Vertigo Jam: "The Castle"

Neil Gaiman, Kevin Nowlan

• Originally printed in Vertigo Jam 1
• First story reprinted in trade paperback The Kindly Ones

Note: One of the few times The Sandman isn't lettered by Todd Klein.

Page 1#

• Panels 1-3

  Anyone fancy taking a stab at analyzing this dream? Attacked by giant faceless (brainless?) women ridden by wolves?

Page 2#

• Panel 5

  Everyone has a book inside them. And so everyone has a book in Lucien's Library.

• Panel 6

  A lovely view showing the enormity (infinity?) of Lucien's Library.

Page 3#

• Panels 1-3

  Since this was originally included in an anthology publication, these recap is presumably aimed at those readers who hadn't read The Sandman before.

• Panel 6

  Merv's head really is just a hollowed out pumpkin.

Page 4#

• Nuala, of course we already know. Her homesickness (and lovesickness) will be addressed in future issues...

Page 5#

• Panel 6

  Matthew has begun to wonder about the fate of Dream's previous Ravens - another plotline that will get addressed...

• Panel 7

  Presumably, the huge figure in the distant mountains is the aforementioned Tiny.

Credits

• Greg "elmo" Morrow created the Sandman Annotations.
• Originally collated and edited by Richard Munn.

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