The Sandman Omnibus, Vol. 2
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Summary
The Sandman is the universally lauded masterwork following Morpheus， Lord of the Dreaming--a vast hallucinatory landscape housing all the dreams of any and everyone who's ever existed。 Regardless of cultures or historical eras， all dreamers visit Morpheus' realm--be they gods， demons， muses， mythical creatures， or simply humans who teach Morpheus some surprising lessons。
In this epic tale， Delirium， youngest of the Endless， prevails upon the Sandman to help her find their errant brother， Destruction。 But their quest will lead to a painful reunion between Morpheus and his son， Orpheus。 Then， the Sandman and others are trapped in a mysterious inn while a tempest rages - and all they can do to while away the time is tell the stories of their lives。 And when a young woman's baby is stolen， she turns to The Kindly Ones for vengeance - only to set off a series of events that will lead the Sandman to his ultimate fate， and the baby to find a destiny no one could have foretold。
This massive hardcover tome， over 1000 pages， collects the final 38 issues of Neil Gaiman's groundbreaking series。
Collects THE SANDMAN #38-75 plus stories from VERTIGO JAM #1 and VERTIGO: WINTER'S EDGE #3。
In this epic tale， Delirium， youngest of the Endless， prevails upon the Sandman to help her find their errant brother， Destruction。 But their quest will lead to a painful reunion between Morpheus and his son， Orpheus。 Then， the Sandman and others are trapped in a mysterious inn while a tempest rages - and all they can do to while away the time is tell the stories of their lives。 And when a young woman's baby is stolen， she turns to The Kindly Ones for vengeance - only to set off a series of events that will lead the Sandman to his ultimate fate， and the baby to find a destiny no one could have foretold。
This massive hardcover tome， over 1000 pages， collects the final 38 issues of Neil Gaiman's groundbreaking series。
Collects THE SANDMAN #38-75 plus stories from VERTIGO JAM #1 and VERTIGO: WINTER'S EDGE #3。
Reviews
AbbyandLisa
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I enjoyed this one even more than the first Volume。 Not for the faint of heart， or weak， since the book is over 1000 pages long。
Braulio Mago
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El mundo onírico que crea Gaiman alrededor de Sand Man es impresionante。 Prefiero no decir más para que cualquier lector o lectora que de decía entrar a él， se sorprenda tanto como yo。
Dru Rose
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Good comic book
Matthew Smith
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Masterpiece
Robert Lee
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This second omnibus closes out the main run of Neil Gaiman's fantastic series。 As always， the art is amazing and shows off the talent of some of the industry's best talents of sequential art。 Morpheus， the Lord of Dreams， seems less present in these last 38 issues than he was in the first volume。 But it just could be me misremembering。 But yet， the story still revolves either around him or even one of his family members。 Speaking of which， Delirium seems to get some very nice character developme This second omnibus closes out the main run of Neil Gaiman's fantastic series。 As always， the art is amazing and shows off the talent of some of the industry's best talents of sequential art。 Morpheus， the Lord of Dreams， seems less present in these last 38 issues than he was in the first volume。 But it just could be me misremembering。 But yet， the story still revolves either around him or even one of his family members。 Speaking of which， Delirium seems to get some very nice character development here with her quirky yet charming personality。 Morpheus can really come across as very aloof at times， and I'm sure it is on purpose， but perhaps it's too much so。The Kindly Ones arc which spans over 12 issues wraps up many loose ends and dangling threads that had been laid out earlier in the series。 And frankly， I thought it was going nowhere until Gaiman started tying things together。 I know there is a third volume， but those are spinoff and side stories。 Yet， I'm sure to read that soon at some point。 I just need some time to fully digest this volume and the entire series like a fine meal with a glass of wine。 。。。more
Molly
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It is odd to be finished with this second Omnibus because I have been reading。。。 No consuming this series for so long。。。 Neil's writing had comforted me these past few years。 His words have saved me from hopelessness。 His words have guided me through the grief that comes with loosing those who taught me about the world and who showed me how close families can be。 I've put off completing this Omnibus for months now because I didn't want to leave the world of Morpheus。 I know now that I'll never t It is odd to be finished with this second Omnibus because I have been reading。。。 No consuming this series for so long。。。 Neil's writing had comforted me these past few years。 His words have saved me from hopelessness。 His words have guided me through the grief that comes with loosing those who taught me about the world and who showed me how close families can be。 I've put off completing this Omnibus for months now because I didn't want to leave the world of Morpheus。 I know now that I'll never truly leave。 Every morning when I wake up with sleep in my eyes （for that is what I grew up calling the grit in my eyes） I'll know I was in the realm of Dreams。 Death has followed me the past four years。 The loved ones I lost all from my grandparents generation。 Men and women who lived through the Great Depression， fought in WW2， Vietnam， and the Cold War。 Women who raised good children and taught others。 World travelers who shared their culture with me and I adopted it as my own。 The Sandman series has been the comfort I've needed as Death guides these wonderful men and women on to the afterlife and Heaven。 I will save the third Omnibus to read even slower than the first and second so I can continue to explore the world Neil created as more from my grandparents generation move onto the next life。 This may not be the review you're looking for but know the words in The Sandman series have power and can over guidance to those who seek it and to those who don't。 Enjoy the series at your own risk。 Neil if you ever find this review， thank you for your words。 They matter to me and have done a world of good for me。 。。。more
Alecia
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This second volume of the omnibus wraps up the main Sandman story。 This set of stories focuses less on Dream， and more on the mortals who visit and change， or are changed by， the Dreaming。 Dream spends much of his time here righting old wrongs and we also finally get an answer to what happened to his brother Endless， Destruction。 To be completely honest this is more like 4。5 half stars， rounded up-- I felt like we spent just a little too much time in the waking world compared to the earlier part This second volume of the omnibus wraps up the main Sandman story。 This set of stories focuses less on Dream， and more on the mortals who visit and change， or are changed by， the Dreaming。 Dream spends much of his time here righting old wrongs and we also finally get an answer to what happened to his brother Endless， Destruction。 To be completely honest this is more like 4。5 half stars， rounded up-- I felt like we spent just a little too much time in the waking world compared to the earlier part of the series。 However， the "Fables & Reflections" standalone series was one of my favorite parts of the series as a whole。 I think this ended in a great place， and I admire Gaiman for always knowing when to end a story gracefully。 Still， there's a whole third volume with the Sandman prequel and several one-shot spinoff authored by Gaiman to enjoy even though Dream's story is at an end。 。。。more
Pinky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Rose looks for her brother Jed and almost gets killed by the Sandman， until her grandmother Unity takes her place instead。
James
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Omnia mutantur nihil interit
Amanda Lynn
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Really enjoyed the main story flowing through this volume。 The only thing that slowed it down for me was that I felt there were too many of the “side stories。” I did enjoy some of them， like I really liked the story of Hob Gadling， but I also felt like some of them slowed things down for me and I didn’t enjoy them as much。 When you’re reading a tome like the Omnibus， anything that slows down the reading too much can be an issue。 But overall still the amazing writing I associate with Gaiman。
Sonic
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Unfortunately he killed off the characters I was interested in and I do not enjoy historical fantasy so I could find no impetus to read past issue 54。 Two of the artists were good， which was a refreshing change。 If you like the story within story mechanism， Jorge Luis Borges is quite excellent。
Matt Miles
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The back half of this remarkable series completes a masterpiece of grief， regret， loneliness， loss， reality and fantasy， obligations to duty and the freedom of walking away， beginnings， endings， and more with a combination of language and stunning imagery resulting in a work that is as valid and compelling as any doorstopping novel。
Manoel Assunção
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kino #2
Greg Kerestan
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The first half of "The Sandman" is the iconic half， with the memorable and culturally-referenced moments， character introductions and stories。 But the second half is the good half。 By the halfway point of "Sandman，" the distinction between filler and plot has completely dissolved- everything will become relevant later， no matter how obscure or random or thrown away it seems。 The plot builds together to an unforgettable climax， and even the epilogues and side stories are memorable and impactful。T The first half of "The Sandman" is the iconic half， with the memorable and culturally-referenced moments， character introductions and stories。 But the second half is the good half。 By the halfway point of "Sandman，" the distinction between filler and plot has completely dissolved- everything will become relevant later， no matter how obscure or random or thrown away it seems。 The plot builds together to an unforgettable climax， and even the epilogues and side stories are memorable and impactful。This is the volume that solidifies "Sandman" as the modern masterpiece that it is。 。。。more
Harry Lee
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Continuing on the classic。 The storyline is so good。
Phineas
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Breathtaking and unexpected。
Oliver
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Maybe an unusual opinion， but there were more stand-out stories for me in the first half of the series than this latter half。 Still， highly recommended。
Jsrott
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Amazing drawing together of the many， many threads of story that Gaiman assembled for this masterful work。 This is my second time reading these， and it's even better the second time around。 What I'm most looking forward to is reading volume III， since apparently I thought the series ended at the point where volume II ended。 Fascinated to see what the third volume covers。 Amazing drawing together of the many， many threads of story that Gaiman assembled for this masterful work。 This is my second time reading these， and it's even better the second time around。 What I'm most looking forward to is reading volume III， since apparently I thought the series ended at the point where volume II ended。 Fascinated to see what the third volume covers。 。。。more
Loukit
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I have never really liked Neil Gaiman's novels。 I have always felt that they are not very memorable， which I would never accuse The Sandman of being。 This is simply put the greatest comic book series of all time， unsurpassed even after around 20 years it completed。 Every issue of the series is great。 I especially loved the Kindly Ones arc， which brought back characters from as early as the first issue， which shows the amazing sense of connectivity among all the arcs。I am a sucker for great chara I have never really liked Neil Gaiman's novels。 I have always felt that they are not very memorable， which I would never accuse The Sandman of being。 This is simply put the greatest comic book series of all time， unsurpassed even after around 20 years it completed。 Every issue of the series is great。 I especially loved the Kindly Ones arc， which brought back characters from as early as the first issue， which shows the amazing sense of connectivity among all the arcs。I am a sucker for great characters and locations， and the series is filled with them。 Even minor characters like Marvin and Lucien have deep personalities。 Locations are memorable like Baghdad and The Inn at the World's End。 。。。more
Caleb LaRue
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Neil Gaiman is a master story teller weaving a web of fiction and destiny with the King of Dreams。 The Sandman seems like Gaiman's ultimate story in which we see the rise and fall of a beloved hero and the redemption of balance/homeostasis in the universe。 It resonates so many themes and is relatable across so many times and backgrounds that I consider this graphic novel to be something that everyone might enjoy reading。 It took me awhile to finish this Vol， because I kept setting it down。 I thi Neil Gaiman is a master story teller weaving a web of fiction and destiny with the King of Dreams。 The Sandman seems like Gaiman's ultimate story in which we see the rise and fall of a beloved hero and the redemption of balance/homeostasis in the universe。 It resonates so many themes and is relatable across so many times and backgrounds that I consider this graphic novel to be something that everyone might enjoy reading。 It took me awhile to finish this Vol， because I kept setting it down。 I think a part of me saw the foreshadowing of the end and just wasn't ready to finish it。 That being said there are some truly beautiful scenes in the second half the comic series。 I was， however， disappointed in the "teen titan" look of "The Kindly Ones" series。 It seemed to cheapen the appearance of the story without taking away the depth that Gaiman does such a good job of capturing。 Would that the illustrations had been consistent， this would be nearly perfect as a fun work of fiction which resonates like fables with morals that are meaningful and modern。 I don't know if I can believe in the the Aspects， but there is a part of me that wishes desperately that the Sandman was governing the realm of Dreams， and that Death can to all with loving open arms as a pleasant Goth Girl。 。。。more
Dan Schwent
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Our internet was down for 24 hours so I decided to chew through this massive omnibus I bought discounted on Prime day as a birthday present to myself。 I read the individual trades years ago but it's been a long， long time。 I'm pleased to say it holds up。I didn't review this as I went so I'll just touch on some things。 I don't revere Neil Gaiman like I once did。 Once you read some Ray Bradbury， Peter S。 Beagle， and P。G。 Wodehouse， you see where he draws a lot of his voice from and even some of hi Our internet was down for 24 hours so I decided to chew through this massive omnibus I bought discounted on Prime day as a birthday present to myself。 I read the individual trades years ago but it's been a long， long time。 I'm pleased to say it holds up。I didn't review this as I went so I'll just touch on some things。 I don't revere Neil Gaiman like I once did。 Once you read some Ray Bradbury， Peter S。 Beagle， and P。G。 Wodehouse， you see where he draws a lot of his voice from and even some of his subject matter。 That being said， Gaiman crafted something magical with The Sandman。In this volume， Dream goes looking for a missing sibling and draws the ire of one Lyta Hall。 There is also the tale of the Inn at World's End， where a lot of dreamers were stranded during a storm in the dreaming。 A lot of other stuff happens too but this is a 1000 page kitten squisher of a tome。Much like the last volume， this one just got better with age。 I'm going to trot out my favorite Gene Wolfe quote now: "My definition of good literature is that which can be read by an educated reader， and reread with increased pleasure。" Sandman is definitely that。 I've read （and reviewed） a couple thousand books since the last time I read through this saga and I picked up so many more references this time around。 I have to think Gene Wolfe's executioners guild in Book of the New Sun had to play a big part in inspiring the Necropolis， for instance。 I love how Gaiman pulled in a lot of characters that hadn't gotten much attention in recent years， like Prez， and built whole issues around them。 While The Sandman was primarily about the nature of stories for most of its run， it was also a love letter to some forgotten DC characters。Gaiman's worldbuilding is ingenious in that he only hints at things rather than beating you over the head with them。 I feel like there could easily be a hundred more issues of The Sandman built just around the hints he lays down， like the construction of Dream's helm and the gates of Dreaming。Since my last reading， I'd forgotten great whacks of this but there are clues to the ending scattered in earlier tales。 I also didn't care for the ending the first time since it wasn't the great Smackdown between Morpheus and the Furies I was envisioning but it was the only way to stop the Furies and save The Dreaming。 I'm glad the book actually ended rather than sliding into mediocrity and cancellation like so many others。 It's a good stopping point but hopeful enough that you won't mind coming back to it in another decade or so， which I intend on doing。Still one of the best。 Five out of five stars。 。。。more
nic306
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The stories from Issues 38 to 75 are even more interesting。 The quality of the binding is still a concern but since the pages are sewn together， they should hold。 If there are Volumes 4，5，6 I will still collect them all in neat little （not so little） bundles。
Corinnagoodwin
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did not see that change coming！
Jeff Thomas
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Odd but beautiful storyline， wonderful art， an instant favorite。
Simon Harvey
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This contains some undoubted flourishes of genius， but some of it was a real trudge to get through。 There were plenty of clever touches， but sometimes these just felt like being clever for the sake of being clever。 The shifts in art style were sometimes used to great effect， but on other occasions were frustrating and simply not up to the high standards set elsewhere in this massive tome。 In summary， a mixed bag， but I'm glad I've read it。 This contains some undoubted flourishes of genius， but some of it was a real trudge to get through。 There were plenty of clever touches， but sometimes these just felt like being clever for the sake of being clever。 The shifts in art style were sometimes used to great effect， but on other occasions were frustrating and simply not up to the high standards set elsewhere in this massive tome。 In summary， a mixed bag， but I'm glad I've read it。 。。。more
Drew Harris
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Unnaturally， unflinchingly， unbelievabley good。Sandman is a must-read。 If you like stories， you should read this book。And to think this was Neil's debut。。。 damn。 What a living legend。 Unnaturally， unflinchingly， unbelievabley good。Sandman is a must-read。 If you like stories， you should read this book。And to think this was Neil's debut。。。 damn。 What a living legend。 。。。more
M。M。 Strawberry Library & Reviews
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You can choose either the original Sandman collection （10 volumes） the Absolute Sandman （five volumes） or this （two volumes）Which is better？ Personally I have the 10-volume set， but the 5-volume set is also a good investment。 This omnibus collection， since it is split into two volumes， does make for two very hefty books， so it is up to the reader if they want more smaller books or a few bigger ones。 Either way， Neil Gaiman's Sandman is a very good series to get into。 You can choose either the original Sandman collection （10 volumes） the Absolute Sandman （five volumes） or this （two volumes）Which is better？ Personally I have the 10-volume set， but the 5-volume set is also a good investment。 This omnibus collection， since it is split into two volumes， does make for two very hefty books， so it is up to the reader if they want more smaller books or a few bigger ones。 Either way， Neil Gaiman's Sandman is a very good series to get into。 。。。more
Zach Fricke
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COUCH FACTOR （1-5）: 🛋️🛋️🛋️🛋️🛋️Wow！ At over 2000 pages， The Sandman delivers some sweet dreams。 As a fan of Neal Gaiman， I love being thrown into his worlds， drifting through page after page， getting to know the characters and the scenes。 Witnessing how each artist carries on the vision of the Sandman book after book， panel after panel， really helped me to appreciate the form of the graphic novel。 Gaiman's tale weaves through comic after comic， connecting storylines and characters into one seamle COUCH FACTOR （1-5）: 🛋️🛋️🛋️🛋️🛋️Wow！ At over 2000 pages， The Sandman delivers some sweet dreams。 As a fan of Neal Gaiman， I love being thrown into his worlds， drifting through page after page， getting to know the characters and the scenes。 Witnessing how each artist carries on the vision of the Sandman book after book， panel after panel， really helped me to appreciate the form of the graphic novel。 Gaiman's tale weaves through comic after comic， connecting storylines and characters into one seamless epic omnibus。 I wouldn't have wanted to read it any other way。Near the end of Volume II， after 2000 pages， Gaiman drops a wee bit of wisdom about mortal life from the immortal characters of Sandman。 He writes， "Sometimes I suspect that we build our traps ourselves， then we back into them， pretending amazement the while。"How many times in our own lives have we looked at our current situation and said to ourselves， "I should have seen that coming。" This is the point that Gaiman is making。 We make choices in life， often in the moment， but fail to see the path we have embarked upon。 A little reflection could go a long way to keeping our legs out of the snare。A difficult but essential task to be sure。 But we can't feign being caught in a trap simply when our choices make living difficult。 Anything worth having will be a little unnerving。 In this case， we must "embrace the suck" or "enjoy the long hard slog" to the other side。 Could it be that we are folding before the reward？ I think of the Navy Seals that quit on the final day， hours before training is completed。 Or the writer who puts down the pen after just a few rejection letters。 Or the scientist that gives up after just a couple of failed experiments。 But the traps， we can see the traps coming。 Life is full of them。 If we avoid as many as we can， we will have enough energy to set ourselves free and keep moving forward。 What we can't do is panic。We must remain calm and let the world keep moving forward and think about "how much trouble one can get oneself out of， if one simply assumes that everything will， somehow or other， workout for the best。" I am not saying， "do nothing。" But act with purpose instead of reaction。 In a world filled with instant gratification and instant communication， we must not be too hasty in our choice of actions。 Sometimes the first reaction is the best but sometimes it is not。 Through experience， we can learn what is the best action， but if the world is new， we must take a moment to see our surroundings， to find what is real and what is not， to understand who is on our side and who is indifferent to our plight， to reflect on the past and foretell the future。Sandman brings dreams， for dreams give hope， and hope fills us with possibilities。 。。。more
Tony
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Wonderfully done， still one of my favorite reads。
Thomas
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