Death of the Endless & Lucifer the Fallen (from Neil Gaiman's Sandman Universe) by Michael Kaluta
Artists: Michael Kaluta (Penciller) , Neil Gaiman (Writer)
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DescriptionDeath & Luciferby Michael W. Kaluta Kickstarter Reward for backing the 2013 Starburst campaign Completed in 2019 11 x 17 in. - ink over graphite Not for Sale I remember seeing the original Kickstarter campaign and missing out on the particular pledge level option that would have won me this piece back in 2013. I also remember seeing this hit CAF when Shannon Weathers posted it to his premium gallery in 2020. Boy did that turn my blue eyes green! I won one of the other pledge pieces in a Heritage Auction last year (a similarly gorgeous Arch Angel full-page splash), but remained just a little bit sour that I had missed this piece. In this hobby getting a second chance at owning anything is exceptionally rare, and after a time I saw that it had been offered for sale and was on Hold for the prospective buyer. TWICE I had missed my chance! Not expecting a third shot (but covering all bases none-the-less) I reached-out to Shannon expressing that I was interested just in case the advertised "Hold" wasn't a done deal. A mere couple of days later I received a response advising that the piece was indeed available, so I issued payment immediately and it arrived shortly thereafter. While created as an unpublished piece, untethered to any publication specific to the Neil Gaiman universe), this iconic artwork has since been published on Kaluta's own website and has been shared across dozens of social media accounts, including retweets (or re-grams) by @neilhimself. I believe it was also featured in two, separate CAF Update emails as well as Comic Art Show & Tell Ep. 56 (and an auction catalog). Considering all the buzz around Sandman on Netflix, if DC opts to republish or expand the previously released Death Gallery (unlikely in light of recent unpleasantness), I'm sure this would be included. Kaluta is one of only a handful of artists who has produced canonical artwork featuring Death of the Endless, giving this greater provenance than if it were just a one-off illustration by a gifted technical draftsman. Social/Sharing |
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Matt Kennedy 
Member Since 2014
Posted on 7/2/2025
Earl Hamilton wrote:
JAW DROPPPING!!!!!
In what could only be described as karmic equilibrium, I picked this up the day after I sold a published page from Madame Xanadu —and of course I vastly prefer this.
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 7/2/2025
Well I remember, the kickstarter, don't worry
How could I ever forget?
It's the third time and the last time a Kaluta get
But I have known the Shannon why you keep your Endless, oh
No you don't fool me
'Cause the hurt devil show
The pain Neil sows
A master to you and me
I can feel art comin' in the air tonight, oh Lord
I've been waitin' for this comment for all my life, oh Lord
I can feel art comin' in the air tonight, oh Lord
I've been waitin' for this comment on my scythe, oh Lord oh Lord
Matt Kennedy
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 7/2/2025
Marcus Wai wrote:
Well I remember, the kickstarter, don't worry
How could I ever forget?
It's the third time and the last time a Kaluta get
But I have known the Shannon why you keep your Endless, oh
No you don't fool me
'Cause the hurt devil show
The pain Neil sows
A master to you and me
I can feel art comin' in the air tonight, oh Lord
I've been waitin' for this comment for all my life, oh Lord
I can feel art comin' in the air tonight, oh Lord
I've been waitin' for this comment on my scythe, oh Lord oh Lord
Etrigan couldn't have said it better!
Daryl R
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 7/2/2025
Beautiful Kaluta piece! Congrats! Perhaps he'll get around to completing my commission within the next decade. *sigh*
Matt Kennedy
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 7/2/2025
Daryl R wrote:
Beautiful Kaluta piece! Congrats! Perhaps he'll get around to completing my commission within the next decade. *sigh*
I didn't get this directly from him, but someday I'll show you what he wrote in my copy of The Studio...
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 7/2/2025
Awesome Kaluta piece. His Death is nice, and his Lucifer is epic! Try try try again and you may succeed to secure art the 3rd time around, congrats!
Matt Kennedy
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 7/2/2025
Kavi H wrote:
Awesome Kaluta piece. His Death is nice, and his Lucifer is epic! Try try try again and you may succeed to secure art the 3rd time around, congrats!
I've gotten lucky on more than one occasion, but as a longtime gallerist I've been conditioned to let go of artworks that I love —because it would be unfair to patrons (and the artists) if the gallerist kept all the best pieces for themselves. The primary directive of a gallery is to place important pieces into esteemed collections, but there have been instances of key works not selling and therefore being available for a private purchase. You can't spend all your profit on art or you won't have a gallery for very long, bit all good gallerists are also collectors. It just requires balance.
Because of that, I've had to reach out to buyers about possibly buying back or trading for a piece I had previously sold. I can count on one hand the number of times I was able to do that, but it has empowered me to follow up with auction winners and owners of pieces that aren't necessarily for sale.
It helps that collectors of a certain age have begun liquidating, but I still have to chock it up to luck on this one.
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 7/2/2025
I know how much you love this piece, so it's great to see you finally post it. I'm very confused though. Because in the description you say that you saw this piece offered by Shannon just a couple of weeks ago and that you just received it. Yet I remember very well that I selected this piece and not only showed it during the Show & Tell #56 episode we did together, but it was literally the very first piece I started the show with. So, as you might imagine, enquiring minds want to know......
Matt Kennedy
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 7/2/2025
Ruben DaCollector wrote:
I know how much you love this piece, so it's great to see you finally post it. I'm very confused though. Because in the description you say that you saw this piece offered by Shannon just a couple of weeks ago and that you just received it. Yet I remember very well that I selected this piece and not only showed it during the Show & Tell #56 episode we did together, but it was literally the very first piece I started the show with. So, as you might imagine, enquiring minds want to know......
The original text I had written for the unboxing I did on my IG and posted it here without proofreadint it. It was clearly out of date, so thanks for posting this reply, as it encouraged me to update it.
NSN Collection
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 7/2/2025
Fantastic piece, regardless of when you got it. (c:
Lucifer does look like he's turning his head, as to say to Death, "O.K., I'm ready. Go ahead and cut them off"
It's an odd feature, but Kaluta's wings are very distinctive.
Matt Kennedy
Member Since 2014
Posted on 7/2/2025
NSN Collection wrote:
Fantastic piece, regardless of when you got it. (c:
Lucifer does look like he's turning his head, as to say to Death, "O.K., I'm ready. Go ahead and cut them off"
It's an odd feature, but Kaluta's wings are very distinctive.
The more I study it, I see Lucifer escorting her, but the beauty is that it allows for interpretation.
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 7/3/2025
Congrats on turning your blue eyes green. Quite the trick! Oh, the art is pretty cool too.
M L
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 7/3/2025
Good things to those who wait. The action on the scythe is fantastic!
Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 7/8/2025
"Next thing, you're going to be moaning that I ought to get a Scythe!" Heh. (Also, cheers!)
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