Justice League Dark tattoo that involves the Sandman

Hi all. NG has been a favorite author of mine for 15-20 years, ever since I read American God's and Anansi Boys in high school. I was fortunate enough to get to take a comic book class in university where we studied Sandman academically. It felt like everywhere I turned in life, NG has been there... I almost did a Masters thesis on Beowulf (that is a different story), and guess whose adaptation was one that I used for research? NG's script for the 2007 movie; I got very into Norse mythology a few years ago, and guess who has a book with that name on that topic? NG. It's like I can't escape him, and I used to find that idea charming, but now.....

I have pretty much always been in the "art is not the artist" camp. I remember when Jeremy Soule was accused of SA, I was like "he's terrible but I still love the music of Elder Scrolls". When the first stories from the babysitter came out over the summer I didn't pay them much mind, but in the face of the Vulture article, it has been considerably harder to do so. But something about what NG is being accused of is so heinous, so filthy, and SUCH A BETRAYAL. It's so much more than "mere" SA... theres a very dehumanising element (I know SA is dehumanising by its very nature, but again, something about NG's brand of it is... particularly awful). So much of him is in his work, it's hard to separate it. He was always a voice for us weirdos; you always knew he must have a dark side, but just how dark! I have never been so personally affected by the actions of a celebrity before and honestly am having a hard time reconciling it. In fact, I am already kind of on the verge of being depressed and honestly I am carrying this news too closely to my heart for my own good.

Okay, this is all preamble so to get to my point. I have been noodling around with a Justice League Dark tattoo for a few years. For those that don't know, it's the "occult branch" of the Justice League, made up of DR'S more magical characters like John Constantine, Zatanna, Madame Xanadu, Swamp Thing, Phantom Stranger, Deadman, Etriagn the Demon, Nightmare Nurse, etc... and what I wanted to get the the members of the league in front of the House of Mysteries (JLD's Watchtower, but it's more like a TARDIS) with Dream, Death, and Destiny of the Endless behind the house, bigger, and specifically with Dream at the top of the trinity.

But I just don't think I can do it. I love Sandamn dearly; it has been very influential on my own writing. Especially because people often identify NG with Dream, I don't want anything emblematic of that monster on my body, the idea sickens me... but I don't want to let NG take this away from me either. I told my wife my dilemma and she said "at least you don't already have the tattoo"... wise as ever. But part of me still wants it; I've been thinking about it and designing it for ages, and Sandman still stands up as an excellent piece of literature, if not the preeminent example of "comics as literature".

So I'm not asking for advice exactly, but I am hoping to discuss it a little bit and sort out my own feelings. It all feels very complicated and uncomfortable. So please... thoughts?