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Sandman Box Set

Sandman Box Set

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  • Create Date：2021-08-30 07:53:15
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Neil Gaiman
  • ISBN：1401294707
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Summary

Weaving together ancient mythology， folklore， and fairy tales with his own distinct narrative vision， Gaiman created an unforgettable tale of the forces that exist beyond life and death。 The Sandman universe is a master-creation following Dream， also known as Morpheus， lord of the Dreaming — a vast， hallucinatory landscape that houses all the dreams of any and everyone who has ever existed。 Gods， demons， mortals， and everything in between。 All dreamers visit the Dreaming and have an opportunity to teach Morpheus some surprising lessons。 After being captive for 70 years， Morpheus will have to go on a journey to reclaim his objects of power and bring order to the Dreaming。

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J ，

Staggering。What else can I say？ It's been fetted at THE comic since I said my first words as a toddler。 I'm actually glad I waited so long to read it， because this massive， multi-layered story of the seemingly-whimsical king of dreams packs a wallop that， I think， only a grown person can properly appreciate。 Sandman literally brought me to tears at several points。 If you only ever read one comic in your life。。。this is the one。 It's about dreams and stories， and the perpetual power those things h Staggering。What else can I say？ It's been fetted at THE comic since I said my first words as a toddler。 I'm actually glad I waited so long to read it， because this massive， multi-layered story of the seemingly-whimsical king of dreams packs a wallop that， I think， only a grown person can properly appreciate。 Sandman literally brought me to tears at several points。 If you only ever read one comic in your life。。。this is the one。 It's about dreams and stories， and the perpetual power those things hold over us。This gets my unconditional recommendation。 。。。more

Jan Van Run-Kvist ，

Werkelijk briljant， zowel de verhalen als de tekeningen。 Het helpt als je een groot en divers mythologie fan bent en houdt van veel details in je verhalen。 Indien dat zo is dan heb je aan deze box echt een geweldig stukje kunst/literatuur。 En ja het zijn in essentie dus “gewoon” stripboeken。

Polis Stavrou ，

A really good edition for a collector to have， its complete and really beautiful！

James ，

3。25 stars。 So here’s a run that I heard so much about， so many people saying this is a must read， one of the greatest stories ever told etc。 Well I’ve finally read it and I can say I’m in the minority as I do not put this series on a that kind of pedestal。 Overall I though it was just ok。 Vol 4 and 5 were the standouts for me。 All the other volumes ranged from average to not good。 I guess this heavy dense writing is not for me。 I can say I’m glad I read it and have this under my belt now。 I did 3。25 stars。 So here’s a run that I heard so much about， so many people saying this is a must read， one of the greatest stories ever told etc。 Well I’ve finally read it and I can say I’m in the minority as I do not put this series on a that kind of pedestal。 Overall I though it was just ok。 Vol 4 and 5 were the standouts for me。 All the other volumes ranged from average to not good。 I guess this heavy dense writing is not for me。 I can say I’m glad I read it and have this under my belt now。 I did develop a connection to Dream and Delirium and there were some cool moments but not a run I’d be recommending to anyone or coming back to read this again。See the individual volumes for more of my thoughts。 。。。more

Peter Looles ，

"The Sandman" Review of the whole seriesThe Sandman series was probably my favorite and most important read of 2020。 The main series is 76 issues and it's widely considered as one of the greatest comic series ever made。 The story （usually） follows Sandman， also known as Morpheus or Dream。 Sandman is the aspect of dream。 He is one of the Endless， with the other ones being Death， Desire， Despair， Delirium， Destiny and Destruction。 The story starts when a magician， in an attempt to capture death an "The Sandman" Review of the whole seriesThe Sandman series was probably my favorite and most important read of 2020。 The main series is 76 issues and it's widely considered as one of the greatest comic series ever made。 The story （usually） follows Sandman， also known as Morpheus or Dream。 Sandman is the aspect of dream。 He is one of the Endless， with the other ones being Death， Desire， Despair， Delirium， Destiny and Destruction。 The story starts when a magician， in an attempt to capture death and become immortal， captures Sandman and imprisons him for 70 years。 Sandman is the main character in most story arcs of the series， but some times he's just a secondary character。 This might lead someone to believe that the arcs in which he appears as a secondary character， aren't as important or interesting， but every arc is so interesting and so well written that it doesn't really matter if Sandman is the main character or not。There are many reasons why this series is an amazing piece of art and I love it。 First of all， the characters are amazing。 Sandman is weirdly， at the same time， one of the most deep， complex and relatable characters。 He's very moody and throughout the series， we see him multiple times dealing with depression and trying to find a way to distract himself and feel better。 His problems are of cosmic importance， but somehow they are also very human problems， like dealing with a bad break up or arguing with relatives。 Another interesting aspect of Sandman's personality is how much he follows the rules。 That's not very important for the biggest part of the series， but it's very important in the 9th arc。 In this arc， he has the opportunity to make things better by ignoring the rules， but he refuses to do so， leading to major consequences。Other than Sandman himself， there are many other great characters like Death， Delirium， Matthew， Hob Gadling and more。 It's honestly impressive how many， vastly different characters can Neil Gaiman create。 Death and Delirium are both sisters of Sandman。 Death is a very uplifting and happy person。 She's the one closest to Sandman and she's always there for him， when he needs her。 Delirium is one of the most unique characters I've ever seen in a story。 She isn't crazy， but her mind is very chaotic。 She acts like a  child， but not in an annoying way。 She's a very fun character most of the time， but some times， like everyone， she gets depressed and angry。 Matthew was a human， but now he's a raven and he works for Sandman。 Him and Hob Gadling （and maybe also Lucien） are the closest Sandman has to a friend。 What I love about the relationship between Sandman and Matthew is that they both really care for each other and they can talk with honesty， without hiding anything。 Sandman's relationship with Hob is a bit more complicated。 Hob is hundreds of years old and for the longest， they've been meeting once every century。 During the time of the series they meet again more often and it's obvious that they are very important to one another， because deep down， they truly understand each other。Other than writing all these great characters， Neil also does an amazing job with the world building。 He's able in this series to create multiple different "worlds" and he does so in a way that everyone of these "worlds" feels very unique but also familiar。 I believe that world building is one of the most important aspects of writing a long series， especially when it's sci-fi。 And while Sandman is definitely not sci-fi （at least not in a conventional way）， it has many similarities with this genre。 For me the best at world building is Brian K。 Vaughan， but now， thanks to this series， Neil Gaiman is very close。 Another thing I love in the writing of the series is the way it tackles themes like family， religion， depression and creativity。 I also love the way Neil Gaiman uses mythology， both Greek， Norse and Asian。 It's also impressive how he sets up plot points tens of issues before he follows up on them。 That really shows that （almost） the entire series was planned out from the beginning。 Furthermore， he did a remarkable job at creating tons of different， unique， interesting and deep characters。 Everyone of the characters speaks in a different way， thanks to Neil's ability to write great dialogue。 Finally， last thing I want to mention that's related to the writing is the pacing of the series。 The whole series is very slow paced， something quite unique for a comic series published by a major company。 I think that that's one of the series' greatest aspects。 As a big cinephile who loves arthouse cinema， I'm a huge fan of slow pacing， but it's very rare that I find a good slow paced comic。 Most comic series are filled with action and everything happens very fast。 Thankfully， Neil Gaiman didn't feel obligated to write like that at all。 Throughout the series many artists come and go。 With a few exceptions， the style is almost the same。 I have to admit that I'm not a huge fan of said style， but it's the classic Vertigo style of the era and it's not like I hate it， it's just not my cup of tea。 What's great tho in the series， other that the writing， is the lettering。 Todd Klein is my all time favorite letterer and I believe that in this series he does his best work。 It's amazing how he creates beautiful， very unique speech bubbles for each character， based on the character's personality。 Overall， I believe that Sandman is one of the best comic series I've ever read and I'd recommend it to everyone。 Some people stay away from this series due to the style of the artwork， or start reading it and get bored very soon， due to the slow pacing。 So， it's certainly not for everyone， but if you have patience and devote a lot of time in this series， it'll reward you。 。。。more

Adriana ，

This is a review for the audiobook by Audible。 The performance was excellent， but I was not prepared for short stories and would have liked to have 1 story， not here and there and here a bit。 Will I pick the entire collection？ Maybe， someday。

Storm ，

Contains Sandman 1-10， 11 is Endless Nights， 12 and 13 are the book prose and comic versions of The Dream Hunters and 14 is Sandman Overture。 The set is beautiful。 Giving this a generous 5 stars （although some parts are only 4 stars） because overall， the writing and art are of spectacularly high quality and Sandman is one of the must reads for anyone interested in visual storytelling， as Gaiman is the master at that。

Ian ，

So this is actually a review of the new Audible Drama The Sandman。As with every Audible Drama the soundscape and narration is amazing。 As for the story， it often jumped around from story to story with time going from present day to middle ages。 I'm not sure which stories were included， but they fun to listen to; I especially enjoyed the scenes with Death。 Although， there didn't seem to be a single overarching story。For my first exposure to the series it definitely piqued my curiosity and I'll ha So this is actually a review of the new Audible Drama The Sandman。As with every Audible Drama the soundscape and narration is amazing。 As for the story， it often jumped around from story to story with time going from present day to middle ages。 I'm not sure which stories were included， but they fun to listen to; I especially enjoyed the scenes with Death。 Although， there didn't seem to be a single overarching story。For my first exposure to the series it definitely piqued my curiosity and I'll have to pick up the full set to have the full experience。 。。。more

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