Aurelian Citizen # 19 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

When Cluracan is sent to Aurelia to prevent an alliance between the people of the Cities Of The Plains he expected to see a city of wonder and majesty, but instead he found a city in poverty and the citizens destitute as a result of their corrupt ruler.

This Aurelian Citizen is standing on the steps of one of the glorious temples of Aurelia that Cluracan remembers from his previous visit to the once glorious city.

He appears in Sandman # 52, on page 3.

Tortured Man # 15 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

In Seasons Of Mists, once Remiel and Duma became the cartetakers of Hell, the dead and demons returned to their regular routines and torture.

This man assumed this role as a tortured resident of Hell…waiting to be consumed for all eternity by this monstrous demon’s insatiable appetite.

This tortured man appears in Sandman # 28, on page 21 in panel 2.

Red Furred Humanoid # 3 (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

In the first issue of Sandman: Overture we learn of a small planet that has three dominant species. There are huge carnivorous plants that inhabit the southern continent. There are small mindless insect like creatures that sometimes swarm, creating beautiful art. There are also red furred humanoids.

These red furred humanoids believe that their planet is alone in the universe.

This is one of the red furred humanoids. He appears in Sandman: Overture # 1, on page 1 in panel 2.

Raven # 28 (illustrated by Hayden Sengua)

In The Kindly Ones storyline ravens gathered in The Dreaming prior to The Kindly Ones enter the realm.

It is not known where they came from or how they were called to The Dreaming, but they came.

They are described as larger than eagles and older than Gods. They waited in the shadows for the dead to start filling the fields.

This Raven appears in Sandman # 64 on page 13, panel 5.

Movie Premier Guest # 22 (illustrated by John Rapone)

Foxglove attends the A Day In The Park movie premier. She has a song on the soundtrack and is a guest at the premiere.

This man is one of the guests at the movie premiere. He is sitting near the back of the panel. He’s looking down slightly, which makes me wonder if he is a fill reviewer or perhaps he just isn’t paying attention to the movie.

He appears in Death: The Time Of Your Life # 2, on page 2 in panel 2.

Bondage Boy # 4 (illustrated by Nicole Ingram)

In Brief Lives, Delirium is lost and wanders into a bondage club.

In the club she encounters a woman named Lisa who looks a little like Death. Once she realizes that this woman is not her sister she becomes agitated and backs away from Lisa. She bumps into this man and a woman before screaming for her sister’s help.

He appears in Sandman # 41, on page 10, panel 3.

Bird # 10 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

When Nada falls in love with a mysterious stranger standing below her window one night she does everything she can to discover his identity. When all of her conventional attempts fail, she enlists in the help of The King Of Birds to discover who this man is.

This is one of the birds searching for the stranger.

This bird appears in Sandman # 9 on page 8 in panel 4.

I am not familiar with bird species, particularly African birds and so I am unsure what type of bird appears in the published comic.

Dignitary # 178 (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

In Endless Nights, Dream and his lover, Killalla Of The Glow, travel to a palace amongst the stars to attend the parliament concerning zones of responsibility and the merits of obligation for creation.

During the parliament, Kilalla wanders through the gardens. She was picking purple flowers when a group of dignitaries entered the plaza. She is greeted by Mizar, who explained that the meeting was suspended on a point of order.

This Dignitary is one of many who gathered in the plaza during the break from the meeting.

He appears in the background in Endless Nights, in the story, The Heart Of The Star, on page 11 in panel 2.

Lushing Lou (illustrated by Lars Brown)

In The Doll’s House, we are introduced to Hob Gadling, who throughout the centuries, becomes one of Dream’s only friends.

Dream and Hob began their centennial meeting, sometime between 1362-1370, I believe.

Around 1888-1889, Dream once again met Hob in a small pub in London.

As Dream approaches the door to the pub he is propositioned by a woman. She offers him a “quick bum-dance” and says she would let him give her a hard ride with his “cream-stick.” Dream declines and the woman insults him, calling him a “pasty-faced pussy-cove” and a “skinny chickaleary.”

When Dream sits down with Hob he remarks that the woman, Lushing Lou, is called “The Hospital” because she spends a lot of her time in hospitals and because she’s sent a lot of men to the hospitals because she has The Pox, which is otherwise known as Syphilis.

Lushing Lou appears in Sandman # 13, on page 21.

Demon # 394 (illustrated by Kai Martin)

In P. Craig Russell’s adaptation of Dream Hunters, a Fox and a Badger make a wager to see who can make the Monk leave his small temple.

They each try a variety of methods to convince the Monk to leave and nothing seems to sway him.

One evening the Badger created an illusion in which an army of demons surround the temple and shout that if the Monk doesn’t flee they will eat his flesh.

The Monk exits the temple and expresses his unhappiness with these tricks and chases the “demons” away with a torch. Where the demons once stood a badger remained. The Monk threw the torch and singed the tail of the Badger.

This was the last time the Badger attempted to trick the Monk into leaving his temple.

This Demon is one of the Demons that the Badger created in order to scare away the Monk.

He appears in Sandman: Dream Hunters # 1, on page 18, in panel 4.

Demon # 482 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

In P. Craig Russell’s version of Dream Hunters, each issue opened with a title page.

This Demon appears on the title page of the fourth issue.

This demon is one of the few demons that, while appearing in the Sandman Comic, does not play a part in an actual Sandman story.

I was unsure about whether this character should be included in the portraits project because he is not a specific character, or even a background character, in the actual Sandman story, I decided to include him because demons are awesome and he does appear in the published comic.

Aside from the amazing portrait, Max also drew the demon on the back of the paper and so I thought I'd include it here, since it's a fun alternate portrait.