So, because I am lazy and do not want to write it, but DAMN, I want to read it...
Are there any essays out there that look at the arc of Daniel in Sandman as a reflection of the book's role in the DC Universe, and how, by the end, it was separate from it (despite Bats, Supes, and the Green Guy--oh, and Wesley--being in The Wake) in many ways, despite its birth/conception there?
I'm really explaining this poorly, considering it's an obvious notion.
If anyone can translate my brain to English, thanks.
Do you mean how Daniel was born out of the silver age Sandman and suddenly went from a child to not just an adult but a powerful character that had no need to be in the regular DC universe?
Do you mean how Daniel was born out of the silver age Sandman and suddenly went from a child to not just an adult but a powerful character that had no need to be in the regular DC universe?
Sorta kinda.
The whole notion that by becoming Dream of the Endless, what remained of Daniel, the product of two superhero types, burned away and vanished, changing him into something beyond his origins, echoed the notion of the not-exactly-a-reboot that is the tale we've been told.
(Serial)
(Or did this morning while I was drinking my coffee and waking up.)
The question I had about Firestorm remains only partially answered, as of #3. I guess that's how they get me to buy #4.
Any word on what the Perez/Wolfman TT hardcover's supposed to be about?
Are there any essays out there that look at the arc of Daniel in Sandman as a reflection of the book's role in the DC Universe, and how, by the end, it was separate from it (despite Bats, Supes, and the Green Guy--oh, and Wesley--being in The Wake) in many ways, despite its birth/conception there?
I'm sure there'sstuff out there, but I couldn't point you to it.
On the other hand, I've often speculated that there's really two DC Universes, and the one seen in the superhero books is actually all part of the Dreaming. Which would explain continuity a lot.
I'm sure there'sstuff out there, but I couldn't point you to it.
Hrmph.
If I can't find it, I'll have to write it, which means I'll need Companion and FEH.
Someone MUST have written it. It MUST exist.
On the other hand, I've often speculated that there's really two DC Universes, and the one seen in the superhero books is actually all part of the Dreaming. Which would explain continuity a lot.
Applying this to the JLA makes my head hurt.
Applying this to the JLA makes my head hurt.
Not at all. How long's Batman been around? 10 years? 20 years? The reason it's inconsistent is that it's all a dream!
The only things set in the "real" world are the Vertigo stories like Books of Magic, Swamp Thing and Hellblazer, which is why sometimes they seem to live in the same world as Superman and the rest, and sometimes they don't!
Certainlymakes Lyta Hall's story more comprehensible.
That's a pretty sharp idea, and it might explain why the DC Comics website has Watchmen on their DC Universe Graphic Novels page.
Not at all. How long's Batman been around? 10 years? 20 years? The reason it's inconsistent is that it's all a dream!
Hee. I was specifically thinking of the Daniel-Dream guest spot making my head explode.
