Episode 70 – The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes

In this episode, Curt and Kevin are off to never-never land as they conclude a look at game-changing DC horror comics with a discussion of The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes, collecting issues #1-8 of the Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg and Malcolm Jones III, published by DC Comics! When an ambitious magician attempts to capture Death, he instead ends up Runnin' Down a Dream … that is, Dream, aka Morpheus, King of Dreams! When a weakened Morpheus finally escapes decades later, his quest to resume his throne forces him to confront a mentally unstable supervillain and the devil himself! Can the Dream Weaver prevail against the hordes of Hell and stop the deranged Doctor Destiny from usurping control of the dream world that awaits behind the wall of sleep? And will he walk alone down that boulevard of broken dreams known as … The Comics Canon? Things Discussed in This Episode: The Sandman: Season of Mists Swamp Thing: The Anatomy Lesson Dave McKean's covers The next great buddy cop show The Manic Pixie Death Girl The scene that knocked out Curt The Dreaming Section Zero Vol. 0: There Is No Section Zero Violent Cases Neil Gaiman's Eternals The Devil Rides Out Not to mention our dreamy Comics Canon t-shirts and other merchandise! Join us in two weeks as we switch gears with Shaun Tan's wordless, visually inventive depiction of the immigration experience, The Arrival! Until then, please rate us on iTunes, send us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook, and  we may read your comments in an upcoming episode. And as always, thanks for listening!