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title="Dark fantasy">Dark fantasy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_fiction" title="Supernatural fiction">supernatural fiction</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication date</th><td class="infobox-data">October<span class="nowrap"> </span>2013 – September<span class="nowrap"> </span>2015</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of issues</th><td class="infobox-data">6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Main character(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dream_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dream (comics)">Dream</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Endless_(comics)" title="Endless (comics)">Endless</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Creative team</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Neil_Gaiman" title="Neil Gaiman">Neil Gaiman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Artist(s)</th><td 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Williams III">J.H. Williams III</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Colorist" title="Colorist">Colorist(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Stewart_(artist)" title="Dave Stewart (artist)">Dave Stewart</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Sandman: Overture</b></i> is a six issue comic book miniseries written by <a href="/wiki/Neil_Gaiman" title="Neil Gaiman">Neil Gaiman</a> with art by <a href="/wiki/J.H._Williams_III" class="mw-redirect" title="J.H. Williams III">J.H. Williams III</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is a prequel<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to Gaiman's <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sandman_(Vertigo)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sandman (Vertigo)">The Sandman</a></i> series, and debuted in 2013, about 17 years after the end of the regular comic.<sup id="cite_ref-csmonitor.com_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-csmonitor.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was originally published as six issues with two-month intervals in between.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A deluxe edition combining all six issues was published in November 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sandman:_Overture&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On an alien world, an aspect of <a href="/wiki/Dream_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dream (comics)">Dream</a> senses that something is very wrong, and dies in flames. In London 1915, while intending to deal with the troublesome nightmare <a href="/wiki/Corinthian_(comics)" title="Corinthian (comics)">The Corinthian</a>, Morpheus is alerted to the same wrongness and is summoned to an alien world to investigate. </p><p>A meeting is held on a distant planet. Aspects of Dream from various sentient species are present and have been awaiting his arrival to investigate. After consulting the oldest Aspect of Dream and another figure known as "Glory of the First Circle" he learns that the cause of the wrongness is the insanity of a star which will spread until the universe itself is destroyed. Glory claims that Dream is at fault for the insanity. </p><p>Realizing that the source of the madness was his mishandling of a past Vortex, he embarks on a journey accompanied by a cat that seems to be another aspect of Dream. Over the course of their journey, they meet the three fates and an orphaned alien girl named Hope. After telling a story to pass the night, he confirms that his mission isn't to save the universe, as he has accepted it's too late for that. Instead, they journey to the domain of his <a href="/wiki/Father_Time" title="Father Time">father Time</a> who refuses his request for aid, saying that he has already given him too much. As he leaves, he asks his father bitterly if he has spoken to his mother Night recently. Emerging out of his father's domain, he appears at the gate of the "City of Stars" and is granted entrance after a heated exchange with other stars. Entering the prison of the mad star, he tells the story of how his refusal to kill a vortex led to the madness spreading to an entire solar system. After having destroyed the entire planet, he spared the sun, reasoning that he had done enough killing on that day. Finishing his tale, he attempts to destroy the mad star but fails. </p><p>The other stars reveal that the madness has spread to infect them and they will kill the child. Before he can protect her, his father summons him back to his domain and asks if he could put him in contact with his mother. He returns to find the stars have killed Hope, and they toss Dream into a black hole. Inside the black hole, Dream visits Night's domain. After he mentions his father Time's wish to visit her, she refuses and offers to create a personal Dreamworld where he may be happy. After that offer is rejected, he is thrown out of the dimension as his mother remarks that he has been very selfish. </p><p>He is summoned to <a href="/wiki/Endless_(comics)#Destiny" title="Endless (comics)">Destiny</a>'s domain after a short while in the black hole. A mysterious ship belonging to Dream has appeared in his garden, and the cat aspect of Dream has been meeting with members of various species from the surrounding galactic war and housing them in the ship. The cat reminds Dream that he reflects reality and that the universe can be saved. Journeying into the realm of his sister <a href="/wiki/Endless_(comics)#Delirium" title="Endless (comics)">Delirium</a>, he learns that the cat was actually <a href="/wiki/Endless_(comics)#Desire" title="Endless (comics)">Desire</a> in disguise. Returning, he instructs Hope (who had been rescued by Desire from the afterlife) to have the inhabitants of the ship dream of a changed reality, while he guides the ship towards that reality. He succeeds and arrives at the original meeting place, where Glory congratulates him on his success. Weakened by his effort, he begins his journey home but is captured, setting up the events of the original series. </p><p>In the epilogue, Desire reveals to <a href="/wiki/Endless_(comics)#Despair" title="Endless (comics)">Despair</a> that the successful rescue of the universe was the result of Desire's third attempt to assist Dream. The first two attempts were thwarted by Dream's refusal to accept help, and Desire was able to start over by using Father Time's <a href="/wiki/Saeculum" title="Saeculum">saeculum</a>, symbolized in the story by a warped timepiece hidden in <a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Sandman_characters#Mad_Hettie" title="List of The Sandman characters">Mad Hettie</a>'s memories. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recognition">Recognition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sandman:_Overture&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Recognition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>The Sandman: Overture</i> was awarded the 2016 <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Graphic_Story" title="Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story">Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story</a>. The win was controversial because the protest group <a href="/wiki/Sad_Puppies" title="Sad Puppies">Sad Puppies</a> supported its nomination. Gaiman called their involvement "disappointing" and the reaction to them an "unfortunate mess" in his acceptance speech, but said that withdrawing from consideration would have given the Sad Puppies "too much acknowledgment".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It received critical praise from <a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Sandman:_Overture&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBetancourt2015" class="citation web cs1">Betancourt, David (29 September 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/09/29/first-look-as-sandman-overture-plays-its-last-gaiman-is-eager-to-share-the-end-of-a-dream/">"First look: As 'Sandman: Overture' plays its last, Gaiman is eager to share the end of a Dream"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Angels_and_Visitations" title="Angels and Visitations">Angels and Visitations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Smoke_and_Mirrors_(Gaiman_book)" title="Smoke and Mirrors (Gaiman book)">Smoke and Mirrors</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fragile_Things" title="Fragile Things">Fragile Things</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/M_Is_for_Magic" title="M Is for Magic">M Is for Magic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Little_Gold_Book_of_Ghastly_Stuff" title="A Little Gold Book of Ghastly Stuff">A Little Gold Book of Ghastly Stuff</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Trigger_Warning_(book)" title="Trigger Warning (book)">Trigger Warning</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Picture books</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Day_I_Swapped_My_Dad_for_Two_Goldfish" title="The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish">The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wolves_in_the_Walls" title="The Wolves in the Walls">The Wolves in the Walls</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blueberry_Girl" title="Blueberry Girl">Blueberry Girl</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crazy_Hair" title="Crazy Hair">Crazy Hair</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Short fiction</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Murder_Mysteries" title="Murder Mysteries">Murder Mysteries</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Can_Get_Them_for_You_Wholesale" title="We Can Get Them for You Wholesale">We Can Get Them for You Wholesale</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Snow,_Glass,_Apples" title="Snow, Glass, Apples">Snow, Glass, Apples</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/How_to_Talk_to_Girls_at_Parties" title="How to Talk to Girls at Parties">How to Talk to Girls at Parties</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Study_in_Emerald" title="A Study in Emerald">A Study in Emerald</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I,_Cthulhu" title="I, Cthulhu">I, Cthulhu</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comic books and<br />graphic novels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Violent_Cases" title="Violent Cases">Violent Cases</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Orchid_(comics)" title="Black Orchid (comics)">Black Orchid</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Orchid_(character)" title="Black Orchid (character)">character</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sandman_(comic_book)" title="The Sandman (comic book)">The Sandman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Signal_to_Noise_(comics)" title="Signal to Noise (comics)">Signal to 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Justice</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Hero_the_Newmatic_Man" title="Mr. Hero the Newmatic Man">Mr. Hero the Newmatic Man</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Death:_The_Time_of_Your_Life" title="Death: The Time of Your Life">Death: The Time of Your Life</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Neil_Gaiman%27s_Midnight_Days" title="Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days">Midnight Days</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Green_Lantern/Superman:_Legend_of_the_Green_Flame" title="Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame">Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sandman:_Endless_Nights" title="The Sandman: Endless Nights">The Sandman: Endless Nights</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marvel_1602" title="Marvel 1602">Marvel 1602</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eternals_(comics)" title="Eternals (comics)">Eternals</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Batman:_Whatever_Happened_to_the_Caped_Crusader%3F" title="Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped 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(1933)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Daydreamer_(film)" title="The Daydreamer (film)">The Daydreamer</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sandman_(1991_film)" title="The Sandman (1991 film)">The Sandman</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sleepstalker" title="Sleepstalker">Sleepstalker</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sandman_(2000_film)" title="The Sandman (2000 film)">The Sandman</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sandman_(2011_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sandman (2011 film)">The Sandman</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sandman_(2017_film)" title="The Sandman (2017 film)">The Sandman</a></i> (2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Japanese_Sandman" title="The Japanese Sandman">The Japanese Sandman</a>" (1920)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mr._Sandman" title="Mr. Sandman">Mr. Sandman</a>" (1954)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_Dreams_(Roy_Orbison_song)" title="In Dreams (Roy Orbison song)">In Dreams</a>" (1963)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Morningtown_Ride" title="Morningtown Ride">Morningtown Ride</a>" (1966)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Enter_Sandman" title="Enter Sandman">Enter Sandman</a>" (1991)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blood_Red_Sandman" class="mw-redirect" title="Blood Red Sandman">Blood Red Sandman</a>" (2004)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Characters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dream_(character)" title="Dream (character)">Dream</a> (DC Comics)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandman_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Sandman (Marvel Comics)">Sandman</a> (Marvel Comics)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandman_(DC_Comics)" title="Sandman (DC Comics)">Sandman</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sandman_(Wesley_Dodds)" title="Sandman (Wesley Dodds)">Wesley Dodds</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Hawkins" title="Sandy Hawkins">Sandy the Golden Boy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hector_Hall" title="Hector Hall">Hector Hall</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Sandman_(Vertigo)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sandman (Vertigo)"><i>The Sandman</i></a> (Vertigo) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Sandman_characters" title="List of The Sandman characters">characters</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sandman_Mystery_Theatre" title="Sandman Mystery Theatre">Sandman Mystery Theatre</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sandman_Midnight_Theatre" title="Sandman Midnight Theatre">Sandman Midnight Theatre</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Sandman_Saga" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sandman Saga">The Sandman Saga</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Literature</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sandman_(short_story)" title="The Sandman (short story)">The Sandman</a></i> (1816)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sandman_(book)" title="The Sandman (book)">The Sandman</a></i> (2008)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Sandm%C3%A4nnchen" title="Sandmännchen">Sandmännchen</a></i> (1959 German)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nilus_the_Sandman:_The_Boy_Who_Dreamed_Christmas" title="Nilus the Sandman: The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas">Nilus the Sandman: The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas</a></i> (1991 Canadian)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nilus_the_Sandman" title="Nilus the Sandman">Nilus the Sandman</a></i> (1996 Canadian)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sandman_(TV_series)" title="The Sandman (TV series)">The Sandman</a></i> (2022 American)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sandman_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sandman (Dungeons & Dragons)">Sandman</a> (<i>Dungeons & Dragons</i>)</li> <li><a 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