We discuss episodes 10 and 11 of The Sandman on Netflix with spoilers for those episodes and the comics they are based on.Content note:The Sandman deals with some dark and troubling matter and we discuss them in the podcast.This episode include

20: The Sandman episodes 7-9

Aug 29th, 2022

We're back with episodes 7-9 of The Sandman on Netflix, with spoilers for those episodes.Content note: As ever the comics and the episodes deal with dark and troubling subject matters and we discuss some of them in this podcast, including:Child

19: The Sandman episodes 4-6

Aug 16th, 2022

We discuss the next three episodes of The Sandman on Netflix including mild spoilers for those episodes.Content note: these episodes include bloody violence and discussions of abuse.For more details email us at [email protected] you enjoy

18: The Sandman episodes 1-3

Aug 9th, 2022

We're back! The Sandman on Netflix is one of the big television events of the summer and we're here to talk about the first three episodes with spoilers up to the end of episode 3. Contentnote. The Sandman series deals with some particularly

17: Waking From a Dream

Nov 13th, 2020

Our final episode (for now) as we wrap up our thoughts on the entirety of the Sandman comics, talk about some recent books in the extended Sandman universe, and also think about some comics and books that we might come back and review in the fu

16: The Time of Your Life

Nov 6th, 2020

We arrive at the 1996 Death mini-series which takes us back to the characters of Fox and Hazel, and another encounter with Dream's older sister. Contentnote. The Sandman series deals with and features some particularly darkand troubling su

15: The Overture

Oct 30th, 2020

We're back with the most recent of Neil Gaiman's Sandman books and the wonderful artwork of JH Williams III. Join us for a road trip with a giant cat and a child called Hope.Contentnote. The Sandman series deals with and features some particu

14: Endless Nights

Oct 23rd, 2020

Endless Nights is a collection of individual stories about each of the Endless, and it features some wonderful artwork but also some moments that troubled us on our re-read.Contentnote. The Sandman series deals with and features some particul

13: The Dream Hunters

Oct 16th, 2020

We journey through the illustrated novella by Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano, and the graphic novel version illustrated by P.Craig Russell. Content note. The Sandman series deals with and features some particularly dark and troubling subject m

12: The Little Endless

Oct 9th, 2020

We discuss three volumes by Jill Thompson featuring characters from the Sandman. The Little Endless books would make perfect bedtime stories for children, and At Death's Door is a Manga inspired look at some of the background action of A Season

11: The High Cost of Living

Oct 2nd, 2020

The first of our spin off episodes and we’re looking at the Death mini-series from 1993. We also talk about some other stories included in the digital edition. And as always we found some problems which we discuss in detail.Content note: The Sa

10: The Wake

Sep 18th, 2020

We reach the end of our re-read of the 75 issue run of The Sandman. We discuss the good and the bad in this final collection, then we reflect on the merits of this wonderful series as a whole. And we finish by discussing our plans to cover some

9: The Kindly Ones

Sep 11th, 2020

The end is near as we discuss the longest story arc from the Sandman. Dream confronts the consequences of his actions and there is some glorious artwork and story-telling, but this wouldn't be A Handful of Dust if we didn't encounter some probl

8: Worlds' End

Sep 4th, 2020

We discuss another collection of individual stories, some of which work better than others for us. There is some big foreshadowing for what is to come in the next two volumes, and there is a slice of early 1970s weirdness with an appearance fro

7: Brief Lives

Aug 21st, 2020

One of the best runs from The Sandman with appearances from our favourite characters, but also some of the troubling moments that we been discussing during our re-read. And, of course, a huge turning point and decision for Dream.Content Note: T

6: Fables and Reflections

Aug 14th, 2020

In episode six we discuss nine different stories which we have broken down into three seperate groups. We pick out some of our favourite issues, discuss more examples of Dream being forced to do the right thing, and uncover the crucial backstor

5.5 A Game of You Two

Aug 10th, 2020

This is the original discussion we had about A Game of You back in 2018 on the Mega City Book Club podcast. We're sticking this one in the feed for completeness but feel free to skip it if you want to. Episode 6: Fables and Reflections will be

5: A Game of You

Aug 7th, 2020

Episode 5 takes us back to one of our favourite stories from The Sandman which we previously discussed in episode 68 of the Mega City Book Club podcast. We plan to release that discussion on this feed later this week.Content notes: The Sandman

4: Season of Mists

Jul 31st, 2020

In the fourth volume of The Sandman we discuss awkward family gatherings, another visit to Hell, political intrigue in the Dreaming, a troubling interlude in a boarding school, and then return to our theme of how badly Dream behaves.Content Not

3: Dream Country

Jul 24th, 2020

Welcome to episode 3 of A Handful of Dust. This time we are discusing Dream Country, a collection of four standalone stories. We talk about one very dark and troubling issue, and two stories that rank among the best from the whole Sandman serie

2: The Doll's House

Jul 17th, 2020

Welcome back. This time we are discussing The Doll's House, volume 2 of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, which tells the story of Rose Walker and her search for missing family members which leads towards a dream vortex. Along the way she will encoun

1: Preludes and Nocturnes

Jul 10th, 2020

Welcome to a new podcast about Neil Gaiman's The Sandman comic. We plan to cover all of the collected editions of the main run of 75 issues and maybe some of the spin-off titles as well. We are a father and daughter team who share a love for th

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