![]() ![]() The series spawned its own spin-off, a second volume of “Lucifer,” that ran for a year and a half to tie in to the “Lucifer” TV series that is a loose adaptation of the comic and is currently running on Fox. Starting as a three-issue miniseries, the first in the “Sandman Presents” line, Lucifer ran 75 issues and a special from 2000 to 2006, and follows Lucifer into other universes and mythologies and to heaven and hell.īuilding a massive and well-defined supporting cast, it is a series as intricate as “The Sandman” that explores choice and free will in the same way its predecessor explored story, duty and change. The best-regarded series on this list by far, Mike Carey’s “Lucifer” tells the story of the devil, Lucifer Morningstar, who quit hell in “The Sandman” and now lives on Earth. The solicitations for the Sandman Universe series of the same title mention Matthew by name, so I wonder if Tethys is being retconned out, or her fate will be explained, but we’ll have to wait and see. It did make major changes to the Sandman mythos, including the death of Matthew the Raven and the introduction of a new white raven, Tethys. The series met with limited success, drawing constant comparisons to “The Sandman,” and ended in 2001 after 60 issues. Kiernan (although Gaiman consulted regularly), and would feature the main supporting cast from the original series in a serial narrative.Ī dark, horror-tinged tale of obsession, the series focused on the Corinthian, the nightmare who escaped to Earth to become a serial killer Lucien, the librarian of dreams the original family of Cain, Abel and Eve and Matthew the Raven. But after about 20 issues, it was decided the series would get a regular writer, Caitlin R. “The Dreaming” was originally conceived of as an anthology series, letting different writers and artists play with characters from Gaiman’s mythos in short-arc or single-issue tales. ![]() Gaiman himself has expanded on the initial “Sandman” series, with original graphic novels like “Endless Nights,” text with spot illustration like “The Dream Hunters,” and the prequel miniseries “Sandman: Overture,” not to mention a pair of miniseries featuring Dream’s big sister, Death.īut what about the stories by other creators that serve as predecessors to “Sandman Universe”? Let’s take a trip through some of those tales of dreams and devils, stories that cross genre and build on the world of “The Sandman.” While not a comprehensive list, these are the best and most important spin-offs from “The Sandman” to date. But this isn’t the first time DC has told stories from other creators in Gaiman’s world of The Dreaming. And since this is comics, that door has been opened more than once.ĭC last week announced a new “Sandman Universe” line, curated by Gaiman to tell stories set in and around the world of Dream. Neil Gaiman’s seminal Vertigo fantasy-horror series “The Sandman” ended in February 1996 with issue #75, wrapping up the tale of Dream of the Endless, while leaving the door open for tales of a new incarnation of the lord of dreams, as well as his supporting cast. By MATTHEW LAZORWITZ, WMQ Comics contributor ![]()
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