Love when people talk about Jon Peters and his obsession with bad script ideas like giant mechanical spiders.

It’s also nice seeing an interviewer like this guy, who actually clearly knows the subject material and author well, and clearly had a strong good impact on the conversation.

Among the things Neil listed of what he is currently doing, What caught my attention is he is writing a new novel. Although I'm happy that Neil is playing in various medias, Novels is in my opinion what he does best. I'm happiest when there is a new Neil Gaiman book.

Feel free to share this story with Neil. I did extra work on Babylon 5. Ran into two young extras huddling around the bulletin board laughing at the pathetic "losers" who wrote letters to the show. Because you gotta be a real geek to write a letter to a TV show. I took a look at the letter they were laughing at. Signed, Neil Gaiman thanking the producers for the opportunity to write an episode of the show. Losers indeed . . .

Yes, Neil Gaiman is one of the best writers I've encountered. I'm glad I found him.

Thank you for make my childhood dreams come true, first Good Omens and now The Sandman.

Great interview! Glad it's by someone who knows comics so well. And the questions uncovered so many facts I never knew.

How about alienating fans by not giving them a Season 2. Netflix ought to be proud to back a superb production as opposed to more teen angst forgettable junk. This show is extraordinary. Amazing cast, Tom Sturridge is a revelation.

48:38 Brian, mah dude, you are the real MVP. I have been trying FOR YEARS to find someone who made this exact same question to Neil Gaiman. It does sound quirky and super niche to make it, but I have been always curious about the "official" position of Neil Gaiman regarding magical ritualism between comic book artists like Moore and Morrison, so to hear finally his answer is just a cathartic experience. Didnt dissapoint at all and definetly in alignment with Gaiman philosophy of the importance of storytelling and how he regards it as the real magic. Thank you. You are my hero.

I bought every issue of Sandman back when it was still a comic. I loved that series and very few people knew about it at the time. Glad to see it finally getting it's due.

I've heard Neil's voice a lot in Audiobooks and such, but it's really strange to see him actually moving around. Awesome.

Imagine how cool it is to hear Neil Gaiman say "what a lovely question!" in response to something you just asked him.

Give this man a S2...he's been everywhere and doing 5 time the press of all the actors! Btw it’s mad that even dared to show him a script that had nothing to do with the original story...bit considering this happens so many times to story adapted from books....

With respect, sir. Thank you for leaking that script to Ain't it Cool. Kevin Smith's infamous story about Superman's mechanical spider lives on!

By far the best interview of Neil Gaiman that I have ever seen. Kudos.

This is a fascinating interview. The creative drive on this guy is outstanding.

Wonderful writer, without question. But also a true gentleman, and a paragon of graciousness and class. Loved the interview.

Terrific interview! It’s really tantalizing to hear he has so much in the works. In a world with so much bleak news, we can relish the idea that there is so much with his fingerprints on it in some capacity to look forward to.

This was such a good interview. Just getting to hear about Neil thought processes amd his creativity, brilliant

Wonderful interview, all the stuff he mentions about the creative process, long live Neil!

Your existence is a honor, Dear Neil Gaiman. Lots of magical hugs xx

Wonderful interview of a great talent. Am so relieved that sandman has been everything I hoped for all these years.. well done.

I loved it when Jed was watching Static Shock. Great nod to the DC universe with one of my favorite cartoons growing up.

Can't wait for Good Omens #2. Really curious what this gentle madman came up with this time: incl all the magnificient work of Pratchett he got to include. I'm not fond of all of Neil's work, but the stuff that does fit my alley is stuff that I deeply love. And besides his work: I really love watching and listening to him while being interviewed. Such a great guy!

I've already watched the entire series twice; reading the books again now! Love it so much. Hope we get season 2... and 3... and 4....

Love Neil Gaiman - great interview and loved his impressions throughout it

This is the only Netflix show that I've watched with edge of my seat excitement almost glad for the opportunity to binge it. It deserves a chance to tell a broader story than just I'm a guy who had to get my stuff back and kill a vortex.

3 cheers for the dude/bot that did the subtitles for this interview. We have no fear of an AI takeover at this rate.

Neil just mentioned Terry. Now I’m very happy. Great series and I don’t understand why I’ve not read the comics/graphic novels. Now I’ll wait until the show is over.

Great interview! Can't believe came so close to such a terrible Sandman adaptation and finally got such a wonderful one.

Interestingly- that horror tone was completely lost in the TV adaption- great show but we got a more scary version of Dr Who rather than EC horror. Audio adaptation encapsulates this perfectly.

They've actually done "Sandman Babies". It was Neil-approved, though: The Little Endless Storybook, illustrated by Jill Thompson.

28:35 Oh, damn you, Brian! Now i want a Tiny Endless show. (jk lol) 31:11 "I just got really irritated with DC continuity" -- Neil's not the only one... I haven't gotten to see Sandman yet, can't afford it. But I really hope it goes a long way, and I look forward to seeing it eventually.

Sirrr, it is such a beyond-words feeling to see you hereee, sirrrr😍🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Looking forward to reading Miracleman: the Silver Age!

Thank you for this Neil

I'm loving the inmative interview withsome gossip in it

Bring Ocean to audiences who are unable to see it on stage. It has become one of my favorite books 🖤✨

Verr happy to hear him mentjon Good Omens S2. Took a while to get invested in that show, me, but naow that am, delited to kno it will continue. Didno kno Gaman was involve in it heretofore, only Pratchet. Serjously considaring a temp hookup with Netflex, djust to see Sanman. But once said the same ting abote Amazong Prime, me. That was 5 year ago, stil haveno cancelled.

I never bought comics growing up and bought my first comic book, the sandman vol 1 due to my love of the show, I’m sad I missed out on this for so long

What an insight into his youthful overnight writing process! Let's not forget "Books of Magic!". I think there is room somewhere for another "boy who lived".

Bit sad knowing Sandman didn't end up getting renewed, but glad we at least got one season of such a lovely adaptation.

Such a classy gentleman really is Neil, able to talk about his relationship with Alan Moore and even promote his friends's upcoming books. Great interview! you covered almost all I wanna hear from Neil, from Miracleman to Alan Moore to Sandman. Kudos!

Thanks to both of you for this amazing interview!

That was a pretty damn good Alan Moore impression

1 million hours? I think i did more…im on my 11th round of bingeing it since it aired…i love it..bought the audibles and bought the comics

Love this interview! Giant mechanical spiders

I’ve lived with Morpheus for decades now. It remains a fantastic escape route to an unbelievable world Every medium is an adventure by itself.

Nice

Ive never brought a comic. Ive brought the Sandman comics now and the sandman audiobook. Thank you Neil Gaiman.

So it was you all along that leaked it to aintitcoolnews

“We have a need for enchantment that is as deep and devoted as our need for food and water.” - Derrick Jensen

Now I want to see Neil's 16th century Swamp Thing!

Never thought in a million years that Kevin Smith and Neil Gaiman would have the same Jon Peters/Giant Mechanical Spider story. 🤣🤣🤣

Sandman is just amazing

I just want Neil Gaiman to never stop speaking words.

The Netflix adaptation nailed it man. First and only truly respectable depiction of dreaming I have ever seen. Fight to keep it alive! 👊 Lord knows we will.

Thank you for this rather comprehensive interview. IMO this wasn't really the standard press tour type interview. While I'm not terribly fond of how large parts of *_The Sandman_* had been adapted, I'm glad many are enjoying it as much as they are. And of course, those who feel as I do can certainly enjoy the comics as we always have, and (for me) even the audiodramas to an extent. *Tom Sturridge* was an outstanding casting choice IMO. However, I would have made him more pale. There are times he is exactly as pale as I feel he should be, but then he goes back to looking normal again (without any discernible narrative reason I could ascertain). I also felt they should have modulated his voice, at least a tiny bit.¹ It appeared to me his voice in the comics was to be interpreted as somewhat _otherworldly._ *EDIT:* I didn't realize there was an *_Anansi Boys_* project. Excited to hear _Neil_ mention something is in the works. ··•●✺●•·· ¹ ─ If perhaps they felt this characteristic too distracting for their lead🙄, IMO they should have at least applied it from time to time. . .As the situation dictated.

One of my top 2 writers. Asimov and Gaiman. One madterpiece after another. Love them to death.

Okay DC, Now I really want to see Neil's John Constantine story "The Day my Flat went Mad." 😁 A one shot story would be just fine.

I would love to simply be able to sit with Neil, perhaps on a bench in a park somewhere, and just talk about writing, life, and everything in between.

In Jon Peters defense: Morpheus does look cool, so I get it. Also, Giant Mechanical Spiders are cool, just not in Sandman.

* I’ve never heard this man talk before p.p… he sounds like how I’d imagine him to sound. he talks like how he writes

I have that Duran Duran book.

Je suis totalement sous le charme de cet auteur

I could listen to Neil talk for 5,000 hours.

I love Neil Gaiman, I loved American God's but...the ending was boo, it just wasn't what I expected from him and also the twist you could see coming and it wasn't very good twist. Love Sandman, it's fucking amazing, casting amazing...I love everything he's written...just idk American God's it's like he didn't know how to end it.

"Tsuris" is Yiddish for trouble. The captioning typed it as "tourists.

I could listen to Neil Gaiman read a thesaurus and be entertained, he is a genius

That's nice Mr. Gaiman, but I'm gonna need 5 more seasons of The Sandman please.

I got netflix for 1 month just for this show

Ricuh memang,,, Siapa yang tampan dan siapa yang mengalahkan iblis juga,,apa arti iblis juga kalian tahu dan tentang kaum elf yang terlihat berbeda ,,

Besides Alan Moore, who are these other writers who practice magick IRL?

if this guy could write daredevil and Superman, How would that look Like?

I really want to ramadan to be made. It was an amazing story in the comic

Nah Only One of Us

I looked up the script when I was in high school. It was generic, and if it had had nothing to do with Sandman I think it'd have been enjoyable, mid tier schlock. But as a Sandman adaptation, it was garbage of the highest order, and extremely Hollywood.

Okay but Sandman babies does exist :P

👏👏👏👏👏

MUSE SOURCE OF ME. MOST PERSON I WILL STAY GRATEFUL FOR-FOR EVER!💫💫💫💫

He is such a legend great he stopped shitty adapo

The John Peters story back again. Im dying laughing

I respec and remember memory because ruh quds ,,im lost,,,???

1 IDEA! haha

his american accent lol

Lucifer=sandman,,

I don't understand why they say there haven't been Sandman spinoffs written by other authors... There's like a million of them.

That writer must be digging it's own grave. Although, they should've known not to make The Corinthian a sibling to one of the endless...

"Bernie writes on" is actually supposed to be Bernie Wrightson.

Constantine is a character. "Constant time" is how captioning spell it.

Why does this set looks exactly like Trash Taste's old set? 😂

Everything is amazing and everything is incredible and everything is great. I‘m sooooooo tired……..

for "fun" someone typed "funded"

Did they have to employ Souad Faress? Can't watch things she's in, and this time my principles (like all real principles) have cost me. Love Neil's work, loved what I saw before realising she was in it, and running a mile. In the UK we use the phrase "a woman in her 60s" or "Game of Thrones actress" because we cannot name "victims" of alleged sexual offences, even if they turned out to be the most easily disproved, false allegations ever, which got laughed out of court.

Thanks Neil, why are you turning into a sell out?

Hey, Brian....does your employer still make its employees drug test? Do you realize the author you are interviewing retains all the rejected habits and talents, a decade before now, your print rag raged against? Is a paycheck the way you care about any of this post?

Sell-Out

Thanks for the new all gay sandman backwards universe . I’ll never buy your stuff again. Thanks

Sandman series. Was actually worse than Lucifer tv show, which sucked. But at least everyone wasn’t a freak or gay

Well, the magical hugs are enough genius to be uncountable so it contains an invisibility code😁