Sandman, Band 1 - Präludien & Notturni

Von Neil Gaiman und Sam Kieth

SANDMAN ist die meistausgezeichnete Comic-Serie der Welt. Die umfangreiche Saga ist eine intelligente und spannende Mischung aus modernen Mythen und düsterer Fantasy, in die zeitgenössische Literatur, historisches Drama und Legenden eingewoben sind. Es sind Geschichten, die man nie vergisst. PRÄLUDIEN & NOTTURNI erzählt vom Herrscher jenes Reiches, in dem wir ein Drittel unseres Lebens verbringen. Alles beginnt im Jahre 1916, als der englische Magier Roderick Burgess den Versuch unternimmt, den Tod in persona, Death, zu fangen, aber stattdessen deren kleinen Bruder Dream erwischt. Beide gehören zu den Ewigen, unsterblichen Wesen, die vom Universum selbst geschaffen und mit verantwortungsvollen Aufgaben betraut wurden. Aber auch gottgleiche Geschöpfe machen Fehler und büßen dafür. PRÄLUDIEN & NOTTURNI ist das erste Buch aus der 10-bändigen SANDMAN-BIBLIOTHEK. Die SANDMAN-Bücher können sowohl in der Reihenfolge ihres Erscheinens als auch einzeln gelesen werden.

• Sprache: Deutsch
• Herausgeber: DC COMICS bei Panini Comics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 28. Jan. 2020
• ISBN: 9783736711457

Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling and multi-award winning author and creator of many beloved books, graphic novels, short stories, film, television and theatre for all ages. He is the recipient of the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and many Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner Awards. Neil has adapted many of his works to television series, including Good Omens (co-written with Terry Pratchett) and The Sandman. He is a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR and Professor in the Arts at Bard College. For a lot more about his work, please visit: https://www.neilgaiman.com/

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[librolindsay · Bewertung: 1 von 5 Sternen]

Just didn't do it for me...got about halfway through, frustrated, and realized I missed using my imagination.

[pdcread · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Morpheus, or the sandman, has been trapped for a number of years by a pair of guys. In this time people cannot dream, cannot sleep or cannot wake. In an audacious plan, he manages to escape. So begins his quest to get back his possessions that were stolen from him so he can gain his full powers back.

To do this, he visits hell, collects his sand pouch from a girl in a permanent dream like state and has to fight to get his ruby back.

The characters are well drawn, and the artists have managed to convey the movement and dynamics perfectly. It is a dark tale, and is written in the classic Gaiman style. It is sinister and disturbing, but with a little something extra that makes it special.

[melrailey-412132 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

I really enjoyed the first volume. Can't wait to read the rest.

[fancypantalons · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

While the first story arc of the Sandman series is fairly straightforward quest fare, you can see why the series gained the success it did. Gaiman is, of course, a fanastic writer, and the mythos he creates, here, is truly intriguing. But it is the final issue in the collection, The Sound of Her Wings, where the series truly takes off. The entire plotline is sweet and subdued, infused with a depth of emotion lacking in the previous tales. And Gaiman's vision of the anthropomorphic personification of Death is brilliant, quirky and original, and serves as a pitch-perfect contrast to the reserved Morpheus.

[evenlake_1 · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

A decent start to an exceptional series. This was certainly not the best of the series, but it starts the journey off in a compelling-enough way to make me want to keep reading through the rest of the books (for the third time).

[linyarai · Bewertung: 2 von 5 Sternen]

I read this for the "A Graphic Novel" part of my 2019 reading challenge. I love Neil Gaiman but I didn't love this, it was too dark and weird.

[booklove2 · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

And so it begins! The nine volume Sandman set that has patiently been waiting on my shelves for a few years. Since I want to get in front of the show and its casting and its vague 2022 date, I thought I should start. And it's a great start. So many fun minor characters - I like that Constantine makes an appearance. And I will say right now, everything Dave McKean does, I am a fan of! And this wouldn't be Sandman without his inspired covers. Amazing every dang time.

[seliz-879521 · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

I'm not totally sure how I feel about this one, but there was something to it I didn't like. Otherwise, I really liked the idea of Dream and look forward to seeing how the story of Death plays out later as well.

[billycongo · Bewertung: 2 von 5 Sternen]

I'll just go ahead and be sacrilegious and say that I didn't like it. If I don't like the style of the artwork, which is all 'Tales from the Crypty', then I don't read it. For that reason alone you can disregard my statements. In terms of the storyline, it seemed a bit slow and confusing, but I probably found it harder to comprehend because of the style. So the genius is wasted on me.

[schufman · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

What a wild, dark and interesting ride. I can see why it comes so highly recommended. Great initiation of what I am sure will continue to be a fantastic story. Not for the faint of heart.

[sammii507 · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

First of all, I am not a comic book reader. I read some "Elfquest" books back in the early 00's, but that's the extent of my experience with the genre.

But a good friend of mine recommended these, so I decided to give them a shot.

And I absolutely, positively LOVED it. Like blown-away loved it. I never realized that comic books could have complex stories, interesting characters, and even a bit of a moral message. I guess I had fallen into the stereotypical belief that they were only for geeky fourteen-year old boys.

I LOVED Morpheus, and even more than that, I loved Death - even though we don't meet her until the end. I hope there's more with both of them in later volumes.

I can't wait to read the next one - the only downside being that these suckers are $20 each and there are twelve of them. Ugh.

[xirxe · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Neil Gaiman was known to me first as a children's book author, before I came into contact with his novels through a friend. I was enthusiastic and so came to the Sandman series, which did not disappoint likewise.
A megalomaniacal cult leader tried to capture death, but instead ends up Dream, The Sandman in his captivity. People feel that something strange is going on, but no one is aware why. After a seemingly endless time The Sandman manages to escape and he begins to search for his gear ...
The story is a wonderful melange of reality and mysticism, fantasy at its best, soon you realize how incredibly important for everybody individual dreams are. The accompanying images drawn in a congenial way simply to designate as a comic is a gross understatement. These are incredibly detailed pictures, down to the last tiny precise which exactly reflect the atmosphere and the content of the text. Some of the drawings could almost be described as paintings. I'm looking forward to the next books I will read and view in any case.
With all the enthusiasm, why not the full score? Some of the stories seemed a little too intendendly, the inclusion of all the superheroes, for example. But eventually these are only trifles...

[tiffgabler · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

Great take on a old story like the Sandman. Gaiman THINKS about his stories and everything is so well constructed, especially his characters. It seems like a uber-Goth creation but in reality is clever, funny, sexy and tragic in a lot of ways. If you ever pick it up, never fail to read the Artist bios at the back; they are worth the perusal.

[witchystine · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

I read Mists o Shadows in the 90's. I'm really looking forward to reading all of the Sandman series, even if I can only afford the trade compilations. Have your religion/mythology/occult knowledge handy, you'll need it. BTW, the Lucifer Vertigo series is very much in the same vein.

[riverwillow · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

I love Neil Gaiman's novels and short stories, but I've resisted reading the graphic novels because, well, I've perceived the graphic novel as a three year old younger brother to the novel. Having finally finished this first instalment of The Sandman I'm pleased to say that I was wrong and I really enjoyed the complexity of this story. I am looking forward to moving onto the second instalment in the series.

[inurbana · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Preludes & Nocturnes is the first volume of Neil Gaiman's Sandman series. While it serves as an adequate introduction to the story of Dream, it does not make for a stellar first impression. While the artwork (produced by three different artists) is beautiful and highly expressive, it is somewhat difficult to follow. The plot, while decent, is slow paced and sometimes encumbered by Gaiman's attempts to shoehorn in familiar comic book characters. Despite the issues I had with this volume, I found it imaginative and engrossing enough to want to continue reading the series.

[mrslee_1 · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

Not for young readers, to be sure. This was more horrific in places than I could enjoy. I did like the character Morpheus and the imaginative plot. I found it even suspenseful at times. The sibling of The Sandman was pretty great too. Very interesting references and ideas, I'll keep reading the series for awhile yet.

[bell7_1 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

While trying to summon Death, the leader of a mysterious order inadvertently captures Dream, imprisoning him for years. This wreaks havoc on the world as we know it, as Dream's tools are used by humans who have no way of coping with their power, and several people become infected with a "sleepy sickness." All Dream can think about is getting free - and then getting revenge.The first in the Sandman series is a little uneven, very creepy ("24 Hours" was downright scary), and I liked Dream and some of the other characters introduced. I'm definitely going to read the next book in the series to see how things develop.

[jedziedz · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

Intense plot has a secret society plotting to capture Death, but they capture Dream instead. When Dream escapes, he must find the tools of his trade and restore the world of dreams. Fantastic artwork, great tone and theme, only problem is the sometimes fragmented plot from issue to issue.

[roguebelle · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

A solid introduction, though it pales in comparison to later editions. Gaiman did better when he broke further away from the DC world and indulged his owh mythology to the fullest. "24 Hours", however, remains one of the creepiest things I've ever read.

[queenalyss · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Just as the title suggests, this novel introduces the circumstances of what is going on, who is Dream, and what he can do.Dream is the lord of his Dreamworld. Although one would think that he would be cruel and merciless, he is actually logical and kind in his own way.A circle of men had attempted to ensnare Death so as to stop people from dying but had instead captured Dream, who waited for seventy years to escape his prison.When he escapes, he sees what his absence has done to the people of Earth. He sets off to find his tools of his trade... the items that contain his energy, his spirit. The first is on Earth and we meet some of the J.L.A. and Constantine. The next is in Hell, where Lucifer reigns with two other lords. The final is on Earth as well, but is in the hands of a sadistic lunatic. The final tool proves to be the most difficult to retrieve but is rewarding to Dream in ways than he could not have thought.

[netvolution · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Unbelievable! Gripped me from beginning to end. Awesome illustrations, but yet another insight into the frailty of the human mind and the tightrope of sanity we all walk. Can't wait to read the next volume

[theboylatham_1 · Bewertung: 2 von 5 Sternen]

Six out of ten. CBR format.

Dream is imprisoned for decades by an occultist seeking immortality. Upon escaping, he must reclaim his objects of power while still in a weakened state, confronting an addict to his dream powder, the legions of Hell, and an all-powerful madman in the process.

[readingover50 · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

I know this series has been around quite awhile, but I am just now picking it up. I am so glad that I did. I absolutely loved this book. It was so innovative and interesting. Collected in this volume are several stories, that sometimes seem a little disjointed, but it all comes together by the end. Dream is a good character, but I loved some of the supporting cast. Cain and Abel have a very poignant storyline, and Death seems really cool. I can't wait to check out the next volume of this story to enter this world once again.

[fervent_1 · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

the excellent beginning of probably the greatest stories ever told. Read it.

[kvyar · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

Though it has its moments, this collection isn't really as good as the later volumes of Sandman. You can start here -- it's not a major time investment -- but it's only a hint at what's to come.

[israfel13 · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

This book marked my reluctant re-introduction to the world of comics, as I had been content reading novels and leaving the sometimes frustrating, always expensive world of monthly publications to the kids. I now have a 13 issue ongoing subscription to my local comic shop and graphic novels have started competing for space on my bookshelves. Thanks a lot Neil Gaiman...

[nillacat · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Although the weakest volume in the series, it ends with the story in which Gaiman finds his voice and the character of Morpheus the Dream-King comes sharply into focus. The rest of the series is wonderful, chilling, funny, tragic, hopeful and done just exactly right. Story telling of the best sort.

[ragwaine · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Fabulous beginning but got worse later, get rid of superheros.

[mistystarlight · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

A solid start to what is an amazing series. A comicbook for even the non-comicbook fan.