Starting off I have to admit, I'm probably a terrible reader of comic books. I tend to focus way more on the art and what the pictures are staying than the dialogue. I should have know that this would be impossible. After reading about 10 pages of briefly looking at the text bubbles and focusing on the art, I realized I barely knew what was going on and stared all over. probably for the best. There was a ton of information I missed in those few pages. And ultimatily reading the test made reading this comic a whole lot more enjoyable.
The plot was what made me unable to stop reading this series just like my issues with Mushishi. Though that series was pretty much one new story after another, the Sandman was more complicated spanning several issues much similar to Gaiman's writing style. While I still haven't finished the series, I did read several of the collected issues before finally stopping.
The Art is very different from the covers and you can immediately tell its draw recently, the pages still look like that cheep news print from the early 90s. The style is very much of that decade thou, much to my pleasure, there is a lack of pop culture references and more of a focus on mythology and lore. Besides the definite age, the style still suits the comic and isn't distracting. Its very dark with Morpheus desaturated in most panels standing him apart from the rest. Its nice to see that visual difference so we can see whats happening.
As the series continues, we learn more and more about Morpheus and the world he had tried so hard to protect in seemingly disarray. Much has changed since he was imprisoned and as readers we learn with him just how much. In all the series is one of the best comics I've read yet. I'm especially eager to finish so I can read about Daniel.
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