This is a reread in a new format - I'd read the individual trade paperbacks from the library, then bought the omnibus 2 volume collection when it was on sale on Amazon.

I could ramble on incoherently because I haven't had my coffee yet today, but the long and the short of it is The Sandman is one of the best works of literature of our modern times. The Lord of Dreaming has returned, and his return means change for all around him, both on and above the mortal plane. Gaiman weaves numerous threads throughout the tapestry of this story, picking up and rejoining pieces you thought were discarded months ago. A masterpiece.