#the sandman universe

[kirichiro]

He's done

Bitches able to agree on something for once

...

"hehe" why do I put up with you bEcausE yoU LoVE HiM

Charles, please.

Niko you're a queen.

Charles, we call that flirting.

AND THEY WERE BESTIES

Some of my favourite scenes from S01E02 of Dead Boy Detectives "The Case of the Dandelion Shrine"

unincluded gems: Edwin's mile-long stare and gay panic whenever the Cat King is mentioned

Bonus:

#dead boy detectives #dead boy detectives spoilers #sandman #the sandman universe #neil gaiman #Edwin Payne #Charles Rowland #Crystal Palace #Niko Sasaki #Tragic Mick #In my defence your honour #i love them #tumblr is once again struggling #i have no idea how to make these gifs smaller

[tessaaaaa]

Dead Boy Detectives - Glitter and Gold

#dead boy detectives #my videos #the sandman universe #edwin payne #charles rowland #edwin x charles #painland

[strawberryb-0-ba]

DEAD BOY DETECTIVES VIEWERSHIP

As most of you know, the viewership for the show is low, but I still believe we should hold up some hope for the show because 1) It raised another million in a week so it raise more within the next few weeks and 2) Netflix only renews their shows based of completion rates.

So please, continue to binge/mass watch the show with each other and complete the show since most of the shows that were canceled had low completion rates. We can’t let the show be just another canceled show on Netflix, we need to let Netflix know that we have voice, rate the show high so Netflix knows we have a voice, tell our friends or even strangers to watch it to raise viewership to let Netflix knows that this fanbase has voice, and spread the fact that will be having a binge/mass watching spree that will last until Sunday (sorry for changing the dates so much). We can’t keep spreading negativity, we have to have some hope and spread the word about the binge/mass watching that lasts until Sunday. Until we get the news, we have to have hope even if it’s just a little hope. Spread the word.

END THE CANCELLATION STREAK

QUEER, YA FANTASY DESERVES TO EXIST FOR MORE THAN ONE SEASON

#dead boy detectives #charles rowland #dead boy detective agency #edwin payne #neil gaiman #marauders #the sandman #the sandman universe #supernatrual #netflix #cat king #crystal castle #jenny the butcher #niko sasaki #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lockwood and co #interview with the vampire #doom patrol #our flag means death #good omens #gaimanverse #i need a season 2 #ofmd #we have to have hope #stranger things #dbd #don’t cancel this show #we got this

[lives-in-delusion221b]

Just finished Dead Boy Detectives in one sitting. I’ll need 10 more seasons on my desk by tomorrow Netflix please and thank you. Excuse me while I wildly scramble to get my hands on copies of the comics. Everyone pls watch it!

#dead boy detectives #dead boy detective agency #payneland #charles rowland #niko sasaki #edwin payne #crystal palace #painland #edwin paine #how’s Edwin’s last name spelled?!?!?? Paine or Payne???? #the sandman universe

[painlandpalace]

crazy how the very first sin was a woman who ate

#esther finch #dead boy detectives #netflix #esther finch edit #dead boy detectives edit #jenn lyon #jenn lyon edit #the sandman #the sandman universe

[lutheban]

Is this not what happens?

#my stuff #my art #dead boy detectives #dead boy detective agency #edwin payne #despair of the endless #the sandman universe #edwin dead boy detectives #despair literally went: you’re my friend now. we’re having soft tacos later!

[xanyiaz]

if you're wondering where i've been, i've been editing dead boy detectives 5 times 🤗 (it has taken over all of my brain cells help it's so silly and gay i love it‼️) here's the first one lol:

#dead boy detectives #dead boy detective agency #dead boy detectives edit #dead boy detectives dc #dc #dc comics #dc universe #dcu #the sandman universe #the sandman #neil gaiman #dbd #dbd edit #dbd art #dbd fanart #dead boy detective fanart #dead boy detective badge #edit #edits #video editing #editing #after effects #ae #redacted audio #redacted asmr #redacted fandom

[shamelessly-obsessed]

Okay but like the thing with Charles CLEARLY being jealous when Marty is flirting with Edwin is that you can’t even make the argument that “oh well maybe he’s just jealous that Edwin might have a friend other than him” cause he shows absolutely no jealousy when it comes to Edwin being besties with Niko or warming up to Crystal. Oh and also the fact that he’s just completely in love with Edwin but doesn’t realize it… that too.

I’m going insane over them, I can’t stop help me

Edwin and Charles are my everything and so is Edwin and Niko’s friendship 😫

#dead boy detective agency #dead boy detectives #dbd #neil gaiman #sandman #sandman universe #the sandman universe #dc #edwin paine #edwin payne #charles rowland #niko sasaki #crystal palace

[yuecrafter]

All Hail the Cat King! Loving the Dead Boy Detectives on Netflix. More designs and merch to come, including a very stylish butcher shop.

#dead boy detectives #Netflix #sandman netflix #dead boy detective agency #dead boy detectives fan art #the cat king #imperial pacific cannery #cat king #all hail the cat king #sandman cats #Neil Gaiman #Neil Gaiman cats #the sandman #the sandman universe #sandman fan art

[purtropposi]

can someone please make an edit about edwin and charles with hits different by taylor swift please and thank you

#dead boy detectives #paynland #painland #edwin x charles #charles x edwin #charles rowland #edwin payne #edwin paine #the sandman universe

[childofposiden71]

If you like the long term blurring the lines of azi crow you’ll like dead boy dectives

If you like supernatural but was disappointed in destial you’ll love dead boy dectives

If you like well written complex women characters you’ll like dead boy dectives

If you like sandman you’ll like dead boy dectives

If you like the unwrapping of internalized homophobia you’ll love dead boy dectives ( like ofmd

If you like gorgeous casts you’ll like dead boy dectives

#dead boy detectives #fellow travelers #good omens #edwin payne #doom patrol #our flag means death #supernatrual #destial #the sandman #the sandman universe #neil gaiman #neil gayman or whatever #heartstopper

[kirichiro]

Conversations had with Charles in a closet™

Edwin E01 & Crystal E07 Ironically about each other

#dead boy detectives #dead boy detectives spoilers #dbd spoilers #neil gaiman #sandman #the sandman universe #Edwin Payne #Charles Rowland #Crystal Palace #flashing #tw: flashing gif

[void-of-chill]

Edwin Payne & Charles Rowland - Dead Boy Detectives (2024)

#dead boy detectives #edwin payne #charles rowland #george rexstrew #jayden revri #the sandman universe #my posts

[stormboundstars]

I absolutely adore that Niko Sasaki's contribution to the Dead Boy Detective Agency isn't any kind of special powers she could've gotten from being possessed by parasitic little gods, but rather it's just her— with her innate curiosity and kindness, her love of love, and the earnestness and sincerity in which she says or does something.... ooooh I love her so much my best girl !!!!

#i have to make a niko sasaki appreciation post i HAVE to #niko sasaki #dead boy detectives #dead boy detectives spoilers #yuyu kitamura #dead boy detective agency #the sandman universe #newt's notes

[bobbole]

Herb Ritts for Valentino, 1995

Joelle Jones, variant cover for The Sandman Universe Nightmare Country The Glass House #2

#male fashion #Herb Ritts #the sandman #the sandman universe #nightmare country #the corinthian #Joelle Jones #reference

[painlandpalace]

dead boy detectives reading list

with the show finally out i figured it was a great time to share my reading list again! check it out below the cut 👻☠️🔎

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⏳ the sandman #25 (1991)

this is their first appearance!

🐇 the children's crusade (1993)/free country: a tale of the children's crusade (2015)

1. the children's crusade #1

(2. black orchid annual #1

4. animal man annual #1

5. swamp thing annual #7

6. doom patrol annual #2

7. arcana annual #1)

8. the children's crusade #2

alternatively you can just read free country. whether or not you read the annuals i recommend reading free country's middle chapter

!!! in place of the annuals there is an additional middle chapter that was created for the book "free country: a tale of the children's crusade" where it is placed between the two children's crusade issues. the boys don't actually appear in most of the annuals (they are in two panels of swamp thing and appear in doom patrol) and reading them isn't necessary but i figured i would include them as they are part of the story.

❄️ winter's edge #3 (2000)

this is an anthology. their part is the 'books of magic: waiting for good dough' story starting on page 19

🐦‍⬛ the sandman presents: the dead boy detectives (2001, 4 issues)

i believe the tv show's esther finch was partially based on this run's villain.

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(they do have a part in 'death: at death's door' from 2003. it's short and really just a retelling of events from sandman #25 with some minor changes. the entirety of their appearance in death: at death's door is included at the end of the next comic im listing so i am not really adding the death: at death's door book to the list)

☠️ the dead boy detectives (2005, one-shot)

this book was made by jill thompson in a very cute manga-esque style

👻 ghosts (2012), time warp (2013), the witching hour (2013)

these three are anthologies. the story 'the dead boy detectives in: run ragged' runs through all of them. 'run ragged' kicks off the next run.

🔮 from the pages of the sandman: dead boy detectives (2013, 12 issues)

this is the comic where crystal is introduced! a book collecting all 12 issues titled 'dead boy detectives by toby litt & mark buckingham' was released in 2023

🔎the sandman universe: dead boy detectives (2022, 6 issues)

the most recent run, centered around some really interesting thai mythology and featuring multiple edwin moments that i am sure you will love

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and that's everything! i also recommend buying the omnibus if you can. it includes everything minus the 2022 run plus some additional bonus content!

i hope this is helpful! feel free to ask me any questions you may have about the comics. dead boy detectives is my number one interest so i should be able to answer

have fun reading! 👻

#dead boy detectives #the sandman #the sandman universe #comics #reading list #edwin paine #edwin payne #charles rowland #crystal palace #crystal palace surname von hoverkraft #painland #paynland #i really hope i didnt mess up while making this post fjdkfkjdkf