Sandman is Dream. He creates everything that we dream about. Not a hero or a villain. If he had an alignment it would be lawful neutral. Cares a lot about rules but not much about people. He is immortal so there would be time jumps in the story from the past to the present. And since he rules the Dreaming we will also be shifting from our real world to the dream world a lot of times.
I love that in the world of Sandman, Dream is incredibly stern and rule-oriented, while Death is kind and empathetic. A lot of paradoxes like these in the series.
@@ImVeryOriginal There's nothing inherently wrong with death. Humanity, irl, has just become embittered to it as medicine + medical technology has improved and allowed many to escape it. People used to be pretty chill about it, like the wind, because it was inevitable and sometimes welcome. They didn't assign the connotations of cruelty to it like we do today. So, I'd say less a paradox and more of a return to old sentiments. Or, y'know, whatever 😅
@@ImVeryOriginal I read a very good observation about this. Each of the Endless also define their opposites. They are both sides of the coin. Destiny is always about choice. Destruction is always depicted as an artist and creator. Death has always been about life. So this would imply that Dream somehow also represent hard reality.
Show looks dope, hope y’all react to it. One of the best graphic novels ever written, by a top tier writer in Neil Gaiman. He wrote American Gods, Coraline, co-wrote Good Omens, wrote for Doctor Who, and a bunch of other stuff.
To be fair that's probably down to the fact that Sandman was a mature reader story and the majority of people are only invested in comics during their youth
Comics readership has shrunk, and leans pretty old, as media goes. Sandman was already well-known (and well-loved) when I read it in 2000. Most folks under 40 probably never even heard of it, and those that have mostly seem to have gotten in via the recent celebrity-heavy audiobook release, not so much the comics.
That wasn't a dragon that was a gargoyle. Like people have said Dream is neither hero nor villain, he and his siblings exist out of necessity. So long as creation exist, Dream and the rest of The Endless will exist. The Sandman is a DC character, Neil Gaiman made the character based off of the old fairy tale of the sandman and turned it into a graphic novel.
Comics are amazing and audiobook is greatly filled with amazing voices to immerse into. Love that its got the show to share this beautiful story of humanity in a way.
There's definitely a lot for people coming in blind. I just started listening to the audible books last year and bought the ombinus after. Neil Gaiman, who wrote them, is writing and co producing this show like he did Good Omens, like everyone already said. He has fantastic judgement for casting and from the interviews i've seen, I feel like this is going to be amazing.
It is no exaggeration to say that I would not be who I am if I hadn't read the Sandman comics, and I have been looking forward to this for probably thirty years. I cannot WAIT to see this, and I hope it brings as much to the screen as it did to the page.
This has nothing to do with Spiderman :) It's an entire comic book series out there doing its own thing and it was amazing and dark. Basically, the Sandman is Dream which is one of the seven immortal forces in that world. Another person in the trailer was "Death" which was the sister with the ankh necklace. The names of the other five forces begin with "D" as well and they'll be revealed as the series go on. I'm hopeful for the series, but the comics are worth a read regardless. It set the tone for alot of indy comics going back through the 80s and 90s.
The Sandman AKA Dream isn't a hero or an anti hero, more like a primordial cosmic entity within the DC universe . Technically he's not even a being, he's a living idea and a force of nature, he's not good or evil he's just necessary, he creates every dream and every nightmare He has 6 siblings who are also living concepts His other brothers Destiny and Destruction, his older sister Death and his younger siblings Desire, Despair and Delirium
He is Dream. His family and his friends called him Morpheus, but humans gave him a lot of different names; the most well-known is Sandman. The Sandman is a mythical character in European folklore who puts people to sleep and encourages and inspires beautiful dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto their eyes. He has nothing to do with Marvel's Sandman. Spider-Man's villain is a guy made of sand. Morpheus is a very important aspect of life.
@@Wouldyoukindly4545 That's kind of like saying Adam West's Batman and Christian Bale's Batman are the same character. Technically true, but oh boy the interpretations couldn't be more different!
As far as I'm concerned, there are only TWO 20th Century, English language, works of literature that achieve a level that could make them comparable to the works of Shakespeare or Dickens or Milton. One is THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. R. Tolkien. The other is THE SANDMAN by Neil Gaiman. It maybe too scary, too dark, too high-brow, too esoteric, too depressing, to appeal to everyone, but to those who can crack its code will find a body of literary work that is absolutely unmatched by any other writer in the English speaking world. You can imagine how hard it will be to adapt this to television and also how long people have waited to experience this. You owe it to yourself to read the comics when you get a chance. It's heartbreaking and terrifying and deeply, deeply, humanistic.
Just saw the first episode. Unbelievably brilliant. its based off a Vertigo Comic The Sandman, Vertigo is a subsidiary of DC Comics its been produced by WB & Netflix
PLEASE WATCH IT!!! Literally one of the best stories ever written by one of the best authors of all time! It's basically a more expansive and better American God's (Of which he also wrote)
This was at least partly a horror comic, 1989-1996, collected in 10 trade paperbacks. Wait for “24 hours”, which is supposed to be episode 5. Scary stuff.
Yeah, coming into without seeing the source material would be pretty jarring. A *lot* happens, and most of it is hard to understand without context. Do you think you are going to react to the other sneak peak videos?
@@edn Hey Adison! I was referring to the trailer that came out in 2021. There are also some shorts that give first peaks at some of the other characters/scenes. Honestly I had written off them releasing it after a fair amount of time only to have this trailer drop like a couple weeks from release date. The biggest thing I find hopeful is that the original author is fully on board with the series.
@@Wouldyoukindly4545 Ohhhh I gotcha now! Yes, I will take a look at that one as well thanks for the info!! I also noticed you said author so I'm assuming this did start out as a book then? -Adison
@@edn Gaiman weaves a lot of folklore & mythology into his work, so while it *is* based off books/GNs, the "seed" for a lot of the stories & characters are from folklore. There are a bunch of DC cameos as well.
Dream of the Endless aka Morpheus aka Oneiros aka Morpheus aka the Sandman is part of a family called, well, "The Endless". A group of 7 beings namely: Destiny, Death, Dream, Destruction, Desire, Despair, and Delirium. They're not heroes, villains, anti-heros, nor even gods. They're beyond all that. Dream of the Endless is not a manifestation or embodiment of dreams, he IS dream. Same applies to the 7.
That's crazy!! I think someone else also hinted towards that in the comments. I have yet to see Harry Potter yet but it just made me feel a similar way. -Adison
I am a big Neil Gaiman fan, and when this show was announced last year I immediately bought all the comics and read them. The story is amazing, and fun, and trippy. It only gets trippier and more fun, so I hope everyone watches it so we can see more seasons! I don’t want o give too much away, because it’s such an amazing world to get lost in! Enjoy, and thanks for reviewing!
Sorry to disappoint you but he's not in the series. He's replaced by an entirely new character, Joanna Constantine - she's an exorcist for hire working for the highest echelons of society. In the trailer, she's the lady in the white trenchcoat and is being played by Jenna Coleman.
Sandman the comic is kind of a story *about* stories, so it'll be interesting to see if this series mostly follows the "main plot", such as it is, or explores the rich side stories that made it great. It's kind of like if every 2 of 3 Twilight Zone eps were part of a running storyline. If y'all are gonna react to it, *don't* read the comic first - the show is definitely playing around with timeline & characters, and you'll have a fresher POV if you go show-only (at least for now).
@@hermeticallysealed1 Starts with "Preludes", yes, but Gaiman said they're going to mix in some elements (characters?) from later issues. So the advice to watch the show "fresh" still holds. Generally I advise anyone to watch the movie/show/anime first - it's a more condensed version, usually geared to shorter timeframes, and gives you a solid sense of if this is for you. Then go to the book/manga for more nuance & details (assuming a book-to-film adaptation).
@@ImVeryOriginal Depends what the audience is looking for IMO Like a movie or 1-2eps of a series is enough to get that "taste" and see if this is something you want to invest more time into. Also, *usually* if the book/comic/manga came first, it's the more-fleshed-out version, so you're kind of going from shallow to deep. Exceptions exist of course :)
Also, that show Lucifer is [loosely] based on the comic that spun-off from this series. Gwendolyn Christie here is playing that same Lucifer as the dude in the show. (Or maybe they'll say it's another Earth, DC is like that)
Hi Adison & Dre~ how are you doing? I got a quick question for you. By chance, in the near future, will you do a new Korean series that came out on Netflix recently? It's called, "Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area." Gi-Hun's friend, Sang Woo from Squid Game will be on that new series. Wonder what kind of character he will play this time. Anyways I am curious as to what Korean series you will watch next, so I can follow along with you. Just don't do any horror, cuz you are going to receive calls from me during the night due to me having nightmares! LOL. 😵✌️🙏
I suggest reading absolutely anything and everything by Neil Gaiman that you can get your hands on. The Sandman comics are fabulous, but he also has written adult novels, young adult novels, and picture books. I teach 3rd grade and read aloud Odd and the Frost Giants, The Day I Swapped my Dad for Two Goldfish, and The Wolves in the Walls each year to introduce them to his writings. If you’ve ever heard of the movie Coraline, that was based upon one of his young adult novels. Neverwhere and The Ocean at the End of the Lane are my favorite adult novels. Happy reading! 😁
First id like to say I love your channel.Second to understand the show you should listen to the audiobook to The Sandman it has two part start with one of course. No spoilers but you can get a better understanding on why the season might be all over the place its a great listen it on audible. Keep up the good work.
oh and if you want real Harry Potter vibes look up the cover for Neil Gaiman's comic "Books of Magic" (pretty sure JK Rowling stole some things from it)
Sandman AKA Morpheus AKA Dream... one of the everlasting! OOOOOOOH and forget Marvel's Sandaman... that guy is a tiny speck compared to this guy in terms of power. And this is DC Comics (well, Vertigo)...
Please react to this one! Check out the graphic novels if you can. And if watch a couple of the Netflix bts promos, it will be less confusing. Took 30+ years to come to screen, the fandom is hyped!
I like your reaction but the trailer jumping around and glitching in the background in weird ways was kinda distracting. :) I absolutely love the comics series and if the show captures half the magic, it's going to be great. And yeah, being all over the place is a big part of the charm.
@@edn Also he's wrong. The series absolutely is all over the place (and it's great!) - the modern waking world, the world of dreams, Hell and other mythological realms, various historical periods, stories within stories, etc. Since Dream is immortal, can travel through different dimensions and in this world all stories are true (in a way), the series jumps around like crazy and can go almost anywhere.
Sandman is Dream. He creates everything that we dream about. Not a hero or a villain. If he had an alignment it would be lawful neutral. Cares a lot about rules but not much about people. He is immortal so there would be time jumps in the story from the past to the present. And since he rules the Dreaming we will also be shifting from our real world to the dream world a lot of times.
It is a comforting thought that as chaotic as dreams can seem, the very embodiment of dreams would be lawful neutral.
I love the 1st installment of the audio production
I love that in the world of Sandman, Dream is incredibly stern and rule-oriented, while Death is kind and empathetic. A lot of paradoxes like these in the series.
@@ImVeryOriginal There's nothing inherently wrong with death. Humanity, irl, has just become embittered to it as medicine + medical technology has improved and allowed many to escape it. People used to be pretty chill about it, like the wind, because it was inevitable and sometimes welcome. They didn't assign the connotations of cruelty to it like we do today. So, I'd say less a paradox and more of a return to old sentiments. Or, y'know, whatever 😅
@@ImVeryOriginal I read a very good observation about this. Each of the Endless also define their opposites. They are both sides of the coin. Destiny is always about choice. Destruction is always depicted as an artist and creator. Death has always been about life. So this would imply that Dream somehow also represent hard reality.
Show looks dope, hope y’all react to it. One of the best graphic novels ever written, by a top tier writer in Neil Gaiman. He wrote American Gods, Coraline, co-wrote Good Omens, wrote for Doctor Who, and a bunch of other stuff.
Good Omens was so good
And created "Lucifer".
He ain't no hero or villain he is "dream" a concept that exists by necessity.
This is actually DC, not Marvel. One of the best comics I've read 👍🏽🔥
Most comics aficionados would say this is the greatest comic book ever made. And yet literally zero reactors today have any clue what it is...
To be fair that's probably down to the fact that Sandman was a mature reader story and the majority of people are only invested in comics during their youth
Comics readership has shrunk, and leans pretty old, as media goes. Sandman was already well-known (and well-loved) when I read it in 2000. Most folks under 40 probably never even heard of it, and those that have mostly seem to have gotten in via the recent celebrity-heavy audiobook release, not so much the comics.
Very true but it's there loss
It is based on the DC comic Sandman
That wasn't a dragon that was a gargoyle. Like people have said Dream is neither hero nor villain, he and his siblings exist out of necessity. So long as creation exist, Dream and the rest of The Endless will exist. The Sandman is a DC character, Neil Gaiman made the character based off of the old fairy tale of the sandman and turned it into a graphic novel.
Comics are amazing and audiobook is greatly filled with amazing voices to immerse into. Love that its got the show to share this beautiful story of humanity in a way.
The audiobook sucked me in. I got it when it was free on audible and was looking to get into comics. I was hooked from the first chapter.
There's definitely a lot for people coming in blind. I just started listening to the audible books last year and bought the ombinus after. Neil Gaiman, who wrote them, is writing and co producing this show like he did Good Omens, like everyone already said. He has fantastic judgement for casting and from the interviews i've seen, I feel like this is going to be amazing.
The source material is OUTSTANDING and the original writer is executive producer.
It’s gonna be outstanding.
I'm so excited for this show! It's based off my favorite story ever. Please react to this series
It is no exaggeration to say that I would not be who I am if I hadn't read the Sandman comics, and I have been looking forward to this for probably thirty years. I cannot WAIT to see this, and I hope it brings as much to the screen as it did to the page.
This has nothing to do with Spiderman :) It's an entire comic book series out there doing its own thing and it was amazing and dark. Basically, the Sandman is Dream which is one of the seven immortal forces in that world. Another person in the trailer was "Death" which was the sister with the ankh necklace. The names of the other five forces begin with "D" as well and they'll be revealed as the series go on.
I'm hopeful for the series, but the comics are worth a read regardless. It set the tone for alot of indy comics going back through the 80s and 90s.
The Sandman AKA Dream isn't a hero or an anti hero, more like a primordial cosmic entity within the DC universe . Technically he's not even a being, he's a living idea and a force of nature, he's not good or evil he's just necessary, he creates every dream and every nightmare
He has 6 siblings who are also living concepts
His other brothers Destiny and Destruction, his older sister Death and his younger siblings Desire, Despair and Delirium
He is Dream.
His family and his friends called him Morpheus, but humans gave him a lot of different names; the most well-known is Sandman.
The Sandman is a mythical character in European folklore who puts people to sleep and encourages and inspires beautiful dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto their eyes.
He has nothing to do with Marvel's Sandman. Spider-Man's villain is a guy made of sand. Morpheus is a very important aspect of life.
Interesting fact. The sandman is part of DC
And the Lucifer is the same as in the Fox/Netflix show.
@@Wouldyoukindly4545 yep
@@Wouldyoukindly4545 it's the same Lucifer but a reboot of the character because The Sandman show will be more faithful to the source material.
@@henryk5723 Thank The Universe for that.
@@Wouldyoukindly4545 That's kind of like saying Adam West's Batman and Christian Bale's Batman are the same character. Technically true, but oh boy the interpretations couldn't be more different!
As far as I'm concerned, there are only TWO 20th Century, English language, works of literature that achieve a level that could make them comparable to the works of Shakespeare or Dickens or Milton.
One is THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. R. Tolkien.
The other is THE SANDMAN by Neil Gaiman.
It maybe too scary, too dark, too high-brow, too esoteric, too depressing, to appeal to everyone, but to those who can crack its code will find a body of literary work that is absolutely unmatched by any other writer in the English speaking world. You can imagine how hard it will be to adapt this to television and also how long people have waited to experience this.
You owe it to yourself to read the comics when you get a chance. It's heartbreaking and terrifying and deeply, deeply, humanistic.
Agree 100%. This is exactly the comment that I would’ve written, if I could summarize that well.
I admire your persistence in copying and pasting this comment under every Sandman reaction video my dude lol
Just saw the first episode. Unbelievably brilliant. its based off a Vertigo Comic The Sandman, Vertigo is a subsidiary of DC Comics its been produced by WB & Netflix
PLEASE WATCH IT!!! Literally one of the best stories ever written by one of the best authors of all time! It's basically a more expansive and better American God's (Of which he also wrote)
Oh we will DEFINITELY be watching this!!
-Adison
I'll be tuning in to this channel then! Haha
This was at least partly a horror comic, 1989-1996, collected in 10 trade paperbacks. Wait for “24 hours”, which is supposed to be episode 5. Scary stuff.
hope you do all these episodes as a reaction 🙂😍
Yes! We will be checking this series out soon!
-Adison
Yeah, coming into without seeing the source material would be pretty jarring. A *lot* happens, and most of it is hard to understand without context.
Do you think you are going to react to the other sneak peak videos?
We are definitely down to check out more! Is there more material out for sandman or are you referring to other content?
-Adison
@@edn Hey Adison!
I was referring to the trailer that came out in 2021. There are also some shorts that give first peaks at some of the other characters/scenes. Honestly I had written off them releasing it after a fair amount of time only to have this trailer drop like a couple weeks from release date. The biggest thing I find hopeful is that the original author is fully on board with the series.
@@Wouldyoukindly4545 Ohhhh I gotcha now! Yes, I will take a look at that one as well thanks for the info!! I also noticed you said author so I'm assuming this did start out as a book then?
-Adison
@@edn It was a graphic novel series that ran for 75 issues in the 90s. Very strong horror and fantasy vibes.
@@edn Gaiman weaves a lot of folklore & mythology into his work, so while it *is* based off books/GNs, the "seed" for a lot of the stories & characters are from folklore. There are a bunch of DC cameos as well.
Me, having read the first comic book and watching people getting confused by trailer all over UA-cam: yes, yes, excellent.
Dream of the Endless aka Morpheus aka Oneiros aka Morpheus aka the Sandman is part of a family called, well, "The Endless". A group of 7 beings namely: Destiny, Death, Dream, Destruction, Desire, Despair, and Delirium. They're not heroes, villains, anti-heros, nor even gods. They're beyond all that. Dream of the Endless is not a manifestation or embodiment of dreams, he IS dream. Same applies to the 7.
Funny you said this looks like Harry Potter, Neil Gaiman wrote a story similar to Harry Potter before Harry Potter
That's crazy!! I think someone else also hinted towards that in the comments. I have yet to see Harry Potter yet but it just made me feel a similar way.
-Adison
The Books of Magic.
I am a big Neil Gaiman fan, and when this show was announced last year I immediately bought all the comics and read them. The story is amazing, and fun, and trippy. It only gets trippier and more fun, so I hope everyone watches it so we can see more seasons! I don’t want o give too much away, because it’s such an amazing world to get lost in! Enjoy, and thanks for reviewing!
Can’t wait to see one of my favorite DC hero, John Constantine who is in the original comic book run.
Sorry to disappoint you but he's not in the series. He's replaced by an entirely new character, Joanna Constantine - she's an exorcist for hire working for the highest echelons of society. In the trailer, she's the lady in the white trenchcoat and is being played by Jenna Coleman.
The comic of the Sandman by Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite comics of all time. I love that he’s involved with this Netflix series
My absolute favorite graphic novel series. I have waited 20 years for this. Twenty. I'm so ready.
Sandman the comic is kind of a story *about* stories, so it'll be interesting to see if this series mostly follows the "main plot", such as it is, or explores the rich side stories that made it great. It's kind of like if every 2 of 3 Twilight Zone eps were part of a running storyline.
If y'all are gonna react to it, *don't* read the comic first - the show is definitely playing around with timeline & characters, and you'll have a fresher POV if you go show-only (at least for now).
It's following the comics. Starts with "Preludes and Nocturns" and "The Doll's House."
@@hermeticallysealed1 Starts with "Preludes", yes, but Gaiman said they're going to mix in some elements (characters?) from later issues. So the advice to watch the show "fresh" still holds.
Generally I advise anyone to watch the movie/show/anime first - it's a more condensed version, usually geared to shorter timeframes, and gives you a solid sense of if this is for you. Then go to the book/manga for more nuance & details (assuming a book-to-film adaptation).
@@mandisaw Nah it's better to read the comics first to fully appreciate the original and the changes made.
@@ImVeryOriginal Depends what the audience is looking for IMO Like a movie or 1-2eps of a series is enough to get that "taste" and see if this is something you want to invest more time into.
Also, *usually* if the book/comic/manga came first, it's the more-fleshed-out version, so you're kind of going from shallow to deep. Exceptions exist of course :)
Also, that show Lucifer is [loosely] based on the comic that spun-off from this series. Gwendolyn Christie here is playing that same Lucifer as the dude in the show. (Or maybe they'll say it's another Earth, DC is like that)
Hi Adison & Dre~
how are you doing? I got a quick question for you. By chance, in the near future, will you do a new Korean series that came out on Netflix recently? It's called, "Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area."
Gi-Hun's friend, Sang Woo from Squid Game will be on that new series. Wonder what kind of character he will play this time.
Anyways I am curious as to what Korean series you will watch next, so I can follow along with you. Just don't do any horror, cuz you are going to receive calls from me during the night due to me having nightmares! LOL. 😵✌️🙏
I suggest reading absolutely anything and everything by Neil Gaiman that you can get your hands on. The Sandman comics are fabulous, but he also has written adult novels, young adult novels, and picture books.
I teach 3rd grade and read aloud Odd and the Frost Giants, The Day I Swapped my Dad for Two Goldfish, and The Wolves in the Walls each year to introduce them to his writings. If you’ve ever heard of the movie Coraline, that was based upon one of his young adult novels.
Neverwhere and The Ocean at the End of the Lane are my favorite adult novels. Happy reading! 😁
First id like to say I love your channel.Second to understand the show you should listen to the audiobook to The Sandman it has two part start with one of course. No spoilers but you can get a better understanding on why the season might be all over the place its a great listen it on audible. Keep up the good work.
You guys should look into Greek mythology a bit to better understand who morpheus is
Anne rice's interview with the Vampire amc official trailer. The trailer is so good you guys should really react to it
oh and if you want real Harry Potter vibes look up the cover for Neil Gaiman's comic "Books of Magic" (pretty sure JK Rowling stole some things from it)
I remember thinking the same thing for the longest. Only knew about Sandman from Spider-Man 🤣
Thank you! I knew I couldn't be the only one in this boat! lol
-Adison
Sandman AKA Morpheus AKA Dream... one of the everlasting! OOOOOOOH and forget Marvel's Sandaman... that guy is a tiny speck compared to this guy in terms of power. And this is DC Comics (well, Vertigo)...
Please react to this one! Check out the graphic novels if you can. And if watch a couple of the Netflix bts promos, it will be less confusing. Took 30+ years to come to screen, the fandom is hyped!
Guys where's the rings of power trailer reaction??
I like your reaction but the trailer jumping around and glitching in the background in weird ways was kinda distracting. :)
I absolutely love the comics series and if the show captures half the magic, it's going to be great. And yeah, being all over the place is a big part of the charm.
Jk Rowling ripped off so much from Neil Gaiman.
It's not all over the place. It's simply that the reactor doesn't have the necessary smarts to understand complex ideas.
I love it when people write things they would never say to my face. Thanks for the comment though!
-Adison
@@edn Also he's wrong. The series absolutely is all over the place (and it's great!) - the modern waking world, the world of dreams, Hell and other mythological realms, various historical periods, stories within stories, etc. Since Dream is immortal, can travel through different dimensions and in this world all stories are true (in a way), the series jumps around like crazy and can go almost anywhere.