The Sandman
M**E
The Sandman Audible is aweaome!
The Sandman audible is awesome. Neil Gaimn is amazing as the narrator and the entire cast if terrific. The sound effects and music really add to the entire experience. I highly recommend listening by this at night when you can relax and just listen and become engrossed in the story.The original comics are so good. I recommend having the comics open while you listen so you can enjoy the artwork while listening to this amazing experience.If you enjoy this audible go and buy the Sandman comic collections and the part 2 and part 3 audible collections of the Sandman
R**D
Captures the Tone of the Story & Great for Fans!
The Audible adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” covers the events of Gaiman, Sam Keith, and Mike Dringenberg’s series through “The Dream Country,” the third collected volume of the comic. It’s lovely to hear Gaiman himself provide his dulcet tones as the narrator while James McAvoy brings a brilliantly brooding presence to Morpheus. Riz Ahmed is perfect as The Corinthian and Kat Dennings perfectly captures Death’s optimism. Taron Egerton, Andy Serkis, Michael Sheen, Arthur Darvill, Reginald D. Hunter, Joanna Lumley, and Miriam Margolyes further lend their considerable talents to the story.It helps if readers are familiar with the work. While Gaiman narrates each chapter and provides descriptions as necessary, the stories began in the comic book medium with its blend of text and visual storytelling so some details are lost in translation. The theme also overwhelms at times, with chapters structured like a television series featuring a “teaser” prior to the main titles. That being said, the adaptation gets the story beats right and captures the tone of the original comics perfectly. It’s a great adaptation for fans looking to rediscover the series.
K**R
The Sandman's story begins
Author Neil Gaiman brings us the first 20 issues of the Sandman comic book from DC Comics come to life with a full cast. I started listing to this audio novel due to the Netflix series that is coming. And this a great introduction to the series, yes it starts with humans capturing the Morfius or Dream as he's known in the endless. With 20 episodes it's hard to pin down one to describe and with so much going on that there's guest stars from the Justice League and some of Batman's rouges gallery. This was defiantly one of James McAvoy's greatest performances since he played Leto II in the mini-series Children of Dune. I'm looking forward to listing to Act 2 and as a fan of Neil Gaiman it's going to be great. I highly recommend this audio novel to all DC comics fans.
A**Y
Excellent adaptation
This was amazing. Knowing that Neil Gaiman was involved, I had high hopes that it would do justice to the story and be well done, but it exceeded my hopes. I know there are still efforts to come up with a film or TV version of the story, but I have a hard time imagining any better adaptation than what's been done here.This volume covers the first three volumes of the comic (Preludes & Nocturnes, The Doll's House, and Dream Country). I've read the comic series multiple times, and this did come across as fully unabridged, and in some cases even added some details in the narration (done wonderfully by Neil Gaiman himself) that aren't specifically mentioned in the comic. They did change the order of some of the stories from how they play out in the books, but not in a way that effected the storytelling.This may be one of my favorite audiobooks ever, and I can't wait to see how they'll do with the rest of the series.
Y**I
Definitely get the books along with it
Pros: high quality audio, voice actors, and sound effects.Cons: you can easily get lost if you don't have the books or already know the stories as this was my first time and I might have missed some context that only the graphic novels could have provided
A**L
A nice listen
am listening to this now and its good! morpheus and his adventures. Looking forward to Act II and Act III.
L**E
A Totally Immersive Experience
I had never read any of the graphic novels, but when Alexa offered this up as a free selection, I did a little digging and was impressed by what I read. An ensemble cast, incredible production quality, and a feeling that I wasn't just listening to an audiobook but sitting in the audience, had me thanking Audible (and Alexa) for turning me on to it.NOT for the squeamish, definitely adult themed and episodic in nature (as graphic novels are, by their very nature). Perfect for the Halloween season.
P**N
Not the whole story
I consider The Sandman series to be a highpoint of the comic book medium, and I can't recommend it enough, and this audio production is very well done, with great voices and production and with Neil Gaiman narrating.It's a thoroughly enjoyable program until it abruptly ends less than a third of the way through the story, with the Midsummer Night's Dream play. I'm sure there are good reasons for the decision to do it this way but it's very jarring for somebody already familiar with the comics. Anyone who hasn't read the comics should do so as soon as they can and not bother with this.If you're somebody for whom this is not an option, I believe a novelization of the story is coming out soon and hopefully, there will be an audio version soon.
S**N
Great listen
As a fan of the comics, I really enjoyed this audio version.
S**O
Ottimo libro audio adatto a persone in cerca di intrigo pultroppo un po sadico
Molto bello ,intrigo di un contenimento e l evocazione del dio dei sogni e del incubo , dove il sogno dormire la giovinezza è il songno e la vite finisce a diventare un incubo
J**R
Imprescindible para fans de Neil Gaiman.
Llegado hoy. Aún no probado. Exteriormente impecable.
C**L
A very good adaption
utterly brilliant, before listening to this i was not cool.but the end of it i was cool.you too will be cool just by listening to this
P**L
Really enjoyable audiobook
Fantastic, saving up for volume 2
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