Neil Gaiman's 'The Sandman' comes to life at long last

An on-screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman's seminal and revered 'The Sandman' DC Comics series has finally been released. – Photos: Netflix

Tom Sturridge at first tried to look like the Morpheus from Neil Gaiman's comic book series: translucent white skin, a mop of hair standing on end, pitch black eyes with stars in the center.

But he and Gaiman realised that to bring the Sandman protagonist to life, he had to be able to walk among humans.