With the Sandman, I started closer to the middle (A Game of You) and then went back to catch up, which I recommend to anyone who thinks exactly like me. Otherwise, Madrigal's right: start at the beginning.
I also started with A Game of You, which worked well for me because parts of Preludes and Nocturnes are so unrelentingly grim and horror-movie like that I might not have continued on if I didn't know how good it would get.
Jossverse wise, I might recommend Tales of the Slayers over Fray. First of all, because it's a complete work in one volume, and second of all because some of the stories are wonderful, especially Joss' Medeival Slayer.
Amber thinks like me. Cool!
I'd still go for Fray first before Tales, because the last Tale makes little sense sans Fray.
With the Sandman, I started closer to the middle (A Game of You) and then went back to catch up, which I recommend to anyone who thinks exactly like me. Otherwise, Madrigal's right: start at the beginning.
If you can, buy all the graphic novels, and plan on not leaving your house for a weekend. Read them in one big orgy of goodness.
In the event that you need some depression, but good, read the Coming Home Spiderman stuff that JMS did. Mmm. Pain.
If you can, buy all the graphic novels, and plan on not leaving your house for a weekend. Read them in one big orgy of goodness.
Yeah, Plei is right: do that if you can!
I shall see when that fits in around my action-packed slothing plans.
Yeah, Plei is right: do that if you can!
I should confess that I do this about once a year. I've been doing it for years now, and each time, something new grabs me.
I started with the second Sandman...The Doll's House?
Preludes and Nocturnes doesn't give one a sense of what the whole will be, but other than that, nothing wrong with going in order.
I didn't like the first Sandman book so much when I read it -- it took finding a really beautiful hardcover of
A Season of Mists
and getting hooked on that to get me. I always give newbies my copy of
Brief Lives
as starter-Sandman.
For people who've already read those books, the
Lucifer
spinoff is really very good as well.
If you can, buy all the graphic novels, and plan on not leaving your house for a weekend. Read them in one big orgy of goodness.
Mmmmm, Sandman.
Really, had nothing else to add. I very much like Preludes as a jumping-off point, but I have been known to be odd.
For people who've already read those books, the Lucifer spinoff is really very good as well.
I've been wondering about that. Thanks, Dr. Tepper!
I have been known to be odd.
We were all just saying that about you!
(just kiddin')
