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15 Pieces of Jill Thompson’s Pitch Art For A Never Made Sandman Movie Trilogy

by Susana Polo | 3:34 pm, August 16th, 2012



Jill Thompson, who also did art for the comic series prepared a number of watercolor paintings for its pitch presentation, to help communicate to movie executives what the visual tone of the story (planned as a trilogy of films) might be like. The movies never got made, but Thompson’s original art for each picture is available for around $800-$900 each on Cadence Comic Art.

I’ve picked out a few of the less spoilery or foreshadowy ones to feature here, but if you’re a fan who’s already finished the series, you’ll undoubtedly love seeing the rest.

(via Pajiba.)

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  • Anonymous

    While I agree that Brief Lives would work as a movie, compressing the whole series into three movies wouldn’t be a great idea.
    Start with Brief Lives, then use prequels and sequels to build out (like time isn’t wibbly wobbly in the Sandman universe)
    The Doll’s House and Season of Mists as prequels, (with A Game of You as a lateral movie (and possible vehicle for whomever plays Barbie)
    Preludes and Nocturnes, Dream Country, Fables and Reflections, and World’s End can be broken into amazing short films.
    Then do The Kindly Ones
    then the Wake as a collection of One larger short film, with some smaller ones peppered within it. 

  • http://wrongsirwrong.blogspot.com/ Magic Xylophone

    I would like to subscribe to her newsletter.

  • http://www.tinypinkrobots.com/ Rori

    Oooh! If you get the chance, check these out in person. I was lucky enough to see them at C2E2 and they are gorgeous. Jill is just so good…Dammit, why don’t I have all the money to but these >:(

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