The Corinthian is a fictional character in Neil Gaiman's comic book series The Sandman. His first appearance is in the second story arc, The Doll's House. Neil Richard Gaiman (born November 10, 1960 in Portchester, England) is the author of numerous science fiction and fantasy works, including many comic books. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Cover of The Sandman #1, by Dave McKean. ...

The Corinthian is a creation of Dream. His most notable physical feature is his lack of eyes: in their place, two rows of small jagged teeth line each eye socket. The Corinthian often wears sunglasses to cover this up. Spoiler warning: Dream is one of the Endless, fictional characters from Neil Gaimans comic book series, The Sandman. ... This article refers to the sight organ. ...

He is AWOL from the dreamscape following Morpheus' escape from capture; however, Dream eventually catches up to him shortly after saving Rose Walker from harm. Morpheus states that the Corinthian was his masterpiece: "A nightmare created to be the darkness, and the fear of darkness in every human heart. A black mirror, made to reflect everything about itself that humanity will not confront." Instead, Dream finds his creation has walked the earth for about 40 years, playing the role of a serial killer who eats the eyes of men. Dream therefore considers the Corinthian to be a failure, and as punishment, "uncreates" him into sand. He then remarks that the next time he creates the Corinthian, he, "shall not be so flawed and petty". This page is about a type of dream. ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... Patterns in the sand Sand is an example of a class of materials called granular matter. ...

Dream does eventually recreate the Corinthian in The Kindly Ones. The Corinthian helps rescue and protect Daniel just before Morpheus dies. In the process, he battles, defeats and eats the eyes of Loki, who along with Puck were holding the child hostage. The Kindly Ones (1996) is the ninth collection of issues in the DC Comics series, The Sandman. ... Daniel is a fictional character in the Sandman comic book series by Neil Gaiman. ... This page is about the Norse god Loki. ... See Puck (mythology), a nature spirit Puck (comics), a diminuitive superhero in Marvel Comics Puck (Shakespeare), from A Midsummer Nights Dream Hockey puck, the ball used to play ice hockey Puck (moon), a moon of Uranus Puck, Poland, a town in Poland Puck, a character in the Japanese anime...

Keen-eyed viewers may spot a brief Corinthian reference in Alice Cooper's video clip for "Gimme". Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a heavy metal singer and musician. ... A music video (also video clip, promo) is a short film meant to present a visual representation of a popular music song. ...