The Sandman Vol. 1 Preludes & Nocturnes (New Edition) (The Sandman, #1)

by Neil Gaiman

Written by NEIL GAIMAN Art by SAM KIETH, MIKE DRINGENBERG & MALCOLM JONES III Cover by DAVE MCKEAN The first volume collecting Neil Gaiman’s seminal horror series is available in a new edition featuring the improved production values and coloring from the Absolute Edition. In PRELUDES & NOCTURNES, collecting issues #1-8, an occultist attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps Death’s younger brother Dream instead. After his 70-year imprisonment and eventual escape, Morpheus goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. On his arduous journey Morpheus encounters Lucifer, John Constantine and an all-powerful madman. This book also includes the story “The Sound of Her Wings” which introduces the pragmatic, perky Death.

• ISBN10: 1401225756
• ISBN13: 9781401225759
• Publish Date: 26 October 2010 (first published 21 October 1991)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: DC Comics
• Format: Paperback (UK Trade)
• Pages: 240
• Language: English

Reviews

[moraa]

Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot.

The art was a little gritty in most of the pages and I don't think I'll be able to forget it but holy shit did I love it!

[Nessa Luna]

Dnf at 25%, I just couldn’t be bothered to continue idk...

[cornerfolds]

Read more of my reviews at Cornerfolds.com!

DNF @ 60%

*Review to come!*

[adastra]

A wonderful collection of stories that give a lot more depth to the Endless...

[layawaydragon]

Hmmm...A Tale As Old As Me

I borrowed an electronic version from the library.

I've heard so many fantastic things about this series that I just had to try it out. I've read other of Gaiman's work but I'm not an invested fangirl by any means.

The foreword and afterwords were extremely helpful for context and understanding. I'm such a noob when it comes to comics. I've never read a comic as old as me.

I wasn't a fan of the art style, it does repulse and disgust as the story requires. That portion hasn't aged well IMHO.

As I was about the shrug the series off as historically important but not for my reading enjoyment, I was suddenly hooked.

Then it was an edge of my seat, heart racing intriguing tale. Now I'm looking forward to suffering through the gross art for what happens next.

[Ben Pick]

Great start to the Endless's story.

[empressbrooke]

In the foreword and the afterword, both the editor and Gaiman indicated that this isn't the strongest volume in the Sandman series; Gaiman was still finding his vision for the series, it's essentially a fetch quest, etc. I'm inclined to agree with them, although it was still enjoyable (as any video game fan will tell you, a fetch quest can still be fun, but it's not the strongest narrative device). I'm halfway through Volume 2: The Doll's House and I'm already finding the story much more interesting. Preludes and Nocturnes is a good introduction, but not much more than that.