The Sandman. Volume 5, a Game of you

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Call Number: Adult Graphic Novel / Sandman, Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy / Sandman 5
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Adult Graphic Novel / Sandman	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy / Sandman 5	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy / Sandman 5	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy / Sandman 5	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"Originally published in single magazine issues as Sandman 32-37"--T.p. verso. "Suggested for mature readers"--Back cover.
Illustrated by Shawn McManus, Colleen Doran, Bryan Talbot, George Pratt, Stan Woch, and Dick Giordano ; lettered by Todd Klein ; colored by Danny Vozzo ; covers by Dave McKean ; introduced by Samuel R. Delany.

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A Lovely Story submitted by majean on August 16, 2018, 3:27pm This continues the story of one of the characters from "The Doll's House," Barbie. I really enjoyed all of the characters at Barbie's new place, and this volume is very women-centric, which is a nice thing to have now and again.

Possibly the weakest, still great submitted by valjean on August 27, 2018, 12:51am This volume is right in the middle of the entire run, so it is a sort of suffers from being the 'middle child', just like how typically the middle movie in a trilogy can suffer, even though there are 10 Sandman volumes. This one is still worth reading, anyway, of course.

A Shift in Focus submitted by hrgray on June 16, 2023, 11:58am This volume focuses on a fresh set of characters, centered around Barbie post-"A Doll's House." While I found the plot and it's resolution a little confusing, I still liked the story as a way to see these new characters develop and interact. I also found it interesting to see how LGBTQ+ characters were depicted in the 1990s when this book came out. While this volume features Dream much less, I would still recommend it to anyone enjoying the series so far.

No character wasted submitted by kaymbre on July 7, 2023, 6:55am Gaiman is, as always, a matter storyteller. He loves to come back to characters we met in prior stories and flesh them out with adventures of their own. In this case, we hearken back to Barbie, from back in "A Dolls House". As always, Gaiman eschews the formulaic tropes of traditional comics. No titanic battles, no self-assured, perfect heroes, no clear-cut, morally clear endings. Morpheus isn't as prevalent as in earlier volumes, but still worth the read.

Great character development submitted by jminlee on August 9, 2023, 10:03pm Even with less morpheus featuring in this volume, Gailman does a wonderful job bringing his characters to life