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nicostiel · 2 years

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The straights are mad about the amount of gayness in The Sandman

#thesandman #neil gaiman #the sandman #tom sturridge #sandman #gay #lgbt #lgbtq #queer #transgender #lesbian #bisexual #asexual #*myedits #*mypost

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neytui · 1 year

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The miserable prince and his favorite poet🥀

#the sandman #dreamling #dream of the endless #hob gadling #morpheus #my art #like it or else #Dream is in black n white while Hob is on colors #lord morpheus #the endless #thesandman #art #It took me a whiiile im sorry #I really enjoyed it tho :)

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theatrum-tenebrarum · 2 years

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Misunderstanding Lucifer from the Sandman series and why Gwendoline Christie is the right choice (an art historian and occultist's opinion)

I am writing this post as I'm absolutely baffled by the issues people seem to have with the portrayal of the character of Lucifer in the Sandman series. For some reason people find it problematic that the fallen angel is played by Gwendoline Christie, a powerful and androgynous-looking woman, but there is seemingly no problem with Lucifer being played by a black-haired man in the nightclub business (Tom Ellis in the Netflix series 'Lucifer'). Don't get me wrong, Tom Ellis is entertaining and wonderful to watch, but that particular version of Lucifer is neither canon when it comes to the comics nor does it have anything to do with the actual angel Lucifer.

Angels are genderless beings and they have always been portrayed as androgynous in the history of art. Multiple literary sources, including grimoires (books with supposed instructions on how to summon these beings and many others), state that angelic beings as well as demons are able to change their appearance. Many of those forms they might take aren't even humanoid and they can choose not to show any physical form at all. They aren't corporeal beings, the fact that they do take on any resemblance of a physical form is just so humans can understand them better. That's why we've been painting them as human-like ever since the early times of human civilization. What we make to be similar to us is what makes it comprehensible. Portraying beings from other dimensions/realms as human-like but with androgynous features is a way to show they don't belong in the physical dimension, as gender is likely a non-existent concept in other realms of existence. Androgyny of mythical beings, therefore, emphasizes the fact they are different than physical beings such as humans.

Therefore, when portraying an angelic being in art, or in any type of media, making them androgynous is making way for their essence to come through. In a way, the same applies to the way elves are portrayed as ethereal and androgynous since they don't have to be corporeal beings at all, at least when it comes to folklore. I know this opinion might not be understandable to others or it might sound controversial, but I believe that not portraying an angelic being as androgynous and not showing any signs of their divine origin (these include mannerisms that emphasize their etheriality for example, a cadence in their voice that is different etc.) is a huge missed opportunity that might rob these interesting mythical beings of what they are. Not making angels feel like angels beats the point of having an angel character (in a movie, series or video game for example) in the first place.

This is why Gwendoline Christie is the right choice. At a height of 6′ 3″ (1.91 m), captivatingly pale. androgynous with a powerful specific sort of grace and presence - a perfect 'vessel' for the Morning Star. What's more, she understands the importance, complexity, grandeur and the mythical dimension of the figure of Lucifer, as well as the whole 'spirituality' of the Sandman universe which is rather evident from her approach to this role and the interviews she has given so far. I might go so far to say that, even though the Sandman series isn't even out yet (though there is some footage available already), the casting of Gwendoline as Lucifer feels right just as the casting of Lee Pace as Thranduil in the Hobbit felt right and I consider the character of Thranduil to be the best portrayal of a humanoid mythical being on TV. Lee felt like an elven king, moved like an elven king, spoke like an elven king and radiated an energy of the dimension the elven king might have come from (I'm talking about the folkloric 'Otherworld' where elves supposedly live). I feel the same might apply to Gwendoline and Lucifer.

As an occultist, art historian, anthropologist and someone who is rather fond of the figure of Lucifer, I am looking forward to seeing how Gwendoline interprets him. Finally, we might get something completely different from a frequently portrayed 'demonic' side/version of this important mythical character. We might just see the Light Bringer who has not forgotten his divine origin.

- Heidi (@theatrum-tenebrarum)

Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer (The Sandman series on Netflix, out 5th August 2022)

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thegorgonist · 1 year

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I was shocked to enjoy the TV series and that prompted me to re-read the comics, which were an obsession for me in high school! Here’s a little homage to the King of Dreams, Morpheus. Gotta have the gothrock hair though~

I’ll have prints at ECCC this weekend--including holo-sparkle posters!

#thesandman #the sandman #morpheus #the sandman comic #the sandman fanart #morpheus fanart

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antaarf · 1 year

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#sandman #thesandman #morpheus

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royale1803 · 10 months

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#thesandman #fanart #art #artists on tumblr #jessamy the raven #the sandman #the sandman fanart #inktober2022 #bouquet

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ruanbaijie · 2 years

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one (1) tumblr sexyman

for @userblorbo ‘s personal blorbo campaign 2022

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kael-san · 7 months

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Back to the stained glass nightmare

#my art #sandman #thesandman #dream #dream of the endless #nightmare #morpheus #fanart #do not repost #stained glass #crows

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enchantingqueenkitten · 2 years

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‘Next time, I’ll draw blood’ ~ Desire ~ The Sandman

BONUS

#thesandman #thesandmanedit #desire #the sandman desire #desire the endless #desire of the endless #mason alexander park #the sandman comics #netflix edit #the endless #lord morpheus #morpheus #lord of dreams #king of dreams #dream of the endless #desire sandman #the sandman spoilers #the sandman series

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zenoire · 8 months

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#thesandman #sandman #morpheus #dreamoftheendless #dechARTAugust #nightmare!dream

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violetvoidart · 8 days

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#the sandman #the sandman art #thesandman #thesandmansculpture #dream of the endless #lord morpheus #morpheus #neil gaiman #tom sturridge

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neytui · 10 months

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When you have a godlike entity looking out for you

#dreamling #hi so I'm in my I have no ideas to draw era again #and im going insane #cuz I really wanna post stuff #but noyhing is getting out #help lol #the sandman #dream of the endless #hob gadling #morpheus #lord morpheus #art #my art #thesandman #the endless

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davelung · 1 year

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I am still so proud of this piece, proud to have completed it. I would say, it's not just my favourite piece of 2022, but one of my favourite pieces I've ever done, not because of any aesthetic, but my pure emotional attachment to it. I've told the story several times, in person at a few Cons, and on different social media platforms. It humbled me, and the response was even more humbling.

Morpheus: Dream of the Endless and Matthew Cable India Ink on A3 Bristol

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ghostowlattic · 2 years

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A few old mj incarnations on Neil Gaiman’s Morpheus / the Sandman

by Darius Greene / Ghost Owl Attic

#thesandman #morpheus #neilgaiman #aiarts #the sandman #sandman #ghostowlattic #dariusgreene #visualarts #dream #thedreaming #dreams #mj #ai #midjourney #art #just wanted to try #haven't seen all the show yet but read the comics since the first was released Im old #neil gaiman

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matchavtea · 1 year

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here’s more of them

#thesandman #the corinthian #corinthian sandman #morpheus sandman #dream of the endless #could also be #corintheus

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mimisempai · 2 years

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I wanted to go back to their meet cute. The exchange of glances is so rich in this part. There is a constant game of ping pong in their attitudes from the moment Dream speaks to Hob until the end. It's just so so brilliant (Tom and Ferdie are gods). Already, the way Dream arrives, in a position of superiority, him standing, Hob sitting, and this kind of mocking arrogance. The kind of smug little smile you just want to wipe off his face.

But Hob being Hob (a loudmouth who assumes himself completely and never backs down) doesn't let himself be intimidated and answers with this little smile at the end, like, yes I said that, so what?

Dream starts to set off his bomb, quietly and Hob does not take it seriously and chuckle in response.

And there Dream will say two words that will make Hob understand - even if he doesn't know the extent of what Dream is telling him at this moment - that it is more than a joke. "Robert Gadling" His first and last name, how can this stranger know them? And it shows on his face, it's not the meeting here in 100 years that calls to him but the realization that the stranger seems to know him.

All the others burst out laughing and laughing at the side but Hob does not laugh, he feels something, it is so obvious. Well, and Dream adds to the drama with his face becoming super serious and his voice even deeper.

What I missed the first time around and love here, the way everyone else keeps laughing and Hob has that special smile here, it gave such a playful expression, when he tells Dream not to pay attention to them. Like, "it's between you and me."

Once again no turning back, Hob feels something isn’t ordinary, it's clear because he has this look as if he is trying to decipher Dream.

And once he has the confirmation, he took Dream's challenge to return it to him. Like he's the one challenging Dream now.

If you hear a loud noise, that's me falling off my chair every time I watch this gif. That little smile at the end kills me. I put the last two gifs one after the other because Hob and Dream are just mirroring each other. When Dream walks away, each one looks at the other with a defiant smile, neither one looks down, BUT at the end, each one becomes serious again.

Once again thank you for bearing with my rambling 🤓

#dreamling #dreamoftheendless #hobgadling #morpheus #hobxdream #dreamxhob #centennialboyfriends #thesandman #thesandmannetflix #tomsturridge

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