Death: At Death's Door
| Death: At Death's Door | |
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 The cover of Death: At Death's Door, illustrated by Jill Thompson. | |
| Date | 2003 |
| Publisher | Vertigo imprint of DC Comics |
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| Creator | Jill Thompson |
Death: At Death's Door is a
Plot
The story begins with brief profiles of each of the Endless, a reference to manga where brief character bios (in statistic form) are often displayed in the margins, and then segues right into
Expecting a battle, Dream arrives just as Lucifer is closing down Hell. Upon leaving, Lucifer hands the key to Morpheus.
The evicted dead gravitate towards Death's realm, unexpectedly swamping her in the mistaken belief that they will then be admitted to Heaven. Shortly afterward,
Meanwhile, in Dream, various deities such as Bast, Odin, and others arrive to contest who will take over ownership of Hell; the events of Season of Mists are told here in a greatly abbreviated version.
Behind schedule on collecting the recently deceased, Death runs out to do her duty, leaving Delirium in charge. She returns to find a raucous party with her little sister serving "Horse Doovers" ([ [
See also
- Characters of The Sandman
External links
- Death: At Death's Door Archived 2007-08-13 at the Wayback Machine at the official DC Comics website
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