A lot more plot and action than all the rest, and I'm loving it. The short snippets of could-have-been great stories told in a single frame were fantastic. The tying together of all the threads from the previous volumes makes everything gleam with two layers of polish. 
 I've heard this referred to as a Sandman contender, and I can see the point of it, to a degree, but it still doesn't have the absolute flavor of mythology. Not yet. At least the characters are as bright as the sun to me. I like all of them, including Dodge and Sam. What a ride.