WriterNeil Gaimanfirst revealed this news at the show’s San DiegoComic-Conpanel last month.
“After literally 30 years ofSandmancovers and redesigns, Dave had retired formally from doingSandmanbooks.
He was like, ‘Okay, can I stop now?’
Nina Wadia, Souad Faress, and Dinita Gohil star as the three Fates in Netflix’s ‘The Sandman.'.Netflix
I was like, ‘Yes, it’s possible for you to stop.’
So do not skip the end credits!
It’s pretty.”
The cover of ‘The Sandman’ #6, a.k.a. ‘24 Hours.’ Cover art by Dave McKean.DC Comics
(Check out a couple of examples of his covers below.)
McKean explained his creative process ina 2013 interview withThe Guardian.
“By issue eight,Sandmanwas already becoming a little strange as much about ideas as an adventure story.
‘The Sandman’ #11 cover art by Dave McKean.
So I thought the covers should represent that.
Since the interior artists changed all the time, I was the only consistent visual element.
I ended up wandering around London with Neil trying to find interesting bits and bobs to use as imagery.
We liberated a fantastic-looking broken door from a skip, and found odds and ends in antique shops.
It got used a few times.”
The Sandmanis streaming now on Netflix, along with 10 credits sequences by McKean.
