Kevin Smith's Artistic Journey: Influence of Neil Gaiman's Sandman

Kevin Smith reveals Neil Gaiman's Sandman profoundly influenced his creative journey.

### The Influence of Neil Gaiman's Sandman on Kevin Smith's Creative Journey
* 🎤 "Right before I started my entire career, I was **knee-deep, crotch-deep**, if you will, in Neil Gaiman's **Sandman**."
* 📚 Kevin Smith credits Sandman as the **last source of inspiration** before embarking on his filmmaking journey, highlighting its **significant impact** on his work.
* 🎬 He acknowledges that while the themes of **dreaming** may not be overtly present in his film Clerks, the influence of **Sandman** can be traced to his later work, particularly **Dogma**.
* 🌌 Smith emphasizes how Sandman sparked his interest in **blending the supernatural with everyday life**, a concept he explored in his films.
* ✍ He even admits to borrowing elements from Sandman, including a speech by **Lucifer**, believing that **few would recognize the reference in the 90s**.
* 🎧 Smith expresses his excitement about the adaptation of Sandman into an audio drama, showcasing its **lasting relevance and impact on creators**.
* 🎶 The discussion at New York Comic Con and MCM Metaverse centers around the **importance of inspiration** in the creative process, particularly from **influential works like Sandman**.

hello to the New York Comic Con and MCM uh metaverse. It's me, Kevin Smith. How are you? Okay, I don't think I've ever seen anything written about what the artist consumes before the artist starts their journey. However, I know what I consume right before I went off and made clerks. Right before I started my entire career, I was knee-deep, crotch-deep, if you will, in Neil Gaiman's Sandman. That was the last meal of sustenance I ate before I went out and became a creator, and you could see its influence in my work. You're sitting there going, What? I don't remember the dreaming in clerks. No, but I don't get to dogma without Sandman. Neil Sandman turned my mind on. That's how I got to dogma, the idea of dealing with the supernatural in the mundane world, as well stolen directly from him, including like a draft of the script where I took a Lucifer speech almost verbatim, thinking, You know, it was the 90s.

nobody's gonna know who reads comic books, so Sandman has been incredibly influential to me. That's why I was so excited when I heard that they turned it into an audio drama, and that's what we're here to discuss today, ladies and gentlemen. [Music] You

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Kevin Smith's Creative Journey and Influence of Sandman

Kevin Smith reflects on the impact of Neil Gaiman's Sandman on his career as a creator.

He credits the comic series with inspiring his work, particularly in the transition from Clerks to Dogma.

Smith acknowledges borrowing elements from Sandman, including a Lucifer speech for his script.

The Influence of Sandman and Its Audio Drama Adaptation

The Sandman comic book has been incredibly influential to the speaker.

The excitement for its adaptation into an audio drama is palpable.

The discussion is centered around the audio drama's impact and significance.