From: lsmith@mega.cs.umn.edu (Lance "Squiddie" Smith)
Subject: Re: SANDMAN: Death and Superman
Organization: The Little Dreamy Squids of the Poor
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Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 01:26:59 GMT

In article <1992Nov22.204701.21647@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> kogutt@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (SCAVENGER 2099) writes:
>In article <1eoanpINNh26@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> albert@chain.ssctr.bcm.tmc.edu (Rick Jones) writes:
>>In article <1992Nov22.065902.10647@kpc.com> cdr@kpc.com (Carl Rigney) writes:
>>>Am I the only one who would like to see Gaiman write an issue where
>>>Death meets Superman?  
>>
>>	According to Neil on GEnie, DC asked if they could use Death in the
>>"Death" of Superman storyline. 
>>
>>Neil: "Is he really dead and not coming back?"
>>DC: "Uh, well, gee. Umm."
>>Neil: "Then Death wouldn't be there for him."

Just as well. I can't imagine anything really good coming out of the meeting.
It would have to be a cameo at most. Considering the dog's breakfast (I'm
trying to incorporate colorful expressions into my posts) they've made out
of this whole thing, I wouldn't trust them to come up with any meaningful
dialogue between the two. Probably come out like Captain Atom #42.

Gee, why didn't they send the Black Racer (whatever) for Supes?

>>	It would be interesting to see Superman's dreams, tho.

This could be interesting. It would probably be a bit boring at the moment.
Superman dreams he is alive. 

I dunno. Hasn't Neil sworn off doing the superhero stuff in Sandman? His
comments in the Preludes and Nocturnes collection suggested that he didn't
think it worked well. An exception being the second Sandman that showed up
in Doll's House. Don't think DC would let Supes be handled like that.
 
>I'd really like to see an issue of Sandman that deals with the dreams of the
>people of Metropolis, now that Superman is dead.  Sorta like The series of one
>shots that are coming out about how dif.characters are dealing, but with normal
>people.  I mean you gotta figure that Metropolians probably had a feeling deep 
>down that whenever they were in trouble, Superman would save them.  Now that
>safety net is gone.

This is similar to what I was saying to a friend the other day. OK, so they 
screwed up the Death o' Superman, they can still do a lot with the Funeral
for a Friend storyline. I mean, not just the corny wailing and mourning we
expect, but really seeing how things change for everyone in Metropolis. 
Watching as the dynamics change as people, and superpeople, realize that he
really is gone. (We know better, but they don't.) You don't just take away
an institution like Superman without some dramatic changes.

This would also set up a bushel of stories for the eventual Super-return. 
Superman, in whatever form he returns in, just wouldn't fit right into
the spot he left. He'd have to re-assess his role in Metroplois. (This
assumes they can leave him dead long enough for Metropolis to change.)

We have seen the start of Funeral and if JLA #70 is any indication, this
may be too much to hope for.

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