Intro To Sandman, The Graphic Novel That Changed My Life 

I spent hours a day in the public library reading these when I was homeless. Definitely kept me going and saved my life as well.

My favourite line ever happens, when Morpheus confronts Lucifer in hell and Lucifer threatens him, saying in hell, Morpheus would not have any influence. Then the Lord of Dream says: "Tell me, Lucifer Morningstar. What power would hell have, If those imprisoned here would not be able to dream of heaven."

My favourite Sandman scene is when Dream faces Lucifer in Hell and Lucifer tells him that’s he’s powerless here, but Dream hits him with a “Hell would have no power if it’s inhabitants could not dream of Heaven” I got shivers

Simply the greatest graphic novel series ever.

Sandman really is something else. I've read it like 10 years ago, it was my first graphic novel, and I was blown away. To this day I still think about the story, the characters, the art. It's something that really stays with you. I should really read it again, it's been a while.

Bro. I feel this is worth saying...ive never met another black person that has even heard of Neil Gaiman. I just wanna say thank you for existing.

Getting a breakdown of sandman from a brother whose voice is also on point?! Never thought id get so lucky. Call me subscriber.

Oh god I want that compendium edition.

This is also my favorite graphic novel of all time. It really helped me understand metaphor and symbolism on a deeper level. I recommend just starting with Preludes & Nocturnes, Overture should only be read once the main series has been finished. There's a good reason why Gaiman started where he did, and it's fascinating to see the art style evolve over time and get more and more amazing. I hope this video gets more people to read The Sandman. It's one of the most underappreciated masterpieces of fantasy literature.

This guy has the best taste in literature! Does anybody else low key wish Quinn was your friend so you can nerd out w him or is that just me?! 😅

I love sandman as well, Neil Gaiman is a master storyteller in multiple mediums. So good! Thank you brother!

I can only agree. Sandman is a masterpiece forever to be remembered as such. A perfect merger of poetry, adventure and meaning.

My favorite comic series, period. I mean that as if were a giant graphic novel with some side stories, but all contained as a giant comic story cycle. There are many wonderful comic series out there and I've read/owned a lot of them, but Sandman was that comic that was a joy to collect when in its original run, to share with others, even if they weren't comic fans and then re-collect all over again in the various hard covers that became available over the years, in particular the giant 5 volume leatherbound with slip cases. I'd also add that just like Lord of the Rings and Dune, it led me to so many other writers, artists and personalities mentioned in the series.....a grand achievement in literature, but as a comic series....Oh, I loved it when Gaiman won the World Fantasy Award for best short story which was A Midsummer Night's Dream...A story about Shakespeare and his son...plus the world of Faery. Back then, mere comic books were kind of looked down upon. But thanks to Sandman, it changed that perception.

Gaiman, Morrison, Warren Ellis, ....I know the 90s is often ragged on for it's lack of storytelling and bad art, but these three creators were at the top of their games in the 90s and we won't see comics like that maybe never again!

I absolutely adore Dave McKean's illustrations for Sandman. He's an incredible artist; his artwork really feels dreamlike and strange and disturbing. Neil Gaiman is one of the most brilliant writers of our time. His imagination is limitless

I'd would love to see a really in depth video essay/analysis of the whole of Neil Gaimans Sandman works/series by you dude, would be amazing. Breaking down the basic plots, characters and their arcs, the mythologies, themes, art oooh please!

Sandman taught me about dreams, and stories, and magic. Utterly beautiful and complex. Fabulous in the literal sense. Everyone should read it. Also check out Mike Carey's follow-on 'Lucifer' series. Just as good in it's own way.

The fact that Wonder Woman 1984 used the Dream Stone as the Macguffin and even referenced "the older gods" and did absolutely nothing with it...

This is literally my favorite comic book series of all time. The Endless, Shakespeare, and the story being a story about stories. So good! Please more videos on The Sandman since there will be a new Netflix series based on it.

I love your passion for the medium, Novels are amazing, but Graphic Novels are king (in my opinion). Glad you found one you love. Try out ALan Moores Miracleman, if you loved this and haven't already.

I'm actually reading it right now. I'm on #20, the final issue of Dream Country. Great series. Highly recommended.

Sam Kieth is one of my favorite artists. The framing he does for his panels really does it for me. After you look at each page, look at how that page is composed. Oh yeah.. This graphic novel is definitely a must read.

I can't believe you covered one of my favorite stories ever made.

YES!!! Love your channel. Thank you for showing love to The Sandman. It also completely changed my view on comics/graphic novels also. Neil Gaiman is a true treasure.

Great video, but the only thing I say its, Don't start with the prequel, because some of the events in the story take place after the final issues of sandman, unless you wanna spoilers, read first "sandman preludes and nocturnes".

I was just watching one of your Dune videos and saw this! Awesomeness! The British Invasion of comics in the 1980's definitely changed the medium, but I would argue that Sandman from Gaiman did more to bring comics into the mainstream media, even though it was predated by Swamp Thing and Hellblazer. Comics in the 80's were mainly just looked on as trashy, easily digested kids' stuff that parents could buy their kids at the grocery store to avoid buying action figures. The 90's brought in more acceptance with the hoopla over the Death of Superman, but that waned quickly when people realized the comic store wasn't the new stock market. But, some of those readers stuck around when they encountered things like Sandman, that worked on a deeper level than dudes in capes beating the hell out of each other. Sandman even got attention when an issue won a World Fantasy Award and the medium was made ineligible after that since it was "only a comic". But all the little things....Like the mad desire of fans for back issues making the trade format into more of a thing. Which got trades in bookstores. And made comics the more accessible medium they are today. I love haunting the aisles of my local comic store, but I know a lot of people prefer to hit up their bookstore and not have to go to that mysterious realm of 4-color. So, I feel I can safely share my love of Sandman here without catching hate for it like my Dune opinions. And, just for the record, I'm going to stay away from talking about the new Sandman and Vertigo comics that are out right now. I honestly haven't formed an opinion. Except House of Whispers. It's awesome and I'll go on record as saying that.

Destruction would be my favorite character in this series, were it not for Barnabas! Delirium, Death, and Fiddler's Green/Gilbert are all close runners up. Seriously, Gaiman's grasp of mythology is unparalleled! I've read many of his novels and they never fail to sweep my up and hold me in their grasp. Reading his works have really made me see the world in a whole different way.

I remember watching this video when it first dropped, had never heard of sandman so this was my introduction. TBH hadn’t heard about it since fast forward to Friday when it dropped on Netflix. I spen TWO days looking for this video lol. Love the content and hope you plan on covering the show

The Sandman is truly a masterpiece! 🖤 I hope the show does it justice if it happens!

I can't believe how much we have in common. It's like now you're doing sandman OMG looking forward to it

You have an audiobook-ready voice. Have you thought about getting into that?

great video! Sandman is also my favorite comic series. Will you do more videos on the entire series? I would love to see some of your deep dives into Sandman like you did with the Dune books!

Well there I go again re-reading this series....for the 5th time.

I started reading comics around 2010 and The Sandman is one book I hadn’t picked up because I knew nothing was going to top it. Here I am in May of 2022 reading it and I was right. What a masterpiece!

My search for a quick refresh quickly turned into a riveting retelling I didn't expect! Thank you! Your voice overs were fantastic!

What a great story. Gaiman has called the first arc he did with Sam Keith 'awkward', but other than The Kindly Ones, it's the story I've read the most from the series. The Kindly Ones is likely my favorite arc, though there are some one-off issues which are brilliant: Song of Orpheus is a really great yarn. It's nice to see Sandman getting some play so many years after it ended. Neverwhere might be my favorite of his novels, though I've read American Gods the most. If you haven't read A Study in Emerald, his incredible short story that crosses Arthur Conan Doyle and Lovecraft, I recommend it highly.

Best comic I've ever read. Followed by the invisibles.

No way. My buddy convinced me to buy the omnibus a few years back and I tore through it. Great analysis, as always. If I remember correctly, Gaiman talked about a TV series in the works for Netflix. That was like 2 years ago. Haven't heard much about it since then. I feel like it might be hard to capture the vibe and eerieness of it all on screen, either way. Edit: Just looked it up. Netflix ordered 11 episodes last year. At least Gaiman is heavily involved.

Yes!! Though I watch it all the uploads. It so refreshing to hear about and watch a series other than Dunes and Games of Thrones. Most welcomed and appreciated ❤️

Sandman is easily the best comic book series of all time

Great video. I've just watched about 20 videos this morning, which gave me none of the info I needed, as someone new to Sandman. Thanks.

Yesssss, expand your footprint in literary fiction! Can't wait to watch this video when I get home from work.

Hollywood needs to hire this fellow for SciFi, comic movies!

Sandman was very good, along with many others of that era.

It's an amazing work of art. Can't wait to see it dummed down for the series >_

Done with Game of Thrones, enter Sandman.

Thank you for continuing to make videos and video series on some of my favorite and life changing/inspiring works! Sandman and Lucifer are some of the most amazing and mind altering works of literary art available. Can't wait to here your take on them!

Yes!!! I love that series! You are so cool, for liking it. My favorite comic book series!! I am so glad everyone loves it too!

I love this series so much. The first issue was my favorite one out of them all.

@6:12 also shout outs to the artist. this is such a crazy awesome page, dreams giving life a pulse.

Right on, the graphic novel can be a superior story telling medium. Sandman is my fave with Death and Delirium my fave incarnations in the Family "D". History reads well in graphic novels too; Maus, Persepolis. I recommend "The Harlem Hellfighters" to anyone. If ever there was a story that should be made into a movie.. about the men of the 15th New York National Guard who fought and sacrificed everything on what was the breaking edge of the modern world. I look forward to your novel. Looks magical and love the title :-)

You MUST go checkout the audio production of this comic on Audible! It's absolutely the BEST performance I've ever heard on Audible. Goes along PERFECTLY with the comic book, IF you wanna do a read-along.

The audible adaptation is butter to the ears, simply fantastic!

Love RU-vid and its infinite offerings [but]. If there are other channels like Quinn's out there, it no longer matters. Great vid. This one is definitely going on my reading (/viewing??) list.

I am a subscriber and I don't know why this didn't appear in my feed. I just saw it, eventhough it was uploaded 3mths ago.

Thank you so much for this awesome video. For decades this title has eluded me and on a whim (Google search) I was led to your channel and a strong intro was followed by a great review. You've done a fantastic job of summing up what appears to be a really complex and interesting storyline. The production that you've put into this piece is also commendable. I can't wait to get started with this series. Keep up the great work!

"If i was going to tell a monthly story, I needed something that could take me anywhere." - Neil Gaiman

Thanks for another awesome video! Neil Gaiman’s work is definitely one of the most compelling stories in comics.

Ah Gaiman's masterpiece. Sad it's mentioned so rarely in media, almost forgotten. It's a transforming piece of art as well as an entertaining read.

I'm so glad to have stumbled over on channel! I wish I could just chat about dune and sandman over a cup of tea on a rainy day!

M.R. Carey's Lucifer is actually quite comparable to Sandman. I loved Preludes and Nocturmes, but my interest waned a few volumes in. With Lucifer, I was hooked from the jump and it just captivated me all the way through. Dalliance with the Damned is one of the best short stories of all time. But Sandman was truly amazing, and you're right that it was the first of its kind. Lucifer is the only thing that compares to it.

Quinn is ahead of his time.. thank you for the Lore I just watched all 10 episodes on Netflix And I thought u might have heard this story But I was like nah it’s a 1 In a million chance & Here We Are!

Wow - I would love to hear you audiobook this, so I could listen and read at the same time. Amazing video, thank you!

If you like Gaiman, Quinn, you should check out just about anything written by Grant Morrison, especially The Invisibles.

Fuck yeah sandman! The morning star and his abandonment of his duties in hell and the passing of the key to dream was amazing. I always had a thing for death as well

Ok who else needs Quinn do a comic dub of Sandman!? Please, just one scene, that would be amazing, i think you're voice is perfect for Dream

I have every issue of Sandman it’s my prized collection and I can’t wait for the series.

Thanks for sharing about Sandman I have never heard of it but will seek it out now that I know of it's existence

This channel never fails to recommend awesome literature.

I usually don’t comment but I’ve been impressed with all your videos and this one was especially good

This was the trippiest, and thought provoking series I chanced to read. A perky Death, incredible stories, and the beginning of the late, great Vertigo. I might revisit Sandman some time this year.

God I want those absolutes, I've never actually read sandman before, but I love Gaiman's writing

Sandman was the graphic novel that made me realize the sheer potential of the medium, the collaboration of visual and narrative. I was quite young when I first read it, and I was surprised to learn that sometimes, a single issue of comic will have multiple pencillers, inkers and colorists. It made me wonder how Sandman's art and words fit so perfectly. One page that stuck in my mind was the one where the elf Nuala asks for Dream's love, to which he says that love can't just be given away like a trinket, and instead offers her a dream of his love. Nuala replied, "But I already have that, Lord."

Very informative! I've been very curious about this comic. I will be checking it out. Thanks!

Production note: thank you for cool videos that are nice and loud. I wear headphones and appreciate the attention to fidelity.

Thank you for this fine made introduction. I met Mr Sandman at the ninties and became a true Gaimanfan immediately.

Nice production value Quinn.

I'm curious if you have a copy of Sandman: Dream Hunters if just for the illustrations alone. Yoshitaka Amano, mainly of Final Fantasy fame, and to lesser extent Vampire Hunter D in concept art. One of the best illustrators of this generation leaves beautiful and lasting memories with each stroke. Even a first edition from 1999 won't break your bank and is worth a look into.

Just started 😍😍😍

Thank you for the great review :)

Holy crap I’ve never read the sandman comics but from this ima check it out

Feel free to continue making videos on this...I thought no.3 was one of the best.

I just finished the first two volumes and they are so good. As soon as I get a job I will be getting the rest

I absolutely love The Sandman. The story was/is deliciously rich and detailed. Every character is so interesting. The Endless are some of the most interesting characters ever put on page.

Thank you for making this video so I can show my friends how awesome the art really is....and the story is ...well for me the funniest and freakiest part is the "Cereal" Convention.

Wow.This was great. Amazing delivery. Wish it were longer. Please do the same for Lucifer. Another masterpiece.

Now I need to read it again.

Thank you. I became interested in this series recently after DC released a Showcase of This version of Death and I wasn't sure where to start until I found this video.

I'm a huge fan of this series. It's what made me read so much comics more than mangas.

I've been only half way through Sandman for sometime, but it's my favorite too.

I loved the part in the first pages .. Where they subtly suggest in the texts 2 different songs (catchy lyrics from the songs as speech) I had to play one of them The next page I open is that scene where the person wake up and there's a song playing on the radio He's like yo that's a timeless classic Magic !! That was magic

Hey Quinn. It's been awesome seeing so much more content from you recently and all the streams too !!! Love your ideas !!! 😁

My favorite story of all time. I try to read it at least once a year.

Is it me or the more you watch his videos the more this cat seems like that long lost friend you had a ton of shit in common with? I just found this video on sandman. This was my shit in high school. None of my friends got into any of this stuff so I kinda hid my nerdom. Now that I’m older i have an entire room dedicated to all this I used to be ashamed of when I was younger. Now it’s on full display. My wife thinks I’m a dork but deep down she is curious whether she realizes it or not. Btw if anybody wants some beautiful books on sandman I would suggest the omnibus versions. Man I can’t wait for dune. This year is dragging and I’m not a hype guy but I’m buyin into to the hype on the movie.

This has been on Pause on Netfilx for a year now, hopefully it will be worth the wait I love occult Series.

You sound exactly how I picture dream to sound when you read for him. Wish the show had this voice

Please do more Sandman!

The Sandman is simply a masterpiece.

Sandman was amazing, remember when they were first coming out. That and the Death Graphic Novels - The High cost of living & The time of your life Both great works by Gaiman

One of the greatest comic-book/graphic-novels ever created imo! Comics for "adults"!