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‘Dead Boy Detectives’ is Dreadfully Delightful in its Netflix Debut

April 26, 2024 Brian Kitson Comicbook Films & Shows, DC, Dead Boy Detectives, Doom Patrol, LGBTQ+, Netflix, The Sandman 9 min read

Netflix struck gold back in the summer of 2022 with the release of their DC series, The Sandman. After spending years in developmental hell, the show based on Neil Gaiman’s comic book series found life on the streaming service with a 10-episode initial run. It wasn’t long until a secret special eleventh episode was dropped and a second season was announced,

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Comics Review: ‘The Dead Boy Detectives’ Omnibus

April 17, 2024 Luna Gauthier Comics, Dead Boy Detectives, Neil Gaiman, The Sandman 5 min read

Some friendships last a lifetime, some last even longer. Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine have just such a friendship. Both died when they were just kids at St. Hilarion’s Boarding School, admittedly a century apart. And both ran from death. Now they spend their time sneaking into theaters and searching for cases to solve. From the creative mind of Neil Gaiman

The Dead Boy Detectives in a dark, eerie forest with a skull in the foreground.

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The Dead Boy Detectives are Coming to the Doom Patrol

September 21, 2021 Brian Kitson DC, Dead Boy Detectives, Doom Patrol, Max, Neil Gaiman 4 min read

With the third season of Doom Patrol finally premiering later this week, it seems like the right time to explore one of the new potential, exciting spin-offs that may be coming. The idea of bringing Edwin Payne, Charles Rowland, and their friend Crystal Palace into the mix with the beloved rag-tag team was first announced by DC on April 22nd, 2021.