From: silbrmnd@acf3.nyu.edu (Darkmage)
Subject: Re: Sandman -- Brief Lives 7
Organization: New York University
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:24:38 GMT

dml@athena.mit.edu (David M LaMacchia) writes:

>Just a few thoughts and questions on the latest installment....

>1) When Dream was standing with Delirium on the grave of Johanna Constantine,
>was Dream shivering because (1) he had just broken his promise to himself,
>which we know from SOM and other places is against the heart of his nature,
>or (2) because he was standing on Johanna's grave, or something more?

Probably a little of both, + the stuff that Destiny told him 'bout the
girl...

>2) Once again we got more references to change, kind of like being hit
>with a lead brick, unfortunately.  Destruction with his cooking, Delirium
>having the same color eyes (didn't she do this last issue, and even before
>Dream notices this issue?), etc.  I don't have the issue in front of me,
>but I'm sure there were others.

Destruction's cooking was just another one of his attempts at a fine
art...   Del's eyes, as usual, were screwed up by the colorist, although
maybe if Jill had drawn the eyes a little bigger... (will
they please get rid of Jill and get someone *good*????  How about
McKean? or Bachallo?  Please?!?!?!?!)  The panel before Dream comments
on her eyes, they're different colors, then when he mentions it, we
can't *see* her eyes...

>3) Does anyone think we'll *never* see who Dream got so upset over?  That
>she might be waiting for him for this final meeting but it will be like his
>meeting with Orpheus...i.e. off-panel?  

I thought it was Thessaly...?  The Morph/Orph thing was a little lame, I
didn't expect to see the *whole* conversation, but at least we could
have seen the look on Orpheus' face when he saw his father...

>4) What does anyone think the outcome of the entire story might be?  From
>the current evidence it looks like Delirium is going to change into something
>else, but perhaps one of the Endless might die?  Maybe Destruction or Delirium?
>There was a reference, I think from Destiny, to this (again) this issue.

Delirium's been changing over the whole story, maybe she'll finally be
ready to confront whatever it was that made her stop being Delight?  "I
don't know how much longer I can be like this...  It Hurts very muchly."
She's already startin to grow up a little, facing the pain and standing
up to Destiny while Morph gets it all together...  I *hope* no one dies,
altho the scene with the Corinthian kinda hints to that.

>I'm glad Dream finally caught up with Destruction...the storyline had begun
>to drag a little bit.

>Oh, one last question:

>In the flashback scenes, what did the scene with the Corinthian refer to?
>Is this something we haven't seen before, an even in the past we don't know
>about?  Blood on the throne of the Dreaming....  

I think it's probably in the future...  In the past, Dream's *always*
worn black.  L8tly, tho, he's been changing.  Del's been changing, too,
and when she and Morph go to see Orph and Destruction she's wearing
white...  Also, the geometric patterns on the back of his cloak (the
white one) look vaguely futuristic.

>--dave

			-Darkmage

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>Dave M. LaMacchia                 Look, Sam!  Cheese in a pressurized can!
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