Is Sandman too adult for an 11 year old who likes comic books?
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sj - May 09, 2013 2:03:53 pm PDT #20773 of 28370
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Polter-Cow - May 09, 2013 2:07:57 pm PDT #20774 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It's Vertigo, so there's sex and violence and cursing. There's an issue in the first volume that's one of the most unsettling things I've ever read.
But overall, I wouldn't say it's too "adult," per se, but it's pretty heady and complex. Depends on the 11-year-old.
DebetEsse - May 09, 2013 2:24:04 pm PDT #20775 of 28370
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I would not give Sandman to an 11 year old who was not my own. I would not recommend a friend give it to their 11 year old unless they read it first.
It would mostly be fine, I think, but there's some disturbingly specific violence and sexual abuse. I would give P-C's answer for a 14 year old.
Jessica - May 09, 2013 2:42:25 pm PDT #20776 of 28370
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm with Debet - I wouldn't recommend Sandman to anyone younger than high school.
Atropa - May 09, 2013 2:42:53 pm PDT #20777 of 28370
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There's an issue in the first volume that's one of the most unsettling things I've ever read.
"24 Hours", I'm guessing?
I would say Sandman is not quite appropriate for an 11 year old.
Jessica - May 09, 2013 2:47:06 pm PDT #20778 of 28370
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
(I should probably asterisk my own comment with the fact that the group of friends who introduced ME to Sandman probably did start reading it around age 11-12, but I didn't meet them until I was 14, and as an adult with children of my own, the idea of someone just out of elementary school reading "24 Hours" is making me clutch my hypothetical pearls in horror.)
Atropa - May 09, 2013 2:53:30 pm PDT #20779 of 28370
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the idea of someone just out of elementary school reading "24 Hours" is making me clutch my hypothetical pearls in horror.
I was going to say Pfffft, Sandman is totally appropriate for an 11 year old!, and then I stopped and asked myself if I'd be willing to give it to Princess Tickybox in three years. Ha, nope.
Polter-Cow - May 09, 2013 2:57:45 pm PDT #20780 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
"24 Hours", I'm guessing?
Yep.
My gut reaction was definitely um, no, not for an 11-year-old.
sj - May 09, 2013 4:28:10 pm PDT #20781 of 28370
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, everyone. It's been a while since I read them. I probably would let an 11 year old of mine read them, but TCG's brother and sister-in-law probably wouldn't. I ended up picking up a book on drawing superheroes for my nephew instead.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 09, 2013 5:12:08 pm PDT #20782 of 28370
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I have to agree about the appropriateness. Just because the stories are lovely and superbly written doesn't mean they're for all ages. Of Gaiman's catalog, I guess Coraline, The Graveyard Book and Mirrormask would be good for tweens?