Dried Up Brain

It's the second half of Neilvember and we're talking about The Sandman: Overture.

We've come to the end of our series on The Sandman. Join us at The Wake.

In this episode, we tackle Sandman Vol. 9 The Kindly Ones. It's the big climax of the series and the longest single story arc yet. It's a weird, dense, mythic tragedy and we do our best to untangle it.

We're talking about The Sandman Vol. 8 World's End but also a whole lot of other stuff like teen presidents, fairy rogues, and helpful hedgehogs.

We're talking about The Sandman Vol 7. - Brief Lives. It's a devastatingly emotional story about bear piss, strip clubs, and avian driving lessons.

We're talking about The Sandman: Fables & Reflections. It's another collection of one-off stories that cover topics ranging from doomed kings to talkative birds.

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We're back in The Dreaming for fifth volume of The Sandman, A Game of You. 

We're talking about the fourth volume of The Sandman and it's a complicated story about heaven, hell, dinner parties, business meetings, boarding schools, and balloons.

 

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We read The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country and that means we're talking about cats, fairies, metafiction, superhero support groups, and Nate's effusive love for a single page of comics that's just a guy quoting Shakespeare.

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In this episode, we return to The Dreaming to discuss Sandman Vol. 2 The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, Micheal Zulli, Chris Bachalo, Steve Parkhouse, and Dave McKean. This one has it all: serial killer, talking birds, references to early 20th century comic strips, and immortal drinking buddies.