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DC expands the Sandman Universe with a new Nightmare Country series in 2023

James Tynion IV and Lisandro Estherren return for the six-issue Glass House

The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country by Alex Eckman-Lawn
Image credit: DC

The nightmare isn’t going to end anytime soon. DC has announced a second Sandman Universe miniseries by James Tynion IV and Lisandro Estherren, continuing the story started in the critically acclaimed Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country series.

Following September’s conclusion of the first miniseries — which featured the appearance of another familiar face for fans of Neil Gaiman’s original Sandman series — April 2023 will see the launch of the second of what is currently planned to be three Nightmare Country series, again featuring the same creative team.

The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country was originally announced as an ongoing series, but Popverse understands that it has since been retooled as three distinct six-issue miniseries, each by the same creative team.

For this second mini, the Corinthian is going somewhere arguably scarier than he’s ever been before: into the heart of California’s tech industry.

In a statement, Tynion said, “I’m thrilled to announce that Nightmare Country’s follow-up miniseries, The Glass House, is coming early in 2023. The Corinthian is going to be making his way to Silicon Valley, where he will go head-to-head with angels, demons, and a breed of creature far more terrifying that anything he's faced before—Venture Capitalists. Lisandro and I are excited to continue this nightmare tour through modern America and can't wait for you all to see what we've got in store for you."

(Now we have a better idea what DC was teasing to retailers earlier today.)

Accompanying The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country - The Glass House #1 in stores will be the collected edition of The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country, which will be available in two different formats: a softcover edition featuring cover art from Reiko Murakami and available exclusively through comic book retailers, and a hardcover with cover art from Alex Eckman-Lawn that will be packaged with an exclusive print featuring the character Death, illustrated by Jenny Frison. Both editions — and the first issue of The Glass House — will be available April 4, 2023.

Death by Jenny Frison
Image credit: DC

Also announced by DC are new variant covers for The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country - The Glass House #1 and this December’s The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives #1, featuring connecting artwork from Yoshitaka Amano, who collaborated with Neil Gaiman on The Sandman: The Dream Hunters in 1999. Look at the artwork below.

Yoshitaka Amano variant covers
Image credit: DC
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Graeme McMillan: Popverse Editor Graeme McMillan (he/him) has been writing about comics, culture, and comics culture on the internet for close to two decades at this point, which is terrifying to admit. He completely understands if you have problems understanding his accent.

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