The Sandman: Fables and Reflections

02/23/22 • -1 min

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Welcome back to Waiting on the Trade: The Dream Journal, a miniseries in which we’re discussing Neil Gaiman and co.’s original run on The Sandman. Joining Pat and myself for this trip through the Dreaming is our friend and frequent guest host Mike Drew.

In this episode, we’ve each brought a discussion question prompted by our read of Volume Six: Fables and Reflections.

This Month’s Discussion Questions:

Which story has your favorite art?
Which story is your favorite?
How does this volume progress Morpheus’s character and story?

And yes, I’m including a link to Adrienne Resha’s excellent essay about Ramadan, because I think it would be criminal not to given how much it informed our opening discussion.

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In this episode, we’ve each brought a discussion question prompted by our read of Volume Six: Fables and Reflections.

This Month’s Discussion Questions:

Which story has your favorite art?
Which story is your favorite?
How does this volume progress Morpheus’s character and story?

And yes, I’m including a link to Adrienne Resha’s excellent essay about Ramadan, because I think it would be criminal not to given how much it informed our opening discussion.

Did you enjoy our discussion? If so, let us know by leaving us a review on your podcasting app of choice.

You can also find us on:

As always, thanks for listening!

Previous Episode

Original Sin

Welcome back to Waiting on the Trade, a comics book club for people who don’t have time for monthly comics!

In this episode, guest host Tyler Marifke unearths one of Marvel’s darkest secrets, as we discuss Jason Aaron, Mike Deodato Jr., Chris Eliopoulos, Frank Martin, and co.’s Original Sin.

This Month’s Discussion Questions

Was this a satisfying story?
Did the Watcher commit suicide by Nick Fury?
Who was right?

Explanations, Observations, and Links of Note

I’ve got creator interviews! First, here’s Jason Aaron and editor Tom Brevoort discussing the Orb alongside Original Sin‘s ending. And then, because I love doing things out of order, here’s Aaron talking Original Sin‘s origins.
How is anyone supposed to keep up with this nonsense?
While I couldn’t find an explainer on Nick Fury specifically, here’s a good article about how Marvel’s Ultimate universe ended up bridging into the MCU and mainline continuity.
If you absolutely need to know more about Dr. Midas (you don’t), click here.
And finally, Original Sin follow-ups are still happening as of last week. It turns out that Uatu is alive again, and Nick Fury is now his herald. Comics!

Follow-Up Recommendations

If you liked Original Sin, we think you might also like:

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As always, thanks for listening!

Next Episode

DIE Vol. 4

Welcome back to Waiting on the Trade, a comics book club for people who don’t have time for monthly comics!

In this episode, guest host Jonathan Gurney gets railroaded by a stubborn DM, as we discuss the final volume of Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans, Clayton Cowles, Rian Hughes, and Chrissy Williams’s DIE.

This Month’s Discussion Questions

Do you think this volume’s meta-commentary helped or hurt the story?
Can you go home again?
Do you think you have found yourself?

Explanations, Observations, and Links of Note

First off, if you’re reading DIE for the first time and haven’t already listened to our discussion of Volume 1, I’d shamelessly recommend it!
Do you think Sol sent his die to the past (thus creating DIE)? We decided that he certainly did ...
Here’re some RPG players discussing the pros and cons of railroading, which we (ironically) got derailed by.
And finally, if our two hour conversation wasn’t enough DIE discussion for you, here are some post-game interviews with the DIE creative team.