Billy Scutt (illustrated by Emonic)

In World’s End, Petrefax tells a story of an air burial he attended for school in which the three other people performing the burial told stories.

Mig told the story of a man named Billy Scutt,his grandfather, who had been convicted of being a Resurrectionist (meaning he dug up dead bodies for anatomy) and was scheduled to be hanged. When his time had come he was offered a chance to prolong his life by becoming the new hangman, under the agreement that he would be hanged near the end of his life.

Billy Scutt was the best hangman the town had ever seen.

After many years of being the hangman in the town Billy Scutt became ill and word began to spread around the town that he was too old and could no longer able to perform his job; he would soon die. When the Sherrif’s men came to take him to the gallows, Billy Scutt, with the help of his wife, was hoisted up, into a standing position, using his hangman’s rope to prevent him from collapsing.

After the sheriff’s men left, Billy Scutt went back to his bed and died that night.

He appears in Sandman # 55.

Emonic did an amazing job with this character. I think he really did an excellent job capturing this character.

Emonic will be at San Diego Comic Con this weekend and will be at book H-11. Stop by and buy some of his prints or get a commission from him and tell him you've seen his work here. He'll appreciate that!!!

Porn Star Man & Porn Star Woman (illustrated by Max Rugers)

In Brief Lives, Dream and Delirium search for their missing brother with the help of Ruby Elisabeth DeLonge, their chauffeur. After driving many miles and visiting the house of the recently deceased Bernie Capax, Ruby suggests stopping for the night in a hotel and resuming their search in the morning.

As Ruby readies herself for bed she flips on the tv and there is an adult film on the television.

These two characters are the actors in that adult film.

They appear in Sandman # 44, on page 12, in panel 3. They are on the television.

Max did a wonderful job with these characters. I like that they are very beautiful and crisp and perfect….as I imagine actors in these types of films would appear. I also like that the portraits lack color, which gives the sense that they are not characters that embody the “real” world, but from the television.

Man # 133 (illustrated by Joëlle Jones)

This man appears in Preludes And Nocturnes in a ship station as Ethel Dee and Ruthven Sykes attempt to disappear from the watchful eye of Roderick Burgess.

This man appears in Sandman # 1, page 16, in panel 2. He is a silhouette near the center of the page.

Joëlle did an awesome job with this character. I really like the little details she added to him. Yes, he does bear a remarkable similarity to Man # 36. I accidentally sent the same character to two different people, but ultimately I don't think it's a problem since this man was in the shadows in the original published panel. I mean really…didn’t everyone look like this in England during the 1930’s?

Faery # 5 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

Today is Max's birthday and to celebrate I wanted to update the blog with one of my favorite portraits he has done so far.

Max did an awesome job with this Faery!!!

This Faery is one of the faeries who attended the first performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream on June 23rd 1593 in Wilmington, England near The Long Man of Wilmington, which Morpheus also called Wendel’s Mound.

He can be seen in Sandman # 19, page 8, panel 3. He’s very easy to spot.

This is a wonderful portrait. In person it sort of glows!!!!

Happy Birthday Max!!!

Corpse From Rachel’s Dream # 2 (illustrated by Russel Roehling)

This man is one of the many dead people that haunt Rachel’s nightmares of the end of the world and civilization as we know it.

In the Destruction story from Endless Nights, Rachel has dreams of the world ending. Sometimes it’s by fire, sometimes by ice and sometimes all the deaths are caused by some disease. In Rachel’s dream, she sees this corpse while walking through a mall. This man died while sitting on a bench inside the mall.

He can be seen in Endless Nights, in the Destruction story, “On The Peninsula” on the first page in panel 4.

Russel did an amazing job with this corpse. The shading and details of this painting make it seem almost realistic and horrifying. It’s beautiful and gross at the same time. I love it!!!!.

Bus Passenger # 1 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

In London in June 1920, the news of John Hathaway’s suicide spreads through the city. Young boys are selling newspapers with headlines questioning his mental health and asking questions of the mysteries surrounding his death. The streets are bustling.

This man can be seen sitting on a bus, which is driving down these busy London streets.

This bus passenger appears in Sandman # 1, on page 14, in panel 1.

This is a great portrait. I am not sure if Max intended this, but when I look at this portrait I see either Alan Moore or Rob Zombie. Either way, I really like this portrait.

Knight of Clouds (illustrated by Emonic)

This is a very interesting character who appears in one panel in The Kindly Ones.

While reflecting on Dream’s week, prior to the Kindly Ones entering The Dreaming, we learn that on Moonday Dream “arbitrated in a dispute between the Knight Of Clouds and The Body Politic. He awarded the Magic Lantern Show to the Knight Of Clouds, although he permitted The Body Politic to retain custody of the Six Screaming Stones and The Snows Of Yesterday.”

There is a story there that I would love to read….even if it was only a short 8 page story appearing in one of the Vertigo anthology books that they used to do.

The Knight Of Clouds appears in Sandman # 64, page 2, panel 1.

Emonic did a wonderful job with this character. I definitely like the perspective of the portrait.