What makes it great, though, is getting Russell's gorgeous art. Honestly, based on that alone this would be classified as a good end product. It's a good story, and it very easily hooks the reader into wanting more. The story builds on itself very easily, adding in new pieces of plot and surprises in a delicate, careful manner. From there, we end up with a love story, a horde of demons, and a journey into the realm of dreams, all with three yet issues to go. The story begins a bit quietly, so to speak, with a badger and a fox placing a bet on who could scare a monk away from his lonely temple on the side of a mountain. I deliberately didn't re-read the original work before picking up the first issue of "Sandman: The Dream Hunters" so that I could judge it as a new reader. So if there was any one man for the job, look no further than Russell. Gaiman fans are probably familiar with his adapting "Murder Mysteries" and "Coraline" into comics, but Russell's tackled everything from operas to Oscar Wilde short stories with great success all around. Partially because it means that "Sandman: The Dream Hunters" gets remembered once again, and partially because Russell's proven time and time again how good he is at adapting other works into comics. Craig Russell adapting it into comic book format, I have to admit that the idea really excited me.
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