Preludes and Nocturnes, The First Volume in the The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman is a graphic novel, or more correctly a collection of short comics in the sandman series. From what I understand these are in fact in order, at least in this volume.
This is one of the first graphic novels I have ever read and therefore it is a little more difficult for me critique it. I'll try just the same though.
The premise of the stories is that the sandman, eternal king of dreams has been summoned and captured by a mortal human who imprisons him in a glass cell and quickly steals his tools which hold some powers to the dream world. It's a fun fantastical tale that really captivated me. Most any complaints I have are so opinionated that I feel silly talking about them. (this isn't necessarily stopping me) DC comics owns the publishing company that these novels are written for and urged the author to try to incorporate some existing DC characters into his story. The author did and I myself just though it was weird in such a story, although some comic book fans will undoubtedly enjoy the short inclusions of these characters
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Review also posted at the IBLIST