Neil Gaiman's Sandman

Still a favorite with Design 1 students who have to use black tac-paper all semester

Neil Gaiman's Sandman, notice - the next sentence really hurts our collective soul to say but it must be said, Neile Gaiman's Sandman is probably the greatest thing ever put to print by a batshit crazy insane Scientology weirdo that believes in Xenu.
Before we go anywhere, it should be noted that this article refers to the Neil Gaiman, Vertigo, character of Morpheus and not the DC character "Sandman" who runs around in a gas mask and slips roofies into Wimmins drinks.
Neil Gaiman's Sandman follows the titular character of The Sandman or more formerly, Morpheus: The God of Sleep and his 6 siblings Destiny, Death, Destruction, Desire, Despair and Delirium/Delight who are know as the Endless or rather anthrpomorphic personifications of the ideas that create and define the universe and Humanity
Unlike most mythologies or Religions that have an antithesis like G-D and Satan, Jesus and The Anti-Christ or Dharma and Chaos - the Endless play both sides of the same coin and represent the opposite or rather have dual roles concerning how they are named.
For instance, Death also represents life and the circle of Life and Death is represented in that she wears an Egyptian Ankh.

Plot

So much cuter than a guy with a scythe and would still be an influence for emos into the next millennium