Standing shoulder to shoulder with the giants of DC and Marvel (well, since it was published by Vertigo, it's more the in/with regard to’concerning’regarding mer anyway), Neil Gaiman's The Sandman has, in its more than three decades of existence, grown to become one of the most beloved examples of storytelling in the genre. Resistant to adaptation in/with regard to’concerning’regarding many years (partly because Gaiman didn't want to see a wicked’dreadful’undesirable’adverse’vile movie version come to life), it's now been given the full-on Netflix treatment. And with the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue now close to its August arrival, there was much excitement at this year's Comic-Con, including a panel featuring the cast and crew and, of course, a new trailer…###Many of you may know the sprawling story of The Sandman (which Gaiman co-created with artists Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg), but in case anyone needs a briefing, here's the synopsis…###"There is another world that waits in/with regard to’concerning’regarding all of us when we close our eyes and sleep — a place called the Dreaming, where The Sandman, Master of Dreams (Tom Sturridge), gives shape to all of our deepest fears and fantasies. But when Dream is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a century, his absence sets off a series of events that will transform’alter both the dreaming and waking worlds in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ever. To restore order, Dream must journey across different worlds and timelines to mend the mistakes he’s made during his vast existence, revisiting old friends and foes, and meeting new entities — both cosmic and human — along the way." Of course, even that can't quite contain all of what The Sandman is with regards to’concerning’with respect to , making room in/with regard to’concerning’regarding myths, legends, gods, monsters, angels demons and Dream's family, including older sister Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste in the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue .)###The panel in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the series was naturally going to be a enormous’vast’massive’tremendous one, that rare series to make it to Hall H with a sprinkling of the cast (Sturridge, Howell-Baptiste, Gwendoline Christie, Vivienne Acheampong, Boyd Holbrook, Mason Alexander Park, Jenna Coleman, Vanesu Samunyai, Patton Oswalt plus Gaiman and reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue runner/executive manufacture r Allan Heinberg.###Gaiman talked with regards to’concerning’with respect to the story's long journey to the screen and wheeled out a couple of con-exclusive clips from episodes, including a fan-favourite moment between Dream and Death.###Sturridge – who was cast after the manufacture rs had seen hundreds of actors in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the role – revealed that he was now an avid fan of the source material having not encountered it bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e he got the gig as Morpheus.###Perhaps the enormous’vast’massive’tremendous gest news to emerge was that Gaiman had asked The Sandman cover artist Dave McKean to come out of retirement and create the end credits sequences. “Eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully episode has end-title credits, and it’s a different sequence in/with regard to’concerning’regarding each episode,” said the writer, “this amazing, flowing film that Dave McKean made.”###The Sandman materializes its first season on Netflix on 5 August.