What doThe SandmanandLocke & Keyhave in common?

EW has an exclusive preview of the first four pages of issue #1.

EW first broke the news ofLocke & Keycoming together withThe Sandmanlast August.

The Sandman/Locke and Key comic crossover

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Mary’s brother Jack has been dead for 10 years, but he still sends letters home from Hell.

The Sandman was created byNeil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg.

“Neil Gaiman’s stories taught Gabriel and me how to tell ours.The Sandmanseries is to comics what J.R.R.

The Sandman/Locke and Key comic crossover

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Tolkien’sLord of the Ringswas to fantasy and maybe whatSgt.

Neil dreamt up all the best toys, and what a thrill it’s been to play with them.

Maybe the biggest surprise is how well, how naturally, these series lace together.

The Sandman/Locke and Key comic crossover

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It’s like they’ve always been waiting for each other.”

Read the first four pages exclusively below.

The Sandman/Locke and Key comic crossover

Gabriel Rodríguez for IDW

The Sandman/Locke and Key comic crossover

Gabriel Rodríguez for IDW