r/Sandman • u/sconedpriestess • 3h ago
Comic Book Question where to start?
I've never read comics at all before. I am 2 episodes away from finishing the tv series and i am so in awe and appreciation with these characters.... do i just start from the beginning or ? lol could be the dumbest question ever
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u/DiskoPunk 2h ago
Preludes & Nocturnes is where you want to start. I remeber reading it for the first time all those years ago & it made a lasting impression. I can honestly say I think maybe only one other comic captivated me like Sandman did.
And I'm a little envious that you are reading it for the first time.
Enjoy my friend.
P.S. Your library will have a copy or somewhere like e-bay will have loads on sale too. Please buy second hand.
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u/bobbywelks 2h ago
If you start from the beginning then you’ll be getting a rehash of the tv show however the comics are so great and characters so deep it’ll be worth it
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u/sandmandreammorpheus 2h ago
Not a rehash at all. The series cut, rearranged and modify a lot of things and characters. Not to mention the different aesthetic. If anything, it will be something surely familiar but greater, infinitely more fleshed out and with more bits rooted into the DC Universe lore.
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u/Gargus-SCP The Three Who Are One 1h ago
Out of curiosity, OP, where else do you think you start except from the beginning?
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u/JONFER--- 2h ago
Start from the beginning, the show’s broadly faithful to the general story but there are differences between the comics and it.
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