This Overture mini-series by Neil Gaiman, J. H. Williams III and Dave Stewart has been a delightful (if twisty) return visit to Gaiman's legendary character.
The story is appropriately big, visiting Dream's siblings - and his parents(!) - and placing the existence of... well, everything... at stake, and the survival of all rests in Dream's hands.
It's all a prequel to the original series created by Gaiman, as the finale gives us the answer to how Dream ended up a prisoner of a mortal way back in Sandman #1.
The art is amazing - each page (and that stunning cover) should be hanging in a museum somewhere.
If you've missed this one, I suspect it'll read much better as a collection, but (perversely) if you haven't read the Sandman stories yet, you should read those first, then tackle this prequel.
Trust me, it makes more sense that way (this series refers to characters that work better if you know more about them).
What more do you need? Highly, highly recommended!
Grade: A
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I've been waiting for this series to finally finish before reading it. The story and art were fantastic. Definitely worth the 2 year wait, and hopefully not the last time Neil Gaiman visits the Master Of Dreams.
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