The Dreaming is a part of a fictional, supernatural world used as the setting for several comic book series and graphic novels, particularly The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, all published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Graphic novel (sometimes abbreviated GN) is a term for a kind of book, usually telling an extended story with sequential art ( comics). ... Cover of The Sandman #1, by Dave McKean. ... Neil Gaiman (November 2004) Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960 in Portchester, England) is the author of numerous science fiction and fantasy works, including many comic books. ... Vertigo is an imprint of comic book and graphic novel publisher DC Comics. ... The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ...

In these books, The Dreaming is the domain of a character named Dream, and is postulated as the place visited by people when they sleep. Cover of The Sandman #1, by Dave McKean. ...

In Dream's words "The way to the center is a slow spiral. One passes the houses of mystery and secrets - old way stations on the frontiers of nightmare - from there one charts a course nightward until one reaches the gates of horn and ivory. I carved them myself, when the world was younger, and order was needed. The dreams that pass through the gates of ivory are lies, figments and deceptions. The other admits the truth..."

The Houses of Mystery and Secrets, are two buildings which were remnants of DC's old series of the same titles, which were introduced by the eerie brothers Cain (House of Mystery) and Abel (House of Secrets). The two brothers are clearly named after the first Biblical brothers, technically 'the first story'. Cain and Abel are a pair of fictional characters who appear in DC Comics. ... Cain and Abel are a pair of fictional characters who appear in DC Comics. ... The holy Jewish scripture: The Torah. ...

The Gates of Horn and Ivory admitting the true and false dreams are born of old myths and legends, reinvigorated by Gaiman. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Mythology. ... Daniel Is not a very good example of a legend For other senses of this word, see legend (disambiguation). ...

At the centre of the Dreaming is Dream's castle, (containing among other cavernous rooms, the Library and Lucien, the librarian). The castle is guarded by Dream's three Guardians, a Gryphon, a Wyvern, and a Hippogriff, all mythological/fictional beings. Lucien is a fictional character in in the Neil Gaimans comic book series The Sandman. ... Gryphon can refer to: The Griffin, a legendary creature. ... Sea-wyvern supporters in the arms of the Borough of Vale Royal A wyvern (or wivern) is a winged reptilian legendary creature often found in medieval heraldry where the usual blazon is statant (standing). ... Roger and Angelique by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, painted 1819, portrays the scene from Orlando Furioso in which Roger, mounted on a hippogriff, rescues Angelique. ...

The ephemeral and confusing nature of many of the details of the Dreaming are apparently deliberate on the part of the authors, who use this as a means of creating a sense of wonder.

The Dreaming has since become an American comic book which ran for 60 issues, as a spinoff series from The Sandman. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ...

External links

• Exceptional Summaries of many of the Dreaming Comics
• A Chronological Look at the Dreaming Comics Series