always seems to take itself just a little too seriously， dark and tragic with a hint of comedy。 There is nothing wrong with either formula of superhero stories; I just am partial to the first。 As a result though， I felt the marvel and whimsy of Morpheus's dreamworld to be unnecessarily darkened by the gratuitous torture， gore， rape， and murder that existed around it。 However， all in all， I am very pleased and did enjoy the read。 If I am to read any graphic novel， to deviate from my normal reading material， I am glad to have read this one。 。。。more

Alex M ，

I'd never read these comics and have been hearing about them f-o-r-e-v-e-r so picked this up。 It's。。。。。。not really what I was expecting， though I don't know what I was expecting。 I guess it was a bit of a let-down， honestly。 It didn't draw me in much at all for a really large chunk of the beginning， probably at least the first 4 or 5 issues/arcs， due in part to not really understanding what the hell was going on and so also not really caring。 I also didn't love the art style。 Then once I got a g I'd never read these comics and have been hearing about them f-o-r-e-v-e-r so picked this up。 It's。。。。。。not really what I was expecting， though I don't know what I was expecting。 I guess it was a bit of a let-down， honestly。 It didn't draw me in much at all for a really large chunk of the beginning， probably at least the first 4 or 5 issues/arcs， due in part to not really understanding what the hell was going on and so also not really caring。 I also didn't love the art style。 Then once I got a grip on what was going on， it also got a hell of a lot darker and fucked up， which I didn't realize was where this series went。 I also felt like some of the issues/arcs were just completely random， had nothing to do with the major characters or plot， and I just didn't see the point of them。 I didn't feel like there was any kind of major arc that tied all the issues together; a lot of the time I just felt like I was reading "some random comic set in this universe with maybe a pop-in from Morpheus。" I'm not sure if I would continue the series。 I would， however， read the off-shoots about Death - she's the only character I truly enjoyed。 。。。more

Scott Rhee ，

You know how some things don’t age well？ You had a favorite book that you absolutely loved as a kid， but you’ve read it now， as an adult， and you wonder what the hell you liked about it？ You know what I’m talking about it。Well， there are some things that not only age well， but they actually seem better after re-reading it many years later。 Such is the case， for me， with Neil Gaiman’s brilliant comic book series The Sandman， written and published in the late-80s。 I was in high school at the time， You know how some things don’t age well？ You had a favorite book that you absolutely loved as a kid， but you’ve read it now， as an adult， and you wonder what the hell you liked about it？ You know what I’m talking about it。Well， there are some things that not only age well， but they actually seem better after re-reading it many years later。 Such is the case， for me， with Neil Gaiman’s brilliant comic book series The Sandman， written and published in the late-80s。 I was in high school at the time， and I remember loving the series， buying the single-issue comic books from my local comic book shop religiously。I’m pretty sure my love for the series was more of a pretentious （and failed） attempt at being “goth”， because I remember having crushes （a new one every week， it seemed） with nearly ever goth chick I knew in high school， especially the upper-class goth chicks， who always seemed more mature。 They also had driver’s licenses。 To be fair， I had crushes on cheerleaders， band geeks， and even the conservative girls （the ones who went to church every Sunday and always tried to “save” me。 I found that hot…） I was a lust-fueled teenager， in case you hadn’t figured that out by now。I was， however， pretty well-read。 I was digging Shakespeare long before my fellow classmates discovered how cool he was。 My favorite authors in high school were （in no particular order）: Harlan Ellison， F。 Scott Fitzgerald， Clive Barker， Mark Twain， Douglas Adams， H。P。 Lovecraft， Frank Herbert， and Stephen King。 （I didn’t go on a lot of dates。）Gaiman’s Sandman series was pretty damned intellectual for a high schooler who liked to read。 It also wasn’t a superhero series， which I （pretentiously） felt were too gauche and immature for someone with my sophisticated tastes。I like to think I’ve lost my bullshit pretentiousness。 So， I wasn’t sure how well the series would go over for me now。It’s still awesome。 Because Gaiman is just a brilliant writer， who manages to deftly weave fantasy elements with horror， comedy with tragedy， weirdness with realism。 And he’s funny。 Plus， the artwork is just unbelievably gorgeous。I’m going to go so far as to say that The Sandman is the reason why people love comic books。I look forward to the long-awaited Netflix series， and as good as it might be， I’m sure it can only be a disappointment。 。。。more

Pete ，

Like all of Gaiman’s works， this was delightfully strange， creepy and imaginative。

Rodolfo Ricardo ，

Demais！

Lewis Szymanski ，

Well， this is a lot better than I was expecting。 I didn't expect to ever read this， but DC has reprinted it as four books instead of ten volumes， and I guess that was what I was waiting for。 I'm not a Gaiman superfan。 I've read some of his books and liked them。 I do follow him on Tumblr， and whatever you may think of his writing， he is a super cool guy。 Considering that this is 34 years old now I doubt that I have anything new to say about this。 The art is good， but nothing special。 Other than t Well， this is a lot better than I was expecting。 I didn't expect to ever read this， but DC has reprinted it as four books instead of ten volumes， and I guess that was what I was waiting for。 I'm not a Gaiman superfan。 I've read some of his books and liked them。 I do follow him on Tumblr， and whatever you may think of his writing， he is a super cool guy。 Considering that this is 34 years old now I doubt that I have anything new to say about this。 The art is good， but nothing special。 Other than the occasional breast， it's pretty much what you would expect from mainstream comics of the time。 Neil Gaiman is pretty obviously the model for Dream， but Gaiman wasn't famous enough in '88 for anybody to know that。 Here in the 21st century Dream ends up looking like a cross between Neil Gaiman and Alan Rickman as Professor Severus Snape。 I thought this would be a self-contained setting， but it takes place in the DC universe。 I was surprised to see John Constantine and a few members of the DC canon show up in this first book。 Mostly just brief walk-ons， but Martian Manhunter is there， and we see Arkham asylum and the Scarecrow。 These things don't detract from the story。 While it seems perfectly natural that Sandman exists in the same world as Titania and Oberon， Calliope， Ra， Lucifer， etc。， having Batman in that cosmology， even by association， feels really odd to me。 The storytelling style is odd。 Having a protagonist that is an anthropomorphic personification of dream means that most of the tension comes from you being invested in the well-being of other more fragile characters。 Some of the longer story arcs rely a little too heavily on coincidence。 This is worth reading if you like graphic novels or Neil Gaiman。 The small off-putting parts are more than made up for by the unique storytelling。 。。。more

Brennen Peterson ，

Definitely has me intrigued to continue the series。 Neil Gaiman says a lot。 Some of the art is really great。

Marco ，

I read Sandman at an early age， and it left a powerful impression on me。 Since I did not enjoy Gaiman's later forays into prose， I was afraid that coming back to Sandman would leave me underwhelmed。 Fortunately， that was not the case。 And the Kindle edition looks beautiful。 I read Sandman at an early age， and it left a powerful impression on me。 Since I did not enjoy Gaiman's later forays into prose， I was afraid that coming back to Sandman would leave me underwhelmed。 Fortunately， that was not the case。 And the Kindle edition looks beautiful。 。。。more

Espy Manning ，

- *3 1/2

Yvette ，

ahh finally rereading the sandman。 I'M SO HYPED FOR THE NETFLIX SERIES。 hope it's good！ ahh finally rereading the sandman。 I'M SO HYPED FOR THE NETFLIX SERIES。 hope it's good！ 。。。more

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