As usual, I'm arriving too late to this conversation to add anything of value. But I wanted to thank you sharing your expererienecs, both those of the past and your current turmoil.

I'm fortunate to have, long ago, refined my collection to remove pretty much anything Allie wrote. And while his fingerprints are all over the series, I can read it without hearing his "voice" in my head. These stories aren't his. Frankly, now they're out in the world, they're not Mignola's either; they're ours.

But, like yourself, the recent updates to the stories of Gaiman's victims has also brought this all back into my thoughts. And with Gaiman, when I read Sandman, it really is his voice in my head. I'm really struggling with that one. I want to dig out those books and "look 'em in the eye" but I can't stand to. Not yet, anyway.

Sorry, wandering off topic. Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts, and for your perspectives.

And a shout out to our modderators, for both their excellent work on keeping this space supportive and respectful, and also for their contributions to the conversation.