Brief Lives (Sandman, Book 7)
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Brief Lives (Sandman, Book 7)
by Authors:
Neil Gaiman , Jill Thompson , Vince Locke , Peter Straub
Released: 01 January, 1995
ISBN: 1563891387
Paperback
Sales Rank: 3,934
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Customer Review #1:
THE BEST SANDMAN
This is the best Sandman story, without a doubt. I have read each of the ten volumes many times, and have come safely to this conclusion. Brief Lives has more meaning, heart and humanity than any comic book ever produced. This is It. This is the Big One. There are no substitutes. There is no comic book better than this; there is no comic book that means this much. This is also the volume of the series in which all the various past threads begin to converge, forming one tight whole, leading into the last three volumes, Worlds End, The Kindly Ones and finally, The Wake. If this book doesnt move you, you have problems.
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Customer Review #2:
My Pick of the Series
Back in 1994, my brother was very much into comic books. Not wanting to buy my brother something wihtout buying me something, and knowing my flare for the dramatic and mythological, my father bought me one of the installments of Sandman: Brief Lives...and it changed my life forever. I hungrily started to read anything I could get my hands on by Neil Gaiman...but the haunting images and statements that I received from that book are still with me. It was the episode in which Dream comes face to face with his son after many many years...and agrees to a deadly boon. There are not enough adjectives dealing with "wonder" to describe Gaimans work. He redefines the mythologies we are all familiar with and creates some new ones. But this is the catalyst installment...Brief Lives is when Dream truly cannot go back...when he passes the cusp of fate into the inevitable. Up until this point, Dream has a choice, but following his decisions in this book, he can no longer retreat to safety. He had become a part of my personal pantheon, as his brothers and sisters have. Hes with me for the rest of my life.
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Customer Review #3:
This is definitely one of the best of the Sandman series...
I am steadily working my way through the entire series, in rough chronlogical order, and I must say that I am most impressed with Brief Lives.The artwork is varied, humourous and colourful, yet unintrusive. The oddly charming character of Delirum is truly fascinating and Dream is finally revealed to have somewhat of a soft side. Additionally, it has the coherance the earlier volumes lack. Brief Lives returns to or introduces a staggering amount of characters. One must admire the manner in which Gaiman introduces brief lives of new characters, and later disposes of them, yet tells us just enough to build our affections. This is particularly evident in this member of the series. For example, the character of Isatar is meerly alluded to, and yet her wisdom, dance sequence (and the change in the artwork) is delightful. As is the devoted cynicism of Destructions dog. While it may not be the best introduction to Sandman, it is certainly one to look forward to while reading the earlier editions.
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