Man At Wanda’s Funeral # 10 (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

Barbie attended Wanda’s funeral in Kansas. There was a small gathering of people there to support Wanda’s parents, who did not approve of Wanda’s lifestyle.

This man is one of the men at the funeral.

He appears in Sandman # 37, on page 17, panel 5.

I really like this portrait from Anna. I like the line work on his face and the colors used. When I look at this portrait I want to think that this old man isn’t like Wanda’s parents and is not close minded, but I suspect that is not the case. Anna actually did a good job with his expression to reinforce that he, like Wanda’s parent, is close minded and also did not approve of Wanda’s choices and lifestyle.

Teacher from Baghdad (illustrated by Max Rugers)

During the time of Haroun al Raschid, Baghdad was the jewel of Arabia and his court was filled with many wonders and marvels.

In his court were the greatest teachers of the Hebrews.

This man is one of the teachers of Haroun al Raschid’s court.

He appears in Sandman # 50, on page 2, in panel 3.

Max did an amazing job with this portrait. It’s pretty intense. There is so much text in this portrait and it’s pretty awesome.

Emerald City Comic Con This weekend!!!

This weekend is the Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Washington. Several Sandman Portraits artists are going to be in attendance (as well as many other awesome guests). Stop by and see Lars Brown (Table 107), Jeremy Haun (H-17) Joelle Jones (F-14), Ibrahim Moustafa (C-15), and Russel Roehling (H-05). Buy their books, buy their art and definitely tell them how much you love their Sandman portraits!!!

San Francisco Resident # 16 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

In a challenge from Desire and Despair, Dream gives hope to Joshua Norton, who becomes the first and only Emperor Of The United States.

He lived in San Francisco from roughly 1849 until he died in 1880.

Emperor Norton would occasionally have lunch with Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. They would eat lunch in a local saloon and talk about stories and Norton would share his dreams of building a bridge across the bay.

In this saloon many people would gather for food or drinks or to men would sometimes go there to meet women. This man is one of the people who were at the saloon on an unusual day when Dream and Delirium were checking in on Joshua Norton and his sanity.

This man appears in Sandman # 31, on page 11, in panel 2. He is talking to another man and a Chinese woman, who may likely be a prostitute.

This is a great portrait from Lars. I like this character and his approach. This portrait looks like the type of portrait that this man would have posed for, meaning that he was probably a man of importance. This just has a very respectable feel about it.

Ash’s Kin # 1 (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

In The Hunt, Vassily tells a tale to his granddaughter Celeste about a young man, also named Vassily, and how he left home to follow his heart and along the way met The Endless and found his future wife.

In the tale, Vassily, after journeying many days, decides to hunt for some food to fill his stomach. He finds a deer and chases her for many miles and just as he was about the leap for the kill a young girl pounced on the deer and broke it’s neck.

She took the deer back to her people, with Vassily following behind her.

Ash and her people lived in the heart of the woods. Vassily had never encountered so many of his people before.

As we, the reader, discover later in the story, Vassily and Ash, as well as her kin have the ability to transform into wolves.

This man is one of Ash’s tribe. Given his stature I am assuming he is the pack leader.

He appears in Sandman # 38, page 14, panel 7.

This is another great portrait from Anna. I like that he does not look fierce as you might except a man who can turn into a wolf may be. Anna also drew the portrait that makes him seem to give off an air of authority, as I could expect from a pack leader. I really like this one, especially given that the character in the comic is not as well defined as Anna’s portrait.

Resident Of The Dreaming # 25 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

This is a pretty cool character that is a completely obscure background character in Season Of Mists.

Before Dream returns to Hell with hopes of rescuing Nada, he calls together the residents of his realm and tells them his plan. He does not expect his visit to be pleasant nor easy.

This creature is one of the characters listening to Dream’s speech.

He appears in Sandman # 22, on page 6, in panel 1.

I like this portrait from Max. In the published comic we don’t really see much of this character except a vague idea of who he might be from seeing only his back (since he is facing toward Dream as he speaks). Max took this character and has shown us what he looks like and I think he did an excellent job.

Greek Citizen # 2 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

The wedding of Orpheus and Eurydice was a much celebrated event and many people attended the ceremony. This man is one of the many guests at the wedding.

This Greek citizen appears in one panel of The Sandman Special # 1. He is on page 3 in the first panel. He is talking to Greek Citizen # 3.

This is a great portrait from Lars. This Greek citizen is not at all what you might imagine a Greek Citizen would look like and that is why I love this portrait. I love the details and the backgrounds and this portrait overall is incredibly awesome.

Here is the Greek Citizen…