The Sandman Universe #1 Review

Writer: Neil Gaiman, Si Spurrier, Nalo Hopkinson, Kat Howard, Dan Watters / Artist: Bilquis Evely, Dominike “Domo” Stanton, Tom Fowler, Max Fiumara, Sebastian Fiumara / DC Comics When they first announced The Sandman Universe, I was a little apprehensive. After being a huge fan of Gaiman’s American Gods to the point where I tried to get into the high school curriculum, I purchased the original Sandman graphic novels my sophomore year of college and instantly fell in love. I read all ten books in a week and then I read them again the next week. I write college papers about Morpheus and the Dreaming. The Endless are some of the most iconic non-superhero comic book characters in existence. I loved the series so much. And in 2016, a quarter century after the original run, we did have The Sandman: Overture a sorta prequel/sequel story that did remind me how much I loved Gaiman’s sandbox. But still, I would be lying if I wasn’t a little worried about returning to the realm. I’m happy to report that The Sandman Universe #1 is looking like it’ll live up to the original’s reputation and that the creative teams involved in all of the series clearly have a great veneration for Gaiman’s work and that we are going to have so much fun with the stories that are going to unfold in the coming months in House of Whispers, Lucifer, The Books of Magic, and The Dreaming.

The book’s frame is told through the familiar eyes of raven familiar Matthew as he provides glances into the four different st…