*Book source ~ Library
Title ~ The Doll's House
Series ~ The Sandman, Vol. 2
Author ~ Neil Gaiman
Illustrator ~ Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III,
Publisher ~ Vertigo
Published ~ 10 March 1999
Genre ~ Graphic Novel | Fantasy
Pages ~ 232
My Rating ~ 4 bites
From Goodreads:
NEW YORK
TIMES bestselling author Neil Gaiman's transcendent series SANDMAN is often
hailed as the definitive Vertigo title and one of the finest achievements in
graphic storytelling. Gaiman created an unforgettable tale of the forces that
exist beyond life and death by weaving ancient mythology, folklore and fairy
tales with his own distinct narrative vision.
A being
that has existed since the beginning of the universe, Morpheus rules over the
realm of dreams. In THE DOLL’S HOUSE, after a decades-long imprisonment, the
Sandman has returned to find that a few dreams and nightmares have escaped to
reality. Looking to recapture his lost possessions, Morpheus ventures to the
human plane only to learn that a woman named Rose Walker has inadvertently
become a dream vortex and threatens to rip apart his world. Now as Morpheus
takes on the last escaped nightmare at a serial killers convention, the Lord of
Dreams must mercilessly murder Rose or risk the destruction of his entire
kingdom.
Collecting
issues #9-16, this new edition of THE DOLL’S HOUSE features the improved
production values and coloring from the Absolute Edition.
I’m not really understanding this series much
better, but I am enjoying it. Does that make sense? No? Too bad, that’s how I
feel. LOL There’s a lot going on in these stories. It centers around Rose
Walker and the fact she’s a Vortex. A Vortex happens about once an era and that
person can destroy the world, so Dream (or Morpheus) can kill the person to
protect the Dreaming and the world. Yeah, I don’t get it either, but it’s
creative. During the stories about Rose though there are other stories. Such as
what’s happening to her brother Jed and where the missing four entities (Glob,
Brute, the Corinthian and Fiddler’s Green) from the Dreaming are. There’s the
weird people who live in the house Rose’s rents a room in and the insane people
who attend the Cereal Convention. Clever name for a convention considering they’re
actually serial killers. That is just too bizarre and shudder-worthy. I don’t
understand about Hob Gadling, but I take it he’ll be a recurring character. And
the ending is confusing, where Dream talks to his sibling Desire. Maybe things
will clear up as I go along. Also, I love the artwork. Especially Dream and I
love how his word bubbles are so distinctive. I’m looking forward to starting
the next volume.
In this volume:
Tales in
the Sand
~ A story handed down from man to man.
The Doll’s
House ~
Introduces Rose Walker
Moving In ~ Rose in search of her
12-yr-old brother, Jed
Playing
House ~
Jed’s situation
Men of
Good Fortune
~ Robert “Hob” Gadling doesn’t die
Collectors ~ Serial Killers
convention
Into the
Night ~
Rose becomes the Vortex
Lost
Hearts
~ wraps up Rose’s story
Wow it does sound like there is a lot going on in these graphic novels!
ReplyDeleteMost definitely, but it all seems to mesh together pretty well. :)
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