Compiled and edited by Laura Drescher
The Exquisite Corpse
First story reprinted in ???
First published in November 1998.
Writer and artist: Peter Gross
Finishes: Temujin
Colorist: Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh
Separations: Jamison
Letterer: Comicraft
Cover artist: M.W. Kaluta
Constultant: Neil Gaiman
Assistant editor: Cliff Chiang
Editor: Stuart Moore
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- Page 1
- Panel 1: The necklace is, of course, Mary Hunter's glamour stone. The two photos on the left are of Mary and Tim as a child; the photo on the right is of Molly and Tim.
- Page 3
- Panel 9-10: I wonder where that bottle went...
- Page 6
- Panel 6: Hubris means . Obviously a reference to Cyril's cavilier "I'm sorry I was late. I had a call to make" entrance to class.
- Page 13
- Panel 1-6: You'd think one of Cyril's other teachers would have called Holly-or the men in white coats- by now.
- Page 15
- Panel 3-5: In my opinion, one of the finest parts of Peter Gross' run. I love Mr. Hunter's expression in Panel 4.
- Page 16
- Panel 4: Of course we know already that Mr. Currie doesn't really appear as a troll. This is explained in Issue 50.
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.