Sandman, Bd. 4: Die Zeit des Nebels
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author!), Kelley Jones, Mike Dringenberg
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Read in January, 2005
do not think my love for this series can be any greater. If only I could afford it, I would buy up the remaining six volumes immediately and just gorge myself on them, because really? So. Much. Love. However, as it is, I have to put aside €5 from my paypacket every week so that I can afford to buy one every month or so. Maybe this will work out better in the long run, so that I can savour these properly, because they deserve that. I adore how Gaiman blends the deities of so many different pant...more
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Read in January, 2008
In this collection, we meet the Sandman’s family. The remaining Endless - Destiny, Desire, Death, Destruction, Despair and Delirium. Called by Destiny for a family gathering, Morpheus (aka the Sandman) realizes he must enter Hell to rectify a mistake made 10,000 years ago. But when he gets there, he finds that Lucifer Morningstar has abdicated his power in the Triumvirate and has forced everyone out of Hell. Upon locking up the final gate, he gives Morpheus the key to Hell and tells him that i...more
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Read in March, 2006
One of my all-time favorite Sandman story arcs. Lucifer decides that he's sick of being the lord of Hell, so to relieve himself of his duties and cause Morpheus some trouble as well, he closes down Hell and gives Morpheus the key. Now Morpheus must contend with the hordes of supernatural delegations who have come to him to petition for this most valuable real estate. The Faeries want Hell permanently shut down, so that they will no longer have to pay their tithe to Hell. Odin and his compatriots...more
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Read in October, 2007
It is unfortunate that Gaiman seems to be unable to surrender his archetypal cast to either humanity or inhumanity, but lets them sit awkwardly in the middle. Though he often presents Dream and his siblings as falling to love or petty squabbling, their reactions to such are often not to work towards decision, but to subside. In those cases where they do act, it becomes merely a meaningless exercise to continue the story. When this is done for the purpose of framing other tales and interweaving i...more
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Read in March, 2004
Date read is my best guess. This is the thing that shows how good a writer Neil Gaiman is. after a family squabble, Dream must go to Hell to make things right--but what if things aren't right in Hell? Soon Dream must face the worst possible fate--master of a second, coveted domain! Guest starring all sorts of mythological folk and some of the funniest Thor dialog ever. Kelley Jones does perfect art for the storyline and the plotting and dialog are some of the best ever in comics. Honestly, ...more
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Read in January, 2004
recommends it for:
Everyone
I used to stubbornly think that graphic novels had no intellectual merits other than for amateur entertainment (I know, pedestal). This series not only blew me away visually, but caused me to see graphic novels in a new light. Everyone should read this series.
Here's what i want to say, but someone else said it first and better than i could:
"Erudite, allusive, complex and ambitious, SANDMAN is undoubtedly the finest writing the mainstream comic book industry has ever seen. It dares to ...more
Here's what i want to say, but someone else said it first and better than i could:
"Erudite, allusive, complex and ambitious, SANDMAN is undoubtedly the finest writing the mainstream comic book industry has ever seen. It dares to ...more
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Read in April, 2008
What can I say about this that I didn't already say in previous reviews of Sandman books. Its genius, pure and simple. I'd be gushing to go on in this vein, so I won't.
In this book, Dream decides to correct a mistake he made a long time ago, and in the process he ends up with the key to hell. Enter many many gods and entities that want Hell (because its apparently very popular psychic property).
I can say that had I read this book when it was first out, I wouldn't have been as suprised...more
In this book, Dream decides to correct a mistake he made a long time ago, and in the process he ends up with the key to hell. Enter many many gods and entities that want Hell (because its apparently very popular psychic property).
I can say that had I read this book when it was first out, I wouldn't have been as suprised...more
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Read in February, 2003
I will forever maintain that Sandman is the best comic ever written. Gaiman was originally given the task of resurrecting a not particularly interesting golden age DC superhero, and instead, managed to change comics forever.
He created the Endless- Destiny, Death, Destruction, Dream, Desire, Despair, and Delirium (who used to be delight), created a whole new mythology based on so many sources- Greek/Roman/Egyptian/Norse mythology, fairy tales, fables, DC comic book characters, and of course,...more
He created the Endless- Destiny, Death, Destruction, Dream, Desire, Despair, and Delirium (who used to be delight), created a whole new mythology based on so many sources- Greek/Roman/Egyptian/Norse mythology, fairy tales, fables, DC comic book characters, and of course,...more
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Read in June, 2008
"To absent friends, lost loves, old gods, and the season of mists; and may each and every one of us always give the devil his due." Such is a toast made in Dreams in the second chapter. But this toast informs us about the nature of Season of Mists. We now learn about the rest of Dreams' family: Desire, Despair, Destiny, Delirium, Death and a missing prodigal. From a conversation between Dream and his family, he makes the decision to journey to hell to resolve his business wi...more
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This was definitely my favorite collection of the series. Morpheus, the master of dreams, receives the key to Hell from Lucifer as punishment for double-crossing him in one of the earlier story arcs. The key is a trouble magnet because it brings a host of characters from different mythological legends to Dream's doorstep, as they all have their reasons for wanting to be the new boss of the underworld, and each of them threatens him with a different fate if they are not chosen. It is incredibl...more
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Read in February, 2008
It's such a pleasure to re-read this series. I last read the ten Sandman books about ten years ago. They were my introduction to graphic novels, and I remember being blown away. I still really enjoy them.
Book 4 starts out weak, but rapidly becomes more interesting as Morpheus finds himself as the keeper of the key to Hell. A multitude of deities converge in his realm, cajoling, threatening, and bribing him to give it to them. Who he eventually gives it to, and the ensuing Hell, is definitely...more
Book 4 starts out weak, but rapidly becomes more interesting as Morpheus finds himself as the keeper of the key to Hell. A multitude of deities converge in his realm, cajoling, threatening, and bribing him to give it to them. Who he eventually gives it to, and the ensuing Hell, is definitely...more
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This was my first foray into graphic novels. My understanding of them was limited to the pulp fiction superheroes of the 1950s. A friend of mine was gracious enough to let me borrow his edition (some kind of leatherbound version that was probably signed by the author). It's rare that a book captures me so completely. I was hooked from page one. Unfortunately, I was in the middle of a New Year's Eve party at the time. Many games of Euchre were lost because of it, but I've managed to rebuild...more
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Read in August, 2007
recommends it for:
comic snobs,fantasy nerds
Before Garth Ennis wrote about God quitting in Preacher, Neil Gaiman tackled what would happen if Satan left his position. Along the way there are run-ins with dead children and a drunk and cranky God of Thunder.
I'm not all the way through the entire series yet, but this storyline is definitely one of the highlights. Gaiman is great at creating memorable characters like Lucifer Morningstar and the Endless family, and here he's paired with a master of the "dark arts": Kelley Jones
I'm not all the way through the entire series yet, but this storyline is definitely one of the highlights. Gaiman is great at creating memorable characters like Lucifer Morningstar and the Endless family, and here he's paired with a master of the "dark arts": Kelley Jones
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Read in January, 1997
recommends it for:
fantasy fans
One of the best graphic novels in the Sandman line, this is the first collection I read and purchased. Dream, who decides to return to hell to free an old lover, is instead given the key to an empty hell when Lucifer quits. He then must decide what to do when a number of deities come calling, all wanting the key for their own reasons.
Neil Gaiman uses his extensive knowledge of old and forgotten gods to pepper this story with interesting beings.
Neil Gaiman uses his extensive knowledge of old and forgotten gods to pepper this story with interesting beings.
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Quite simply, i refuse to select one or a few from this series. They have opened and widened me into the simple vast and profound storied emptiness from which it all came, returns and is. I'm sure there must be many other examples of writing that accomplishes this function, but I've not time to search or select it now. What a silly contrivance that is: time.... must outgrow it some day... like so much else... and is.
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This is where I think the real story line of the Sandman comic begins, and it's the volume where you finally meet all of the "main characters" of the series. A very strong collection, and it would probably make a good starting point if you wanted to get a feel for the series. (Then again, as all the volumes have a slightly different "feel" to them, it's hard to say what would make a good representative volume.)
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Lucifer Morningstar retires and gives Morpheus the keys to the gates of Hell. How else could you not read on? First book I've ever read out of the Sandman series, and my favorite volume.
The way that Gaiman mixes human ideology, religion, mythology and legend from different periods of time, from different cultures of the world, into stories in which they all can coexist just blows my mind.
The way that Gaiman mixes human ideology, religion, mythology and legend from different periods of time, from different cultures of the world, into stories in which they all can coexist just blows my mind.
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Read in August, 2008
This book is more what I had in mind of what this Sandman series would be. Having Destiny, Despair, Desire, Delirium, Dream and Death together in one place and for one unknown purpose, which later could be considered revealed, is what I was hoping for. I liked the quest into Hell Dream made, and the reason he went there impressed me. It's never to late to make a wrong, right.
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Read in December, 2007
This has been my favorite Sandman so far, except maybe the off-cycle books. Dream goes to hell to free Nada, his once lover whom he has wronged and condemned to hell. He is ready to face unsurmountable obstacles to free her... however, nothing will work as planned... This is truly brilliant.... Starts like an Orpheus tale and spins along with a life of its own... Great!!!
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The sandman series is amazing. So creative,the characters are amazing- very charming and eloquent,you never want to leave their world. The series is intelligent and enchanting. The artwork is amazing in all of them as well, though sometimes the styles changes too drastically but most of the time...astonishing. These novels made me love Gaiman, he's an incredible writer.
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