I picked up Child of Light in the Ubisoft Humble Bundle just a little while ago and man oh man that is a beautiful little RPG. Storytelling is powerful, art is gorgeous in a fantasy dreamscape kind of way, and it has this FF7-esque active turn-based based system with an interesting twist in that the timing of each…

Clicked for full explanation of "The Machine" and inevitable "The Machine" jokes, and was sorely disappointed.

You know, I'm willing to agree with that, but even if Death does accept her fate I still think it is more tragic than any of her siblings' fates.

@Scrawler2:disqus I'll take a jolly, handsome lumberjack over a pouty, pale goth almost any day.

I imagined all the Endless crowded around Destiny's book, which is now a dictionary, while Delirium chased a butterfly behind them. It made me giggle.

Yep, Destruction figures out the best possible scenario for himself and that's what makes The Kindly ones even sadder. Dream just can't make himself do what Destruction does.

I am going to disagree with Oliver and say that Death is way more tragic than Delirium in the long run. Sure, Delight descends into the madness of Delirium (which seems like a metaphor for some kind of mind-shattering trauma) but Death is the custodian of the universe. So when the show's over and everyone's left the…

I think that this distinction between boy/girl dreams is meant to be more archetypal than proscriptive. So it's not that Gaiman is trying to say most boys think this way and most girls that way. Rather, I think that he is approaching this gender issue the same he approaches myths: by playing with the ideas that are…

I think that this distinction between boy/girl dreams is meant to be more archetypal than proscriptive. So it's not that Gaiman is trying to say most boys think this way and most girls that way. Rather, I think that he is approaching this gender issue the same he approaches myths: by playing with the ideas that are…

What he (@avclub-a3a0600ba619a54596ce41ac1d4b8c72:disqus ) said. Also, in regards to Cluracan's "panache" I think that Cluracan doesn't really argue his case in The Season of Mists because he's one of the only ones who sees the situation as it really is: The Dream Lord will make up his mind for whatever reason and…

What he (@avclub-a3a0600ba619a54596ce41ac1d4b8c72:disqus ) said. Also, in regards to Cluracan's "panache" I think that Cluracan doesn't really argue his case in The Season of Mists because he's one of the only ones who sees the situation as it really is: The Dream Lord will make up his mind for whatever reason and…

This is why Cluracan is one my favorite characters. He is a hedonist with just enough of a conscience for me not to really find fault with him—one of the most lovable assholes I've ever encountered.

This is why Cluracan is one my favorite characters. He is a hedonist with just enough of a conscience for me not to really find fault with him—one of the most lovable assholes I've ever encountered.

@avclub-83de02c3cfc3634de1279cbc17a8fbae:disqus Good point. I also think that the last issue of Preludes & Nocturnes is very relevant to the way writers exploit people as "source material." I'm thinking of the part where we meet the waitress at the diner where Dee shows up and we find out that she always "makes people…

@avclub-83de02c3cfc3634de1279cbc17a8fbae:disqus Good point. I also think that the last issue of Preludes & Nocturnes is very relevant to the way writers exploit people as "source material." I'm thinking of the part where we meet the waitress at the diner where Dee shows up and we find out that she always "makes people…

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I'm in complete agreement about the unfavorable contrast between Sandman and the rest of Gaiman's work. I still get great pleasure out of his books, but nothing has come close to this series. Ah well, his Doctor Who episodes bring a delightful touch of the macabre to all that wimsy.

I'm in complete agreement about the unfavorable contrast between Sandman and the rest of Gaiman's work. I still get great pleasure out of his books, but nothing has come close to this series. Ah well, his Doctor Who episodes bring a delightful touch of the macabre to all that wimsy.

I saw this article in my feed this morning and immediately dropped my wake-up routine to dive into it. Sandman was the comic that first got me into comics and everything from LITTLE NEMO to ASTERIOS POLYP that I read afterwards is in some way a credit to this series.