Sandman really takes off
The first few issues of this comic,
The Sandman, showed that it wasn't going to be comic book business as
usual, and hinted at greater things to come. With this issue, Neil
Gaiman demonstrates how comic books can take their place among great
literature.
The story concerns the Lord of Dreams traveling to Hell to battle a demon to regain his 'Mask of Office'. But no superhero slugfest, this. Before the monarchs and denizens of Hell, Morpheus engages in a storytelling type battle for his helmet, with his immortal soul at stake, and demonstrates how even without any magic powers, he still has power even in Hell. By the time he utters his final line, in the comic, the issues title "A Hope in Hell" comes crashing home in more ways than one.
All of this plus the enmity of Lucifer and strange events in Arkham Asylum hint that more fun is in the offing for future issues. Comics just do not get any better than this.
The story concerns the Lord of Dreams traveling to Hell to battle a demon to regain his 'Mask of Office'. But no superhero slugfest, this. Before the monarchs and denizens of Hell, Morpheus engages in a storytelling type battle for his helmet, with his immortal soul at stake, and demonstrates how even without any magic powers, he still has power even in Hell. By the time he utters his final line, in the comic, the issues title "A Hope in Hell" comes crashing home in more ways than one.
All of this plus the enmity of Lucifer and strange events in Arkham Asylum hint that more fun is in the offing for future issues. Comics just do not get any better than this.
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