Matthew Cable is a character in DC Comics series Swamp Thing, who died and was later resurrected as Dream's raven in Neil Gaiman's rendition of The Sandman. In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Len Wein (born June 12, 1948, New York City, New York) is an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics Swamp Thing and for reviving Marvel Comics X-Men. ... Berni Wrightson, born on October 27, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, is an American artist. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... The Swamp Thing is a fictional character created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson for DC Comics, and featured in a long-running horror-fantasy comic book series of the same name. ... Cover of The Sandman #1, by Dave McKean. ... Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960, Portchester, Hampshire) is an English author of numerous science fiction and fantasy works, including many graphic novels. ... The Sandman was a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics for 75 issues from 1988 until 1996. ...

Swamp Thing/Doom Patrol

Matthew Cable was a government agent who thought Swamp Thing killed Alec Holland (actually, Alec died in an explosion and his conscience "infected" plant matter, giving birth to the Swamp Thing. For years, Swamp Thing believed himself to be Holland, and eventually revealed to Cable that he was "Alec".

He served with the Doom Patrol during this time. The Doom Patrol is an idiosyncratic DC Comics superhero team that has been through several incarnations. ...

Eventually, Cable's mind was damaged, leading to him gaining the ability to project realistic mental images. He eventually married Abigail Arcane, a longtime friend to Swamp Thing and neice to Anton Arcane, a ruthless man who wanted Swamp Thing's secrets so he could become immortal. Their marriage eventually deteriated, leading to Matthew's abuse of his power in the form of obscene sexual acts, such as using his powers to create decaying forms to arouse and please him, all the while straining his marriage. Anton Arcane, sometimes simply known as Arcane, is a D.C. Comics villain who first appeared in Swamp Thing (first series) #2. ...

After a fight with his wife that culminated in her leaving on foot to find the Swamp Thing, Matthew had an attack of conscience and drove after her. He had been drinking heavily and ended up crashing his car, mortally wounding himself. A fly, believed by him to be a manifestation of his power, said it would revive him, and he agreed. In reality, Anton found a way out of hell, and merely possessed Cable's body, gaining great power. Eventually Swamp Thing defeated the Arcane-possessed body, and the dying Cable asked for forgiveness from Abbie.

Sandman

Since Matthew technically died while in the Dreaming, Morpheus/Dream of the Endless revived him to a form of life as his raven. He lives with Eve in Dream's domain. His purpose -- and the purpose of any of the Ravens that Morpheus has had previously -- is somewhat questionable. Morpheus seems to keep the Ravens around out of some sort of unspoken need for companionship. The Ravens are created by Morpheus, offering the position to people who died, usually while dreaming, and released them from service if they so wished. The Endless are a group of beings who embody various aspects of the universe in the DC comic book series The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman. ... Species See text. ...

Matthew is irreverent and somewhat crude, having a questionable life behind him. However, he served Dream loyally by providing advice and occasionally going on missions for him. His loyalty extended so far that when Morpheus was slain, he at first was going to seek release from service to Daniel, who had taken Morpheus's place as Dream. He eventually decided to stay on as Daniel's Raven. This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ...

In the The Dreaming series Matthew plays a more important role and was often teamed with the Corinthian. He died twice more during the series, once as a result of being tricked by the Coyote, and for a final time by an accidental shot from Lucien during a fight with Echo and Eblis O'Shaughnessy. He came back briefly to tell Daniel to not let Lucien blame himself. The Dreaming is a fictional place, the domain of Dream of the Endless in Neil Gaimans The Sandman comic book series. ... The Corinthian is a fictional character in Neil Gaimans comic book series The Sandman. ... Canis latrans, the animal on which the myth is based Coyote is a mythological figure common to many Native American cultures, based on the coyote animal. ...

Other Ravens

The lettering of all ravens' speech is messy at the edges, and so are the speech bubbles, perhaps giving them a gravelly voice of sorts.

Notable predecessors as the Raven are Lucien, who was the first Raven, as well as the last Raven and Aristeas of Marmora who, centuries later, returned to his life as a man for a year. Disturbingly, when Delirium tried to recall the other of Dream's ravens she had seen, she mentioned 'Eleven and a Half'. Other predecessors who are mentioned are Jessamy, Francois, Jehuda, Vivien, Ming-Ti, Dechtire, Hatshepsut, and the infamous Aristea of Marmora. After he died, Daniel created a new white raven, Tethys, to serve him. This is a list of characters appearing in The Sandman comic book, published by DC Comics Vertigo imprint. ... Aristeas was a semi-legendary Greek poet and miracle-worker, a native of Proconnesus in Asia Minor, active ca. ... Marmora may refer to: the Sea of Marmara the village of Marmora on the Greek island of Paros the village of Marmora in the Piedmont region of Italy the village of Marmora in the township of Marmora and Lake, Ontario, Canada People named Marmora include: the Italian naturalist Alberto della...