I came to Sandman late. Picked up the final arc Kindly Ones because Marc Hempel was drawing it. Hempel caught my eye in college when My roommate Bill collected a coulpe of graphic novels about a simple man in an asylum named Gregory.
Hilarious and touching stuff. I had no interest in Neil Gaiman though I quickly became a fan. Luckily a gaming buddy of mine Eric, had all the trades in his collection and I caught up. Now my Vertigo title was the Invisibles and I was deep into that journey, but Sandman mixed all the magical story sources I enjoyed. I was in. I was affected by its ending and never found another Gaiman joint that held my attention like he did on Sandman. Imagine my excitement when it was announced that Gaiman was returning to Dream and the art was being helmed by one of my favorite current comic artists, J H Williams III. I missed the first issue when it came out two weeks ago. So I held my reviews until I read it. I am also finishing up a big move, so time has been a tight commodity. Anyway I finally got it so let the show go on...
