One of the modern comics for week 11 on the resource page I read was Neil Gaiman's Sandman. A very strange but well told story about one of the 7 entities of the afterlife. While cultists are trying to capture and own death, they accidentally end up catching the sandman instead, and end up tormented after the sandman's release. The story follows the Sandman trying to re obtain his power, and encounter his brother death. The story is not necessarily hard to follow,, but its pacing is strange, it constantly connects itself back together every other page. Which makes you feel very smart as a reader. Which i think is something thats very powerful to use and have in a story. The images were everywhere, and it felt like a strange retelling from Dr. Seuss. The story seemed dark in both humor and telling, but had fairly vibrant colors.
The only problem as a reader I could have with it, is just how long it feels like it takes before everything is established, and we the reader understand what exactly is happening with the sandman, and the other gods. However this is just a personal taste, and the comic is incredibly well developed and written as is. Overall it is a fun read and I plan on continuing the story.
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