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Old 15th June 2004, 05:45 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Sandman

I pretty much enjoyed Sandman, too - great characters and challenging stories.

Season of Mists is a personal favourite - which for those who don't know: Lucifer decides he's bored of being the lord of Hell, empties it of troubled souls, and then goes walkabout. A pair of angels are sent to administrate what's left, whilst a great variety of gods from other mythologies decide Hell could make a pretty good Freehold and start vying for possession of it. Wrap that in a somewhat gothic atmosphere and - tra la! - Season of Mists.

Title is from a poem by Keats, btw.

Actually got a little bored of the series towards the end - there was something about it that seemed a little forced, and I didn;t at all care for the last major story arc (when Puck and Loki get together to force the death of the Sandman by the Fates - there was something forced and meaningless about the storyline).

Overall, pretty great - some interesting challenges about sexuality - and a great set of core characters. Delirium was always my fave.
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