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The Sandman #49: Brief Lives Part 9
The conclusion to nine-part epic "Brief Lives!" With their quest at an end, Dream, Delirium and the rest of the family go their separate ways. Actions in this issue hold great consequences for the rest of the SANDMAN series and mold the shape of things to come!
"Nine: Farewells-Answered Prayers-The Flowers of Romance-Journey's End-The Gates of Horn-Things Unlooked For-Brief Lives"
Dream pays his debt to the family oracle. He and Delirium converse with Despair, who goes to see Desire. They are scared, but do not specify what of.
Dream returns home and appears to have gotten over his last girlfriend.
An epilogue wraps-up the stories of many characters appearing in the story arc.
"Nine: Farewells-Answered Prayers-The Flowers of Romance-Journey's End-The Gates of Horn-Things Unlooked For-Brief Lives"
Dream pays his debt to the family oracle. He and Delirium converse with Despair, who goes to see Desire. They are scared, but do not specify what of.
Dream returns home and appears to have gotten over his last girlfriend.
An epilogue wraps-up the stories of many characters appearing in the story arc.
26 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 30, 1993
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Displaying 1 - 16 of 16 reviews
November 17, 2020
O desfecho do arco é bem interessante e comovente. O foda é lembrar de tudo o que já aconteceu e o que pode vir a acontecer. Mas tamo aqui pra isso: pra reler umas 20 vezes.
August 19, 2020
"When that is done your task will be over; your duties will be at an end. If you wish, you may stay at the temple. Ordo ... do whatever you may wish."
Morpheus goes to pay the price for information, and it is a very, very high price indeed. A price so high that when Dream finished looking at his bowl of red water and sat down on his chair I could feel his emotions in my gut. This whole issue is just sad piece of meat marinating in sad sauce sprinkled with more sad. Damn it, made me cry. Again. Why are you such a good writer? You've wrung every emotion out of this poor reader.
Morpheus goes to pay the price for information, and it is a very, very high price indeed. A price so high that when Dream finished looking at his bowl of red water and sat down on his chair I could feel his emotions in my gut. This whole issue is just sad piece of meat marinating in sad sauce sprinkled with more sad. Damn it, made me cry. Again. Why are you such a good writer? You've wrung every emotion out of this poor reader.
June 7, 2023
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.
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.
March 27, 2020
Lose Enden werden abgeschlossen, aber eigentlich passiert schon seit Ausgabe 7 des Story Arcs nichts wirklich Bewegendes mehr. Der freundliche Dream ist eine nette Wandlung, mal sehen, wie er sich in Zukunft macht.
October 25, 2018
The grand finale to Morpheus and Delirium's search for their brother, Destruction.
November 13, 2019
O arco "Vidas Breves" termina nesta edição, de forma dramática, e com direito a interlúdio, como forma de contextualizar a história.
August 2, 2022
Really great conclusion even tho I don’t think I fully understand it.
High 10
High 10
September 4, 2022
Is that how's gonna go? Every damn "finale" of this comic arcs are going to destroy me? Every single time? Okay, fine, so be it!
September 21, 2023
A very sad but needed ending to the saga.
July 8, 2025
This issue really shows us just how much Morpheus has changed, and explains the complexities of The Endless & what is to come.
February 7, 2015
A piece of fiction has to be extraordinarily well-executed to put you into deep contemplation. It is about more than entertainment. You enjoy the characters and then you take a step further in your own head and consider their dilemmas in a more objective way.
This thread of Sandman will do just that. Prepare yourself for deep (dark) thoughts. You have been warned. Well played Gaiman, well played.
This thread of Sandman will do just that. Prepare yourself for deep (dark) thoughts. You have been warned. Well played Gaiman, well played.
October 9, 2016
i think brief lives is the best story told in the sandman so far
can it get better then this ?
i hope my life is not a brief life to find that out for my self
can it get better then this ?
i hope my life is not a brief life to find that out for my self
December 7, 2016
And thus ends one of the best Sandman arcs ever written. A masterpiece from Neil Gaiman.
November 24, 2019
It's overwhelmingly desolate, yet intriguing at the same time. Perhaps Gaiman wished to see life from a certain perspective that is older than creations, older than gods.
September 4, 2014
Orpheus dies, Delirium is funny, Dream is less sad.
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