Editing The Sandman (comic book) (section)

==Summary==
[[File:Neil Gaiman and Tori Amos - Comic Connections.webm|thumb|[[Neil Gaiman]] discusses ''Sandman'' in 2014 with [[Tori Amos]] guesting]]
''The Sandman''{{'}}s main character is [[Dream (character)|Dream]], the eponymous [[Sandman]], who is the [[anthropomorphic]] personification of [[dream]]s. At the start of the series, Morpheus is captured by an occult ritual that was trying to capture his sibling [[Death of the Endless|Death]] and is held prisoner by its caster for 70 years. Morpheus escapes in the modern day and, after avenging himself upon his captors, sets about rebuilding his kingdom which has fallen into disrepair in his absence while reclaiming his gear and hunting down the escaped dreams and nightmares like Corinthian, Brute and Glob, and Fiddler's Green.<ref name="NeilG">{{cite web|url= http://www.neilgaiman.com/p/Cool_Stuff/Essays/Essays_About_Neil/The_Sandman_Summary|title= ''The Sandman'' Summary|first= Cindy|last= Speer|date= n.d.|publisher= NeilGaiman.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151118092820/http://www.neilgaiman.com/p/Cool_Stuff/Essays/Essays_About_Neil/The_Sandman_Summary|archive-date= November 18, 2015|url-status= live}}</ref> 

The character's initial haughty and often cruel manner begins to soften after his years of imprisonment at the start of the series, but the challenge of undoing past sins and changing old ways is an enormous one for a being who has been set in his ways for billions of years.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.whatevercomics.com#/sandman-series-review/4534322863|title= ''The Sandman'' – Series Review|first= James|last= Hurvid|date= n.d.|publisher= Whatever Comics|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151208153341/http://www.whatevercomics.com/#/sandman-series-review/4534322863|archive-date= December 8, 2015|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all|access-date= February 8, 2015}}</ref> In its beginnings, the series is a very dark horror comic. Later, the series evolves into an elaborate [[fantasy]] series, incorporating elements of [[classical mythology|classical]] and contemporary mythology, ultimately placing its protagonist in the role of a [[tragic hero]].

The storylines primarily take place in the Dreaming, Morpheus's realm, and the waking world, with occasional visits to other domains, such as [[Hell (DC Comics)|Hell]], [[Fairy|Faerie]], [[Asgard]], and the domains of the other [[Endless (comics)|Endless]]. Many stories take place in the contemporary United States of America and the United Kingdom. The [[DC Universe]] was the official setting of the series, but well-known DC characters and places were rarely featured after 1990. A notable exception is Lyta Hall, formerly [[Fury (DC Comics)|Fury]] of the 1980s super-team [[Infinity, Inc.]], who figures prominently in the "Kindly Ones" story arc. Most of the storylines take place in modern times, but many short stories are set in the past, taking advantage of the immortal nature of many of the characters, and deal with historical individuals and events, such as in the short story "Men of Good Fortune".<ref name="NeilG" />