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jpskewedthroneThe sixth volume in the Sandman series from Neil Gaiman is really just a compilation of various individual stories, not one continuous story like some of the other volumes. As with most such "anthologies," there are stories that I liked in here, and some that were just meh.
My favorite by far was Ramadan, the last story, not necessarily because of the story itself, but because of the artwork. After five volumes, some of the art that was once new and inventive and interesting has become old hat. So the art in this piece was fresh and drew me in. There was a minor issue with reading some of the dialogue because of the style of the script, but other than that I loved this piece.
I also enjoyed Three Septembers and a January and Thermidor, for some of the historical sidenotes mostly, but also for the inventive way in which to hide a severed head.
Probably my least favorites in this collection were Soft Places and August. The first simply because there wasn't a significant story involved (it was really more of a "break" than anything else) and the second because the ending didn't stand up to the great lead-up; I was expecting something more here, although the historical facts woven through the piece were interesting. These two were still fun to read, they just weren't the best of the bunch.
The rest of the stories were all good. But of course, at this point we can expect that of Gaiman. And the artwork in all pieces was excellent, even if some of the art didn't coincide with my own tastes.
In any case, I'm certainly looking forward to reading the seventh volume next.
My favorite by far was Ramadan, the last story, not necessarily because of the story itself, but because of the artwork. After five volumes, some of the art that was once new and inventive and interesting has become old hat. So the art in this piece was fresh and drew me in. There was a minor issue with reading some of the dialogue because of the style of the script, but other than that I loved this piece.
I also enjoyed Three Septembers and a January and Thermidor, for some of the historical sidenotes mostly, but also for the inventive way in which to hide a severed head.
Probably my least favorites in this collection were Soft Places and August. The first simply because there wasn't a significant story involved (it was really more of a "break" than anything else) and the second because the ending didn't stand up to the great lead-up; I was expecting something more here, although the historical facts woven through the piece were interesting. These two were still fun to read, they just weren't the best of the bunch.
The rest of the stories were all good. But of course, at this point we can expect that of Gaiman. And the artwork in all pieces was excellent, even if some of the art didn't coincide with my own tastes.
In any case, I'm certainly looking forward to reading the seventh volume next.
