The Sandman Salon

Amber and Josh are at odds over what to think about Merv Pumpkinhead, who we follow in issue #2 of The Dreaming (by Simon Spurrier, Bilquis Evely, and Mat Lopes.) Is he a pumpkin pushed too far by forces outside his control or is he just a jerk-o-lantern with his head stuck in a pumpkin patch? We also look back at The Dreaming '96 Special #1, featuring the first Sandman Universe appearance of Judge Gallows, whose terrifying brand of frontier "justice" upsets the status quo of The Dreaming and reveals the unsettling function Cain & Abel serve for our collective unconscious. TW/CW: Horrible f*cking judges. 0401 - Sick in America 0402 - Is Orange Ruined Forever Now? 0403 - Merv's Lament 0404 - Cuckoo Control 0405 - Feet of Clay, Mouth of Trash 0406 - Glamorous Gutters 0407 - It's Reactionary Gourd Season, Mother F*ckers 0408 - No Love For The Pumpkin 0409 - Cubes, Chasms, Cain & Abel 0410 - Pumpkin Smashing Point 0411 - Lucien Loses the Plot 0412 - Judge Gallows / The Dreaming '96 Special Edition No.1 Recap 0413 - Horrible F*cking Judges 0414 - Next Time: Lucifer No.1