Sandman: Overture is essentially the Prometheus to the original series' Alien in the sense that it's tasked with exploring how a specific character ended up in a specific place in the original story. Overture's series finale accomplishes that goal. Here readers learn exactly how and why a weakened Morpheus found himself taken captive by the cult in Sandman #1. But that's a pretty reductive way of looking that this issue. As with any story (and prequels especially), the journey is far more important than the destination. This issue serves as a fitting final leg in a surreal, wonderful journey across time, space and all of existence.
The stakes could scarcely be higher in this issue as Morpheus and his ship of 1000 souls faces the imminent collapse of all existence. Neil Gaiman gives this story a sweeping yet emotionally intimate scale. Trillions face their deaths, yet the focus remains on Morpheus steeling himself for his greatest challenge. In the process, Gaiman paints a fascinating psychological portrait of the character. He's not a gallant superhero fighting against all odds to prevent another Crisis. As this issue explores, Morpheus is bothered less by the idea of existence ending than he is by the fact that the calamity is his fault.
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