Sandman receives trailer of season 2, volume 2! Check out what you can expect!

Launched in 2022, the Sandman series took a while to return. There was talk of cancellation because it was extremely expensive, despite generating many positive reviews. In other words, it was unknown if Netflix would bring it back, but in the end, they decided to! The series arrived in two parts! The first part was released on July 3,

It is the second one on July 24, totaling 11 episodes and this season will be the final one.

. A trailer has been released!

Sandman | Neil Gaiman’s Series, Netflix, Adapts the Dark Comics of the 90s

Sandman was created by Neil Gaiman, with illustrations by Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg. Released by DC Comics in 1989, the series was part of the Vertigo imprint, aimed at more adult stories. It was an work that mixed fantasy, psychological horror, drama, and mythology, with a style very different from the standard superhero comics. It gathered a large number of fans over time, until it finally got an absurdly expensive Netflix series in 2022.

This is a work that gained a new wave of fans through the series, but it was definitely not unknown before that, just niche, which became that “blind spot” for some people. The story revolves around Morpheus, also known as Dream, one of the Endless, immortal entities that represent aspects of existence such as Death, Desire, Fate, Delirium, Despair, and Destruction. Each of them is presented in the form of a character and has their own role in the universe, and the main focus of the story is always on the existential reflections involving Morpheus.

The HQ stood out in the modern era of comics, a period that began after the Golden Age and the Silver Age, when more mature themes and psychological characters emerged. Sandman was a milestone alongside Watchmen, Hellblazer, Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, and Preacher, establishing the Vertigo imprint as a reference for dark stories. So, if you like adult comics, you probably have to thank Neil Gaiman. By the way, a curiosity is that the author said that
Brazil was the first country to discover Sandman.
He mentioned this during the first season’s premiere.

One of the most distinctive features of Sandman is its visual atmosphere, with distorted lines, covers illustrated by Dave McKean, and scripts that mix dreams, nightmares, and classic literature. References to Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Greek, Norse, biblical mythology, and even elements of occultism run through the entire series. Naturally, in the Netflix version, it was a bit more difficult to convey something like this, but I think it turned out beautiful overall, naturally expensive, but nothing that I hadn’t seen before.

Many people criticized the fact that Death is black, but honestly, this kind of thing doesn’t bother me. What bothered me much more was the fact that Sandman is a nice-looking guy with blue eyes. They missed the opportunity to put a really ugly guy there. The Sandman from the comics is exotic, he doesn’t look completely human, he has an appearance that seems like a nightmare creature, somewhat corpse-like and exotic. It’s part of the character’s mystery to have that corpse-like appearance. But when Sandman looks like a Backstreet Boy, it’s hard to think of any mystery, right?

I don’t think it ruins the experience, but I believe the visuals should have been better developed. The exotic element is much more uncomfortable than the character’s color. It’s noticeable that this is something strong in the original saga. Characters like Lucifer Morningstar, who got his own comic book series and later on TV, and Death, the sister of Morpheus with a visual inspired by the gothic scene, were some of those that attracted the most attention from readers. Despite everything, it also has its highlights. Corinthio, a nightmare that flees into the real world, is simply perfect in the adaptation.

The Sandman comic series was published between 1989 and 1996, with 75 main issues. In addition, it had spin-offs and special collections, such as “Sandman: Endless Nights,” “Death: The High Cost of Living,” and reissues like “The Absolute Sandman” and “The Annotated Sandman.” Over time, it gained literary status, being studied in courses and universities. Since then, attempts were made to adapt it, even considering films, but everything went wrong until 2022.

The TV adaptation was developed by Netflix. The project had Allan Heinberg as showrunner, with executive production by Neil Gaiman himself and David S. Goyer. The series premiered with Tom Sturridge in the role of Dream, along with Gwendoline Christie (Brienne from Game of Thrones and Phasma from Star Wars) as Lucifer, Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, Boyd Holbrook as Corinthian, and other strong names.

Finally, it’s a series I found nice. The production tried to maintain a dark atmosphere, with sets inspired by the original artwork, visual effects to portray Dream, Hell, the Dreaming, the Library of Fate, and the world of the Endless. The soundtrack and sound design also followed an dreamlike approach, trying to capture the enigmatic essence of the original comics. But it has its problems, such as the visuals not being so original and failing to use a more exotic design for some characters.