| The Dreaming | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:The_Dreaming_(comics).png) The Dreaming #1 (June 1996). Art by Dave McKean. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Vertigo |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | June 1996 – May 2001 |
| No. of issues | 60 |
| Main character(s) | Cain and Abel The Corinthian Lucien Matthew the raven Goldie |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Neil Gaiman (writer) Sam Kieth (artist) |
| Written by | Terry LaBan Alisa Kwitney Bryan Talbot Caitlín R. Kiernan |
| Artist(s) | Various Artists |
| Penciller(s) | Various Artists |
| Inker(s) | Various Inkers |
| Letterer(s) | Todd Klein |
| Colorist(s) | Various Colorists |
| Collected editions | |
| Beyond the Shores of Night | ISBN 1-85286-904-6 |
| Through the Gates of Horn and Ivory | ISBN 1-56389-493-9 |
The Dreaming was a monthly comic series that ran for 60 issues (June 1996 to May 2001) and was revived in 2018.[1] It is set in the same dimension of the DC universe as The Sandman and the stories occurred primarily within Dream's realm, The Dreaming, concentrating on characters who had played minor roles in The Sandman, including The Corinthian, Matthew the raven, Cain and Abel, Lucien the dream librarian, the faerie Nuala, Eve, and Mervyn Pumpkinhead (janitor of The Dreaming). It also introduced a number of new characters, Echo and a new (white) dream raven, Tethys. After those characters were retconned the 2018 version of The Dreaming introduced new characters such as Hyperion Keeter, WAN (An AI sent to destroy The Dreaming), and the night hag, Dora. The 2020 spin-off / continuation, The Dreaming: Waking Hours introduced other new characters such as Linsy, Ruin (a Nightmare in love with a human), and most notably, Heather After, a direct descendant of Roderick Burgess. There were brief (but often important) appearances by The Endless during the series, including cameos by Dream (both Morpheus and Daniel), Death, Destiny, and Desire.