An absolutely amazing story that kind of proves that the biggest thing wrong with "Sandman" was Neil Gaiman at the helm (along with the main artists), because damn, this was really good, and beautiful. G. Willow Wilson kicks it out the park with an amazing cast and great writing, while Nick Robles' art is simply gorgeous (I spent a lot of time just staring at individual panels to admire his work, it's beautiful). I haven't had this much fun with something "Sandman"-related since reading "The Wake", and this was far more enjoyable than that. Quite honestly, the best of all the "Sandman" stories I've read. Funny, sweet, joyous, sad, with a lot of beautifully drawn characters (and some hot guys, too), wonderfully queer, and lacking the sexism that pervaded much of the original series.

The worst I can say about it is that I didn't really like Javier Rodriguez's art, but it were still better than most of volumes 1-9 of the original "Sandman" series, the manga, or most of "Overture", so it's okay.

Overall, loved it. A lot of familiar faces came back, and the new ones are really fun. Great story. ( )

Lindy dreams Shakespeare's Stratford house. Ruin falls in love with his first dream, and goes wandering; chaos follows in his wake. the anarchist Heather After, a sorceress, tries to help. they enter Faerie, and it is falling apart. Dream loses control, and tries to rescind his promise. all these disparate elements, joined by a spell or two of syncronicity, makes for a fine romp in the Sandman Universe. ( )

A nice and tidy little fantasy with magic, suspense, and LGBTQIA+ love that succeeds despite some gaps and misses in the plot and an ending that felt a tad rushed. I wouldn't mind seeing G. Willow Wilson explore some other facets of the Sandman universe in the future. ( )