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The Sandman (Single Issues)
The Sandman #74: Exiles
At the borders of the Dreaming, places that never existed meet in the not-quite-real. In one of these soft places, questions are answered and one last story is played out between the new Sandman, Daniel, and the freshly buried Lord of Dreams.
An elderly man in ancient China is exiled from the Empire for a crime his son committed. The man finds a kitten along the way and brings it along. He dreams of his executed son, and walks into a Soft Place, where he meets Dream, and a later version of Dream. The old man learns that "everything changes, but nothing is truly lost".
An elderly man in ancient China is exiled from the Empire for a crime his son committed. The man finds a kitten along the way and brings it along. He dreams of his executed son, and walks into a Soft Place, where he meets Dream, and a later version of Dream. The old man learns that "everything changes, but nothing is truly lost".
25 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 31, 1995
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January 19, 2017
in which Danial helps all people lost in the hot spot and leads them back
and Morpheus have a chitchat with an old war lord
and Morpheus have a chitchat with an old war lord
November 12, 2021
"Now I am older, I respect the will of the Gods."
This was the strange story of a father, who has been sentenced to Exile at a far flung province because his son was sentenced to death for learning magic and being part of the White Lotus society. The interesting parts of the story take place at one of the "Soft Places", where space and time intersect randomly. The father meets a man who bears a striking resemblance to Morpheus. The style of art is minimalist, and there is a lot of text. It feels more like a filler story as if it is meant to tie to the main plot line i haven't figured it out yet.
This was the strange story of a father, who has been sentenced to Exile at a far flung province because his son was sentenced to death for learning magic and being part of the White Lotus society. The interesting parts of the story take place at one of the "Soft Places", where space and time intersect randomly. The father meets a man who bears a striking resemblance to Morpheus. The style of art is minimalist, and there is a lot of text. It feels more like a filler story as if it is meant to tie to the main plot line i haven't figured it out yet.
April 19, 2020
Wow, never have I seen such a extreme transition of color, style and writing as I've seen from Gaiman here
This story is very limited and rich, limited in its stroke, rich in its ideas
And for some reason, I can't help but hear the echoing words of Percey Shelly's Ozymandias poem while I'm reading
"I met a man in an Antique Land.. Etc
Drink tea
This story is very limited and rich, limited in its stroke, rich in its ideas
And for some reason, I can't help but hear the echoing words of Percey Shelly's Ozymandias poem while I'm reading
"I met a man in an Antique Land.. Etc
Drink tea
April 2, 2020
Seltsam eine solche Ausgabe zu einem solchen Zeitpunkt nachzuschieben, aber auch das macht Sandman aus. Streng genommen eine etwas bessere Version von "Convergences - Soft Places", aber Menschen durch die Wüste wandern zu lassen, ist immer noch kein Unterhaltungskracher in diesem Universum.
November 1, 2019
The kitten in the story brought the rating up.
October 15, 2024
I felt like I was missing a lot the whole time
February 21, 2026
"everything changes, but nothing is truly gone."
a nice sentiment considering the end of morpheus' storyline
a nice sentiment considering the end of morpheus' storyline
September 16, 2014
Everything changes but nothing is truly lost.
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