false 25099 17 The immense popularity of Neil Gaiman's Sandman series is due in large part to the development of his characters. In <I>The Doll's House</I>, the second book of the Sandman magnum opus, Gaiman continues to build the foundation for the larger story, introducing us to more of the Dream King's family of the Endless. <p> The Sandman returns to his kingdom of the Dreaming after nearly a century of imprisonment, finding several things out of place; most importantly, an anomaly called a dream vortex has manifested itself in the form of a young girl who unknowingly threatens to rip apart the Dreaming. And there's the smaller matter of a few nightmares having escaped. Among them is Gaiman's creepiest creation: the Corinthian, a serial killer with a miniature set of teeth in each eye socket. Because later volumes concentrate so much on human relationships with Gaiman's signature fair for fantasy and mythology, it is sometimes easy to forget that the Sandman series started out as a horror comic. This book grabs you and doesn't let you forget that so easily. --<I>Jim Pascoe</I> 2648 1990 The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House total:8084|5:98|4:45|3:20|2:1|1:1| 8084 35697 9555 212 5 3 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Aug 29 08:28:17 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 08:46:35 -0700 2007
Here's what i want to say, b...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 20 19:47:51 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 22 10:11:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 10:06:55 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 10:22:36 -0800 2009
I found though, with this volume, that I was more drawn to the breather/brea...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 18:26:42 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 18:33:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 09:54:57 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 09:56:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 08:39:01 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 13:33:29 -0800 2009 O Weh's mir!
This was a bit gruesome for me and I'm sorta glad it normally hides in the Adult Graphic Novels bec...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 09:07:56 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 09:22:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 12:29:51 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 12:45:34 -0800 2009 Sandman book, Gaiman's storytelling is even more interesting and unbounded in this second volume. The high point for me was the chapte...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 04:09:11 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 05:54:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 05 13:54:42 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 14:01:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jul 15 08:28:59 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 08:33:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 15:01:16 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 11:44:11 -0800 2009 Preludes & Nocturnes a while ago (and I'm not sure if that was really supposed to be read first, or if it was written at the end but is chronologically first). I didn't remember too much from that, but it didn't impede my reading of this (in fact, I think I liked this more). I liked how the...more...]]> 4 0 false true Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 21:52:12 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 21:56:29 -0700 2009
Dream's character became considerably deeper, though at the same time he seemed les...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 25 12:21:26 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 17 06:32:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Oct 30 20:44:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 20:46:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 10:15:14 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 10:23:57 -0700 2009
The only complaint I have so far is that all ...more...]]> 4 0 false true Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 18:43:46 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 07:39:56 -0700 2009
Something about this book felt like a really intense te...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 28 15:42:29 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 13:51:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 17:15:57 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 09:42:19 -0700 2009 The Sandman series, A Doll's House felt more calculated and less raw than the first volume, Preludes and Nocturnes. In particular, the last issue fell flat for me, wrapping up the volume's central plot a little too conveniently. Overall, not a bad read,...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 25 08:42:13 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 07:04:15 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 08:42:13 -0700 2009 more...]]>