PLOT
The Season of Mists is the fourth comic novel of the eleven, in the Sandman series. An award-winning and also the most acclaimed comic series of the 1990s.
In "The Sandman: Season Of Mists", Persuaded by the other members of his family, Lord Morpheus embarks on his journey to Hell; to take back his once love that he had condemned there in the first place. Even though Lord Morpheus is high ranked, it is not that easy. Lucifer, the Lord of Hell, has other plans, sworn to kill Morpheus, Lucifer takes action on Morpheus' arrival and executes his plan to destroy the Lord of Dreams. Neil takes us on Morpheus' adventure, struggle and conflict to save the one that use to be the love of his life. Will Morpheus fall to the power of Lucifer? Or will he rise, and bring back his love?
Setting & Atmosphere
The novel is set in the fictional realm of Lord Morpheus. A very cool thing about this setting is that the realm can be made in any way Morpheus wants it to look like, because it is dreams. It can have no real shape or image. Other scenes venture off into; Hell, Heaven, Destiny's Gardens, Hong Kong, Britain and also numerous locations in which dreams occur.
The novel seems to be set in the Fall weathers of October. The book has in the real world, fog on the ground, meaning warm air and cold ground. This is typical and usual weather one would experience in October's weather. Adding onto that, there is a Holiday approaching; Thanksgiving. Resulting in the date set in the book being relatively close to October 14.
The atmosphere is beyond dark. It is punishable, cold, sinful, painful and lonely. The book frequently focuses on scenes in which citizens of Hell are being tortured. Neil doesn't stop there, he adds dialogue to whom are being tortured, responding with painful words, creating a dark, sinful, painful and punishable atmosphere. The realms create a lonely feel to the atmosphere; everyone is basically isolated from each other and the rest of the world throughout the book, except in numerous places. Something anyone would expect in the realms of Dream and Hell.
Lord Morpheus: a protagonist with a great responsibility
One personality trait that excels from Morpheus is his determination. No matter what the circumstances are Morpheus will not give up on finding his lost love and getting her back. Morpheus encounters immense problems in finding her, like how she was held captive, but ends up solving those problems to get what he wants. Not even Hell could stop him from getting what he wants, or anyone that blocks his path.
Another personality trait that Morpheus has strengthened over the years is responsibility. It would require a great amount of responsibility to be responsible for every ones' dreams and taking care of them each and every night. Morpheus takes the responsibility of that and commites to it, forever. It's similar to a Super Hero, "Great power, comes great responsibility."
Stevie-O's Nutrition Facts
Healthy. Season of Mists, the fourth volume in the series, being the first comic novel I've read, and more importantly me not reading any of the 3 before this book, It was somewhat easy to follow. It introduced each of the previous characters and described them all, as if it was the first of the series. Making it a newbie-friendly novel. The illustrations and text went together, like peanut butter and jelly, perfectly. On the other hand, some pages were confusing and completely random, maybe because I'm new with this whole comic novel thing? Anyways, keep up the good work Neil.
