Weaker Sandman effort about Lucifer's abdication with a lot of padding in the middle that is ultimately saved by a stellar ending. This is especially true when you compare it to volume 3. I toyed with four stars but just couldn't quite get there.
Like many of his fans, one of my favorite things about Gaiman is when he brings old mythologies to life. When Lucifer closes hell and gives the key to Dream, all kinds of representatives of various mythologies come to call, hoping to get the key for themselves.Library copy
Not my favorite in the Sandman books. Dream goes to Hell to save an old lover he banished there long ago. In the process Lucifer decides he no longer wants to be Hell's Keeper. He turns Hell over to Sandman. Dream must decide what to do with Hell and that's when things start getting interesting.
I read the Sandman collections out of order and this is the one I read first. I think my favorite bit is the Lord of Order who manifests himself in the form of a cardboard box. You can't help but love the idea of Lucifer rebelling against God by quitting his job and refusing to continue being the ...
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