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| Original Title: | The Sandman: Fables and Reflections |
| ISBN: | 1563891069 (ISBN13: 9781563891069) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Sandman #6 |
| Characters: | Dream of the Endless |
| Setting: | San Francisco, California(United States) Paris(France) Rome,7(Italy) …more Baghdad(Iraq) Greece …less |
Neil Gaiman
Hardcover | Pages: 263 pages Rating: 4.45 | 46739 Users | 1263 Reviews
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| Title | : | Fables & Reflections (The Sandman #6) |
| Author | : | Neil Gaiman |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 263 pages |
| Published | : | March 10th 1999 by DC Comics (first published 1990) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Comics. Fantasy. Fiction. Graphic Novels Comics. Horror. Comic Book |
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Fables & Reflections (1993) is the sixth collection of issues in the DC Comics series, The Sandman. It was written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Bryan Talbot, Stan Woch, P. Craig Russell, Shawn McManus, John Watkiss, Jill Thompson, Duncan Eagleson, Kent Williams, Mark Buckingham, Vince Locke and Dick Giordano, coloured by Danny Vozzo and Lovern Kindzierski/Digital Chameleon, and lettered by Todd Klein. The introduction is written by Gene Wolfe.The issues in the collection first appeared in 1991, 1992 and 1993. The collection first appeared in paperback and hardback in 1993.
The book contains four tales under the banner of "Distant Mirrors", containing Issue #29 "Thermidor", #30 "August", #31 "Three Septembers and a January" and #50 "Ramadan". Three of the issues making up the "Distant Mirrors" group were published between the "Season of Mists" and "A Game of You" story arcs. The last, "Ramadan", was written contemporaneously, but because of art delays DC published it as Issue #50, after the "Brief Lives" arc.
Three other issues appearing in Fables & Reflections, published as the Convergence story "arc", are also single-issue short stories. "Convergence" appeared between the "A Game of You" and "Brief Lives" story arcs. It contains Issues #38 "The Hunt", #39 "Soft Places" and #40 "The Parliament of Rooks".
The collection also includes the Sandman Special "The Song of Orpheus", retelling the Greek myth of Orpheus, and a brief piece from a Vertigo promotional comic.
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Ratings: 4.45 From 46739 Users | 1263 ReviewsCrit Appertaining To Books Fables & Reflections (The Sandman #6)
THE SERIESWhen introducing people to graphic novels (especially those who think they're just comic strip superheroes for kids with no depth) I point them in the direction of this beloved series. It chronicles the trials and tribulations of Dream, an Endless being who is something like an Old God who is superior to most known godly beings. He operates in many worlds most specifically Earth.The Sandman was one of Vertigo's flagship titles, and is available as a series of ten trade paperbacks. ItA priceless journey through history and folklore! Creative Team:Writer: Neil GaimanIllustrators: Shawn McManus, P. Graig Russell, Bryan Talbot, Kent Williams, John Watkiss, Jill Thompson, Duncan Eagleson & Stan WochCovers: Dave McKeanLetterer: Todd Klein EMPERORS, CITIES, MONTHS, TEARS & SONGS In this sixth volume, Fables & Reflections, you will find an illustrated short story right in the beginning of it, even before the introduction, written by Gene Wolfe (which by the way, no
Fables & Reflections was probably my least favorite Sandman volume so far. While I delighted in the single-issue stories in Dream Country, the ones contained in this one didn't thrill me as much. I lost my focus a few times and wished there weren't so many grouped together without a common theme. Dream Country, on the other hand, was the perfect taste of outside-the-plot mini tales.The stories about Orpheus were the most interesting, being the most relevant to Dream, and I found myself
Though the first seems more like a preface than a fully realized story, I was impressed by every one of the nine short stories in this volume, thus the 5 stars. While it's true that each is a standalone, some contain themes that seem to comment (reflect?) on each other; or include recurring characters, such as Orpheus, or even characters from the main storyline, such as Lyta and Johanna Constantine. I discovered another "comment/reflection" as I was, fittingly enough, falling asleep.I was amused
4 - 4.5 StarsI loved almost all of the fables, except one; but who cares?? This is the Sandman series, and it's all good.
The sixth collectionas its title suggestsis a somewhat random grab-bag of tales, only tenuously connected with the Sandman story. Still, there are a couple of themes present here: 1) the fate of empires and emperors, and 2) the ways in which narrativein dream and songcan sustain hope and foster illusion.Four of the stories feature historical rulersEmperor Caesar Augustus, revolutionary leaders Robespierre and St. Just, Caliph Harun al-Rashid, and San Francisco native Joshua Norton
I read a lot of graphic novels (Asterix, Tintin etc) as a child but this was probably my first adult graphic novel.I was seriously impressed. Despite the fact that it was a comic book, and I generally expect to see simple writing in those, the calibre of the writing was very high and the stories were quite intellectual and thought-provoking. The graphics were great too. And, as a history lover, seeing all the famous historical characters in this book was really quite cool.Just one teensy little
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