Compiled and edited by Laura Drescher
King of This
First story reprinted in ???
First published in December 1997.
Writer: John Ney Rieber
Artist: Peter Gross
Colorist: Kevin Somers
Letterer: Comicraft's Liz Agraphlotis
Cover artist: Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh
Constultant: Neil Gaiman
Editor: Julie Rottenberg
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- Page 1
- Panel 1: Xerxes Hall: Xerxes was Emperor of Persia.
- Panel 1: Belgravia is a borough in London. It's three minutes from Victoria Station and five from Buckingham Palace.
- Page 2
- Panel 1: WWWebster's defines "magnum opus" as a great work.
- Page 6
- Panel 2: I guess Mary Rose would have been too much.
- Page 15
- Panel 2: Evidently Jimmy's mother isn't a fan of Mr. Hunter.
- Page 21
- Panel 1: Gwendolyn. Also known as Sister Staylace.
- The Lady of the Lake is a character in Arthurian legend who gave Arthur Excalibur. Know more?
Contributors include:
Greg Morrow is the editor of the Sandman Annotations, whose format and legal information I have used here.
Sascha Segan inspired me with his page, Suburban Mythos: The Books of Magic, and helped me begin these annotations.