This deep-dive essay, on Sandman, Gaiman's career and thoughts on why he became a monster, is expansive and insightful (and unflinching: contains details of his abuse).
Dr Susannah Lydon
Absolutely over the moon about this.
If you've not read my HUGO NOMINATED book-length essay on Sandman, it remains free to all at www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/the-cud...
4/21/26: Since this is getting some new eyes, I feel like I should probably offer a bit of context. This essay is part of a larger work, Last War in Albion, which traces the history of the magical war...
Related work (cont)
Last War in Albion: "The Cuddled Little Vice (Sandman)" by Elizabeth Sandifer ( @eruditorumpress.com)
Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler by @susanamorris.bsky.social (Amistad)
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