![]() ![]() Reading The Sandman is like participating in humanity's greatest crossover episode: everyone from fellow DC superheroes, to ancient Egyptian gods, to Shakespeare, Lucifer, God, and Cain and Abel aid and abet the Lord of Dreams. That puts virtually all fictional beings - and some real ones important enough to take on mythic status - firmly in Gaiman's reach. The Sandman follows the somewhat-titular character (most often called Dream, but also variously referred to as Morpheus, Lord Shaper, Kai-ckul and yes, Sandman) as he rules his domain - the land of dreams all living things go to when they sleep, and where everything ever dreamed up becomes real. ![]() ![]() In an interview with CBC, creator Neil Gaiman said before now, it just wasn't possible to bring that story to screens. The comic, which he first outlined in 1987, had an original run through DC Comics from 1989 to 1996. Among those who read it, The Sandman has since gained a cult following as one of the most influential - and creative - works of literature to come out of the comics world.īut despite going on to spawn a Hugo Award-winning prequel, a whole universe of spinoffs so popular some are already turning into their own series, and millions of fans clamouring for an adaptation on TV or film, it never happened. He's brought The Sandman to the screen, without ruining the story. It's taken 35 years, a journey through development hell, a bidding war and more than a few nightmares, but writer Neil Gaiman reckons he's finally done the impossible. ![]()
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