One thing about the Sandman series that sometimes frustrates people is how many stories each book includes. There are usually multiple different stories filled with a slew of characters and how the stories are connected…
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Sandman Volume 4: Season of Mists
The Sandman Volume 4: Season of Mists is my favorite volume so far because we see all of Dream’s siblings, the Endless. I love his siblings, the good and bad. I don’t think I’ve explained…
Good, but been there, read that
Before I write another word, I have to say this: I love Lauren Weinstein’s coming-of-age collection of comics Girl Stories. I think it’s relatable, funny ,and in some instances, super clever. I like the raw…
Sandman Volume 3: Dream Country
Sandman Volume 3: Dream Country is my least favorite in the Sandman series because it’s comprised of four stories, none of which are connected to the overall arc of the rest of the graphic novels….
Calling Dr. Laura
It’s a psychic who tells Nicole Georges that everything her mother has told her about her father is wrong: He didn’t die when she was a child, he’s definitely still alive. Although the seer fails…
How to ride an allergy to popularity
It’s a dangerous combo: The clunky coolness of a medical alert bracelet (just an internet away) topped with the terror of starting up at a new high school. Sadie comes up with a plan. She…
Setting the Stage
It was MN Reads’ own LeAnn who turned me on to the Tune: Vanishing Point after she read a review that compared it to Scott Pilgrim. As you know the words ‘Scott Pilgrim’ are music…
Sandman Volume 2: The Doll’s House
It’s really hard to write about Neil Gaiman’s Sandman graphic novels because they are so rich in detail, complex, and include a lot of intertwined stories. In Sandman Volume 2: The Doll’s House, we get…
American Vampire Volume 2
I should’ve paid attention that Stephen King was only involved in the first volume of American Vampire, because Volume 2 is nowhere near as good and I can only think it’s because we get no…
American Vampire Volume 1
I feel like I need to put Stephen King on the same pedestal where I have Neil Gaiman because I had as much fun reading American Vampire Volume 1 as I did reading Sandman. American…