DC Showcase "DEATH" part-4

[@zifan_winters]

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[@bongalimekuri2755]

Thank you so much for uploading this is thing 😭😭🙏👍

[@knightwing4972]

Thank you for uploading this I've been looking all over for this in here whatha meaningful End so Salute & thanks for the job the will done

[@Nukinator]

your part 3 doesn't have the usual pin for some reason

[@renztinio6248]

I see they race swap

[@raymondcasso7966]

That's it? Is there more like a show?

[@RobynNightShade]

Vincent's life had been touched by all the Endless: His life, like everyone else's is written in the book of Destiny. Dream inspired him to be an artist. Desire made him want fame and met Despair when he couldn't get it. Delirium made him see his doubts. Destruction destroyed his flat. Death led him away

[@primexample8912]

That’s amazingly profound 😃

[@Charmedsas1]

amazingly explained😢😭😭

[@lukeamparo6586]

Destruction is taking an extended vacation. Failing at all the arts.

[@nurunnahar5238]

Not destruction. Cigarette.

[@ericbrower611]

@@nurunnahar5238 But the cigarette was the tool destruction used.

[@matthewwaskie8721]

If some mysterious goth woman doesn't bring my soul to the other side with a warm smile and a gentle, reassuring hand then I don't want it sir!

[@zifan_winters]

Lol😁

[@shadowclaw7210]

I would prefer more of gentle old man like my grandpa

[@SamuelBlack84]

All my life I've been comforted by darkness. I would welcome its same black wings embracing me as I die

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

@Anime Beyonder speaking of Death Note, if she got to Light before Ryuk did, it'd be one of the few times she doesn't smile. Both because she hates when humans kill each other and because of the rules of the death note she can't even drag him to Hell for it. *Light:* I thought you were nice compared to the Shinigami, but I see you're no different. *Death:* You killed so many people Light!! If not for the rules of this damn book I'd send your egotistical ass to Hell. She would be a lot nicer to L and maybe Misa.

[@ericlepine2099]

can be whoever u want it to be, shes just his vision of death how he sees death to be.

[@135mikerules23]

“Death has a body like a model, the clothes of a poet and the smile of your best friend. She wears a top hat for fun, her ankh necklace for power, and carries a big black umbrella for travelling to the 'sunless lands.' I wonder what she smells like? I'm sure it's fresh and clean and her laugh must be rinkly or maybe it's warm and chuckly, but whatever it is, Death laughs a lot. We talk about the 'miracle of birth' but what about the 'miracle of death'? We have the science of death pretty much figured out, but death's magic and inevitability have been feared and ignored for a long time now. What if Death is a person?” -Neil Gaiman

[@krisbrulotte7889]

And she's wise.. and kind.. and occasionally bends the rules.. just a little.

[@jamessm4401]

What does death smell like? I bet it’s fresh bread, cinnamon, or freshly ground coffee.

[@josiaha992]

To let go is to forgo, to feel is to die, to live and love is to suffer,death has always been a beautiful muse in humanity, a tapestry of running emotions that ensnares and bounds us by our self,and to what we cling to, just like a child who is spoiled and doesn't want to let go of their new toy. There is no such thing as beauty of "child birth" because before the child is even conceived thier sorry was already written, as is their death. Because the sands of time flow regardless.

[@youngmultiverser9311]

Thank you Mr Gaiman for making Death be like an old friend instead of an ugly truth

[@stateofflorida5082]

Hey, that's pretty *Gai, man* *BAD DUM CRASH*

[@Inuwoodx]

"When the last living thing dies, my job will be finished. I'll put the chairs on the tables, turn out the lights and lock the universe behind me when I leave." - Death

[@cngotham4111]

Isn't there always gonna be life so it's not her job endless. Even if the whole universe got wiped another may get made. Unless if she isn't multiversal and just the death of that universe

[@veyll]

Isn't this quote from the sandman Serie?

[@halogalaxy5612]

@@veyll yea it’s from the comics.

[@CrashSable]

@@cngotham4111 she is multiversal and is able to lock up each individual universe if and when all life dies in it

[@cngotham4111]

@@CrashSable so yea her job is endless until the multiverse ends lol

[@sootythunder3111]

Not going to lie if you know the art scene that piece of arts value would skyrocket just for the story behind it, down on his luck artist, flunked out of art school, girlfriend left him, lost his job and living in a crappy apartment, drug addiction and right before he OD he draws a masterpiece which is the only surviving piece of art that burns down the apartment. Collectors love these stories behind the art sometimes more than the art itself

[@spencersholden]

Just look at Van Gogh

[@Cuban20]

Thank you, I actually learned something new today

[@tchoythao1730]

Well, considering how Death gave him a gift as a child, personally came to visit him, and how his life ended in tragedy, I think he was an individual that she fell in love with (love isn’t necessarily only romantic). The Endless aren’t meant to fall in love with a mortal because that dooms the individual.

[@youcantbeatk7006]

Nicotine overdose?

[@PhoenixFires]

@@youcantbeatk7006 Look at his arm left arm. Its tied off.

[@RodRod82]

This is one of the best well written and animated DC features.

[@mrphauker]

absolutely amazing, one of the best shorts i've ever seen.

[@NunYaBiz1313]

@@jesusjimenez6755 Could be interpreted in many different ways. My interpretation was that he finally found the deeper joy in himself, the way he used to feel and be, filled with "Creativity" until those around him began judgin his artwork, defining the word for him which eventually lost his personal true meaning behind it. Death just came into his life as a reminder of " happiness"

[@theoutsider-uj8ow]

Omg this is so cooool

[@rustkarl]

Short and bittersweet. Absolutely perfect.

[@ridgefrost]

@@mrphauker i swear whoever does dc's animations needs to be given a budget for a movie cuz i don't understand how their animations are always soo good but their movies are usually lackluster, i personally think dc movies get alot of hate and don't get enough credit like i really liked man of steel and aquaman, but generally dc movies tend to fall behind in captivating an audience while their animations keep u engaged

[@joshuamoore4537]

She wasn’t lying when she said smoking would kill him. She just didn’t say how.

[@deathoftheendless]

He was already dead from the drug overdose.

[@Rhino-Prime]

@@deathoftheendless Yeah but that was in his apartment

[@danatedawg1018]

@@deathoftheendless yeah but he can be revived from that had he been found. The fire ensures his death

[@KeijiMaeda86]

@@danatedawg1018 lol no you can't.

[@lightingboy1001]

Yea you can

[@hexenmotte5356]

"The end of your story was written in the book of Destiny before you sucked in your first breath." That's not just some poetic saying, it's literally all written down in her brother's book

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

Her brother is a D-Bag. I mean making a struggling artist work himself to death, that is something even Despair vomits at and she enjoys people in pain.

[@luckoftheirish5662]

@@Shanethefilmmaker That's kinda the point. Death and possibly Destruction are the only kind people among the Endless. Destiny is completely apathetic, Dream once sent his ex-girlfriend to hell for rejecting him, Desire is a jerk especially towards Dream by making him repeatedly fall in love with humans only to watch them die, Despair's whole purpose is to break people down, and Delirium once drove a man insane for calling her a bad driver.

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

@@luckoftheirish5662 I know that's the point. Doesn't make him less of a douche. If the Endless are real, I would apologize to Death since it's still her brother, but when it's my time to go I'll ask if I could have a few minutes alone with Destiny so I could punch him. It won't stop him from doing his job, but I'll feel better afterwards.

[@luckoftheirish5662]

@@Shanethefilmmaker Plot Twist: Destiny has already written in his book that your punch will miss him lol

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

@@luckoftheirish5662 considering Destiny ends with Death, that's probably not gonna work on me. I'm already dead and off to whatever heaven or hell awaits me after all.

[@ShadowDemon_4]

He put his heart and soul into his painting. So much so that he had none left to live.

[@LarsTonguesInAspix]

Damn

[@theeyeoftheyinyangs]

He died though… After he painted his magnum opus.

[@jorionrange8336]

In the words of her brother, "The sad truth about achieving your dream is realizing it's merely what you used to want ..." - Dream.

[@TheGreyParse]

I love how the very end is left entirely to interpretation as to whether she actively did something to save that painting, or if it was just pure coincidence and she just knew it wouldn't burn. It's amazing how they depicted Death in this; a young woman with a dark, gothic appearance, but very warm and kind with an underlying air of sadness about her.

[@charlesburgess4511]

I would take it further that this feature happens after the Wake Arc in the Sandman. Vincent's description of his joy at creating such inspiring art would remind Her of Morpheus and Delight, and in that moment when Vincent begs Her to spare the painting, I wouldn't be surprised that She shed a single tear in that moment, remembering all the times she spent with her lost siblings, and making the decision to actually grant Vincents final wish.

[@notdante1151]

Now that was powerful. Old style animation, the grim and eerie world, with somewhat depressing music play in the background match perfectly with the story it try to tell. I got chills!

[@anthonybell4036]

And the fact that it takes place in Gotham

[@MrOrcshaman]

@@user-dc1dr9kr8x It makes you wonder, she is Death, so she is there for every persons life when it ends. But hundreds of people can die in a week, maybe even thousands. Her power must somehow be able to allow her to be in more then one place at any time, bend the rules of time to be there for everyone with a kind hand and gesture of comfort.

[@MrOrcshaman]

@@user-dc1dr9kr8x how is it an insult in just trying to figure out an authors decisions made for his character?

[@rogue_2k374]

She has no power. When Lucifer Morningstar made a new universe from scratch, the second he started the Endless showed up. They’re not a powered being, they are the living embodiment of what they are named after. To see Desire, is to only ever want them, to meet Dream, is to have an idea, a thought no one else has. And to meet Death is to have lived. They are everywhere, all at once, for everything. She’s watching both of us right now, while also being there for the baby that was born a mile from you, and the smoker who dies in the next city over, and for that one kid at the bridge, who was saved by a random stranger. She is inevitable for all things, and no matter when and where you are, she is right there with you.

[@crazycutz8072]

@@MrOrcshaman she does all in the same time frame

[@MrTomro]

I'm not gonna lie, I'm a man and the end made me cry. The music, art, story, everything about this is a masterpiece!

[@zifan_winters]

Me too

[@armandocervantes6352]

they made me cry to

[@armycenturion]

Felt that for a sure short film I really did enjoy this

[@armycenturion]

It kinda shows how ppl feel when they are lost and depressed

[@armycenturion]

I really feel for this man because I feel that way quite often so one day hopefully that will past in a brighter light

[@damascus9876]

I like to think Destruction kept the painting from burning on purpose. Like “Nah, the rest of apartment can go, but the painting stays. You made my sister look dope!”

[@rock21611]

Destruction doesn't actually take part in the world. His domain exists with or without him, and he got tired of it, so one day he just... left. He's a bit of a hermit, trying and failing to create things. I think the idea was more that Death honored his last request.

[@pabloc8808]

@@rock21611 It's still a cool idea, considering Destruction is an artist himself (or at least tries to be one). Not canon, but cool anyway

[@rezafebriansyah8620]

Destruction had long abandoned his realm and responsibilities, further cut all contacts from the Endless that any attempts of searching him will immediately sent out an alarm of mass destruction and death, like when Ishtar decided to go all out blowing the entire strip-club and causing the death of a certain lawyer whose name I've forgotten.

[@MrPjw5]

As much as I am on board with the canon that Destruction abandoned his duties and remains uninvolved in the affairs of humanity, it is fun to think about him intervening just this once to save the painting, maybe by controlling how much of the building collapses in the fire.

[@tiagodagostini]

Destruction never acts anymore. Death has more than enough power to do it. She can change the circunstances of ANY death or birth event.

[@jamintaznis3119]

This show case was absolutely amazing...the feels are strong here

[@zifan_winters]

I Recommend watching the full version of it...it was so damn good almost made me cry

[@jamintaznis3119]

@@zifan_winters yeah, I just watched the full thing and my emotions are all over the place.

[@zifan_winters]

@@jamintaznis3119 the whole showcase was like 12 min I trimmed the first 4 min

[@alinaser1285]

@@zifan_winters plz if you can give me comics about dath character

[@zifan_winters]

@@alinaser1285 well, she appeared in most of the comics written by neil gaiman including sandman where she first appeared in " the sandman vol-2 #8"..she then had two minisiries "Death: The High Cost of Living" "Death: The Time of Your Life" she also have a graphic novel called "Death: At Death's Door"

[@tailedgates9]

THIS is what DC is capable of. This short story and Red Hood are some of my favorite pieces of recent DC animation, right next to oldies like Teen Titans and Justice league.

[@kyanah8073]

Is there a short movie about red hood?

[@dorian646]

@@kyanah8073 not about the red hood they’re just in the same movie, the red hood movie lasts for about 40 minutes of the 1hr 30m run time of the entire movie. there’s 5 little movies in this one big moviw

[@imlivingunderyourbed7845]

@@dorian646 What's the title tho?

[@amateurartist23]

@@imlivingunderyourbed7845 Batman Under The Red Hood

[@Moponen]

I love this Death more than any other in any media, second being SCP-4999 from SCP-series. She just seems to accept and love or at least understand everyone she meets. No hate, simple empathy. A guide who's hand is there for everyone to take in the end, not grasping or pulling at you, simply for comfort as she shows you the next part.

[@ericvaldovinos278]

Well this death wasn’t always like this, if I remember correctly she used to be really cynical and detached from all the pain and suffering, until she took a young girl and she asked her, “How would you like it?” So she tries to live as a human for 24 hours every so often to understand what people are going through in life.

[@ZimVader-0017]

@@ericvaldovinos278 Didn't a catastrophe with millions of deaths break her at one point, or am I remembering wrong? She was in a funk and didn't want to take souls anymore, nearly ended the universe.

[@jaredknight8838]

@@ericvaldovinos278 Yup, every hundred years she lives as a human, ending with her having a conversation with herself when she comes to collect.

[@ez_is_bloo]

4999 has nothing on this

[@Moponen]

@@ez_is_bloo yeah, that's why he's second. Also notice I said 'I love'

[@GameVeteran86]

What makes Death of the Endless so great is that she shows death doesn’t have to be scary or depressing. Death is simply a part of life, one that we all will eventually face. However, even in our final moments, one can still find beauty and comfort.

[@noobsybot9926]

And a Friend

[@briannarvaez203]

My grandma died just yesterday I Hope that Death is Kind and comforting As she is so she may find her peace

[@fernandosalinas505]

I hope so, mate. And I also hope you’re better now, keep strong

[@briannarvaez203]

@@fernandosalinas505 just pray for my mom she needs it more than me

[@bernainmolina7481]

My condolences friend but remember your grandma have your parents wisdom to be more which I'm sure is imbued in you as well pass it on fellow soul

[@bernainmolina7481]

@@briannarvaez203 of course brother may your mother be healed through you and your family

[@David-ic3pw]

@@bernainmolina7481 I pray you get better & nothing happens to your family

[@TidusX16]

I really needed this after my friend passed away. He died of Pneumonia and he was just a year younger than me (27), the best guy ever. He made me feel welcomed when I transferred over to my college. Made me laugh, always joked about every girl he saw me with, even got me into wrestling and hockey (he was a Bruins fan). When I found out he died it just felt empty like I wanted it to be a joke. I knew he was in pain but thinking that death isn't scary but welcoming is something I've learned to understand. Neil Gaiman's writing and characters helped me learn to cope with Death.

[@catalandustin51]

Condolences for your friends passing

[@ericsantana1184]

I'm here for you. My heart goes out to you and your friend. I'd be hurt inside if I lost my friends. May The Lord Give him Peace.

[@evilmiera]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@kungfumaster51]

Sorry to hear that. 😞

[@donchii9538]

Damn i cried while reading your comment….😞 Im so sorry for your loss and i cant imagine how the family of your friend did feel about it

[@arrenshepperd6146]

What I love about that is, that all of Death Siblings (Destiny, Desire, Despair, Dream, Destruction and Delirium) are in that Showcase. Not there embodyment, but just who they are. That makes this Shortfilm just so much more philosophical

[@alexvasquez9191]

The painting was so Beautiful and amazing

[@sephtakamura3647]

U can really tell that she's just doing her job as grim reapers would always do.

[@zifan_winters]

sadly it's the truth

[@ri_kito]

Is just like the meme of the the grim reaper is like saying you were not good but you were the best

[@Lutherstrode17492]

Destiny: Vincent’s life, like everyone else’s, is written in Destiny’s book. Dream: Made Vincent want to be an artist. Desire: Made Vincent obsessed with fame, at the cost of everyone in his life Despair: Made Vincent depressed when he couldn’t find fame Delirium: Made Vincent realize his doubts in life Destruction (indirectly): destroyed his apartment Death: Lead Vincent into the afterlife

[@theirishviking9278]

your also forgetting that this version of death also gives you life to begin with

[@Lutherstrode17492]

@@theirishviking9278 crap, I forgot

[@theirishviking9278]

@@Lutherstrode17492 only remembered because its in the sandman

[@Lutherstrode17492]

@@theirishviking9278 dude, I get it😡 I’m sorry I forgot

[@castbet9183]

You know I feel like an idiot but all of the Endless names start with a D

[@Montesama314]

I can imagine this guy's artwork carrying a legend behind it in the years to come. "THE ARTIST GAVE HIS LAST BREATH AND PUT IT INTO HIS WORK. HIS WHOLE APARTMENT BURNED TO ASHES... BUT HIS FINAL MASTERPIECE REMAINED!"

[@briannalee1998]

This was amazing! The Endless need their own show!

[@darkangel7589]

Sandman is getting its own Netflix series.

[@mightbehuman]

@@darkangel7589 good

[@bjarne3521]

@@darkangel7589 I know ... but I actually would prefer an animated series!

[@ryanmatthews3609]

@@bjarne3521 me too

[@vocesdelrioriourbano7236]

@@darkangel7589 And they ruined it. I hate Netflix.

[@f.w.3823]

0:40 I just love the expression Death has on her face. Like "Yup thats me". Of all the endless she is the most humane the most kind.

[@AceTheSkylord]

She's the one that interacts the most with humans, so it makes sense

[@liamjacques5335]

Of course, she is death, unlike the others who influence afar, she walks the world meeting numbers untold, seeing every wake of life, every kind of person, some may see repetition and monotony but for Death, they are lives each unique and beautiful, she could never get bored of Life or become uncaring because each is a work of art, beautiful in each one's own way

[@cemalpay9826]

in canon she makes a part of herself enbody a mortal body and live for a day every hundred years. To stay grounded and remember the dread of mortality humans and other species experience daily. That's one of the reasons she's as emphatic and nice. Because at the end, everyone needs a comforting smile and a friend to listen.

[@emilymatthews2990]

When you work with and see many different kinds of people if you don’t end up kind, then that’s on you. The way I see this Death is kinda a social worker working with others and helping them feel safe in the other side.

[@robertwright7937]

This is so much like reading the comics it's eerie. I just watched the whole thing, and it's perfect. Best thing I've seen for a while.

[@dominikdejanovicc3473]

As an artist myself this hit incredibly hard, even made me cry tbh. It really captures the feeling of losing the spark of passion for your craft due to depression or desperation. Even down to the inner negative self talk.

[@rezafebriansyah8620]

Every artists biggest questions aside from the bucks would be the "Why", why do you do it? Was it for acknowledgement, sense of achievement in life? Or is it for yourself?

[@shymecha]

This!

[@joshuamoore4537]

Neil Gaiman is a legend.

[@lazuruswolf6668]

Agreed. Cant wait to Watch Sandman on Netflix.

[@theascendunt9960]

@@lazuruswolf6668 Netflix's cast is some woke, blackwashed shitfest.

[@lazuruswolf6668]

@@theascendunt9960 Well I think the casting looks amazing and I cant wait to see what happens.

[@kingduckdodo6672]

@@lazuruswolf6668 what happened?

[@AsuraQin]

This may be one of DC's most beautiful short works.

[@ChristopherMichael180]

That's actually shockingly beautiful to imagine the personification of death would want to give you a chance before crossing into the unknown to overcome your demons and get back in touch with the spark of joy and infinite possibility of childhood that was lost along the way. One can only hope we're granted a similar kindness instead of simply ceasing to be...mindless worms and bacteria devouring a carcass that once housed unfulfilled hopes and dreams.

[@ancientmb23]

Not gonna lie, I cried a river! Wow! Such a powerful story with my all time favorite character! I love Death or Didi! Or whatever she is calling herself today! Neil Gaimen created a masterpiece in her. Not a fan of the other Endless, only Death. I can't wait to meet her when it's my time!

[@danielendless]

My favourite character in the entirety of fiction. She's perfection.

[@troglodude980]

Calm down son shes just a drawing

[@gamester512]

I like to imagine her as being a representation of Samael, the angel of death. Even though it's her job to guide the souls of the dead to the afterlife, she is kind, compassionate, and sympathetic, and she doesn't judge those she guides to the afterlife. She understands them, perhaps even better than they ever understood themselves in some cases, and she empathizes with them when they are reeling from the realization that they are dead, even though there is nothing she can do to give them their life back no matter how much she might wish otherwise.

[@ajwatcher]

Death in Marvel: the Queen Bitch of the Universe. Death in DC: A Waifu whose kindness is too good for all of humanity.

[@Renegadetev1]

MARVEL SHOWS COULD NEVER HIT SO HARD 🥺🤧🤧🤧🤧

[@hesklairvoyant]

FACTS

[@somerandomschmuck2547]

Death of the Endless is unironically my favorite portrayal of a Personification of Death in all of fiction, maybe because the idea of Death as something that not only holds no malice but is actually compassionate. Death not as something to be avoided, or an opponent to be overcome, but a friend waiting to greet you further down the road, it's comforting to say the least.

[@valmid5069]

Death: it's time to go Painter: was I a good artist? Death: no... *I was told you were the best*

[@SirIvanchi]

😢😢

[@leyrua]

I get this reference. You have good taste.

[@gregx5096]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@AnjithD]

Death is one of the most prominent members of DC's Endless family. She alongside Destiny, Dream, Destruction, Desire, Despair and Delirium fulfil their functions as embodiments of natural forces.

[@luckoftheirish5662]

Well, not so much Destruction anymore.

[@maestrulgamer9695]

Is kinda illogic how things can still be destroyed withought Destruction doing his job. The same way nothing can die withought Death,nothing should be able to be destroyed withought Destruction!

[@Rhino-Prime]

@@maestrulgamer9695 Destruction Sitting on a couch just waiting for somebody to do thier job every 5 seconds

[@hickyricky5913]

@@luckoftheirish5662 Thing is, just him existing as a concept keeps the job taken, whether knowingly or not. Hell, humans made nukes when Destruction left his post.

[@elbruces]

@@hickyricky5913 That's why he left his post. As long as he still exists, the concept/reality still occurs, it's just that he doesn't have any specific job duties left in managing the details. Since the invention of the A-bomb (actually since the path of science made it inevitable), there's nothing left for him to actually *do*. The specific details of all destruction (and creation for that matter) is being handled by humans now. He just doesn't want the responsibility or the blame for what they do, so he's retired.

[@rodrigotatter7746]

This short is better than the entire MCU

[@death4metal201]

More emotion than the entire MCU

[@librawade8867]

I think the best thing about this is that they didn't try to make this short film about the character Death into something that she isn't. She may be a comic book character, but she isn't a big villain or a great hero. She is the embodiment of death and nothing else. She isn't here to hurt anyone or save anybody. She is just here to help you move on and accept your death.

[@rezafebriansyah8620]

I'm neither merciful nor am I blessed, I'm just someone who do my job. -Death The Dream Country, Facade. I really love Death when she though just passing by, agreed to help Urania Blackwell (Elemental girl) to die, by encouraging her to let go of her fear in living, to look at the sun which will kills her.

[@alloutpotato7939]

Something about the way death is animated fascinates me. Her facial expressions really make this short what it is imo. They could have gone just a normal "kind" look, but there's layers to her expressions and I love it.

[@edenilsonromero4363]

-"everything burned, except that..." - [that drawing of sasuke]

[@gonhunter3994]

NO stoopid, it's a painting of Death

[@gubbi4547]

"Everything burnt, except that..." [paints Nokia phone]

[@DrEw-dl7vy]

@@gonhunter3994 it's a joke, he was making a reference

[@gonhunter3994]

@@DrEw-dl7vy my bad, I was angry

[@kevincruise3521]

@@gonhunter3994 and you've been that way since we were kids. Somethings don't change good friend 😉 How ya been

[@tiagodagostini]

The fact that she saved his painting is one of the nicest touch a story could have. Death is probably the most amazing comics character ever written, she loves everyone, she understands, she cares, yets she cannot relent and all fear her, even she being probably the nicest being in DC.

[@the_red_angel_2402]

Οκ so... To be honest, DC have earned their place as veterans at creating quality animations.. But this thing... This right here sir.. Is just Wonderful..!

[@pilum3705]

You know what would have made this even better? If at the moment they disappear into the light you would have heard the sound of mighty wings. Props to anyone that understands what I am referring to.

[@happycompsognathus4411]

I walk by her side and the darkness lift from my soul. I walk with her, and i hear a gentle beating of mighty wings...

[@ellie-zl7ji]

i also wish she would’ve said “into the sunless lands” instead of the mystery

[@pilum3705]

@@ellie-zl7ji At that moment she was basically talking with a child and sunless land might have not been the right thing to say. Apart from that sunless land was also just a placeholder for mystery anyway. After all she always asked people where they think they’re going.

[@eternity5611]

I find myself wondering about humanity. Their attitude to my sister's gift is so strange. Why do they fear the sunless lands? It is as natural to die as it is to be born. But they fear her. Dread her. Feebly they attempt to placate her. They do not love her. Many thousands of years ago I heard a song in a dream, a mortal song, that celebrated her gift. I still remember it...

[@blacklung3501]

Sandman #8

[@f.martousee2441]

I am an artist trying to enter the industry I cannot describe how I felt when Vincent realized he missed the pure joy of drawing in his room. I felt like that so many times But I am not giving up

[@verilyheld]

Okay, THAT's the painting! That IS! Saw this on another video, and WTF? This however, this is how this story deserved to end. This is what Vincent longed to paint his entire life, this is--and yes, it's a cliche, but it fits--hauntingly beautiful, eerily perfect.

[@jamesharrison658]

was it the drip goku picture? i think i saw the same video

[@happycompsognathus4411]

3:16 i love and cry the way she look back and smile

[@samuelmcginley3402]

I don't know if the painting had much of an impact on anyone else, but it showed me that the artist was able to express his mind for a while without the bullshit that the world tossed his way.

[@Seraphatum]

Neil Geiman. You have probably no idea, how accurate your representation of death is. Well done.

[@fine_ol_chap]

Gotta appreciate this scene on Deaths part. Instead of giving him the bad news right away she allowed him to live in the moment a little while longer to help him reform himself even if he was dead. Luckily it worked out both ways in the end. He's no longer haunted by his guilt and doubts and he no longer fears death (not the character kind of "death") because of what she's done for him.

[@smiley9548]

Death deserves her own series, wow

[@user-nw1uy6rk1d]

Despite being Nigh-omnipotence, omniscient and omnipresence, she is one of the kindest entity ever in the entire DC comics.

[@sifilore9462]

A painting made by a ghost that has truly captured the very face of Death herself is an ultra rare thing for the history books. As a Catholic myself, I truly hope the Angel of Death aka the Grim Reaper is like this one. Peaceful, kind, and gentle that helps us on our journey at the end. P.S. She even reminds me of an ep from The Twilight Zone in where an old woman meets Death as a man and tells her that people r really afraid of the unknown when there's really nothing to worry about.

[@Elfenlied8675309]

She even has a quote from the comics that is pretty sweet along the lines of "I know everything about everyone, every single detail of their lives from the beginning to end. I'm always so happy to see them, I feel like I know them in a personal way it's like meeting an old friend. But they're never happy to see me. They're always angry, and confused and they blame me for what happened. I wish just once somebody would be happy to see me like i'm always so happy to see them."

[@Jassiij27]

​@Elfenlied8675309 she never met suicide victims?

[@sifilore9462]

@@Jassiij27 Personally I never thought of suicide as a mortal sin, for those who hundreds and hundreds of years ago who said thatand made the world believe it; don't look at the reasons of why. The pope last decade (2010's) decreed that wasn't a sin anymore.

[@Jassiij27]

@sifilore9462 I still see it as a sin because we are gifted a life it could've gone to someone else, but it didn't. I feel like people regret committing suicide when it's too late.

[@caramellpanda]

Such a beautiful but heartbreaking story. They captured Death's melancholy perfectly by giving her such a sad but warm smile. I couldn't help but cry at the end.

[@danielvirkler7984]

I don’t know why but this really connected with me tonight when I’m typing this comment. Deadass was crying and emotionally feeling this short movie. It’s truly amazing in a way I can’t describe I feel emboldened to have a purpose and try to not waste my life to the best of my ability. I have gained some hope oddly enough from this and I am grateful to the animator, writers, voice actors etc. who worked on this masterpiece. Just speechless honestly but in the end wow this never ceases to amaze.

[@einundzwanzigster5618]

The best DC showcase movie imo. I wanted Jamie Chung, voice actress from this short to play Death in live action sandman series. She would be perfect.

[@SeanLarsDogma]

That was so fucking powerful, it brought tears to my eyes. I’m here after watching the Sandman trailer. 😭

[@JDayMain]

This is a really nice interpretation of death. Not some monstrous entity there to take your soul, instead just a guide gently taking people by the hand to the other side

[@PhantomPhera]

I feel satisfied with the bittersweet end. I like movies like that they make you think, make you feel good while knowing that not everything was all perfect in the end.

[@Scarshadow666]

"It is sometimes a mistake to climb, It is always a mistake to never even to make the attempt. If you do not climb, you will not fall. This is true. But is it that bad to fail, that hard to fall? Sometimes you wake, and sometimes, yes, you die. But there is a third alternative: Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly." - Morpheus, "Sandman: Fables and Reflections"

[@Sephvion]

The music hits real hard at 2:18. Man, that's some good stuff.

[@luckoftheirish5662]

That crescendo is so beautiful

[@charlesburgess4511]

Agreed. It was like Death's heart was singing in grieving remembrance of what could possibly be her last gift from her brother Morpheus, for all artists and poets are his people, and Vincent's masterpiece is of Her.

[@PieroMinayaRojas]

This is something current Marvel would never achieve

[@vasiljivkov4879]

the fan base of marvel are kids.. dc fans are the people that like this master pice

[@luklukfamous175]

DC: we are making super heroes, we are profesionals, we do not need anything else because everyone love heroes Neil Gaiman: hold my bear

[@jamesnubz]

So the reason why Vincent drew that "angel" as a kid, is because Death visits people as they are born, and meets them again when they die. She's omnipresent

[@aranha6285]

Except for Deadpool who visits her and gets visited by her all the time for some QUALITY Time

[@renaissent]

this was a genuinely beautiful piece of work. I am so happy i discovered this :)

[@starlitvoid7378]

This showcase is Relatable. As a former aspiring artist I totally understand Vincent. Watching this got me all teary eyed and looking at my blank canvases.

[@jasminethegrayknight]

But alas the saddest part is... he didn’t even sign his painting. 🤣

[@Aquamayne100]

they would know by his apartment number and remains.

[@AdventureSeeker88]

Dc should make more short stories like. A true beautiful story was told in 10 minutes, walking through with a smile and tears on my face.

[@TeddyGears]

Wow this episode is a masterpiece of narration. For several years now and getting to the end of my studies, I've thought about writing a novel, composing music or becoming a movie director. But different forces at work always prevented me from reaching those goals (or maybe there are juste excuses ?) Either its work or smth else but it always feels like I dont have the time to comit to those things the way I want to. As someone struggling with depression issues, the image of the different demons tearing me down in every moment of my life is so accurate I litteraly had tears when he manages to paint Death itself. As he couldnt paint anything in Life, Death freed him from his mental prison. In the end, it's all about what you want to leave behind isnt it ? This reassuring beautiful and kind representation really is a fantasy for people stuck in a loneliness vicious circle, maybe we all have to meet our Death to realise what we're missing out on Life. Peace

[@Comeasyouare77]

Why can't people make stories beautiful like this anymore. This is a treasure

[@antonmasters8626]

This is truly how I feel Death would be if there is an afterlife. Just seems sweet and comforting

[@jd.amvs.4247]

At least Vincent found his real self thanks to death. He defeated his demons and in the end he was free.

[@prosoponwiliams8525]

This show never even lasted 30 minutes and it have already broke me, Im an artist and I felt the part were Vincent say that when he draw time stops. This show is just to bittersweet 😭 an unforgettable masterpiece.😮😭😄

[@BboyEasySteps]

Wow, one of my all-time favorite DC animated pieces for sure. It's like a pilot/one-shot story that was completely able to encapsulate the beauty of Gaiman's Death. Definitely makes me want more, but I doubt we'll get anything like this again anytime soon from DC sadly. Also, Jamie Chung 10/10 was apparently the perfect casting choice to voice Death in this showcase.

[@crazyman8472]

“Shall we go, then? Into the mystery?” 😎

[@damotoneko1500]

He was granted his final wish as well. That the painting survived. His hands live on and no matter how you turn it. It will be remembered for both the beauty and the miracle. In a museum with his name on it.

[@zifan_winters]

The only person death doesn't want to take is Lobo

[@hunterlangley8287]

He stole her look, even Death can't stand a poser.

[@luckoftheirish5662]

Imagine being such a weirdo that even Death just nopes the hell away from you

[@zifan_winters]

@@luckoftheirish5662 he is banned from heaven as well

[@MUISHAGGY572]

Lobo (at the end of time) "where did everybody go?" "Hello!" "Bastiches"

[@cramerfloro5936]

I can't shake the feeling that to some degree Destruction intervened to spare his sister's portrait...

[@lilstubbs9553]

I like this because I feel like death is always portrayed to be a bad thing, this kind of changes that.

[@Amrainel123]

When i first watched this it made me cry made out of many emotions... This is my second time and it made me cry again

[@itsjust_neo]

God, I would love to see a animated series of short stories involving death leading people to their after life. Or maybe even a show on the other endless and their interactions with peoples day to day lives.

[@TomasioTV]

He valued his art far more than his own mortality. He accepted his death so quickly, but not the possibility of his last painting being burned to ashes... Regardless, all good things come to an end; even if it will take thousands of years for their demise. I do wonder if he had that in mind.

[@ItsSkeletor]

This had no business being this fucking well written for such a short story.

[@elbruces]

This is so good because it follows how most of the Sandman books were laid out, where the story isn't about *them*, they're just the framing device for a mortal's story. It shows how they touch our lives.

[@BabyDEEBluesRocker]

This is the best and most beautiful animation ever, so creative and now my new favorite. This animation has moved me to tears but yet has brought so much comfort. ❤️

[@machumorig8815]

Love the part the fire fighters saw the painting was so cool

[@Wanderingsage7]

Honestly as a death in Gotham, this was probably one of the better ways to go.

[@urickmann7768]

i like how the juxtaposition how bleak and yet hopeful death is she knew that this was his fate before he was even born and yet she went and gave him a sense of closure and purpose that soemthing would be left behind of him

[@mr.h1262]

This hits far harder than it should. Or I'm fucked up enough to cry so easily.

[@geojman]

Work on yourself and defeat the demons from your past. Great story. Made me cry

[@theadministrator2641]

I....I'm not crying ... I'M NOT CRYING DAMN IT ....

[@kaenidragaenmond3544]

Havent seen this for 2 years and still im sobbing by the end. Thank you for keeping this here man.

[@ColonelBragg]

Noticed that he goes through the five stages of grief

[@weesky2000]

OMG the ending is touching

[@gaboseries5252]

If a beautiful goth girl doesn’t collect my soul when I die, then I’m not dying.

[@andrewmeredith15]

I noticed when she's smiling it's very comforting, but there sadness in her eyes, she only shows herself when people die but she tries to give them one last happy moment, but it seems to bring her pain, at least that's how I see it

[@dann_mrtins]

I am glad about what I felt watching this Showcase. Sadness ending with Hope.