Ser Scot A Ellison Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Is anyone else reading this? Got the second issue today. I forgot how much I love Sandman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sci-2 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Yeah, I think it's the art that is really selling this so far. JH Williams might be one of the best comic artists that's come along in awhile. Story is interesting though, and the Lovecraftian homage in #2 was a nice touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Sci,I wonder where the "now" story is going? Can the two Dreams overlap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felice Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I'm waiting for the trade... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Felice,But then you miss waiting 4 to 5 months between books. That is part of the Sandman comic reading experience for those of us who bought Sandman during its original run.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I'm waiting for the trade... Same here. However it seems like that may not even come out in 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Same here. However it seems like that may not even come out in 2014. Probably mid 2015. I think the artist says it takes him at least 2 months to draw a full issue. My plan is probably going to be waiting until the penultimate issue and then do a marathon re-read. I've heard overture makes no attempts to be new reader friendly and it's at least a decade since I read the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sci-2 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Neil Gaiman's acclaimed comic book 'Sandman' returns after 25 years"Overture" is Gaiman's first new "Sandman" story in 10 years (2003 saw his last "Sandman" follow-up, the graphic novel "Sandman: Endless Nights"). The "Sandman" series primarily follows the character Dream, who appears with various names and forms and has control over the dreams of everyone and everything. CNN has an exclusive look at several pages of artwork from "Overture," and Gaiman spoke to us about the return of some of his most popular characters, and why they're back now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 Wow. Just finished part 4. I love how Gaiman is playing with the allegedly linear nature of time. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Been loving it so far. Sandman is one of my all-time favs. The art and colors on this have been gorgeous too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King in Black Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Are there Sandman discussion threads ? Because there should be one ( I once wrote a lenghty essay of kinds on Ramadan and Hob's Leviathan, why 'Dream' was the perfect endless to be the central character, etc ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 LotR,Feel free to use this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King in Black Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Okay ^_^ So my favourite issues are Season of Mists chapter two , 24 hours, Ramadan , Hob's Leviathan , The Sound of Her Wings and The Collectors I especially liked the ideas behind Ramadan and leviathan. In the former's case the artwork was amazing too. It was intelligent , the way the mythical Baghdad of the Arab Golden Age is shown to have transformed into what the region has become now. It kind of made me sad initially because I thought the point of the story was to show what the once glorious Arab civilization has now been reduced to, but then i realised that the kid in the end seemed to have found solace, so maybe Dream took the Caliph's irrational demand of ensuring Arabia's eternal invincibility, and instead immortalized it in the legends of the thousand and one nights so not only might it live forever, but also give the Arabia now of something to dream of. Leviathan too had an interesting premise, and I liked the story even more when I found out that the Indian King's legend, and sailor's tales of an immortal midst them or a girl pretending to be a boy onboard are true. What Gaiman does here is show us what The Sea stands for in all the three cases ; foe Jim it's horizons signal endless possibilities, for the king the fickle nature of humanityand for Hobb the deep nature of all life and the universe. The Leviathan that shows up in the end is thus the metonymy for the fact that we all are sailors off in the search of endless adventures ; we are bound to be disappointed but we will move on What do you guys think ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 So my favourite issues are Season of Mists chapter two , 24 hours, Ramadan , Hob's Leviathan , The Sound of Her Wings and The Collectors Loved Season of the Mists. Probably my favorite story arc from the original series. The way Gaiman mixes mythologies is just masterful. Love all the depictions of the different pantheons, especially the Norse and the Christian. Sheer genius from start to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King in Black Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Yeah my list is 1. Season of Mists2. Brief Lives3. The Doll's House4. Fables and Reflections5. Preludes and Nocturnes6. World's End7. Dream Country8. The Kindly Ones9. The Wake10. A Game for You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Yeah my list is 1. Season of Mists 2. Brief Lives 3. The Doll's House 4. Fables and Reflections 5. Preludes and Nocturnes 6. World's End 7. Dream Country 8. The Kindly Ones 9. The Wake 10. A Game for You I would put The Kindly Ones and The Wake quite a bit higher only because I think they really showcased his ability as a storyteller. He tied up so many loose ends beautifully in those runs. I think the fact that the reader knew the series was coming to an end made those books much harder to stomach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 Brief lives. nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King in Black Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Dream of a Thousand Cats never appealed to me :dunno: why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Brief lives. nuff said. Now see, that's probably one of my least favorites. I think that has to do with the fact that Delirium is probably my least favorite member of the Endless and she was pretty central to that story arc. There were pieces of it that I really enjoyed. Barnabus is a great character. And I liked how the ending of that tale resulted in a kinder, gentler Dream. But of course that more or less led to his downfall in the end. Kind of a mixed bag for me, overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Definitely need to do a re-read as i can't even remember the arcs that had the gut-wrenching moments. I recall "A game of you" hitting home on several levels for some reason (if it's the one based around folk being lost in a narnia like world) and the one where it was a story within a story within a story within a story just for the audacity of doing so. That and the story about his son Orpheus and the general "he's a bit of a shit" arc that develops throughout. The thing I love about the series is the fact that all the small characters have moments of worth that an individual could then highlight as a favourite rather than it being an obvious "it's batman/wolverine" that most stories tend to do. It's like Gaiman loves all his characters equally.I look forward to the big re-read. Need to decide on whether the "absolute" editions are worth the extra money or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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