The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
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The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes description
"Wake up, sir. We're here." It's a simple enough opening line--although not many would have guessed back in 1991 that this would lead to one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comics of the second half of the century. In Preludes and Nocturnes, Neil Gaiman weaves the story of a man interested in capturing the physical manifestation of Death but who instead captures the King of Dreams. By Gaiman's own admission there's a lot in this first collection that is awkward and ungainly--which is not to say there are not frequent moments of greatness here. The chapter "24 Hours" is worth the price of the book alone; it stands as one of the most chilling examples of horror in comics. And let's not underestimate Gaiman's achievement of personifying Death as a perky, overly cheery, cute goth girl! All in all, I greatly prefer the roguish breaking of new ground in this book to the often dull precision of the concluding volumes of the Sandman series. --Jim Pascoe |
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The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes Customer Reviews
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To The Unstimulated: Read This.
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Packed full of human emotion and real depth, this collection of essays invites you to consider the relevancy of dreams to your life. Throughout this vivid journey, you might discover a renewed interest in the concept of dreams, and how they may be impacting the quality of your life, and of those around you. Or perhaps how they SHOULD be affecting you, and those around you.
While a page-turner, it also causes you to pause. Beautiful drawings and brilliant colors beseige each page, perfectly complementing the dialogue and narration, causing you to WANT to spend the time required to drop your eyes on every inch of the page. I found myself looking up and down, physically moving my head and my hands, turning the book this way and that, to make sure that I understood what I was supposed to take from the two pages in front of me. The visuals are stimulating, thoughtful, and passionate. It's even worthwhile to randomly pick a page, after you've read the book, to look at the artwork again, to make sure you remember the underlying message and how it might matter to you.
For those leading a boring life right now, read something like this. Minimally, it's a good distraction but, most likely, it will be a good launching point for thinking creatively about whatever you put your focus on, and move you to consider the characters around you as having their own quests, challenges, and dreams. |
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