Roman Citizen # 128 (illustrated by Carl Sciacchitano)

Augustus Caesar and the dwarf Lycius spend the day sitting on some steps near the marketplace dressed as beggars. As citizens pass they discuss politics, power and personal legacy.

This citizen is spending the afternoon in the Roman market near the steps where Caesar and Lycius are sitting.

He appears in one of the panels that contains a large number of other Roman citizens, which is visually amazing, but incredibly crowded with Roman Citizens.

This panel is in Sandman # 30, page 13, and is panel 4.

This is a fantastic portrait from Carl. This is probably one of my favorites he’s done so far. I really like that he chose to interpret this character as a woman. I really like the shape of her face. The gray marker that he used feels perfect for this character. It makes the portrait seem aged, in a strange way, which I like. I also like that he included some Roman temples in the background. That was a nice touch.