French Citizen # 8 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

In the Fables And Reflections story “Thermidor,” Johanna Constantine is put in jail because she is suspected by St. Just and Robespierre as having the head of Orpheus, which they hoped to destroy any link to mythology in an age of reason and the existence of Orpheus posed a threat to his idealogy of “pure reason.”

While in prison, she was able to look out over the courtyard where several French Citizens gathered to watch the corpse puppet show.

This is one of the French Citizens watching the puppet show.

She can be seen in Sandman # 29, on page 12, panel 3.

This is another wonderful portrait from Max. The textured background once again adds a lot of depth to the character and makes him stand out. I like the brightness of his read shirt in contrast to the darkness of his fair and the deep black lines on his face.