For 60 years, Dream/Morpheus/The Master of Dreams/the titular Sandman has been locked away by some occultists who were trying to trap Dream's sister, Death. Slowly, he figures out a way to escape and return to his neglected realm of Dreaming. In his absence, the sources of his power have been scattered across the universe, nightmares he created have escaped, and his powers have weakened.
These first few volumes (Preludes & Nocturnes, The Doll's House, and Dream Country) set up the series beautifully, though also horrifically, with plenty of nightmare fuel to be found in diners and remote motels.
Neil Gaiman has long been one of my favorite authors, and my reread of his seminal horror/fantasy comic series is LONG overdue. It actually makes me sad to think that it took the new Netflix series to get me to read these again (because OF COURSE I have to read them again before watching).
Anyway, these are amazing, and wonderfully creative and just as relevant today as they were when they were first published more than 30 years ago.
Anyway, these are amazing, and wonderfully creative and just as relevant today as they were when they were first published more than 30 years ago.
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