Dave McKean’s Return to Sandman

Neil Gaiman and JH William III‘s prelude series Sandman: The Overture is likely going to be a very big presence over the next few months, but one of the most exciting parts of their revival of Gaiman’s classic Vertigo series is that original cover artist Dave McKean will be returning for a new run.

True to form, McKean’s cover for issue #1 has just been released via Entertainment Weekly, and it’s an absolute belter. It’s been ten years since McKean’s touched the character, but clearly that hasn’t dulled his edge.

The miniseries starts up in October. As Gaiman notes in the EW piece:

There is something special about Dave McKean that makes it feel real. I get the same thrill I got 25 years ago seeing his covers…

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