Thing That Walked The Earth # 7 (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

In the time of the Monk and the Fox, there were many Things That Walked The Earth that “we rarely see today. There were all manner of entities, beings, wraiths, and creatures, both kind and malevolent.”

This is one of the Things That Walked The Earth.

What is this creature? Is he some sort of demon or a creature from Japanese mythology?

It appears in the P. Craig Russell adaptation of The Dream Hunters, in issue # 1 on page 22, in panel 1.

Necropolis Horseman # 1 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

Petrefax is instructed to attend an air burial at the lower reaches of Mount Calamon and so immediately after class he rushes through the city to get to the ceremony.

This Necropolis Horseman is leading a horse through the city as Pretrefax’s and his classmates joke with each other. The horse is pulling a cart, presumably filled with bodies for their burial rituals, or perhaps to be used for educational purposes.

He appears in Sandman # 55 on page 5, in panel 6.

Island Spirit # 8 (illustrated by Ron Chan)

In the final issue of Sandman, we get a glimpse of William Shakespeare writing his final play for Morpheus.

As Shakespeare falls asleep at his desk he finds himself walking along a beach with the King of Dreams. There are island spirits flying around them as they talk. They discuss the play that he is writing for Morpheus.

Shakespeare asks him why he is writing this play for him:

Shakespeare: Why do you want the play? Why do you need me to write it? Why am I doing this?
Morpheus: Why? Because we made a bargain, Will Shakespeare. Two Plays.
Shakespeare: Yes. The first play I wrote as a gift for….your friends…but this is…your play. For you.
Morpheus: Yes.
Shakespeare: Why THIS play?

Before Morpheus can respond, Shakespeare is woken by his wife.

This is one of the Island Spirits that appear on the beach as Morpheus and Shakespeare talk.

He appears in Sandman # 75, on page 22, in panel 5.

Folk From Across The River # 6 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

In the Desire story in Endless Nights, Kara was in love with the son of the chief of the village.

The Chief and a group of village elders tried to negotiate grazing rights, for amber and for the ransom of prisoners between their tribe and the folk from across the river, but negotiations went badly and ended with the death of the village chief.

Kara retrieves the song of the village chief and he assumes the role of leader of the village. He also marries Kara and spends the winter in the village. In spring, Kara’s husband and a group of soldiers go to meet with the chiefs of the other villages.

One day, a group of men arrived at the village, asking for hospitality. These were the folk from across the river and they had killed Kara’s husband and brought his head to threaten and scare the women of the village.

Kara remained calm and served the men food and wine until the soldiers who were on wolf-watch returned and slaughtered the invaders.

This man is one of the folk from across the river.

He appears in the “What I’ve Tasted Of Desire: from Endless Nights, on pages 16-18.

Serial Killer # 53 (illustrated by Nicole Ingram)

Philip Sitz is pretending to be The Bogeyman in order to attend the Cereal convention.

He is listening to the religion panel when The Corinthian approaches him and asks to speak to him in his hotel room.

This man is one of the serial killers who is sitting right next to the man pretending to be The Bogeyman.

He appears in Sandman # 14, on page 18, in panel 3.

Gryphon (illustrated by Max Rugers)

After the death of Morpheus and the rebirth of Dream, the new Dream King begins restoring his kingdom.

Matthew, mourning the death of his friend, is bitter that Dream is bringing some of the residents of The Dreaming back to life, including Abel and Merv.

As Matthew leaves the castle to go to the wake, he passes by the Guardians Of The Gates and sees the Gryphon. Matthew comments that Dream brought the Gryphon back to life.

The Gryphon corrects him saying that he was hatched and raised in the mountains of Arimaspia and that Daniel had requested, from the Queen Of Gryphons, her bravest subject. He also tells Matthew that he hopes be can be as valiant as the previous Gryphon.

This Gryphon appears in Sandman # 71, on pages 16-17.

Baku # 10 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

After discovering the plans of the Onmyoji, the Fox took a jade dragon and threw it into the ocean as an offering to the King of Dreams. That evening as the Fox slept, she vidisted the Dreaming. She found herself standing before the Dream King.

The Fox asked Dream what were the creatures she noticed in the distance. Dream told her that they were Baku, the dream eaters.

The Fox had heard of the Baku. If a Dreamer wakes of a nightmare or a dream of ill-omen, the Dreamer may call upon the Baku to eat the dream and all that it foretells away.

She asks what would happen if she caught one of the Backu after it had consumed a dream.

The King Of Dreams responded with silence.

This is one of the Baku that grazes in the distant regions of The Dreaming.

The Baku appear in the P. Craig Russel version of Dream Hunters…in issue # 1, on page 33, in panel 5.

Resident Of The Dreaming # 3 (illustrated by Kai Martin)

In Season Of Mists, Dream gathers together the residents of his realm to let them know he is about to go to Hell in an attempt to rescue Nada.

This is one of the people who gathered to listen to Dream.

He appears in Sandman # 22, on page 7, in panel 4.

This is a fantastic portrait from Kai. The details are exceptional. I love the shading of the muscles and the line work around his back crest. I really like how Kai drew this creature’s face. The shape of his face is perfect. I like the contrast between his tiny nose and the large teeth and mouth. This is a perfect portrait from Kai.

Sailor From The Coastal Town # 3 (illustrated by Anna Hybsier)

When Kara went to retrieve the son of the deceased village leader she ventured into a coastal town and into a pub where she found her future husband being entertained by a woman, likely a prostitute.

This man is one of the other men in the pub.

He appears in Endless Nights, in the Desire story, on page 9 in panels 2 and 6.

Man # 86 (illustrated by Xaveria)

In Death: The High Cost Of Living, Didi and Sexton spend the afternoon wandering around New York.

They pass through Washington Square, which is the same place that Death and Dream fed the pigeons, in Sandman # 8.

This man is in the park and Didi and Sexton walk through it.

He appears in Death: The High Cost Of Living # 2, on page 1, in panel 1.

Woman # 48 (illustrated by Max Rugers)

In Dream Of A Thousand Cats, cats dominated the world and humans were their food and play things.

One day a Golden Haired Man told his fellow humans that if enough of them dreamed that men were superior to cats then it would become reality because “Dreams Shape The World.”

This woman is one people who listen to the Golden Haired Man and his ideas of dreaming a world where men were dominate over the cats.

This Man appears in Sandman # 18, on page 17 in panel 2.

Jamaican Man # 7 (illustrated by Lars Brown)

In Preludes And Nocturnes Daniel Bustamonte falls victim to the sleeping sickness that happens as a result of Roderick Burgess imprisoning of the King of Dreams.

Daniel spends a lot of his time on the streets, barely awake.

This Jamaican Man is one of the many people who pass by Daniel, in 1968, while he sleepwalks through his world.

He appears in Sandman # 1, on page 23, in panel 4.