The Sandman: Dream Country

The Sandman: Dream Country
Cover of The Sandman: Dream Country  (1991), trade paperback collected edition, art by Dave McKean
PublisherDC Comics
Publication dateJuly–October 1990
Title(s)The Sandman #17–20
Main character(s)Dream
ISBNISBN 1-85286-441-9
Creative team
Writer(s)Neil Gaiman with material from William Shakespeare
Artist(s)Kelley Jones
Charles Vess
Colleen Doran
Dave McKean
Malcolm Jones III
Robbie Busch
Steve Oliff
Penciller(s)Kelley Jones
Charles Vess
Colleen Doran
Inker(s)Malcolm Jones III
Charles Vess
Letterer(s)Todd Klein
Colorist(s)Robbie Busch
Steve Oliff
Editor(s)Karen Berger
Tom Peyer

Dream Country is the third trade paperback collection of the comic book series The Sandman, published by DC Comics. It collects issues #17–20. It is written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Kelley Jones, Charles Vess, Colleen Doran and Malcolm Jones III, coloured by Robbie Busch and Steve Oliff, and lettered by Todd Klein.

It was first issued in paperback in 1991, and later in hardback in 1995 with an introduction by Steve Erickson.

This volume contains four independent stories. The first story, "Calliope", contains the first reference to Dream's son Orpheus, who will play an important role later in the series. The second story, "A Dream of a Thousand Cats", is one of the most enduringly popular issues of the entire series. Sandman #19, "A Midsummer Night's Dream", introduces Morpheus' creative partnership with William Shakespeare, and was the only comic book to win a World Fantasy Award. Lastly, this volume has the first story in which Dream does not appear, "Façade". The collected edition also includes Gaiman's script for "Calliope".

It is preceded by The Doll's House and followed by Season of Mists.