15: The Overture

We're back with the most recent of Neil Gaiman's Sandman books and the wonderful artwork of JH Williams III. Join us for a road trip with a giant cat and a child called Hope.

Content note. The Sandman series deals with and features some particularly dark and troubling subject matters and we have discussed them briefly and in depth in this podcast .

Here is a list of some of the subjects that feature in The Overture:

Depiction of the death of a child

Some violent scenes and depictions of blood and dead bodies.

 

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The piano music featured in this episode is Strange Dream by David Hilowitz from the Free Music Archive.

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14: Endless Nights

Endless Nights is a collection of individual stories about each of the Endless, and it features some wonderful artwork but also some moments that troubled us on our re-read.

Content note. The Sandman series deals with and features some particularly dark and troubling subject matters and we have discussed them briefly and in depth in this podcast.

Here is a list of some of the subjects that feature in Endless Nights:

Multiple sexual scenes & nudity. 
References, both written & visual to rape & sexual assault.
Brief reference to child abuse.
References to suicide

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13: The Dream Hunters

We journey through the illustrated novella by Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano, and the graphic novel version illustrated by P.Craig Russell.

Content note. The Sandman series deals with and features some particularly dark and troubling subject matters and we have discussed them briefly and in depth in this podcast.

Here is a list of some of the subjects that feature in The Dream Hunters:
Depiction of characters dying by fire.
Depiction of bones of children & infants.
Brief reference to abortion.
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12: The Little Endless

We discuss three volumes by Jill Thompson featuring characters from the Sandman. The Little Endless books would make perfect bedtime stories for children, and At Death's Door is a Manga inspired look at some of the background action of A Season of Mists.

Content Note: The Sandman series deals with and features some particularly dark and troubling subject matters and we have discussed them briefly and in depth in this podcast.

Here is a list of some of the subjects that feature in Book 4, Season of Mists:
Extreme violence, including graphic depictions of blood and dead bodies.
Child abuse and neglect, including bullying.
A brief reference to sexual assault.

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11: The High Cost of Living

The first of our spin off episodes and we’re looking at the Death mini-series from 1993. We also talk about some other stories included in the digital edition. And as always we found some problems which we discuss in detail.

Content note: The Sandman series deals with and features some particularly dark and troubling subject matters and we discuss them in this podcast. Here is a list of the subjects that feature in Death, the High Cost of Living.

Suicide, ideation and discussion of suicide
Depictions of blood and violence
Description of self harm
Direct reference to the sexual abuse of a child

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10: The Wake

We reach the end of our re-read of the 75 issue run of The Sandman. We discuss the good and the bad in this final collection, then we reflect on the merits of this wonderful series as a whole. And we finish by discussing our plans to cover some of the spin-off titles.

Content Note: The Sandman series deals with and features some particularly dark and troubling subject matters and we have discussed them briefly and in depth in this podcast. Here is a list of some of the subjects that feature in Book 10, The Wake:

References to suicide & depiction of self harm.
Discussion and depiction of slavery & slave ships.
We revisit & discuss events in Dream Country & briefly reference the sexual assault in that book.
 

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9: The Kindly Ones

The end is near as we discuss the longest story arc from the Sandman. Dream confronts the consequences of his actions and there is some glorious artwork and story-telling, but this wouldn't be A Handful of Dust if we didn't encounter some problems along the way.

Content Note: The Sandman series deals with and features some particularly dark and troubling subject matters, and we have discussed them briefly and in depth in this podcast. Here is a list of some of the subjects that feature in Book 9, The Kindly Ones:

Depictions of dead bodies and blood, including depiction of a dead child.
References to suicide.

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The piano music featured in this episode is Strange Dream by David Hilowitz from the Free Music Archive.

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