Norton is a man who proclaims himself Emperor of America and lives his life believing himself to be so. In The Sandman, Norton does this due to an idea planted by Morpheus. In The Sandman ...

Because Sandman is a gigantic pan-mythic crossover ... and “America’s last Emperor,” Joshua Norton. But in terms of more significant powers, there are quite a few of them, including the ...

In the proud history of American eccentrics, the life of “Emperor Norton” is one of the most ... exposed to this story by Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, which puts an absolutely beautiful ...

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the accession of Norton I, emperor of the United States and protector of Mexico, unquestioned monarch of all the zany characters who have inhabited the streets ...

James McAvoy is coming back as Morpheus in Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman: Act II” audio drama — set to premiere exclusively on Audible this fall. The audio series will continue Audible’s ...

However, the Sandman Audible series will continue ... Other cast members also include John Lithgow as Emperor Joshua Norton, Bebe Neuwirth as Bast, Arthur Darvill as William Shakespeare, and ...

But for a period in the 19th century, San Francisco boasted its own emperor. Residents are so proud of him, in fact, that he remains a symbol of the city even to this day. Joshua Abraham Norton ...

If you’ve taken a walking tour of San Francisco, there’s a good chance you’ve heard the name Emperor Norton. That was how Bay Curious listener and Oakland resident Jennifer Jacobs first learned about ...

Joshua Norton, the failed rice merchant who upon losing his fortune in the 1850s declared himself Emperor of the United States, boldly called for a version of what would become the Bay Bridge in a ...