The Sandman, Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections

The Sandman, Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections

1991 • 264 pages

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Average rating4.3

15

I didn't enjoy this volume as much as the rest. It went back down to probably even lower than the first volume. Like volume 3, this volume is a series of short stories, about 8 of them, with the Orpheus arc being the longest. I didn't pick up sort of cohesive theme that ties these together so they're probably just standalone short stories.

The Orpheus arc was interesting in that it shows more of Dream's relationships in a different era (ancient Greece), featuring for the first time the seventh sibling (who wasn't properly named with any “D” word).

There was also a Marco Polo short story that ties back to the very first volume.

Other than that, there's nothing much that stands out to me. Each story is interesting by itself but I guess I was looking for more along the veins of previous volumes. One special mention though, is that I found the artwork to be slightly poorer this time around.

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