The Sandman 68
Story by NeilGaiman
Art by Marc Hempel&
Richard CaseLately,
it's been hard to escape the conclusion that Neil Gaiman is
playing with his readers. Several issues of what looked like flailing
around for an ending, then last month a purpose-filled and crucial
issue, and now this: 24 pages of going nowhere. Nil character
development, sod all plot, just a lot of foreshadowing and dialogue.
Very good dialogue it is too, as groovy as you'd expect, but it all goes
nowhere. And Marc Hempel's near definitive take on the characters is
diluted by pages drawn by yet another fill-in artist.
If you were considering picking up Sandman with this issue, go back to
The Doll's House TPB. If you're a regular reader, there's nothing I
could, or would wish to, do to sway you. One issue left, and I hope to
Berger Neil's written a plot by then.
Andrew
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