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The Sandman (Single Issues)
The Sandman #40: The Parliament of Rooks
Revisit Lyta Hall and her gifted child Daniel in this issue illustrated by Jill Thompson and set in The Dreaming! When Daniel somehow crosses into the dream realm, he encounters familiar faces--and learns secrets no other human knows...
25 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 31, 1992
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August 14, 2022
4 stars simply for the chibi versions of Dream, Death, Cain, and Abel.
August 18, 2020
"If I don't talk to an adult soon I'm going to start climbing the wall.".
Truer words have never been uttered in a comic. Especially since I've been basically house bound for the 6th month now, to the extent that 3 months ago I chattered for TEN whole minutes to one of those "Extend your car warranty" people, then confessed to them "I'm so lonely" before telling them my young daughter is a child and does not have a car so please stop calling her number. Loneliness does make people do stupid things.
In which a child, Daniel sleeps, and in his sleep he dreams, and in his dreams, denizens of The Dream tell him stories. Cain tells them about the mystery of a Parliament of Rooks. Eve's story is about Adam's THREE wives. Abel tells a sanitized and very cute version of the Cain and Abel story. Daniel, whom Dream rescued from "gestating" in the Dream time, is not your average child. There will be more of him later, I am sure.
Truer words have never been uttered in a comic. Especially since I've been basically house bound for the 6th month now, to the extent that 3 months ago I chattered for TEN whole minutes to one of those "Extend your car warranty" people, then confessed to them "I'm so lonely" before telling them my young daughter is a child and does not have a car so please stop calling her number. Loneliness does make people do stupid things.
In which a child, Daniel sleeps, and in his sleep he dreams, and in his dreams, denizens of The Dream tell him stories. Cain tells them about the mystery of a Parliament of Rooks. Eve's story is about Adam's THREE wives. Abel tells a sanitized and very cute version of the Cain and Abel story. Daniel, whom Dream rescued from "gestating" in the Dream time, is not your average child. There will be more of him later, I am sure.
August 22, 2018
Definitely a shining star in a brilliant galaxy, while I would consider this story a filler issue in between the harrowing arcs of the Sandman series. It is a great story about some of the minor players in Dream's Kingdom. The lightheartedness of this story is a great palate cleanser from the darker impulses offered by the Sandman universe as a whole. I read through this thinking that this would be a great episode of television if Sandman ever saw the light of day as an animated series.
January 6, 2023
In the Audible Original audio experience, Fables and Reflections actually comes before A Game of You (and also intertwined with Distant Mirrors).
To be honest, this is a 3.5 for me. With such a harsh detour from the (main) characters and plot lines, I cannot recall a single thing that happened in this episode. Very dry but still happy to be in the universe overall. Happy to be done with this segment!
To be honest, this is a 3.5 for me. With such a harsh detour from the (main) characters and plot lines, I cannot recall a single thing that happened in this episode. Very dry but still happy to be in the universe overall. Happy to be done with this segment!
July 29, 2022
Amazing and tragic issue mixed in with a lot of cuteness. Could’ve been better, but idt I fully understand the Parliament of Rooks and what that represents but if I ever reread the series I might appreciate this more.
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December 27, 2023
The chibi versions of Dream and Death are SO CUTE.
The interpretation going on in the chapter is cool as well.
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The interpretation going on in the chapter is cool as well.
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June 8, 2019
Esta edição traz histórias muito interessantes para o universo de Sandman.
March 25, 2020
Ein nettes Abtauchen in die christliche Mythologie und Erzählerrollen, am Ende aber gerade mit der wenig ergiebigen Rahmung ein bisschen schläfrig.
October 6, 2020
Comparada aos dois primeiros volumes essa história me pegou menos. Talvez por lidar com coisas mais do meu domínio... não sei.
October 19, 2021
«Un día te enteras de que, por dentro, alguien a quien conoces no tiene más que mocos, carne, babas y huesos.»
July 19, 2022
A good story and cain and able relationship is just as bad as ever. Though nice to she Daniel is coming in to his powers.
October 13, 2024
Si tengo que convivir con un niño quiero a uno como Daniel che, ese niño es un sol de tranquilo.
September 1, 2014
Interesting for its folklore explanation of the strange phenomenon where a parliament of rooks will kill a solitary individual ...
February 7, 2015
In this issue, we re-visit the woman and child Morpheus saved from his beasties who escaped the Dreaming when he was captured. Turns out little Daniel has some special gifts.
February 21, 2017
3 short stories we all know them by heart
but they are born new with the taste of the world of the sand man
but they are born new with the taste of the world of the sand man
December 7, 2016
This was beautifully done.
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