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Sandman: The Wake - Michael Zulli Design - The design for the Sandman: The Wake T-Shirt drawn by Michael Zulli. Brief History - This illustration by artist Michael Zulli represents the final 5-issue storyline of Neil Gaiman's award-winning DC/Vertigo series, The Sandman, entitled "The Wake." In these five issues, the first three chapters serve as an epilogue to the climax reached in The Kindly Ones [Morpheus dies, and Daniel becomes the new Dream King], with the third issue serving as an epilogue to The Wake itself. The last two issues round out the entire series from start to finish, emphasizing key themes. The graphic novel collection opens with a breathtaking color drawing by artist Michael Zulli, a realistic representation of Daniel, clothed in white and carrying red flowers (a recurring motif through most of the series). Visitors begin arriving in the Dreaming, come to pay their respects to the Dream King. With that, chapter two, "in which a wake is held," begins, and people begin to discuss the true nature of the Dream King. Many familiar faces, from both the DC pantheon and the Sandman universe, arrive in The Dreaming; some have pleasant memories of Dream, while others were hurt by him or hurt him in return. Abel reveals that they aren't mourning the death of a man but rather the death of a point-of-view. Indeed, as the new Lord of Dreams watches from his balcony, unable to attend the wake, we can see that although he is similar to the old Dream in many ways, he is also very different. The night draws to a close, and mourners are allowed to file into the mausoleum to take their seats. Chapter three, "in which we wake," gives us speeches by each of the family (some of which are not so nice), while Daniel gets his own private meeting with Destruction. Of all the memorials and tributes presented in these pages, the most moving is that of Matthew the raven. His reluctance to accept the new Dream King comes as a result of his friendship with Morpheus; his feelings mirror that of many readers. But the story is about moving on, and although Matthew realizes that things will never be the same, he knows the "new kid" will need some advice. The story ends with a beautiful barge sequence, in which Dream is transformed into a bright star that shows in all the nightly scenes in the rest of the book. Summary comes from - The Sandman: The Wake. Fan Links - All Good Things | The Sandman: The Wake T-Shirt Availability - http://www.graphittidesigns.com << back to main