Asim Chaudhry will play Abel in The Sandman, and he has shared a photo of himself next to a drawing of the character, and they are identical.
Abel and his gargoyle Goldie are a fundamental part of the mythology of The Sandman, since at first they help Morpheus in his recovery after escaping from his long captivity. In the adaptation as a series, Asim Chaudhry will be in charge of bringing the character to life, and after Internet users noticed his resemblance to the Abel of the comics, the actor has given retweets to the publications that compare them.
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What do you think of these images of “the first victim” with Goldie?
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Only mildly obsessed with how accurate they got Abel from the Sandman comics! #TheSandman @AsimC86 @neilhimself pic.twitter.com/rY07dwyuFR
— Donald Hallene (@ItsTheBoat) July 6, 2022
Abel and his brother Cain are DC Comics characters prior to The Sandman, as they were created in the late 1960s by Joe Orlando with Bob Haney, Jack Sparling, Mark Hanerfield and Bill Draut. They welcomed and introduced the short horror stories of the House of Mystery and House of Secrets titles. According to the mythology that Neil Gaiman established from 1989 with The Sandman, both houses are located on the border of the Nightmare, so it was natural that he incorporate them into the story of the Lord of Dreaming.
In addition, they had had an interesting tour in Swamp Thing that helped them to define them better.
The Sandman
There is another world that awaits us all when we close our eyes and sleep: a place called the Dreaming, where The Sandman, Master of Dreams (Tom Sturridge), gives form to all our deepest fears and fantasies. But when Dream is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner for a century, his absence sets off a chain of events that will change both the dreaming and waking worlds forever. To restore order, Dream must travel through different worlds and timelines to repair the mistakes he has made during his vast existence, revisiting old friends and enemies, and meeting new entities – both cosmic and human – along the way. .
Based on the award-winning DC comic book series written by Neil Gaiman, THE SANDMAN is a rich mix of mythos and dark fantasy woven through ten epic chapters that follow Dream’s many adventures. Developed and executive produced by Gaiman, showrunner Allan Heinberg and David S. Goyer.
The Sandman also stars Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine, Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, Charles Dance as wizard Roderick Burgess, and Asim Chaudhry and Sanjeeve Bhaskar as Abel and Cain, respectively. Joely Richardson will play Ethel Cripps, while David Thewlis will take on the role of her son John Dee, aka the deranged Dr. Destiny.
The 10-episode first season of The Sandman will adapt the first two arcs of the Vertigo comic book series: “Preludes and Nocturnes” and “The Doll’s House.”
The Lord of Dreams awaits you in our online store with:
The Sandman: Eternal Nights
THE SANDMAN: NIGHTS FOREVER will delight fans of Gaiman’s work and newcomers to the graphic novel. Disturbing, bittersweet, erotic or nightmarish, the seven stories in this book – one for each of the Eternal brothers – reveal strange secrets and surprising truths. Each story is illustrated by the greatest comic artists in the world.
Craig Russell draws the story of DEATH and one day, two hundred years ago, on an island in the Venice lagoon… a day that lasts forever.
Milo Manara paints a story of love and DESIRE in ancient times in which a beautiful young woman gets everything she wants… at a high price.
Bill Sienkiewicz shows us who manages to enter the realm of DELIRIO to carry out a strange rescue mission.
Miguelanxo Prado takes us to a DREAM at the beginning of time, when the stars spoke and even the Eternals were young.
Barron Storey creates fifteen harrowing portraits of DESPERATION.
Glenn Fabry draws a story of archaeologists discovering the future and learning a little more about DESTRUCTION.
Frank Quitely draws a final comment about DESTINATION in these Eternal Nights.
Neil Gaiman always promised that he would return to the world of THE SANDMAN. Now, with the collaboration of some of the best international artists, he has returned to the characters he made famous, to bring us new dreams… and nightmares.
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