On July 15, Audible is releasing a star-studded audio production of the first three storylines of the beloved DC/Vertigo series The Sandman—giving us the perfect excuse to book a two-part return trip down the River of Dreams. First stop: The Doll’s House, by Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, Chris Bachalo, and others!
Taking stock of his realm after decades away, Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams, notes that some of its denizens are missing. Meanwhile, teenager Rose Walker embarks on a search for her missing brother Jed—a journey that involves a pair of Silver Age superheroes, a boarding house full of memorable characters, and the extremely unsettling nightmare known as The Corinthian.
Will Rose survive a serial killers’ convention only to die at the hands of Morpheus himself? And can she make her escape to that Field of Dreams known as … The Comics Canon?
In This Episode:
- Content warning: Child abuse and attempted assault
- Our Preludes and Nocturnes and Season of Mists episodes
- A missed merchandising opportunity
- Little Nemo in Slumberland
- G.K. Chesterton
- Women without agency
- “Calm down, Mickey Spillane!”
- The Bogeyman and The Family Man
- Swamp Thing: American Gothic
- The Man Who Was Thursday
- Mindhunter
- The Dreaming Vol. 1: Pathways and Emanations
- Iron Maiden’s Revelations
- Cereal Killers by Too Much Joy
Join us in two weeks as our Sandman two-parter continues with looks at the short stories Tales in the Sand and Men of Good Fortune from the Doll’s House collection, as well as Sandman: Dream Country!
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