Either Neil Gaiman is taking an active role in the plotting of this series or Spurrier is doing a masterful job of channelling him. Also, Abigail Larson's artistic style fits in beautifully with the variety of talents that worked on Gaiman's Sandman. That series is one of the all time classic comic books, so recapturing some of that magic is a truly special accomplishment. Read Full Review

Abigail Larson brings a wistful element to the art in this issue as if everything the reader is seeing is being told through a shimmering haze. Read Full Review

The Dreaming is not a series you can just walk into. Out of all of the Sandman Universe is the only one where the prior material is mandatory reading. However, each and every page Spurrier scripts illuminates a bit more of a beloved mythos and explores the facets of our feeble memory and rampant imagination to tell a modern mythological tale. Read Full Review

While I think this arc has been weaker overall compared to where things ended up in the previous one with the Judge and arrival of Daniel, I do like the smaller aspect of it. And, in particular, bringing back Rose after so long and with such a journey that she's been on in her life. It's got all the right elements of tragic that it needs as well as the curious and weird aspects. Fleshing out some of what Daniel has been involved in helps a lot too to give us a more lived-in and full aspect of it all. Abigail Larson did some great work here and really delivers some great pages with the layouts and designs to hit that sweet spot that feels completely what a Vertigo/Sandman book would be like. This really does feel like a natural extension of what came before and it has me looking forward to more. Read Full Review

Learning about the tail end of Dream and Ivy's relationship gives us more insight into both characters, but it's the exposing of Rose's true nature that is the real stunner of this story. If you are already disposed to liking these characters, that is. Read Full Review

There's a lot of unanswered questions here, but unlike some of its sister books, it seems to be in a hurry to answer them and give us some more. Read Full Review

Abigail Larson's flowy pencils with Quinton Winter's soft colors were the perfect companions to this surreal, secondhand retelling of Dream's time on the mortal plane. Read Full Review

In the end this is a good story, robbed of greatness by artwork that just doesn't work. Read Full Review

This was fine but I’m just not as interested as I was when it was about the dreams in the Dreaming.

For those not familiar with Daniel (Dream) or those that know him well, this adds a great direction for the character. Can be a bit slow at times but the direction and the artistry have been fantastic.

I just found this so boring, I'll be honest. This was such a drag. I don't care about these characters.