{"id":1088,"date":"2012-07-06T05:00:54","date_gmt":"2012-07-06T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/?p=1088"},"modified":"2012-07-06T09:12:17","modified_gmt":"2012-07-06T16:12:17","slug":"mark-predicts-the-sandman-volume-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/2012\/07\/mark-predicts-the-sandman-volume-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Predicts ‘The Sandman’: Volume 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, I didn’t do\u00c2\u00a0too<\/em> bad, did I?<\/p>\n

Actually, I could barely predict anything at all. Here’s what I said:<\/p>\n

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It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s about Death. I hope?\u00c2\u00a0Well, not really, thought “death” as a concept played a large part in “Brief Lives.” 0\/1<\/strong><\/li>\n
I think this volume will be serialized, but each issue will concern a different character or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153life.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0You know, perhaps I shouldn’t ultimately count this, but it’s\u00c2\u00a0so<\/em> close. I suppose there is a different mortal life at the heart of each issue? I think that’s crucial to understanding “Brief Lives,” but this is too ambiguous to say.<\/strong><\/li>\n
Can I just start listing things I\u00c2\u00a0want<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0to see? Like I need to know who the hell the other Eternal is.\u00c2\u00a0FINALLY.\u00c2\u00a0FINALLY.<\/em><\/strong>Also, it’s ENDLESS, you fool. STOP SAYING ETERNAL. 1\/3<\/strong><\/li>\n
I also want to know what Dream is doing with Loki and Nuala.\u00c2\u00a0Only half a point, since Loki doesn’t show up. 1.5\/4<\/strong><\/li>\n
I just spent fourteen minutes on Tumblr because I have no fucking clue what else I could possibly say here. Woefully unprepared? You know it.\u00c2\u00a0Technically, my prediction of being “woefully unprepared” is correct. Nice. 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Like this last time, I looked up the title of the next volume so I could at least have\u00c2\u00a0something<\/em> to go off of.\u00c2\u00a0Worlds’ End<\/em> is the name of volume 8, and this is what I\u00c2\u00a0think<\/em> is going to happen:<\/p>\n
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I don’t believe the final page of the last volume will be ignored. It’s too\u00c2\u00a0huge<\/em> of a moment for Dream, so I think we’ll find out what the ramifications of this epiphany are.<\/li>\n
Can I guess some specifics? Of course I can. HOW ELSE WOULD I PUBLICLY EMBARRASS MYSELF?<\/li>\n
Dream will apologize to at least three characters for the way he has treated them.<\/li>\n
Okay, maybe not, but Delirium will turn back into Delight. Maybe??? It’s possible.<\/li>\n
I like trying to guess\u00c2\u00a0why<\/em> this volume has a certain title, so this is fun: I think Dream is going to severely alter the Dream realm. Bonus points if he\u00c2\u00a0leaves\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>it.<\/li>\n
Loki? PLEASE.<\/li>\n
Dream will also seek out the woman who dumped him. He’s not one to let things go.<\/li>\n
That means we will also find out who she was!<\/li>\n
No, for real,\u00c2\u00a0where is Loki?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Onwards I go!<\/p>\n
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