After last month's melancholic reverie, this Sandman story takes an unexpected turn that provides some big action and even more introspection into what the life and legacy of the Sandman means in Marvel Comics. Read Full Review

The conclusion of this story is undeniably a letdown after the last issue: Spidey gets temporary Sandman powers and the Human Torch drops a transdimensional MacGuffin on the baddie. It's still a good comic, but #308 was a great one. The art in #309 falls short of its ambition; what could/should be epic duelling sand-monsters come out as drab, confusing messes. The script at least has fun with Sandman's wild multiversal experience and drops some interesting consequences onto this title's time-travel adventure back in #301-305.