Citizen Of Alain’s Court # 4 (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

Alain decided that he wanted to be crushed to death by a bull elephant with two beautiful virgins at the moment of orgasm.

He planned a party for the festivities and when the time came, he was indeed crushed to death beneath an elephant while having sex with two virgins.

The guests at his party laughed and cheered.

This woman was one of the guests at his party.

She appears in Endless Nights, in the Death In Venice story on page 3 in panel 6.

I really like Anna’s portrait for this character. I like the shape of her face and her smile. She appears to have really enjoyed watching the night’s entertainment.

Village Woman # 11 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

In “What I’ve Tasted Of Desire,” a story from Endless Nights, Kara tells the story of her relationship with her husband and ultimately the story of her life.

Prior to falling in love with Kara, her husband, the son of the leader of the village, was a bit of a ladies man and all the women from the village loved him. In turn, he had sex with a lot of the young beautiful women from the village.

This woman is one of the many women that he had sex with prior to marrying Kara. He had sex with her beneath a tree.

She appears in Endless Nights, in “What I’ve Tasted Of Desire” page 4, panel 2.

This is another gorgeous portrait from Max. In the published comic this woman has blonde hair, but I definitely think that she works well with red hair in this portrait. I really like this one. He really captured the beauty of the village woman and the portrait just feels very serene.

Cat # 16 (illustrated by Steve Rolston)

This morning I would like to welcome a new Steve Rolston to the Sandman Portraits team!!!

I first met Steve in 2003 at the Emerald City Comic Con and I have been commissioning art from him at every opportunity.

Steve has worked on some great comics including Emiko Superstar, House Of Mystery, Queen And Country and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

You can find him and more of his work at steverolston.com and steverolston.deviantart.com and you can follow him on twitter at @steverolston. If you have the opportunity to see him at a convention visit his booth and buy one of his books or commission him for an original piece of art and tell him how much you’ve enjoyed his Sandman portraits.

First up is one of the many cats from Dream Of A Thousand Cats...

One evening, a group of cats meet in a cemetery to listen to the tale of a wise storyteller cat who recounts here visit with the King Of Dreams.

This is one of the cats that listens to the storyteller cat’s tale.

He appears in Sandman # 18, on page 4.

This is a fantastic portrait from Steve. I love how he drew the cat and how he appears to be watching something out of the corner of his eyes. I also like that Steve drew ivy framing this portrait. This is particularly awesome because of the ivy that is present in this cemetery in the published comic. This is a great portrait!!!

Here is Cat # 16…

Granny Goodness’ Minion # 7 (illustrated by John Carmine)

When Dream visits the Justice League tower searching for his stolen ruby, he visits the dreams of Scott Free who is having a nightmare of his time on Apokolips. In this nightmare, Scott is being put into the Murder Machine by the minions of Granny Goodness.

This Minion appears in Sandman # 5, on pate 5, in panel 4.

John did a great job with this portrait. He approached this character as a more brutal minion than portrayed in the comic. He seems like a hardened minion who serves Granny Goodness loyally and with vicious efficiency.

Granny Goodness’ Minion # 2 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

Here is another one of Granny Goodness’ minions.

This is one of the minions attempting to put Scott Free in the Murder Machine in his nightmare.

The Minion appears in Sandman # 5, on page 5, in panel 4.

Max did a great job with this character. I love the look of determination and malice on this characters face. He certainly looks more menacing than I imagine him being in the published comic.

Granny Goodness’ Minion # 1 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

In the fifth issue of Sandman, Dream visits the Justice League in order to find his missing ruby.

When he arrives at the Justice League Tower, Scott Free is in the middle of having a nightmare where he is back on Apokolips. In his nightmare, Scott has been a “Bad Little Boy” and is being put in to the Murder Machine with the help of the Minions.

The Minion appears in Sandman # 5, on page 5, in panel 4.

Lars has done another exceptional job with this character. I love the action and movement of this portrait. I love the Kirby crackle!!!

Undercut Patron # 35 (illustrated by Ron Chan)

In Death: The High Cost Of Living, Death and Sexton spend the afternoon wandering around New York and end up that evening at a club called The Undercut, prior to a concert. This concert is the first concert Foxglove performed, before becoming an international success.

This woman is one of the people attending the concert, waiting in line to get in. She is visible as Death and Sexton walk past.

She appears in Death: The High Cost Of Living # 2, on page 8, in panel 2.

This is a wonderful portrait from Ron. I really like how Ron draws women and so I, of course, think this portrait is perfect. I love the expression on her face. She seems absolutely happy and there is an innocence to this portrait that I find very appealing. This is probably one of my favorite portraits from Ron so far.