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The Sandman Book Four
The Sandman Book Four | Neil Gaiman
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From the award-winning writer of American Gods and Coraline, The Sandman is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time. Neil Gaimain's award-winning masterpiece set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven. In this climactic final volume, drawn by Marc Hempel, Jon J Muth, Charles Vess, and Michael Zulli, with contributions from D'Israeli, Teddy Kristiansen, Kevin Nowlan, and more, Dream becomes the target of the Furiesunstoppable agents of vengeance. Dark forces are at work, and what they set in motion will demand a sacrifice greater than any the Dreaming has yet known. The thrilling conclusion of The Sandman weaves together threads and pieces building since the beginning of the series, collecting issues #57-75 and stories from Vertigo Jam #1 and Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers.
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Robotswithpersonality
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That was A LOT. Kind of par for the course for a Sandman book. A constant in this series: The art is spectacular (so much more impressive and varied than the cover art of these collections, still not sure why they went such a drab route), the subject matter is often unsettling, or sad, yet always there is a glimmer of joy, hope, humanity. I loved the concluding story especially. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? I continue to be astonished by the imagination of Gaiman and the talent of all artists involved, creativity running wild and free. In hindsight, I admit to wishing the content was a shade less dark overall, as the breaks I needed to take between volumes mean some recurring character story lines being wrapped up here have fuzzy origins in my memory. 2w
Robotswithpersonality 3/3 If I ever do a reread at a faster pace for clearer continuity, there are definitely some ugly parts I will be skimming.
Bit confused by the num ering of this set of bindups, as the reading guide in the back says this is the concluding volume of the original series run, but there are two more Sandman books according to Storygraph - extras with smaller page counts, I guess. I'm willing to pick them up, but probably not anytime soon. ⚠️gore
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Robotswithpersonality
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Aaawwwww, MATTHEW! 🥺 He looks so SAD about Dream calling him out on his lack of pennies. 😅 Can't you just confide in the raven without being grumpy?! 🙎🏼‍♂️

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Robotswithpersonality
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Fashion ICON. 🔥🤩

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Robotswithpersonality
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So happy to see the baby gargoyle again! ☺️

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“...trailing occasional fish.“ 🐠🐡🐟

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