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A review by ravenousbibliophile
The Sandman Universe #1 by Mat Lopes, Tom Fowler, Bilquis Evely, Kat Howard, Neil Gaiman, Nalo Hopkinson, Dominike Stanton, Bilquis Everly, Sebastian Fiumara, Jae Lee, June Chung, Simon Spurrier, Max Fiumara, Dan Watters
4.0
Blurb: In the beginning, there was the Word, and the Word was with Dream, and the Word was Dream.
Pardon the biblical nature of the blurb, but I could not help myself. Neil Gaiman's Sandman has always been to me like the first religious sermon one receives as a child; beyond comprehension, but possessing a certain gravitas. Over the years the exploits of Morpheus and his curious creations from the Dreaming have given me endless hours of discovery and fright and I'm happy to say that this new expansion to the universe promises nothing less.
Taking a cue from the original run, this issue begins at the end and as such the reader is forced to play a delightful game of catch-up as new characters, situations and conundrums are hurled our way in rapid succession. Each puzzle and it's respective pieces are exactly the kind of curiosities one expects to find in stories/story that find their point of origin from the Lord of Dreams.
The artwork for each character (who would subsequently hero their respective series) is unique and yet in total accordance with what one has come to expect of a story in Morpheus' realm. The first issue provides just enough introduction to whet the appetite and leaves the reader with an overwhelming sense of confusion, intrigue and curiosity. I look forward to reading all 4 series that shall expand this new universe and hopefully shed some light as to how and why this new universe came to be.
And just as I have done in the past, I shall receive this new religious experience with same level of curiosity and gravity as I did when I first picked up Sandman #1.
Pardon the biblical nature of the blurb, but I could not help myself. Neil Gaiman's Sandman has always been to me like the first religious sermon one receives as a child; beyond comprehension, but possessing a certain gravitas. Over the years the exploits of Morpheus and his curious creations from the Dreaming have given me endless hours of discovery and fright and I'm happy to say that this new expansion to the universe promises nothing less.
Taking a cue from the original run, this issue begins at the end and as such the reader is forced to play a delightful game of catch-up as new characters, situations and conundrums are hurled our way in rapid succession. Each puzzle and it's respective pieces are exactly the kind of curiosities one expects to find in stories/story that find their point of origin from the Lord of Dreams.
The artwork for each character (who would subsequently hero their respective series) is unique and yet in total accordance with what one has come to expect of a story in Morpheus' realm. The first issue provides just enough introduction to whet the appetite and leaves the reader with an overwhelming sense of confusion, intrigue and curiosity. I look forward to reading all 4 series that shall expand this new universe and hopefully shed some light as to how and why this new universe came to be.
And just as I have done in the past, I shall receive this new religious experience with same level of curiosity and gravity as I did when I first picked up Sandman #1.