Graphic Novel Review
Sandman Preludes-Nocturne
By Neil Gaimen
Color print
Hand-drawn with collage book covers
Comic book style of framing
Certain dialogue spoken from distinctive characters have their own special font and stylized speech bubble.
Text and visuals tend to balance out in this novel, though certain parts are a bit wordy.
The theme of Sand is change
Setting/Location is based on Planet earth, and various locations and/or Afterlives
What’s going on?
We follow the short stories of various characters and their encounter with a God-like character known as Morpheus
Spotlight on examples, scene by scene:
Sandman is given the key to Hell by Lucifer, which is then sought after by various Gods from all Religions and Mythos.
Past/present, future, which tense and written in which person:
The graphic novel is written in Present tense but calls back events long since passed. This style is similar to Watchmen.
Tone/mood:
Dark, but hopeful.
Flashbacks/shock tactics:
There are many powerful figures that Sandman must deal with, leaving its readers on the edge of their seat.
Elements of storyline, character, conflict, etc:
How the almighty is humbled through the course of the story, with mini conflicts and many temporary characters that either “live happily ever” after or become deceased.
Personal reactions, explain.
Like/dislike
Story to change your life?
Read more of same?
Why did you choose it?
This Graphic novel evokes many questions that don’t have a simple, or rather an immediate answer. And the conclusions only puzzled me further. Nonetheless this is a great narrative and a very interesting character. This book, in a way, changed how I look at dreams and what they mean for people. I intend to read all of the volumes thanks to the recommendation of the series by my Roommate, who is an avid comic book reader.
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