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Sandman: ‘Preludes & Nocturnes’ Part 3

Previously: Sandman: ‘Preludes & Nocturnes’ Imperfect Hosts

Dream a Little Dream of Me is the third part of ‘Preludes & Nocturnes’. In it, Dream decides to go after John Constantine, the man who has his bag of sand.

Sandman: ‘Preludes & Nocturnes’ Part 2

Previously: Sandman: ‘Preludes & Nocturnes’ The Sleep of the Just

Imperfect Hosts is the second part of Preludes & Nocturnes. It tells of Dream’s journey back into the Dreaming.

The Dreaming is the realm that Dream rules over. It is a vast realm, encompassing all that was dreamed, is dreamt, and will be dreamt. At the heart of the Dreaming is Dream’s castle, with a path winding around the Dreaming leading towards it.

Sandman: ‘Preludes & Nocturnes’ Part 1

I’ll admit this first – I read Sandman out of order. (I read Volume 7, 3, 9, 8, 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, and 5). Looking back on it, I wish I could have read it in order. Even though it is possible to do otherwise, I really wouldn’t recommend it. Sandman isn’t rigorously based on continuity, but the experience is greatly enhanced by it.

Preludes & Nocturnes Trade Paperback Cover

Now onto the book.

Sandman – To Come!

Well, having acquired all of the ‘Sandman’ comics, I’ve decided I’m going to do an issue-by-issue readthrough, recap and commentary.

For those of you who don’t know, Sandman is a really awesome comic series written by Neil Gaiman. It follows ‘Dream’, one of seven people in a highly dysfunctional family of god-like deities. Even though I really don’t like DC comics all that much, Sandman is a very unique comic – effectively using the comic book medium to deliver a unique blend of horror.

Anyways, next up: Sandman: ‘Preludes & Nocturnes’ The Sleep of the Just