And the central narrative is a little contrived and video game-ish, following Dream’s relatively straightforward quest to recover three magical trinkets. The artwork doesn’t really come alive until Mike Dringenberg takes over as penciller in issue #6. (Among other things, it contains one of the very best single-issue horror stories I've ever read.) But I should also note that it’s an imperfect introduction to The Sandman as a whole. It begins with Dream’s decades-long imprisonment-an essential story point with consequences that stretch to the end of the series-and chronicles his escape and his attempt to regain his powers in a linear, satisfying fashion. But if you’re still on the fence, and just want to dip your toe into the Sandman universe, go with Preludes and Nocturnes. Well, if you’re ready to go all in on The Sandman, go ahead and buy the first Omnibus. Two matching (and massive) hardcover volumes, titled The Sandman Omnibus, which collect the entire series. It’s a great resource for hardcore fans-but not a great starting point. The art is also completely recolored from the original comic-book run, which remains controversial among Sandman fans.įour matching hardcover volumes, titled The Annotated Sandman, which include detailed notes on all the allusions and references buried in the series. If you want to read the whole series, there are a few easily available options:ġ0 individual softcover volumes-beginning with Preludes and Nocturnes and ending with The Wake-which also give names to the biggest plot arcs of the series.įour matching hardcover volumes, titled The Absolute Sandman, which collect the entire series. The Sandman was originally published as a monthly comic-but today, you’ll have a better time reading it in book form. When you need to understand something, Sandman will make sure you understand it. Sandman is a pretty complicated story, but it doesn’t ask you to wrap your head around everything it’s doing right away. With that being said, this is the most that I'll give it. Didn't mean to ramble, but I hate to see creativity be restricted. (I'm not gonna shave my beard because YOU don't like it.)
If you can't be yourself, what's the point? Changing your work to suit other people makes it their work. I know that you can't be completely satisfied with this version. You obviously wanna express more, or tell a different story. I respect that Patreon has rules and/or standards, however I can't help but feel that they're gonna hold you back. Your story compared to some of the ones that I've come a crossed here are not so different. Not to mention, having to make 2 separate versions. Therefor, appeasing the gods (Patreon), and preventing any major rewrite. NONE of these women are of relation, and subsequently will fill the part. So, the part of the "Landlady" (TO ME) just screams "Stepmother". (IMO) No real mother would so blatantly point out the estranged relationship between her children. That would also explain the comment made by the "Landlady" at breakfast. You just need to find a "Guardian" of sorts that is or possibly is sleeping with Dad, and that has played some authoritative role in the life of the main character and his siblings. However, there ARE alternatives that I can see that SHOULD appease the gods(Patreon), yet at the same time SHOULD still keep the story in a more believable atmosphere. That would explain the hiccup in the story by switching to the term "Landlady" instead of "Mom" or "Mother". (It couldn't be more plain.) Yet, Patreon told you to keep it away from incest. The entire story revolves around YOU and this "Landlady". With that, let me begin with the obvious. Proofreading it before publication never hurts.
It wasn't TOO bad, but definitely needs work.
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