A review by katybug25
The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
5.0
I really loved the art in this comic. It was creepy and had a gothic, dark fantasy feel. I thought that the Sandman’s character design was fantastic. He has interesting features: really white skin (just white, no undertones), messy, crazy black hair, and black eyes. I liked that his eyes were completely black, with light that gleams out of them as it adds to the mystery of his character.
I thought the plot was fun to follow. After escaping captivity, he has to recover his stolen tools for dreaming (his pouch of sand, his helm, and his ruby). Each one is held by someone who presents a challenge to Morpheus (one of the Sandman’s names).
I thought the sleeping sickness was an intriguing concept (as well as terrifying). There were different forms of the sickness, which resembled real life afflictions. I also found it horrifying what was accomplished when others wielded the Sandman’s power. (The restaurant scene really got me, all I will say is that it was very demented).
I thought that this was a good introduction to Dream (another of the Sandman’s names), and the start of a riveting comic series and I am really looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
I thought the plot was fun to follow. After escaping captivity, he has to recover his stolen tools for dreaming (his pouch of sand, his helm, and his ruby). Each one is held by someone who presents a challenge to Morpheus (one of the Sandman’s names).
I thought the sleeping sickness was an intriguing concept (as well as terrifying). There were different forms of the sickness, which resembled real life afflictions. I also found it horrifying what was accomplished when others wielded the Sandman’s power. (The restaurant scene really got me, all I will say is that it was very demented).
I thought that this was a good introduction to Dream (another of the Sandman’s names), and the start of a riveting comic series and I am really looking forward to reading the rest of the series.