Sandman Mystery Theatre, Vol. 1: The Tarantula

Okay, I admit I bought this because I thought it was a Neil Gaiman Sandman spin-off and not a Golden Age Sandman spin-off. I was at my used book store spending money like a crazy person that day. Things fell in the basket. It happens.

So while this was not what I was expecting, it was still a neat 40s-style comic with a modern, storyline. It isn't something I would typically read, but an interesting one. It strives to recreate the pre-Batman vigilante hero, and I think it succeeds in this. The art style is not my favorite, but at the very lease it isn't the hypersexualized garbage that way too many superhero comics these days turn to.

So for fans of Golden Age comics, this is a neat revival. Just don't go into it looking for Morpheus in the background. The gas mask is all they have in common.