Fantastic Friday Read: “The Sandman”
This series recently came out on Netflix and I’m really enjoying the adaption. I’ll confess, I haven’t read the original comics and I need to set aside the time, but I deeply enjoyed these dramatized Audible versions. Its a collection of short stories that are a mixture of fantasy, horror, and epic with the dream Lord Morpheus as its connecting thread. Highly recommended.
When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus — the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination — is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three “tools” that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has deteriorated in his absence. As the multi-threaded story unspools, The Sandman descends into Hell to confront Lucifer (Michael Sheen), chases rogue nightmares who have escaped his realm, and crosses paths with an array of characters from DC comic books, ancient myths, and real-world history, including: Inmates of Gotham City’s Arkham Asylum, Doctor Destiny, the muse Calliope, the three Fates, William Shakespeare (Arthur Darvill), and many more.
