The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes 30th Anniversary Edition

It was hard to choose tags for this book... It's a weird ride but once you start, you are hooked. I avoided the Sandman comics for a long time because...? I was curious, but maybe I was afraid to take the leap. But I'm on a Neil Gaiman kick right now, so I decided to take the plunge and bought the 30th anniversary edition from amongst many options. I wanted to see what the fuss was about, why it's considered to be such a classic. Now I know. I had no idea what this was going to be when I started reading. It begins with a cult. The leader is trying to trap Death so he can achieve immortality. (No death equals eternal life!) But he catches Death's little brother instead. And while the Lord of Dreams, the Sandman, Morpheus is in captivity, three precious artifacts are stolen: his dream dust, his mask, and a ruby containing parts of himself. Volume 1 of the trade paperback series shows what happens to us all without the Sandman, and follows Morpheus along on his journey to reclaim his possessions. At times the story was horrifying, and sometimes it was really trippy. Morpheus is on earth, he visits hell, and he takes us to his dream realm. I enjoyed the eclectic story and characters, though Morpheus himself was by far my favorite. The art was a feast for the eyes. I can't wait to see where else the series takes me.

Amazing read. More is better. Off to vol 2. I recommend this to anyone looking for different, bizarre, outstanding, and more

What more can be said about The Sandman that hasn't been said before. Great, masterful story telling, amazing characters, story arcs, amazing 2nd-ary characters and smaller ones that are just as great. Art, colors, dialog, lettering, ect. All of it is top notch and it gets better and better as the series goes. Just love re-reading these again every few years and it never disappoints and I find more things I missed or find a panel I love better then the 1st time. One of my favorite series of all time and one of the best ever.

I had no idea this was a graphic novel when I picked it up on Kindle. I grabbed it because it was a Neil Gaiman book, who I read last year and really enjoyed. As far as graphic novels go, and I'll admit that I'm not expert, this was very well done. I really liked the premise – trying to capture Death, but catching Dream instead. The characters were interesting and there was plenty of good action. Even though I'm a Gaiman fan, I'm not really a graphic novel fan. But it would be unfair of me to compare this to novels, so I'm rating it solely against other graphic novels that I've read. 4 stars

I loved everything about this first volume of The Sandman. I have no previous experience with The Sandman, but saw an advertisement for the show and having read and watched Good Omens, thought I would give this comic a chance. I’m not stranger to comics and while I am normally much more interested in Marvel Comics, I found The Sandman extremely captivating and unique. I’m looking forward to teaching my children how to play The Oldest Game and getting to know more about Dream and his story via the next volumes.

Preludes & Nocturnes Confession time I have never read this amazing series until just now. I have heard about it for years but my experience with graphic novels tends more toward superheroes. I am so glad I finally wised up and opened this first in The Sandman universe. It is Morpheus who takes center stage the Dream Lord who has been captured by mortals and held for years as they demand power from him. After escaping and of course bringing revenge on the guilty he must find his power sources that were lost. First up his pouch of sand. This leads him to John Constantine's society. Next, he must go into hell to face Lucifer to retrieve his helmet. Finally, he must obtain his ruby that contains so much of his power within it. The journey is a warrior's journey to find his power again. I think my favorite part was his meeting his big sister Death at the end. She is an incredible character that I can't wait to see more of. I have already started ordering the subsequent graphic novels. I can't wait to continue my journey into Neil Gaiman's amazing world.

So I first heard of this series from Netflix. I’ve watched it twice and loved every minute of it and I needed more. I ordered this thinking it was a novel 🥴 excuse my ignorance. So I returned it and then ordered the one that wasn’t the 30th anniversary edition, also not a novel haha. I just can’t into comics. But it had beautiful artwork and I love the story.

Back in the 90s, my brother was a huge fan of The Sandman. If he liked it, I figured I would hate it. So I waited many years to revisit the stories. Now that he’s gone, reading these reminds me a lot of him and the things he enjoyed, but it doesn’t surprise me at all that I found value in these stories as well. We didn’t have the same taste, but if I’d read these when he was alive, I think we would have found common ground. Neil Gaiman is a genius and though the tone may change from issue to issue, you can definitely see him working out the universe of the Sandman and finally nailing it. I can’t wait to watch the show and see how Gaiman interprets the Lord of Dreams for a new world.