French Citizen # 11 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

This portrait was one of the first that Lars did for this project and immediately I knew he was going to be perfect for the job. He brought a very unique and sort of wicked sense of humor to this character and I found it hilarious!!!

This French Citizen appears on one page in “Thermidor” from Fables And Reflections. She is in Sandman # 29 on page 12 in panel 3. She is one of the women watching the grotesque puppet show with the corpses of two decapitated people.

Hinnegan The Book Binder (illustrated by Ron Chan)

In The Wake, Hob Gadling, along with his girlfriend Gwen, visit a Renaissance Fair.

Hob is not particularly enthused about being at the festival, having lived through the actual Medieval times, but he attends anyway, for the benefit of his girlfriend.

Gwen mentions that there is a bookbinder at the fair who has an authentic book that once belonged to a man named Robert Gadling, who we know was Hob. At one point he worked as a book printer and, according to Hinnegan, made wonderful books with great binding.

This chapter of The Wake is one of the most emotionally moving chapters in the entire series and it’s one of my favorites. This scene in particular feels very poignant and heartfelt. I can almost imagine how Hob would feel looking at this book and at his past when holding that book in his hands.

Ron did a spectacular job drawing Hinnegan. This portrait just seems so precise and perfect.

Rod Serling (illustrated by Lars Brown)

Rod Serling is perhaps best known as the host for The Twilight Zone, an American TV show that ran from 1959-1964 and features stories of paranormal and sci-fi themes.

After Daniel is abducted, Lyta Hall spends her time at home hoping to hear from the police that they have found her son. She is in shock. She is an emotional wreck as any parent would be.

She watches TV although she cannot really concentrate on the programs. At 4:00 am The Twilight Zone reruns are being shown on the station that Lyta has playing in the background as she waits for her son to be returned to her.

He can be seen in Sandman # 59, page 20, panel 2.

Lars did a great job with this portrait of Rod Serling. When I see this portrait Serling looks slightly manic, not calm and composed as he appears when he is the narrator of The Twilight Zone. I think its something in his eyes. Even so, he is very clearly the Rod Serling we all know and love.

Aurelian Citizen # 14 (illustrated by Ibrahim Moustafa)

Cluracan is sent to Aurelia by Titania, Queen of the Faeries, to prevent an alliance between folk of the cities of the plains.

When Cluracan arrives in Aurelia, he discovers that the once beautiful and majestic city is now in ruins and the citizens are poor and abused by their rulers and their city.

This Aurelian citizen is one of the men Cluracan sees upon entering the city.

He appears in Sandman # 52, page 7, panel 3.

Ibrahim did a fantastic job with this character. I love the line work on his face and his beard. This is just a great portrait of this character.

Faery # 13 (illustrated by Isabelle Melançon)

This Faery is one of the many faeries to attended the first performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

He can be seen briefly in a group of faeries crossing into England with Titania and Auberon.

You can see him in Sandman # 19, page 5, panel 4.

Isabelle did a wonderful job with this faery. He seems like a pretty good natured fellow, which, of course, makes me suspicious. I just don’t trust faeries.

Demon # 12 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

This character presented a unique challenge. This character was not originally illustrated in the Sandman series. This character was mentioned in Dream Hunters (the Amano version) and was only mentioned as being a “demon with a head like a flayed bat.”

This demon was, of course, an illusion created by the Badger in his attempt to make the Monk leave his temple and win his bet with the fox. The illusion of the demon did not frighten the Monk and the Badger’s attempt to force him to flee failed.

This demon is described in Dream Hunters on page 13.

Lars took this character and did a fantastic job creating him and so here he is, for the first time, the Demon with a Head like a Flayed Bat.

Man # 13 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

There is a world where a young man named Prez Rickard was the greatest president the United States had ever known.

The prince of that world was Boss Smiley and his face was everywhere.

This man is from that world.

He can be seen in Sandman # 54, on page 5 in the first panel of the page.

Max did a great job making the portrait seem a bit psychedelic. I imagine that the world would be a bit psychedelic with Boss Smiley’s face everywhere.