The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country is a collection of four Sandman stories, plus a script version of one of the issues. The stories are interesting in that they mainly figure Dream as a presence, rather than a main character, and that works exceedingly well in giving a real sense of the Endless as things or events in our lives rather than personalities. The stories are varied in their content, but they all share the common goal of revealing more about Dream and the Endless through their associations with other entities. This volume deals with the Muses, cats, the Fay, an ancient gods and how the Endless interact with them, and through these interactions, we gain further insight into what the Endless are capable of, what their roles are, and so on. And the stories are as well written as they can be, so that is great.
The only real complaint I have is that this volume is short, hence the script thrown in at the end to pad it out. But, on the other hand, there are still eight more volumes in the collection, so that isn’t that great of a problem.
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If you’re interested in comic scripts, there is a great book called Panel One ( http://www.amazon.ca/Panel-One-Comic-Scripts-Writers/dp/0971633800 ). It includes a Gaiman script from Miracleman, as well as others.
Thanks Tim! That looks pretty cool, I’ll have to check it out.