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Feb 26, 2016Citizen92116 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Neil Gaiman always has some novel intriguing element and this set is no exception. Without doing the research, I'm sure this set was innovative in its time. It puts an interesting spin on the preconceived notions I had of these mythical characters. I'm still uncertain if it's comics in general for me but I struggled a bit with the flow of the story. There seemed to be short interjection of seemingly unrelated story but then again it might have been used to set the mood. I wasn't sure if I was meant to like or dislike the lead character since I couldn't tell if he was inherently good or bad from his actions. There were some novel use of panels on some of the pages which worked well due to the dream-like nature of many of the settings. I'm a big fan of the cover artist's work, Dave McKean, but that might be a review/comment for another book. I can't really put my finger on it but the set does feel a little "90's". Maybe it's the ratted hair or the style of dress or my own personal experience during that period of my life. Fails the Bechdal test. As with these 'trade' comic books, the last portion of the book takes a dramatic turn and adds a new character which could be perceived as a hook to lead into the next story arch.