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Title: Endless Dream on Tumblr PDF Version (choose either the chaptered verison, or the single file)
Artist: NavyDream
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: 10 chapters, or 236 panels
Rating: M
Warnings: Major Character Death** (see spoiler-ish statement below if this worries you)
Verse: Sherlock BBC

Author's summary: [note: none given, so this is mine] John Watson, recently invalided from Afghanistan, finds his usual nightmare interrupted by a mysterious figure. When he stops dreaming altogether, John tries to get his dreams back, running headlong into an adventure that changes his life forever.

Reccer's comments: NavyDream demonstrates that BBC's Sherlock and Neil Gaiman's graphic novel series The Sandman work beautifully together. John and Sherlock are the primary focus, but Irene, Henry, Molly, and Lestrade are engaging minor characters. I'm not sure I should say much about which characters play which roles in this fusion to avoid spoilers, but I will share that John is a human being, whereas Sherlock is Morpheus.

ND clearly has experience with layout conventions of comics and manga, for rather than sticking only with a series of square panels, which could get monotonous, they play with panel numbers, shapes, and sizes in a way that supports the energy and dynamism of the twisty plot. Perspective and framing and other artistic elements further underline the mood and action of the narrative.

One pleasure of following this work over the months it was posted was watching the artist's skill and confidence grow. Some minor errors in grammar made it into the script, but I feel ND did fine for someone whose first language is not English. I look forward to seeing the artist apply what they learned in their new Sherlock/Dr. Who crossover comic!
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Note: Despite the major character death warning, I want to assure you that this does have a resoundingly happy ending for the main characters.