Things I found refreshing about “The Sandman”

  • In “The Doll’s House,” Rose Walker is a sardonic, sexually active young woman with multi-coloured hair. She is not portrayed as a horrific failure of a human being for this.
  • Hob Gadling is a Medieval peasant who loudly proclaims that he never intends to die… while Death is in the room. He is not portrayed as a horrific failure of a human being for this.
  • In “The Doll’s House” and “A Game of You,” Barbie is a mildly airheaded blonde yuppie with a silly name. She is not portrayed as a horrific failure of a human being for this.
  • In “Dream of a Thousand Cats,” the narrator ventures into the heart of the Dreaming to avenge the deaths of her kittens. She is warned against going forward, but she does anyway, losing her identity at one point. She is not portrayed as a horrific failure of a cat for this.
  • In “Seasons of Mists,” Charles Rowland refuses to go with Death, because that would mean abandoning a ghost he has befriended. He is not portrayed as a horrific failure of a human being for this.
  • In “Brief Lives,” Ruby secretly wants to be incredibly rich. She is not portrayed as a horrific failure of a human being for this.