Sunday, May 15, 2022

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.

Monday, May 9, 2022

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.

Saturday, May 7, 2022

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.

Thursday, May 5, 2022

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.

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

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.

Monday, May 2, 2022

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.

Sunday, May 1, 2022

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.