In the comics, Destruction first appears in Sandman Special #1 ‘The Song of Orpheus’, but his main role takes place during Brief Lives. Missing middle child Destruction abandoned his realm and his family 400 years before the events of the seventh volume. Wanda’s description closely fits that of Ruby’s character and the description does not mention her original role from ‘A Game of You’. She is described as being a transgender woman in her late 20s to early 40s. In the comics, Ruby is an employee of Farrell Travel and assists (and befriends) Dream and Delirium on their journey through the Waking World. The character description for Wanda, originally a friend of Barbie’s (Lily Travers) who is introduced in the fifth volume of The Sandman, has now changed to closer fit the description of Ruby DeLonge.

At this stage there is no official confirmation that the story will follow these two arcs wholly, but new character descriptions for Wanda, Destruction, Delirium and Destiny suggest that the Netflix adaptation is covering at least some of this volume at this stage. It now appears that this story arc will be moved forward and follow ‘Season of Mists’ instead of ‘A Game of You’ (volume 5). Their pursuit becomes tangled with Dream’s complicated relationship with his estranged son Orpheus. These were later updated to include more information which can be viewed here.īrief Lives is illustrated by Jill Thompson and Vince Locke, and follows Dream (Tom Sturridge) and Delirium as they search the Waking World for their missing brother Destruction. The Sandman on Netflix will deviate from the original comic running order by adapting the seventh volume ‘Brief Lives’ alongside volume four: ‘Season of Mists’, according to new character descriptions. Featured Image Description: The Sandman: Brief Lives cover by Dave McKean.

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