The Sandman, Book Four

That was A LOT. Kind of par for the course for a Sandman book. A constant in this series: The art is spectacular (so much more impressive and varied than the cover art of these collections, still not sure why they went such a drab route), the subject matter is often unsettling, or sad, yet always there is a glimmer of joy, hope, humanity. I loved the concluding story especially. I continue to be astonished by the imagination of Gaiman and the talent of all artists involved, creativity running wild and free. In hindsight, I admit to wishing the content was a shade less dark overall, as the breaks I needed to take  between volumes mean some recurring character story lines being wrapped up here have fuzzy origins in my memory.  If I ever do a reread at a faster pace for clearer continuity, there are definitely some ugly parts I will be skimming. 
 Bit confused by the num ering of this set of bindups, as the reading guide in the back says this is the concluding volume of the original series run, but there are two more Sandman books according to Storygraph - extras with smaller page counts, I guess. I'm willing to pick them up, but probably not anytime soon. 
⚠️gore, child death(?)