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Sleepwalker (2018) #1-4
Infinity Wars: Sleepwalker
Deep in the mind of man, in the ephemeral land of dreams, he lurks! The Sleepwalker-a guardian of the Mindscape, a realm threatened by the disruptive power of the Infinity Stones! But when all of reality becomes warped, can Sleepwalker find the help he needs to save us all?
COLLECTING: INFINITY WARS: SLEEPWALKER 1-4
COLLECTING: INFINITY WARS: SLEEPWALKER 1-4
112 pages, Paperback
First published February 27, 2019
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Chad Bowers
132 books9 followersFreelance comics writer. Country song come to life. SNAKE EYES: DEADGAME, X-MEN '92, SLEEPWALKER, PBS Comics, and plenty of other stuff
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April 2, 2019
I remember Sleepwalker from the 90s, and while I never hated the character, it's not like he was a favorite either. However, this was really good. I'm not sure exactly how they chose this character to play a pivotal part in such a big crossover (I suppose his skill set had to be part of it), but he really worked. He explored the worlds in the Infinity Gems in an attempt to prevent the coming apocalypse, and we saw some really cool stuff along the way. Another bright spot in an overall lackluster event.
May 10, 2019
An entertaining side story to Infinity Wars... more so than the main storyline! (It even makes better use of the new rules for the Infinity Stones.) There are also a few drops of 1990s Marvel nostalgia in there. I give the writers extra points for their earnest use of some particularly silly Infinity Warps characters, especially Little Monster. Admittedly, this trade might not do much for anyone unfamiliar with Sleepwalker, but it's still a solid read. (B+)
July 19, 2019
Marvel have lots of great characters that they make plenty of comics about, think Spider-Man, Thor, Hulk and the X-Men. We have had plenty of stories about these heroes. Often they get repetitive. Marvel has even more great characters that are undervalued/underappreciated/underused - Sleepwalker is one of them.
It is understandable if a little annoying, Sleepwalker doesn't sell comics despite his super cool appearance. So here we get a rare and welcome mini series. To get this mini series though we have to put up with it being linked to an 'event'. I am not a fan of comic events, they don't interest me. Fortunately you don't have to read any of the other parts of the event to enjoy this (I didn't and followed along easily enough).
The event here involves the (IMO ordinary) idea of two heroes being 'warped' together - we get Ant-Man/Hulk, Darkhawk/Starhawk and Man-Thing/Fin Fang Foom mash-ups. These new characters take up some space in the book but as they ultimately won't last long it is hard to invest in them.
The story here involves the (IMO great) idea of, lets call them, realms inside the Infinity Gems and Sleepwalker needs to travel through them - and he is ideally suited to do so with his abilities. Loved the bits where the story focussed on him.
The art by Todd Nauck perfectly suits the style of story and I liked the appropriate bright colours.
One further bugbear is that because the min-series only lasted 4 issues Marvel tacks on a previous comic (in this case the original Sleepwalker number 1, which I already own) to beef up the trade. I'd much rather pay less and only have the mini series.
It is understandable if a little annoying, Sleepwalker doesn't sell comics despite his super cool appearance. So here we get a rare and welcome mini series. To get this mini series though we have to put up with it being linked to an 'event'. I am not a fan of comic events, they don't interest me. Fortunately you don't have to read any of the other parts of the event to enjoy this (I didn't and followed along easily enough).
The event here involves the (IMO ordinary) idea of two heroes being 'warped' together - we get Ant-Man/Hulk, Darkhawk/Starhawk and Man-Thing/Fin Fang Foom mash-ups. These new characters take up some space in the book but as they ultimately won't last long it is hard to invest in them.
The story here involves the (IMO great) idea of, lets call them, realms inside the Infinity Gems and Sleepwalker needs to travel through them - and he is ideally suited to do so with his abilities. Loved the bits where the story focussed on him.
The art by Todd Nauck perfectly suits the style of story and I liked the appropriate bright colours.
One further bugbear is that because the min-series only lasted 4 issues Marvel tacks on a previous comic (in this case the original Sleepwalker number 1, which I already own) to beef up the trade. I'd much rather pay less and only have the mini series.
August 21, 2021
While Infinity Wars is happening, Sleepwalker is off on his own adventure. He explores the new world of the "infinity warps", he journeys through the conceptual idea spaces of the infinity stones, and he sits around in the back of the plot having his own adventure. None of this affects the main plot of Infinity Wars. The parts of Sleepwalker exploring the "warps" are more exciting in the Infinity Warps: Two-in-One collection than this, since they only play a minor part here. The exploring the infinity stones is actually really cool and I wish this could have been a mini-series of just that but it wasn't. It came off as a watered down, simpler, more fun comic-y version of Alan Moore's Promethea. Which is still enjoyable! But not the most memorable outside of a few key moments. Even after finishing it I don't really get what the point is but maybe if you're a big time Sleepwalker fan you'll enjoy it, or at least be happy that something is being done with Sleepwalker in the relatively recent history of Marvel Comics.
December 27, 2022
When Rick Sheridan sleeps, the Sleepwalker comes to life and does what needs to be done to evildoers everywhere. But what happens when Gamora, daughter of Thanos and possessor of the Infinity Stones, snaps her fingers and makes half the population of the universe disappear, including Rick? Well, doing what needs to be done becomes quite difficult for the Sleepwalker. But he’s not going to let that stop him.
The dream realm is a very difficult concept to write about. Drawing it in the comics medium makes it marginally easier but still not always easy to interpret. And I think that’s the problem I have with a story like this. Even having the visuals right there in front of me doesn’t make it much easier to follow everything that’s happening. Not that it wasn’t enjoyable. I love the concept of Sleepwalker and may read it again just to give it a fair shake.
The dream realm is a very difficult concept to write about. Drawing it in the comics medium makes it marginally easier but still not always easy to interpret. And I think that’s the problem I have with a story like this. Even having the visuals right there in front of me doesn’t make it much easier to follow everything that’s happening. Not that it wasn’t enjoyable. I love the concept of Sleepwalker and may read it again just to give it a fair shake.
March 28, 2023
Was excited to see Silhoutte at the beginning, but sad that she disappeared really soon, and Little Monster made me laugh, he's so cute and Tiny. I was kind of disappointed though, because Arachknight got Moonknight's DID, but Little Monster didn't get Hulk's. I don't know, maybe it war for "simplicity" but it feels like so many writers don't want to deal with the Hulk system as a SYSTEM.
That being said, I know they weren't the main characters of this story. I enjoyed Sleepwalker and his journey through the infinity stones, although the ending was a little anticlimactic -- everything was solved by outside forces (the heroes in Infinity Wars proper) and Sleepwalker got to go back to his normal life. It was a good ending but also ... made it feel like his journey through the stones didn't necessarily achieve anything; except maybe changing the way the sleepwalkers function?
That being said, I know they weren't the main characters of this story. I enjoyed Sleepwalker and his journey through the infinity stones, although the ending was a little anticlimactic -- everything was solved by outside forces (the heroes in Infinity Wars proper) and Sleepwalker got to go back to his normal life. It was a good ending but also ... made it feel like his journey through the stones didn't necessarily achieve anything; except maybe changing the way the sleepwalkers function?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 1, 2020
This was okay. It takes place between the events of Infinity Wars, when Gamora mooshed everyone together so they were a Marvel-only Amalgam as Sleepwalker walks through the Infinity Stones in search of Rick Sheridan, who has been mooshed with Nick Fury to become Rick Fury, Agent of S.L.E.E.P. My favorite bit in this the mooshing of Man-Thing and Fin Fang Foom into the Man-Thing Thang Thoom, which is friggin’ brilliant.
This also contained the first issue of the original Sleepwalker comic from 1991, which I had never read before.
This also contained the first issue of the original Sleepwalker comic from 1991, which I had never read before.
March 11, 2023
Looks good, and has a strong understanding of the character. But it's all just a tie in to a story that doesn't really care about this. I haven't read Infinity Wars yet, but as a tie in it's pretty bad. Some fun ideas and I like Sleepwalker's drive to find Sheridan, but if this was just a miniseries about Sleepwalker with this same creative team it could have been phenomenal.
August 5, 2023
This was infinitely terrible. A story that would have been dated in the 80s that was unfunny and also not serious. It was poorly written, ill-conceived, and not something anyway would look forward to. Todd Nauck did a fine job with the artwork but he didn't have anything to work with here. Overall, complete waste of time.
March 29, 2019
Hmmmmm so Sleepwalker is new to me and I don't overly dig him.
But there were some really cool things going on in here, which at times spoiled Infinity Wars for me.
But there were some really cool things going on in here, which at times spoiled Infinity Wars for me.
November 7, 2019
About time they dusted off this incredibly underrated character. Someone has to fight evil in dreamland.
September 22, 2021
The only good thing came out of IW mess...
October 4, 2022
Utter madness, great stuff.
April 8, 2025
This is batshit. And I loved it.
March 3, 2019
When the world of the Infinity Warps threatens the entire Mindscape, Sleepwalker must travel through the worlds within the Infinity Stones to find Rick Sheridan, his human host, before all of reality is destroyed!
This is kind of a spiritual sequel to the Infinity Countdown: Darkhawk mini-series that Sims and Bowers did previously - Darkhawk does pop up, but it's not a direct sequel to the events in that book, so adjust expectations accordingly.
Now, Sleepwalker's little Infinity Wars story is easily the best of the tie-ins to the event. It takes the landscape of the Infinity Warps world and really digs into it, as well as adding some interesting mythology to the Infinity Stones themselves (although whether other people use it too will remain to be seen). Sims and Bowers go wacky with their ideas, but keep the story grounded by Sleepwalker's plight as he tries to save reality as well as find his friend (who has his own Infinity Warp situation to deal with too).
Todd Nauck's on art, and the guy's been in the business for so long you must have read something by him. His art always verges on the cartoony, but it's a good fit for the out-of-this-world setting of this mini. He always turns in detailed pages, and honestly, his art just makes me smile.
If you're looking for a good Infinity Wars tie-in, or something to cleanse the palette after the main event, then look no further.
This is kind of a spiritual sequel to the Infinity Countdown: Darkhawk mini-series that Sims and Bowers did previously - Darkhawk does pop up, but it's not a direct sequel to the events in that book, so adjust expectations accordingly.
Now, Sleepwalker's little Infinity Wars story is easily the best of the tie-ins to the event. It takes the landscape of the Infinity Warps world and really digs into it, as well as adding some interesting mythology to the Infinity Stones themselves (although whether other people use it too will remain to be seen). Sims and Bowers go wacky with their ideas, but keep the story grounded by Sleepwalker's plight as he tries to save reality as well as find his friend (who has his own Infinity Warp situation to deal with too).
Todd Nauck's on art, and the guy's been in the business for so long you must have read something by him. His art always verges on the cartoony, but it's a good fit for the out-of-this-world setting of this mini. He always turns in detailed pages, and honestly, his art just makes me smile.
If you're looking for a good Infinity Wars tie-in, or something to cleanse the palette after the main event, then look no further.
April 25, 2019
Last year's Infinity Wars story was mostly by-the-numbers with one interesting twist that left me largely shrugging it off. And then, this book, the shortest of the various trades and collections I found actually took a somewhat forgotten character (one I always liked, truth be told) and explored a new angle on the Infinity Stones while also actually having fun with some of the mash-up heroes. Bottom line was this was probably the most fun part of a largely interminable big cosmic story.
March 14, 2019
It’s a fun tie-in to the Infinity Wars event, bringing back one of the best obscure heroes from the ‘90s. Best of all, they included a reprint of Sleepwalker #1, which is a fantastic comic and introduces the character.
April 17, 2023
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