by Jen
When it came to Neil Gaiman's Sandman series, I was late to the party. I first heard about it when some friends were cosplaying Death and Desire at DragonCon 2014; being a huge fan of graphic novels, I headed to my favorite comic book shop to pick up the first volume. I was immediately entranced, and over the next six months I devoured the entire series.
You can imagine how excited I was to hear that new material was being released this year!
Sandman: Overture is everything I could have wished for in a prelude/continuation of Gaiman's fantastic comic series. Following the continued adventures of Daniel, Morpheus, and the Endless was like reconnecting with long-lost friends that I hadn't expected to see again - and it was a pleasure to make new friends along the way, such as Hope, Time, and Darkness. Gaiman's chimerical storytelling is more than complemented by the spectacular illustrations, coloring, and lettering.
The special features at the back of the book were fascinating as well - reading more about Gaiman's writing process, as well as the processes of the illustrator, colorist, and other creatives involved in producing this masterpiece only added to the overall experience.
I highly recommend this book to anyone - if you've read the original Sandman series, you won't be disappointed, and if you haven't, this will leave you wanting more.
Sandman: Overture will be available on Tuesday, November 10.
Special thanks to NetGalley and DC Entertainment for providing me an advance copy in return for an honest review.
You can imagine how excited I was to hear that new material was being released this year!
Sandman: Overture is everything I could have wished for in a prelude/continuation of Gaiman's fantastic comic series. Following the continued adventures of Daniel, Morpheus, and the Endless was like reconnecting with long-lost friends that I hadn't expected to see again - and it was a pleasure to make new friends along the way, such as Hope, Time, and Darkness. Gaiman's chimerical storytelling is more than complemented by the spectacular illustrations, coloring, and lettering.
The special features at the back of the book were fascinating as well - reading more about Gaiman's writing process, as well as the processes of the illustrator, colorist, and other creatives involved in producing this masterpiece only added to the overall experience.
I highly recommend this book to anyone - if you've read the original Sandman series, you won't be disappointed, and if you haven't, this will leave you wanting more.
Sandman: Overture will be available on Tuesday, November 10.
Special thanks to NetGalley and DC Entertainment for providing me an advance copy in return for an honest review.
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