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You don't have to know anything about the "Sandman" series to understand and enjoy this book (I know nothing about Sandman and I didn't get lost at all). All the characters and their roles are briefly introduced at the start of the story and the only piece of back story that you need is worked into the plot. The story itself is a light romp through the afterlife, a tale of what goes wrong in the world when someone opens the door to Hell and lets everyone out. It's the responsibility of the main character, Death (a cute but lethal teenage girl), to patch things up.

It's a great read with wonderful artwork. If you like macabre or manga or anything cute and bloody, definitely get this book.

Stretching Sandman too far
Death: At Death's Door is a retelling of the Sandman storyline Season of Mists. But this time the story is told from Dream's sister Death's point of view. Jill Thompson did a great job in the Sandman story The Parliament of Rooks applying a manga-influenced style to a short, two-and-a-half page tale, so I was looking forward to this book. She has again done a great job capturing the style of Japanese manga with her art and storytelling. But unfortunately, this Death's story is just too thin for the 200 pages.

Get this book to complete your Sandman collection and for the great art. But this book is not a good introduction to Sandman nor a good stand-alone book.

Great fun!!!
After reading the article about shoujo manga in Time, I went down to the local comic store that Saturday and bought this! I loved it, and I reread it every day! :) Basically, Death has to deal with zillions of dead people when her dear older brother, goes to Hell to rescue his one true love, and sending her there after a spat! The humor is quite sarcatic, and is similar to that seen in a Tim Burton movie. Death is really cool as a lead character, and this is a good manga to read! One caveat: Due to the fact that there is a good amount of blood and nudity, and references to religion, I would say that if you wanted to read this, you should be over the age of 16. Other than that, awesome comic!