The Sandman #39: Soft Places

The Sandman (Single Issues)

by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Cover Art), John Watkiss (Artist)

A young man becomes lost in The Dreaming and discovers wondrous knowledge in this single-issue story--if only he could remember it when he wakes...

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

25 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Tawfek · Rating 3 out of 5]

what do you want to tell us in this issue neil san?

[Suellen Rubira · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eu estou curtindo esse arco, embora tenha muita referência - como todo o resto. Muito difícil dar conta de toda a simbologia. Deu vontade de ler Cidades Invisíveis de novo (Italo Calvino), já que a figura de Marco Polo aparece nesse volume. Se a coisa for convergente mesmo, a terceira parte também terá um caminhante em busca de alguma coisa. Vamos a ela, então!

[Maria Fernanda Fabricio · Rating 2 out of 5]

As artes dessa edição, tanto da capa quanto das ilustrações do quadrinho, são muito bonitas. Porém, a história sobre Marco Polo não me empolgou muito.

[Storm · Rating 4 out of 5]

"And all the time we spent in this place would fade and vanish, like a dawn dream on waking that colors the day but cannot be touched or remembered.

Marco Polo gets lost in the desert. Today I learned that there is a part of a desert in Turkey called Taklamakan, which is Turkik for "If you go in, you won't come out again." Coincidentally the "soft places" described in this chapter all have stories associated with them about people disappearing while there. The Australian Outback near Uluru (that place has power), Islands in the Pacific (where Amelia Earhart's plane supposedly vanished), Deserts, a hill in Ireland (gateway to the realm of Faerie). The only one I have not figured out is why there aren't any legends about a disappearing mountain in Arizona, unless it has something to do with a little known Native American legend.

[Iranoctis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Im Gegensatz zu den Abstechern zu Augustus, Robespierre und Co ist der Besuch bei Marco Polo leider eher zäh und ermüdend. Am Ende ist wenig mehr passiert als dass dem Sandman-Universum "soft places" hinzugefügt wurden, an denen die Trennung zwischen Traumwelt und Realität unklar wird.

[W.G. Saraband · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perhaps the least interesting volume of Sandman so far.

[Jenna Alcock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yet we all know dreams are real, a fun little twist at the end.

[OinkFish Pigs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really solid issue imo and I liked learning more abt the Dreaming.

9.7

[Lucia]

Unimpressed

[Binati Sheth · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a charming chapter.
I love how Gaiman is using history and mythology to play us like a gullible fiddle.
:D

[Gege · Rating 1 out of 5]

este volumen me esta costando

[لِيو. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Marco polo is lost 👹

[Natilin Alpaca Saurio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Desconecté el cerebro, sorry. No entendí ni papa.

[André Sousa · Rating 3 out of 5]

6/10

[Aurelie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always enjoy these small, individual little stories. It really helps shape the universe and the lore.

[Dustincecil · Rating 2 out of 5]

kind of a soft place to end...

[Daniel Guglielmo · Rating 3 out of 5]

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!

[Steven · Rating 1 out of 5]

A story of Marco Polo as a boy becoming lost in the desert; he enters one of the Soft Places, a place where the boundary between reality and the Dreaming is not so clear as it is in most places.

[Thrishni Subramoney · Rating 1 out of 5]

In contrast with previous one-shots involving historical figures, this one on Marco Polo is pretty bland.

[Pritesh Patil · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exquisite.

[Bangquito · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably my favorite piece from entire collection. A nod to travel narrative in its nature.