Every John Constantine Reference In Netflix’s The Sandman
Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for The Sandman season 1.
The third episode of Netflix's The Sandman season 1, «Dream a Little Dream of Me,» is full of references to John Constantine and his comic book, Hellblazer. This is unsurprising, given that the episode is a faithful adaptation of The Sandman #3, which was also titled «Dream a Little Dream of Me,» and teamed the infamous working-class warlock with Lord Morpheus, Dream of the Endless. What is surprising, however, is how many Easter eggs the Netflix series contains regarding Constantine's solo adventures that were not in the original Sandman story.
Created by Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, Rick Veitch, and John Totleben, John Constantine was originally a supporting character in Swamp Thing. The con-man conjurer proved popular and was soon appearing in other comics before earning his own mature readers solo series. While some prefer the more realistic stories published by DC's Vertigo imprint, the past decade has also seen Constantine making more appearances fighting alongside the World's Finest superheroes as part of Justice League Dark.
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Netflix's The Sandman does not include John Constantine due to the decision to double-cast Jenna Coleman as two versions of Johanna Constantine. One is a female version of John Constantine who exists in modern London, while the other is an ancestor, Lady Johanna Constantine, who was alive during the French Revolution. Despite this change-up, which helped the series avoid potential complications regarding the character rights to John Constantine, Netflix's The Sandman still gives a number of nods to John Constantine's life in the pages of Hellblazer.
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