Preludes & Nocturnes

[jazzfish]

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Thoughts on Preludes & Nocturnes:

• I had somehow forgotten that Sandman started out life as a horror comic. Yow.
  
• Lots of foreshadowing, in both the writing and the art.
  
• I really wish Sam Kieth had stuck with the book: I like his Morpheus a lot.
  
• Dream is kind of a dick. As I recall this is a persistent theme.
  
• The two pages of Neil writing Martian Manhunter are great. (As is his John Constantine, but that's no surprise.)
  
• Death's initial appearance remains stunning (it's the contrast with the previous seven issues, I think), and "The Sound of Her Wings" in general ... wow.