This guy created visual appearance of the protagonist of the #Sandman, drawing inspiration from #Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy. And Lucifer after #DavidBowie. And he drew a memorable Hell in part 4 of the first volume of Sandman. Among other contributions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/arts/sam-kieth-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WFA.uUnv.vg0Z6SgU8rmn&smid=url-share
Sam Kieth, Creator of Surreal Comic Book Series The Maxx, Dies at 63
A cocreator of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series, he dreamed up a character who is homeless in the real world and a superhero in a subconscious realm. It was adapted for an MTV series.
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