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The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
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This is my lowest rating of the entire Sandman series thus far, and the main and only reason for this is that I absolutely hated the artwork in this volume. It was childish and very cartoon-ish and it prevented me from enjoying the story.
The story itself was quite good, well great in fact, although I feel that its length could have been curtailed somewhat. Rose Walker's story-line in particular felt forced, especially since it distracted from the main arc of the Kindly Ones hunting down dream. But other than that it was a finely crafted narrative with an emotionally satisfying conclusion.
I hate to go on about the artwork, but it was just down right atrocious. If the publishers ever decide to bring out another edition in the future, I would recommend them to commission another artist and do the artwork all over again. The final scenes between Death and Dream deserve a better portrayal.
The story itself was quite good, well great in fact, although I feel that its length could have been curtailed somewhat. Rose Walker's story-line in particular felt forced, especially since it distracted from the main arc of the Kindly Ones hunting down dream. But other than that it was a finely crafted narrative with an emotionally satisfying conclusion.
I hate to go on about the artwork, but it was just down right atrocious. If the publishers ever decide to bring out another edition in the future, I would recommend them to commission another artist and do the artwork all over again. The final scenes between Death and Dream deserve a better portrayal.
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August 27, 2012
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I get that it's a 'stylistic' design but it just didn't fit for me at all. I just couldn't wait to see the back of it...