He has to learn to become a better big brother to her because he can be awfully dismissive and mean. Hey, doesn’t that remind you of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods (2001)? Yeah, this series is pretty much a playground for Gaiman’s ideas that found their way into later novels.Īnd the second aspect is Dream’s interaction with Delirium. As D & D travel from place to place and character to character, we learn the fates of some ancient gods and what has become of them in today’s world after all their worshippers are long dead. Two aspects that make this issue a great one are, first, that the journey of Dream and Delirium to find their brother works like a clothes rack to hang on many little side stories about ancient gods. Dream’s emotionless, deadpan mien and Delirium’s antics work together wonderfully. And this is the funniest volume so far of the entire Sandman epic. Delirium especially is a delight to read about, which is kind of tragic because she used to be Delight with a capital D until she lost her mind. She evokes pity as often as she makes us smile. This volume takes us on a little dance with Dream’s family, which is always a delight. That has trouble written all over it, if you’d ask me. “ What could possibly go wrong?” Is what Dream asks his butler Lucien when he is about to embark on a journey with his crazy sister Delirium to find their long lost brother Destruction.
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