I think im done with Mr. Gaiman. He is creative and all but in a broad sense, not in a deep sense. Reading his stories feels like riding on a cart in a Horror House. All those wax and plastic horrible things jump at you, you feel a slight rush of emotion and admire the detail on the figurines but there is no meaning to it. He is just trying to scare you. In one of his writing courses he proclaims that his goal in writing is to make the reader turn the pages. And it feels exactly like that. You turn the pages, then the pages end and you're still you. No change.
Gorgeous artwork though. ( )

Excellent, and it apparently gets better. I loved the stories and the art. I'm still trying to figure out who's version of the main character i like better. ( )

Valgekraede pildiraamat*
Minu selle aasta suurimaks elamuseks on päris kindlasti Neil Gaimani “Sandman”. Kui aus olla, siis polegi tegelikult tegu mitte “päris” raamatu, vaid koomiksiga, aga mingil kummalisel moel raputas see mind põhjalikult. Ja ma ei ole kunagi koomiksite sõber olnud – reeglina on need minu jaoks tüütud. “Sandman” on erand suure algustähega.
On isegi raske öelda, mis mind selle teose/koomiksisarja puhul enim köidab – Gaimani geniaalne loojutustamise ja maailma loomise oskus, või kummastavalt köitev ja mällusööbiv pildimaterjal. Iroonilisel kombel on see koomiks – mille peategelaseks on Morpheus ehk Unede(Ulmade?) Jumal –, üks väheseid kirjandusteoseid, mis ikka ja jälle end ka minu unedesse sisse murrab.
Gaiman segab oma lugudes talle ainuomast fantaasiat, õudust, iidset ja tänapäevast mütoloogiat ning sünget huumorit moel, mida on võimatu unustada. Ja tundub, et ma pole ainuke, kes sarja lootuselt armunud on: Wikipedia väitel on Sandman ainus koomiks, mis on kunagi võitnud maineka World Fantasy Award´i ning üks kolmest, mis on jõudnud New York Times´i bestsellerite nimekirja (teised kaks on “Watchmen” ja “The Dark Knight Returns”).

* Norman Maileri kommentaar koomiksi kohta oli: “comic book for intellectuals”.
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The second volume dives deeper into the dreamscape, as we get to know more of the consequences of Morpheus' capture, while this volume also prepares the later ones... ( )

Not as good as the first one, but I loved some of the characters introduced in this one (Gilbert is one of my favorites). It was also very amusing to see the Sandman attempt to be a medieval lord. He looks like a vampire instead. ( )