The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country

Dream Country is one of the best collections of stand alone tales of Sandman, all of them bringing amazing stories that everyone must read. The first, Calliope, tell us about writer's block and how the Dream changed after his captivity; A Tale of Thousand Cats, the second tale, is just AWESOME, talking about the captivity of our bodies and minds... Midnight Summer's Dream tell us about our captivity of our wishes, dreams and aspirations; the final one, Facade, about of us and the captivity of old masks and identities... It's just amazing. it was after reading Hy Bender's Sandman Companion that I've learned several “secrets” (hidden layers is a better term) in Midnight Summer's Dream... Gaiman is awesome, with Sandman as his master work.

For Caliope, I'd give it 5 stars. Mixed feelings about the rest.

The third volume of the Sandman compilation features 4 stories and a script. Didn't like the comics script; would've preferred another story. Anyway, the stories are more standalone compared to the previous ones.

The first is Caliope - a dark tale about the imprisonment of a Muse. It was amazing - disturbing, but amazing.

Dream of a Thousand Cats puts Morpheus into a different light, and it basically expanded what I had thought of the Dreaming. It was great.

I couldn't get around to liking A Midsummer's Night Dream though. It features Shakespeare and introduces to us the world of faerie.

The last is Facade, and it features Death instead of Dream. It's also great reading as it showcases more of Dream's sister.