In addition toongoing Sandman Universe sequel comics, Gaiman recently narratedan audiobook adaptation from Audible.
Plus,there’s a Netflix TV adaptation still in development.
Willow Wilson, audiobook director Dirk Maggs, and actorMichael Sheen.
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Gaiman kicked things off by discussing his pleasant surprise “that a 30-year-old comic still has relevance.”
Most comics barely even made it a year, whileThe Sandmanended up running for 75 issues over seven years.
“You had a year total, so you had four more issues to wrap it up.
Dream gets some sibling advice from Death in her first appearance in ‘The Sandman’ #8 by Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg, and Malcolm Jones III.DC Entertainment
Except, we weren’t canceled!”
Death made an immediate impact on pop culture, especially for a young G. Willow Wilson.
“I first readThe Sandmanin the late ’90s as a teenage goth,” Wilson said.
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And so I was already wearing the Death outfit without knowing what it was.
One Death-focused issue ofThe Sandmanfinds her helping a character named Element Girl process the end of her life.
Here they were at the center and that makes you look twice at the world around you."
AndSandmansaid, ‘No, pay attention.
These people are important.’
“The Sandmanboth reinforced what I was already interested and introduced me to all kinds of stuff.
It just blew my mind,” Sheen shared.
“Certain things really stayed with me.
I love the idea of someone like that who looks very angelic.
It takes you by surprise.
As the panel wrapped up, Brown begged Gaiman for anything he could tell fans about the Netflix adaptation.
That’s amazing.”
And how does that change the story?
What does that give us?
What does that mean?
What’s that gonna do to the story?
That is very liberating."
Stay tuned for more coverage ofDC FanDome at EW.comthis weekend.
