Monthly Archives: June 2012

Mark Reads ‘The Sandman’: 6×07 – The Song of Orpheus

In The Sandman special “The Song of Orpheus,” we learn how Dream came to have a son, and how Orpheus was able to visit the Underworld. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read The Sandman.

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Mark Reads ‘The Sandman’: 6×06 – Soft Places

In the thirty-ninth issue of The Sandman, a young Marco Polo accidentally stumbles into the Dreaming. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read The Sandman.

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WHOOPS I FUCKED UP. I don’t have a post today! ASK ME STUFF

Like, all I can say is this: I swear in my brain, I wrote five Sandman posts last week to go up this week, and then I got swamped/overwhelmed by Buffy and the billion emails while I was on the AIDS ride and … Continue reading

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Mark Reads ‘The Sandman’: 6×05 – August

In the thirtieth issue of The Sandman, Augustus Caesar disguises himself as a beggar in order to work out the problems of his life with Lycius, a sympathetic dwarf. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read The Sandman.

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Mark Reads ‘The Sandman’: 6×04 – The Hunt

In the thirty-eighth issue of The Sandman, a young man seeks the daughter of a Duke, but is intercepted by numerous parties, including Dream’s librarian, Lucien. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read The Sandman.

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Mark Tells Stories #3 – ‘1337’ is now out!

Hello everyone! I have just published another non-fiction short story on MarkDoesStuff.com. This one is a doozy. Not only is it the longest one to date, but I’d never written it down before this project started, so it has never … Continue reading

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Mark Reads ‘The Sandman’: 6×03 – Thermador

In the twenty-ninth issue of The Sandman, Dream is perplexed on how to assist Joanna Constantine as she struggles during the French Revolution. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read The Sandman.

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Mark Reads ‘The Sandman’: 6×02 – Three Septembers and a January

In the thirty-first issue of The Sandman, the Endless wrestle with the life of the first (and last) Emperor of the United States over who can get him to come into their realm. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to … Continue reading

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Mark Reads ‘The Sandman’: 6×01 – Fear of Falling

In the first Vertigo Preview of The Sandman, a man learns there is a third alternative. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read The Sandman.

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Mark Predicts ‘The Sandman’: Volume 6

Oh shit, IT’S PREDICTION TIME. This should be rewarding and satisfying! And by “rewarding and satisfying, what I really mean is “frustrating and pointless.” That is 100% canon, by the way. So, let’s address the predictions I made for volume … Continue reading

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