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Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman – The High Cost of Fantasy
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56 minutes
Released:
Jul 28, 2022
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Podcast episode
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There's a reason why Neil Gaiman is the most famous writer scifi, horror & fantasy ever made. That rockstar reputation didn't start with appearances on The Simpsons.
By the age of 32, when most writers are just getting started, Gaiman had already written a masterpiece of fantasy. The 75 issues of The Sandman are a tour through the mythos of humanity, and a masters thesis on the uses, and abuses, of fantasy.
But the origin of The Sandman in comic books kept it a cult classic for over 30 years. Gaiman became better known for novels like American Gods and stories for children. (The Sandman is NOT for children.)
Now a new Netflix adaptation, created by Neil Gaiman himself, is a chance for The Sandman to meet the mainstream. Will it succeed where previous adaptations of Gaiman have failed? I feel quietly confident the answer is yes.
Audio extracts from The Sandman audiobook produced by Dirk Maggs
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By the age of 32, when most writers are just getting started, Gaiman had already written a masterpiece of fantasy. The 75 issues of The Sandman are a tour through the mythos of humanity, and a masters thesis on the uses, and abuses, of fantasy.
But the origin of The Sandman in comic books kept it a cult classic for over 30 years. Gaiman became better known for novels like American Gods and stories for children. (The Sandman is NOT for children.)
Now a new Netflix adaptation, created by Neil Gaiman himself, is a chance for The Sandman to meet the mainstream. Will it succeed where previous adaptations of Gaiman have failed? I feel quietly confident the answer is yes.
Audio extracts from The Sandman audiobook produced by Dirk Maggs
https://amzn.to/3ox9qox
Follow the the Science Fiction podcast and become a member
https://damiengwalter.com/podcast/
Advanced Scifi & Fantasy Writing
https://damiengwalter.com/advanced-scifi-and-fantasy/
The Rhetoric of Story
https://damiengwalter.com/the-rhetoric-of-story/
Join the discussion on the Science Fiction community https://www.facebook.com/groups/324897304599197
Released:
Jul 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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