It's been so long since I've read a new story of Sandman and it's a welcome return to the world that Gaiman created so long ago. I will start this out by saying The Sandman is my favorite comic series of all time and is on my person top 10 books of all time - so I am going to be biased when it comes to reviewing this. But that being said if it does turn out bad I'm not afraid to say so. It was a good thing it wasn't bad but a welcome addition to The Sandman story and that I will include in my every so year or two reading of that series.
This story is basically a prequel to what happens in Sandman #1 as the final scene in this comic is the first scene that started off Sandman. Giaman's writing is still spot on as he hasn't last any of his touch for writing Sandman over the years. His ideas are still wild, insane, and completely thought provoking. Then you mix into that soup Williams' out of this world art and the combination is simply one of the best comics to come out in a long time. Everything about this comic was worth it. I started collecting it when it came out in single issue form but Gaiman and Williams began taking 2-3 months or longer between issues that I decided to wait until the collected six issue came out at one and it was worth the wait to read it all at once. This is the best way to read Gaiman's comic stuff anyhow because his stories flow into each other so well that it's like reading a book.
He's one of the few comic writers out there where I'd put him up against some great book writers - his stuff is that good. Williams is one of best artists to team up with Gaiman as his art work completely matched the wild ideas Gaiman was writing about but then again Williams has teamed up Moore before so I imagine it wasn't to hard a transition to Gaiman. Illustrated-wise this is one of the most beautiful drawn comics out there - rich in detail with plenty of courses to feast on for the viewers eyes. Many pages will demand to be be poured over with a fine comb just to pick out the little things hidden there - writing and illustrated that is.
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