Onward and upward, further into the land of dreams than we’ve ever gone before! My trek into the world of Morpheus and his mythical cohort continues with Neil Gaiman’s Sandman: Season Of Mists. This volume feels sprawling and vast, and it offers a hellishly good time. That said, it ain’t perfect. But I’ll get to…
Continue reading ➞ Sandman Volume Four: Season Of Mists – Welcome To Hell
Cue the lullabies, folks. I’m back with another Sandman review! Today, we take a break from the large story arcs that made Neil Gaiman a comic-book writer to be reckoned with. Sandman Volume Three: Dream Country regales us with four diminutive dreamy tales. These snappy interludes add new layers and depths to the world depicted…
Continue reading ➞ Sandman Volume Three: Dream Country – Sleepy Shorts
Welcome back to the land of dreams, ruled by the aloof and mysterious Morpheus. Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series once again impresses and delights in volume two, grounding the ongoing story of Morpheus and his macabre cadre in the goings-on of our own world. To marvelous effect, The Doll’s House intertwines a litany of narratives, forming…
Continue reading ➞ Sandman Volume Two: The Doll’s House – Enter Night
The accolades for Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman have been piling up for years, gaining the series a well-earned audience and catapulting it to the top of many a “Best Graphic Novels” list. But this slumberific tale sat dormant on my shelves for years, waiting patiently for the right time to escape and plop right into…
Continue reading ➞ Sandman Volume One: Preludes & Nocturnes – Power Nap
It's the end of the freaking world, and we're here to let Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett guide us through the surprisingly hilarious apocalpyse. On the latest episode of The Book Rookie, Cole and Andrew discuss a work that is both the undeniable product of two brilliant minds and an opus that stands as a unique…
Neil Gaiman’s The Books of Magic lives up to its name. Combining Gaiman’s distinct charm with illustrations by John Bolton, Scott Hampton, Charles Vess, and Paul Johnson, Magic stands as a narrative wonder among the pantheon of amazing graphic novels. In fact, published in 1993, it may have built the foundation on which some of…
Continue reading ➞ The Books of Magic – Gaiman’s Graphic Sorcery
Fantasy art by Sergey Lesiuk, Ukraine. Happy Valentine's Day everyone. Fantasy books are not usually considered the best places to look for love. With the constant sword fights, dragons, and grim dark plot lines there is often not a lot of room for love. However, there are still tons of instances of beautiful affection to…
Continue reading ➞ All You Need Is Love – 25 Perfect Love Quotes In Fantasy
When talking about the most talented authors, I hear a lot of fans say it comes down to who has the best prose. While I completely disagree that it is the end-all of importance when judging someone's books, it is none the less an extremely important aspect of every book. Prose is the vessel in…
Before I start this, let me say that I do not often read anthologies so I may not be the best judge. With that out of the way, let's talk about Rogues, the anthology being advertised under George R. R. Martin’s banner. The title of the post should give you a fairly succinct summary of…
