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I am man..for there is always hope'...Long shot - Help with I.D. a comic & character
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![]() A long shot this I know, but 20 odd years ago my mate was telling me about this story in a comic, which was really good..and I want to remember what it was and what the character was. Problem is I barely remember the details But I know the premise..it went something like this:Two characters were fighting and metamorphising into bigger and better creatures, each out-doing the other one. One would say something like (not actually these creature though) 'I am the mountain eagle, lord of the skies and I rend you with my talons..' the other then metamorphisises into something bigger 'I am the dragon, lord of the heavens...'' and so on. I think one of them turns into the sun and burns the other, the other responds 'I am a black hole, devourer of stars and planets...' The reader is then under the impression that nothing can out do this ..but then the other says something like...'and I am Man...for there is always hope (of escape)'. To labour the point, if there is always hope, then they cannot be beaten.I have absolutely ruined that story lol, it was really well written and it was really powerful when I read it. However the years have gone by and drinks have been drunk and that is all I remember! Any help much appreciated! ![]() Cheers Perones |
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It's issue #4 'Sandman' from Neil Gaiman's peerless reign. It can be found in the collected edition 'Preludes & Nocturns'. Dream is battling Lucifer.
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I thought about Sandman: A Hope in Hell but some of the details are different and I began to wonder if another comic had done something similar...
But, as the O/P says, the examples he uses aren't the actual ones... the final play in Sandman is simply "I am hope". It's a duel in hell between Dream and Choronozon over Dream's Mask of Office. |
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Yup, definitely Sandman #4. Somewhat infamous comic book scene.
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It's issue #4 'Sandman' from Neil Gaiman's peerless reign. It can be found in the collected edition 'Preludes & Nocturns'. Dream is battling Lucifer.
Many thanks for taking the time to let me know.Quote:
Yup, definitely Sandman #4. Somewhat infamous comic book scene.
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I thought about Sandman: A Hope in Hell but some of the details are different and I began to wonder if another comic had done something similar...
But, as the O/P says, the examples he uses aren't the actual ones... the final play in Sandman is simply "I am hope". It's a duel in hell between Dream and Choronozon over Dream's Mask of Office. yes my apologies for butchering the text!_______ I can't tell you all how long I've been trying to track this down! and I thought i was good at googling. What a great site and community this can be. Thanks again
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Not ideal but here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BAo8CM5BF0
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But I know the premise..it went something like this:
