Literature
Short stories/poems | Introductions | Misc | Writings by A. David Lewis | Fan Material
 Short stories/poems |
Boys and girls together
What do boys and girls dream about when it comes to fairy tales? This short text, written by Neil, provides some answers.
Cinnamon
A short story about a princess called Cinnamon, who does not talk.
Goliath
A story written for the movie "The Matrix". The story is about a man who gets to go behind the scenes of the world we live in.
Instructions
A poem by written by Neil about wolves, ghosts and other things.
Locks
A poem by Neil.
Nightfall
A poem by Neil, published at scifi.com
Snow, Glass Apples
Neil wrote this short story for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. It is a dark and sad fantasy story, about a queen and her nemesis.
Tales in the sand (text version)
Tales in the sand was the 9:th issue of Neil's monthly comic "The Sandman". Nicolai Langfeldt decided to adapt the story to a text-version, and succereded greatly in doing so. It is a story about love, pride and sadness, focusing on Dream and his old love Nada. This story is a great introduction to the Sandman series, and should really be read.
| Introductions |
For the love of Lovecraft
This is an excerpt from Gaiman's introduction to "The dream cycle of H.P. Lovecraft", a H.P. Lovecraft collection.
How to get girls into your store
At the Friends of Lulu-webpage, you can read Neil's introduction to the marketing-book "How to get girls into your store".
Jonathan Carroll.com
Well, the title speaks for itself. It is, as you probably understand, the introduciton for the official Jonathan Carroll-website. Read it, it is a nice piece.
Death - The High Cost of Living
Tori Amos wrote a lovely introduction to the first Death-collection. Here you can read it.
| Misc |
Faces of Fantasy
Neil's entry in the book "Faces of Fantasy".
SCRIPT: Season of Mists, part 3
The original script for the fouth Sandman-collection, Season of Mists.
SCRIPT: The Sandman Movie (1)
This is an old script for The planned Sandman movie, which is written by Elliot and Rossio. It can be describes as a mix of the contents of "Preludes & Nocturnes", "The Doll's House", and "Season of Mists". This script, however, didn't cut it, and it was refused by Hollywood. But here it is, for your eyes only.
SCRIPT: The Sandman Movie (2)
While the Elliott/Rossio-script was turned down, Roger Avary decided to join the crew and take a shot at it. Read the outcome here.
The Colour of Pratchett
Neil interviews Terry Pratchett.
The life and death of Wanda
A long essay about the transsexual Sandman-character Wanda. It is written by Richard Tuinstra, and contains comments from Rachel Pollack, Caitlin R. Kiernan and Neil Gaiman.
The Sandman Returns
Neil tells us about his collaboration with Yoshitaka Amano on the latest Sandman-collection, The Dream Hunters.
| Writings by A. David Lewis |
Never to Wake: In Continuing Praise of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman
A well-written essay which describes and praises Neil's masterpiece. It is somewhat related to the essay below.
A new frame for Comic Books
A long essay about the relevance of comics. It is written by A David Lewis, and contains one part about Watchmen, and one part about Sandman.
The Nightmare and the Dream: A Literary Survey of Watchmen and Sandman (2000)
In the year 2000, A. David Lewis presented the above essay at the comic-con in Sandiego. This is his transcript from the presentation.
Who killed Dream of the Endless?
Another long essay by A David Lewis. Thie one is dedicated to the investigation of Morpheus's death. The suspects are lined up and the question appears: Who is to blaim?
| Fan material |
The Sandman FAQ
Lance "Squiddy" Smith's Sandman FAQ. Recommended if you like the series.
Who is Neil - the FAQ
An FAQ about Neil. This one is a bit strange, though (but in a good way!).
Sandman Timeline
This timeline is compiled by Mike Harris, and covers the entire Sandman series, from the beginning of time until the death of Morpheus and beyond.
The Voice of her eyes
The Voice of Her Eyes was written for a Sandman Anthology. But for various reasons, the story never made it to print, and now only is published on the web. It is a story about delirium, and written by Karawynn Long.
Merv Pumpkinhead's big night out
Just like the story above, this story were going to be included in the Sandman Anthology. However, this story cancelled as well, and can now only be read on the web. This story focuses on Merv Pumpkinhead, the amusing side-character with a pumpkin head. The author's name is Michael Berry.
Call me Del
A great short-story by Dylan Verheul. It is about Lord Dream and Delirium. Some interesting things are said, so I really recommend this one.
Lullaby
A poem by Dylan Verheul, and is, (in his own words), about the borders of Dream and Despair.
Perchance to Dream
This is a long story, which is divided in 4 parts and written by Maddog.
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