I make that same point above. We're not in any disagreement about the big stuff. I don't know why people are saying I'm complaining about the section because "it's a one off" or "Morpheus isn't in it." I just happen to not agree with your second paragraph. I think the entire Dee plotline isn't Gaiman's best. It left…

I make that same point above. We're not in any disagreement about the big stuff. I don't know why people are saying I'm complaining about the section because "it's a one off" or "Morpheus isn't in it." I just happen to not agree with your second paragraph. I think the entire Dee plotline isn't Gaiman's best. It left…

That's good to know. I wonder if Lucifer is Bowie for the reasons I mentioned above, or if Gaiman had something else in mind. Is there any other explanation in the annotations?

That's good to know. I wonder if Lucifer is Bowie for the reasons I mentioned above, or if Gaiman had something else in mind. Is there any other explanation in the annotations?

Here's what I mean by clunky: not well written. I don't think the Dee plot is particularly well written. I don't get a good sense of Dee as a being (aside from damaged and evil), and the JLA stuff is super jarring.

Here's what I mean by clunky: not well written. I don't think the Dee plot is particularly well written. I don't get a good sense of Dee as a being (aside from damaged and evil), and the JLA stuff is super jarring.

Thank you! That's a perfect explanation of why I don't particularly like the Dee plotline.

Thank you! That's a perfect explanation of why I don't particularly like the Dee plotline.

I'm not saying that something is clunky because it's a standalone, but because I don't think it works as a narrative. I don't get to know the characters well enough to care about them, and thus am not scared when they start dying, screwing, and fighting. It just seems like Gaiman is padding out the storyline - hence…

I'm not saying that something is clunky because it's a standalone, but because I don't think it works as a narrative. I don't get to know the characters well enough to care about them, and thus am not scared when they start dying, screwing, and fighting. It just seems like Gaiman is padding out the storyline - hence…

It's clunky because it's just a placeholder. I didn't find it particularly scary, and I didn't spend enough time with the people in the diner to really feel for them when Dee starts ruining them. Likewise, Dee isn't particularly sympathetic in that sequence. It just sort of felt like I was watching Hostel. Aside from…

It's clunky because it's just a placeholder. I didn't find it particularly scary, and I didn't spend enough time with the people in the diner to really feel for them when Dee starts ruining them. Likewise, Dee isn't particularly sympathetic in that sequence. It just sort of felt like I was watching Hostel. Aside from…

Much of the art seems of its time, and I wasn't as pulled in by it as McKean's covers. It's a little too neon for me. But, luckily, the artists are continually changing, so if there's a style you don't like, it'll disappear by the next book.

Much of the art seems of its time, and I wasn't as pulled in by it as McKean's covers. It's a little too neon for me. But, luckily, the artists are continually changing, so if there's a style you don't like, it'll disappear by the next book.

Thanks. I do think Death's introduction is pivotal. She helps expand the story without taking it over (though she's interesting enough to merit her own stories).

Thanks. I do think Death's introduction is pivotal. She helps expand the story without taking it over (though she's interesting enough to merit her own stories).

They're definitely stronger stories than I remembered. I enjoyed, but didn't love, Preludes and Nocturnes when I first read it, but the sheer amount of information Gaiman gets across in a lively and entertaining way is nothing short of masterful.

They're definitely stronger stories than I remembered. I enjoyed, but didn't love, Preludes and Nocturnes when I first read it, but the sheer amount of information Gaiman gets across in a lively and entertaining way is nothing short of masterful.

I can only say she seems pretty adjusted with these few issues read. If that's not the case further on down the road…well, I'm not surprised.

I can only say she seems pretty adjusted with these few issues read. If that's not the case further on down the road…well, I'm not surprised.