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Jill Thompson telling a side story set in the corners of Sandman: Season of Mists sounded great! Unfortunately, it doesn't come off.

Part of the problem is that what seems like fully half the book is devoted to retelling scenes from Gaiman's original story, with plots and dialogue reproduced entirely verbatim - which makes the experience kind of tedious if you've read the original at all recently, since you want the new story to Just Get On With It! Sadly, the original material here is also pretty lackluster, as there's not much story at all, with very little narrative arc to speak of, and not much actually at stake. Regrettably, the lightness inherent in Thompson's manga-styled art - which would have been an interesting choice in a different project - only serves to reinforce just how "fluff" this story actually is.

It's a shame, as Jill Thompson is a fantastic artist. But this seems like a story whose plot really needed to be reconceived from the very first draft.