The Dreaming #9

It's a rich and beautiful book that never disappoints. Read Full Review

Simon Spurrier captues the essence of Gaiman's original characters and the artwork by Bilquid Evely, Mat Lopes and Siimon Bowland is equally worthy of The Sandman's legacy. This is easily the best book of the new Vertigo revival. Read Full Review

VerdictOne of my fears about this title would that it would contain all the familiar characters and trappings of Gaiman's original creation, but not adequately recapture its spirit. So far, Spurrier and Evely have allayed my concerns and have done a superb job that does justice to Gaiman's masterpiece series. Read Full Review

The journey goes deeper here in yet another magnificent issue, and just like The Dreaming itself it seems theres no limits to the imagination of Spurrier and his team of creators. Read Full Review

A return of Dora, her adventure, and the search for the Dreaming. The first arc was beautifully done but entrenched in the Dreaming, almost shackled by it. This issue begins a new arc revealing the search for Sandman which is something that was on our minds from the very beginning. Read Full Review

We leave the story of Lucien and Rose Walker and return to the Dreaming and the story of where the flipping heck Daniel is at. We don't find Daniel, but we do get a cool story of his time in Faerie, and, uh…one of his fingernails. What a weird book. Read Full Review

After Rose Walker's interlude, The Dreaming #9 does serve as a welcome return to odd magic and sweeping landscapes. Evely and Spurrier evoke the right tone to tug at the heart strings as the grand stage keeps on expanding. How much you'll enjoy it will likely vary depend on how you engage with your pull, so in any event: set some time aside for this one. Read Full Review

The Dreaming answers a few questions but mostly by asking a whole host of new questions. While I enjoyed the look back at Dream we had recently with what he went through in the past, this issue feels like more of a return to form – both for Spurrier and in getting Evely back on the artwork. The main storyline feels like it's moving forward and I'm hoping or more time with Daniel in the Dreaming as I really liked his time with Abel. Dora and what she may be is intriguing as well and I adore the way Evely brings her to life, as well as Matthew. It's a solid installment that gives a good sense of what's to come and has me craving more. Read Full Review

The Dreaming is a mind-bender of a book, taking place across multiple dimensions with dozens of characters, and at times the very nature of reality is bending. Read Full Review

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

May 03, 2019

Classic in the making.

Azrael

May 06, 2019

The artwork is spectacular! The story here is very charming and creative. This issue may be the best of the series thus far.

Spacey Medicine

May 19, 2019

I still don’t really like Dora but what can you do.

Psycamorean

May 02, 2019

I don't know. This book bores me. I think it's so very caught up in itself and either you're into that or you're not. I couldn't care less about any of these characters and it's not like this book has tried to change that. I really dislike Dora. I don't like how she's so awesome and different. I also don't like her garbage characterization. No troubling backstory will fix that for me. I checked my page count maybe 4 pages in. I wish I could just like this book, but it just sucks the life out of me. Maybe if I didn't have to read a bunch of other stories to be invested in this one.