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In this scene from S01E06 "The Sound of Her Wings," which will sound very familiar to fans of the comic book series, Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) reveals to Dream (Tom Sturridge) that she broke her routine and took a day to feel what it was like to be alive The experience helped her better appreciate what[...]

While everyone in attendance and online would get a chance to check out Gaiman as he teased Delirium's appearance while also promising lots of butterflies, balloons, magic, and… chicken & telephone-flavored ice cream? But the gifts wouldn't end there for those in attendance, with a special deleted scene (still not released, dammit) screened involving Dream[...]

Our line-up for this morning includes a wide range of topics… including Neil Gaiman assigning some "fans" who think they know The Sandman some Death homework and Batman: Caped Crusader reportedly getting closer to finding a new home (and why we think Disney+ would be a great option). Image: Netflix (The Sandman)/HBO Max (Batman: Caped Crusader) Plus,[...]

Unfortunately, Gaiman also has to keep punching back on haters who use their faulty, gatekeeping "understanding" of the comic book series as a way to mask the fact that they have a problem with a Black woman playing Death And as they attempt (and fail miserably) to lessen the brilliance of Kirby Howell-Baptiste's performance, they[...]

The sixth episode of Netflix's The Sandman finally arrives at the most anticipated story in the whole series, the most family story in the saga, "The Sound of Her Wings," the story that introduces Dream's (Tom Sturridge) wiser, nicer older sister, Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste). "The Sandman", Image: Netflix The changes from the comic are interesting[...]

That's right because, in a series filled with stand-out performances, Kirby Howell-Baptiste's Death and Jenna Coleman's Johanna Constantine have developed strong "why can't they have a spinoff"-levels of fan support So who are we not to feed into your needs, here's a look at the official looks at Constantine and Death that have been released[...]

Goyer (Foundation) heading to San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) this week ahead of its August 5th premiere, Kirby Howell-Baptiste is sharing some thoughts on playing Death, Morpheus aka Dream's (Tom Sturridge) sibling First up, fans of the comics will appreciate Death's first appearance happening in an episode titled "The Sound of Her Wings" (check out The[...]

The wrestling world has lost a legend as Scott Hall has passed away at the age of 63 after a series of recent health issues.

Not even death." While the grim reaper doesn't intimidate the Royal Rumble winner, Brock Lesnar does describe a moment where a very large animal made him a bit nervous "Last fall I did get a little spooked by a bull moose I got charged a little bit in the bush by a bull moose[...]

Arguably the most talked-about part of Netflix TUDUM this past fall was the debut of the first trailer for the series adaptation, and the one character that fans want to see more than Morpheus is Death Hell, the first question most asked about the upcoming show was "Who is playing Death?" The answer is Kirby[...]

The latest twisted events from the fourth episode of Marvel Studios and Disney+ limited series Loki raises some significant questions regarding how the Marvel Cinematic Universe handles death Sure, the context of the series is isolated within the Time Variance Authority, but if the MCU is already embracing the idea of the multiverse and given[...]

But apparently, there are some self-proclaimed Sandman gatekeepers out there taking issue with some of the casting decisions- the choice of a Black actress for Death (Howell-Baptiste) and having Desire (Park) listed as non-binary. Image: Screencap And to say that they've been vocal on social media about comes as no surprise- but when someone thought to call[...]

In the following excerpts from a Netflix blog post shared when the casting news was revealed earlier this week, Gaiman offers his thoughts on both the characters he created as well as why the actors selected are the best shepherds to bring those characters to life on the screen: Image: Netflix DEATH – Dream's wiser, nicer, and[...]

On Wednesday, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston, Jenna Coleman, Niamh Walsh, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Kyo Ra, Stephen Fry, Razane Jammal, Sandra James Young, and Patton Oswalt were also added to the cast in some excellent casting choices- check them out below (all images Netflix): Howell-Bapstte will play is Death, Dream's wiser, nice and[...]

With more names still to come (smart move holding off on who locked in the highly-anticipated role of Death), the streaming service is welcoming Tom Sturridge (Sweetbitter) as Dream, Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones) as Lucifer, Vivienne Acheampong (The Witches) as Lucienne, Boyd Holbrook (Narcos) as The Corinthian, Charles Dance (The Crown) as Roderick Burgess, Asim[...]

Gaiman's multi-genre tale centers on Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams, and the Endless, the powerful group of siblings: Destiny, Death, Destruction, Despair, Desire, and Delirium Warner Bros shopped the television project to a number of networks and streaming services – including "family member" HBO, who reportedly passed on the series based on the expected price[...]

Dogged for years with a reputation for killing off mutants and then bringing them back to life, the revolving door of death was a trope ridiculed even within the comics themselves, with the constant refrain "I thought you died?" "I got better." So Jonathan Hickman made it text, created a system where mutants are revived,[...]

Gaiman's multi-genre tale centers on Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams, and the Endless, the powerful group of siblings: Destiny, Death, Destruction, Despair, Desire, and Delirium Warner Bros shopped the television project to a number of networks and streaming services – including "family member" HBO, who reportedly passed on the series based on the expected price[...]

Gaiman's multi-genre tale centers on Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams, and the Endless, the powerful group of siblings: Destiny, Death, Destruction, Despair, Desire, and Delirium Warner Bros shopped the television project to a number of networks and streaming services – including "family member" HBO, who reportedly passed on the series based on the expected price[...]

While we're not sure what happened to the baby, we do know what happened to the series: it released a teaser trailer for the seven-episode season where the human race faces a world where Heaven's died and only a small aspect of an Afterlife remains- with everyone (even Death) fighting to claim the Elysian. A look[...]

Superhero deaths have become a bit of a sigh-inducing trope over the last couple of decades A big event, a big death, a few years pass and that death is reversed At one point, Marvel Comics implemented a dead-is-dead edict to try and counter this but it didn't take Recently Jonathan Hickman baked the revolving[...]

With Neil Gaiman (American Gods), Dirk Maggs (Good Omens, Anansi Boys), and Audible Originals' first-ever audio production of the author's popular and highly influential The Sandman series set to premiere this Wednesday, July 15, listeners are getting a preview that introduces our ears to one of the characters that fans of the comic book have[...]

As the multi-threaded story unspools, The Sandman descends into Hell to July confront Lucifer, chases rogue nightmares who have escaped his realm, and crosses paths with an array of characters from DC comic books, ancient myths, and real-world history, including: Inmates of Gotham City's Arkham Asylum, Doctor Destiny, the muse Calliope, the three Fates, William[...]

Gaiman's multi-genre tale centers on Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams, and the Endless, the powerful group of siblings: Destiny, Death, Destruction, Despair, Desire, and Delirium Heinberg will write and serve as showrunner on the series, which received a direct-to-series order Gaiman is set to executive produce alongside Goyer, with both having been attached previously to[...]

Set to join McAvoy is Riz Ahmed as The Corinthian, Justin Vivian Bond as Desire, Arthur Darvill as William Shakespeare, Kat Dennings as Death, Taron Egerton as John Constantine, William Hope as Doctor Destiny, Josie Lawrence as Mad Hettie, Miriam Margolyes as Despair, Samantha Morton as Urania Blackwell, Bebe Neuwirth as The Siamese Cat, Andy[...]

Once upon a time… working for television was labelled a "demotion," a professional death sentence for actors whose careers were considered on a no-way-back downward spiral. Today, actors of all ages and experiences (especially women and actors of color) have found more opportunities to practice their craft and tell their stories (and be recognized for it)[...]

Death in the Marvel Universe is nothing if not fleeting, but two series have spent the better part of the past year truly savoring the moment: Dead Man Logan, a 12-issue maxi-series whose entire purpose was to kill off Old Man Logan now that the return of the original Wolverine has made him redundant, and[...]

Now she's gotta take him on a vacation, touring all the various afterlives in the Marvel Universe. Which is kind of a perfect metaphor for the way characters constantly die and come back in Marvel Comics. What is death but really just a sightseeing tour when at best you stay dead for six months and then return[...]

In December, Marvel Comics will publish Incoming, kicking off the next year's worth of various super-mega-crossover events and number one issue relaunches with the shocking death of a character that will unite all the heroes of the Marvel Universe to solve the mystery There's nothing Marvel loves more than the shocking death of a character[...]

Wait, what? Wasn't Wolverine sucked into the Sun in House of X #4 while Cyclops had his brains blown out? Sure, a Marvel death these days can hardly be considered permanent, but Marvel isn't even making any effort to pretend these won't be undone, featuring characters who were just killed not only on upcoming X-Men[...]