It's pretty much a triumph! And the art's not bad either! We bounce around through time and worlds and meet the good, the bad, the badder, and the ugly. With a protagonist such as The Lord of Dream there are really no places you can't go. But though it may quote Shakespeare and Marlowe and plunder the legends, sagas, and mythos of many cultures, it's mostly about entertaining you - and it does a great job of that too. The story we're given is as sophisticated and full of erudition as any book you're likely to find on your average fantasy fan's shelves. but excellent writing can show up in many media and Neil Gaiman is an excellent writer. Now the thing is that, yes, at the bottom of it all these are comics bound together into a book that's six inches thick.
This Christmas I bought myself the bound 'mega-volume' a very high class piece of bookage that contains the 1st 37 issues of the comic which is half of the 12(?) graphic novels. I read most of the Sandman story as separate graphic novels bought off ebay about 10 years ago. This massive hardcover tome, over 1000 pages, collects the first 37 issues of Neil Gaiman's groundbreaking series! But he'll learn his greatest lessons at the hands of his own family, the Endless, who-like him-are walking embodiments of the most influential aspects of existence. His journey to find his place in a world that's drastically changed takes him through mythical worlds to retrieve his old heirlooms, the back roads of America for a twisted reunion, and even Hell itself-to receive the dubious honor of picking the next Devil.
Upon his escape from an embarrassing captivity at the hands of a mere mortal, Morpheus finds himself at a crossroads, forced to deal with the enormous changes within both himself and his realm. Regardless of cultures or historical eras, all dreamers visit Morpheus' realm-be they gods, demons, muses, mythical creatures, or simply humans who teach Morpheus some surprising lessons. The Sandman is the universally lauded masterwork following Morpheus, Lord of the Dreaming-a vast hallucinatory landscape housing all the dreams of any and everyone who's ever existed.
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