Sandman presents Dead Boy Detectives 1

Artist: Dave McKean (All)

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Title:	Sandman presents Dead Boy Detectives 1
Artist:	Dave McKean (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,278
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	1/2/2012
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Description

Here is the original ink drawing made by Dave for the cover of this Sandman related mini-series : Dead Boy Detectives, issue 1, in 2001. It was also re-used as the cover for the TPB, published in 2008 (and partially reproduced in the Squink anthology).
Those two characters were created by Neil Gaiman in Sandman 25, in the Season of Mists storyline.
I asked Dave about the discrepancies between the actual drawing, and the printed version. He told me that the ladder and torchlight were added later, being asked by the editor.
One fine example of Dave's craftsmanship on ink drawings...

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Lorenzo Fratini
Member Since 2008

Posted on 1/2/2012

Those boys, they were brilliant charachters, really. Not scared by death - AT ALL! You can hardly beat a cover with them by McKean - great piece with great subjects.

Eric Seffinga
Member Since 2005

Posted on 1/2/2012

Wicked cool.

aric shapiro
Member Since 2006

Posted on 1/25/2012

This is really cool

kevin king
Member Since 2005

Posted on 1/26/2012

I love this!

max Rugers
Member Since 2004

Posted on 1/27/2012

a creepy beauty ..love it!!

Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006

Posted on 9/13/2022

McKean keeps finding new ways to surprise me with his covers.

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