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"Sandman creator Neil Gaiman has opened up about his return to the classic comic book property. The writer told MTV that the prospect of penning a prequel to the Vertigo series is &amp;quot;terrifying&amp;quot; but admitted that he is thriving on it.   &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s set before issue 1 which is really terrifying, I&amp;#039;m loving it but it&amp;#039;s really terrifying,&amp;quot; Gaiman said.  &amp;quot;This is the story of having to fight this very, very peculiar war in a distant galaxy far, far away where dreams are starting to melt down. The incarnation of Dream of that part of the galaxy has basically been destroyed and he&amp;#039;s having to fill in.&amp;quot; Illustrated by JH Williams III, the six-issue Sandman prequel was announced at Comic Con International 2012 over the summer. Gaiman last returned to the world of Dream and his family the Endless in 2003&amp;#039;s The Sandman: Endless Nights. His fan-favourite DC Comics character Death was last seen in 2010 during Paul Cornell&amp;#039;s Lex Luthor-centric run on Action Comics. The new Sandman series will debut in 2013. Watch Gaiman&amp;#039;s video announcement of the title below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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