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The Absolute Sandman, Volume One by Neil Gaiman, Michael Zulli, Chris Bachalo, Kelley Jones, Mike Dringenberg, Charles Vess, Malcolm Jones III, Steve Parkhouse, Sam Kieth, Colleen Doran

3 reviews

bohboh's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I had no idea what I was stepping into when opening this - It's not a typical adventure fantasy, sci-fi, mythological epic, or even horror mystery. The Sandman character is utterly unique and the Dreamscape he inhabits also exists across the real world in the dreams of living creatures. Because of this, every place, time, and person is subject to being a setting or centrepiece to each issue.

Gaiman takes full advantage of this, bringing Morpheus into the pits of Hell, Hotel Convention Centres, the Justice League of America base, Arkham Asylum, and the minds of some pretty loveable and some other pretty demented characters.

Beyond the uniquely pensive writing style I've come to love from Gaiman, it is brought to life with the gorgeous accompanying art from the artists involved. The Absolute edition of this set of comics was completely the right choice to enter this world; Stunning binding, lengthy concept art, behind-the-scenes issue proposal write-ups and scripts. Super fascinating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and War

anni_swanilda's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Self harm, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

pedanther's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Torture

Moderate: Child death, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Genocide