The Sandman #41: Brief Lives Part 1

The Sandman (Single Issues)

by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Cover Art), Vince Locke (Inker)

"Brief Lives" begins as The Sandman's sister, Delirium of The Endless, sets out to find their long-lost brother, Destruction. But not all of The Endless want their prodigal brother to be found...

"Blossom For A Lady - Rain In The Doorway - Not Her Sister-Want/Not Want - The View From The Backs Of Mirrors - Journal Of The Plague Year - "The Number You Have Dialed...""

A Greek family carefully guards the living head or Orpheus.

Delirium of The Endless wants to find her lost brother. Desire tells her to forget about it. Despair refuses to help. Despair misses her brother quite a lot and recalls one of the last times he saw her. Desire is concerned Delirium will involve the elder siblings.

Genres: Comics, Fantasy, Fiction, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, Horror

26 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 31, 1992

Reviews

[Storm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Andros listens to the song of Orpheus, and the ache in his joints eases; the cold leaves his fingertips. This is what makes him get up in the darkness, summer or winter, rain or mist ... the song. In this soul he feels young again.

A Greek family charged with keeping Orpheus's head safe, is diligently doing their duty still. And Delirium wants to find her brother, Destruction, again. She asks Desire, who turns her down. Then Despair ... who, well ... interesting. Where is this going? Time for the next issue.

[Daniel Guglielmo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very happy to come back to the mainstream plots surrounding Dream and his family members. Listened to the audio-experience Audible Act 3 which encompasses Volumes 7-8 (Brief Lives and Worlds' End)[1], the Sandman Special #1, and other short stories from Vertigo: Winter's Edge #1 & #3 and Vertigo Preview #1.

Looking forward to more backstories and "day in the lives" for other family members such as Desire, and Despair as we've seen with Dream and Death.

[Iranoctis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Viel, viel Text und wenig Handlung. Was bei Gaiman aufgrund seiner oftmals lyrischen Schreibweise oft funktioniert, bleibt hier etwas zäh. Despair ist ein Meisterwerk an Stimmungsbild, reicht aber nicht, um die ganze Ausgabe zu tragen.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delirium is so bloody cute!

[Maria Fernanda Fabricio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nesta edição, não temos a presença de Morpheus. Em compensação, temos o foco da história em Delírio, Desejo, Desespero e Orpheus.

[D. Darko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sheer brilliance!

[OinkFish Pigs · Rating 5 out of 5]

I already know Desire had something to do with Destruction leaving.

10

[Jenna Alcock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Seems like things aren't going well with delirium, this can't be good.

[Gege · Rating 3 out of 5]

esta muy bueno el trasfondo

[لِيو. · Rating 5 out of 5]

here comes the action, I reckon

[André Sousa · Rating 4 out of 5]

8/10

[Steven · Rating 3 out of 5]

Intriguing prologue for Delirium's search for Destruction...

[Thrishni Subramoney · Rating 3 out of 5]

And... we're back to more engaging tales of substance. Delirium, little sister of Morpheus, embarks on a quest. We also, at long last, discover who the mysterious 7th sibling is.

[Tawfek · Rating 5 out of 5]

the beginning of the search for destruction