Sandman Vol. 8: World's End 30th Anniversary Edition | 
pickThis was a great filler for the story. This volume consisted of multiple short stories that involved a bunch of strangers stuck at an inn during a very bad storm. Loved all the stories, they were all interesting. Artwork was great. The ending was interesting and hopefully is explained in the next volume or two.
pickStories within stories within stories within….This is heavy lifting by Gaiman. He builds and swirls together his universe. There is so much to notice in this volume. There is some foreshadowing and I already know I‘m not ready. This isn‘t my favorite, but I do appreciate the journey. Also, it wouldn‘t upset me to spend an eternity working in the World‘s End Inn and hearing the travelers‘ tales.
pickDuring a storm, several people find themselves led to the World‘s End inn. They come from many different wolds. They start to tell each other stories to pass the time.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ this one really grabbed my attention, I feel like I need to reread it already!
pickA group of strangers (some of them very strange strangers) stranded in an inn during a storm pass the time by telling stories. And we have stories within stories within stories. Something of a tour-de-force with each story having its own style of illustration. We are left with questions which hopefully will be answered in the next volume.
I managed ✌️ (two) #BookSpinBingo for February!
Finished my #BookSpin, but unfortunately didn't get around to my #DoubleSpin
Can't wait for tomorrow 🤩
@TheAromaofBooks
so-soI think this was the most disappointing Collection to date, or that the brilliance of the previous one is overshadowing this one.
But I honestly didn't care for all the stories within the stories, that didn't really connect to anything.
The only intrigue comes at the end, and it comes without conclusion
My #BookSpinBingo for February
At first I thought the 4th line would be an easy Bingo, then I realised that it requires reading 2 of my biggest books 🤔
#BookSpin - The Sandman Vol 8: World's End
#DoubleSpin - Clap When You Land
I've already started some of my books so let's see what this month holds.
@TheAromaofBooks
"Step by step by step they walked across the sky, like giants, with their burden on their shoulders; pacing in unison, slow as time. ... There was true grief in each step they took across the sky, and they shouldered the casket as if they were shouldering the weight of the world."
"Well, sometimes big things happen, and they echo. Those echoes crash across the worlds. They are ripples in the fabric of things. Often they manifest as storms. Reality is a very fragile thing, after all."
It's awfully tiresome to have six-days working week instead of usual five, but long weekend is coming! 😁 And some really big books with it!
#workingonsaturday, #buyingbooks, #bigbooks, #TBR, #inrussian
pickY'all, I always forget WORLD'S END exists. I remember all the stories in it, but my mental image of the series slides right from BRIEF LIVES to THE KINDLY ONES.
This is the last short story collection in the core series, and it's basically a multidimensional story spiral. Stories spin out of stories that spun out of other stories. Some are obviously personal to the tellers. Others deepen the wider narrative. Nothing is purely simple. #comics
Every time I come across a fictional air burial, I wonder if the author learned about it from SANDMAN like I did. #comics
I forgot Michael Allred pencilled an issue of SANDMAN! He's become one of my favourite artists over the last year, though I like his work best when it's coloured by Laura Allred. #comics
I read somewhere (maybe THE SANDMAN COMPANION?) that this was the first un-wingdinged fuck in DC Comics. #comics
pickWhere on earth do all of Neil Gaiman's ideas come from?! I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like in his head!!
As soon as I sit down to read, a dog usually appears on my lap (I have 2 - they discuss it between themselves as to whose turn it is, I'm sure!). A free(ish) heating system!
"Pictures and word-balloons don't mean dumb." - Stephen King, in his introduction to Sandman: World's End.
This is exactly why I will always love graphic novels. Gaiman has created a sophicated, beautiful, wonderful story in this medium.
I swear, the introductions to the Sandman comics are almost as enjoyable as the comics themselves. I love that #TheKing played upon the wisdom of Stu Redman (one of my favorite of his characters in The Stand).
pickCommitting to finally (after 15+ years) finishing the Sandman series this #scaretober! This volume is one of my favorites in the series so far - I think Gaiman is at his best when telling short stories in this world. This is not just about stories, but why we tell stories - and even features one story that has a character tell stories about telling stories. 😂 Pictured: a series of panels, including my favorite character, immortal Hob Gatling.
pickLoved Gaiman's Sandman series and the colorful characters (some literally) within.
