On the night of June 10th, 1916, British occultist Roderick Burgess and his cult accidentally summoned Dream/Morpheus while trying to summon and imprison his sister Death. Dream was weak, so Burgess stole his ruby, [[Dream's Helm|hel
For as long as creatures across the multiverse possessed the ability to dream, the plane of existence known as the Dreaming, more commonly known as Dream World, has always existed. By extension, the Dreaming will continue to exist for as long as life exists in the cosmos. The master of the Dreaming is the godlike entity known as Dream, one of the seven Endless.
History
Pre-Flashpoint
Dream's disappearance and return
On the night of June 10th, 1916, British occultist Roderick Burgess and his cult accidentally summoned Dream/Morpheus while trying to summon and imprison his sister Death. Dream was weak, so Burgess stole his ruby, helm, and pouch and held him captive in a crystal prison in the basement of his house for years.
On September 14th, 1988, one of the guards fell asleep on duty, allowing Morpheus to tap into the power of dreams and make his escape from his prison. He returned to the Dreaming, which was in ruin after his hundred years of absence. So Morpheus vowed to reclaim his fallen kingdom by reclaiming his tools, and right the wrongs that occurred while he was imprisoned. Later, with his powers and tools restored, Morpheus began rebuilding his kingdom.
Post-Flashpoint
Early History
DC Rebirth
Dawn of DC
Arrowverse
In the Arrowverse Multiverse, the Dreaming, also known as the Dream Realm, is the source of power for the Naltorian Dreamers. When the Dorians invaded the temple of the Oracle of Delphi in 1100 BC, the Oracle hid the Dream Totem in the safest place she could think, the Dreaming.[1][2]
Points of Interest
- Dream Dome: The Dream Dome was a technologically advanced workshop operated by Hector Hall during his brief career as the Sandman. From here, he worked with two minor dream beings known as Brute and Glob and protected innocents such as Jed Paulsen from the effects of intruding nightmares.
- Ghost Castle: Though it is known by many names, the so-called "Ghost Castle" occupies a place both in the Dreaming and in the real world. In the dreaming, it is a magnificent palace and the home of the Dream King Morpheus. The caretaker of the castle is the librarian known as Lucien.
- The Book Lands
- Cave of Nightmares
- The Dreaming Village
- House of Mystery
- House of Secrets
- Mirkroad
- Nightmare
- The Citadel of the Corinthian
- R'lyeh
- The Shifting Zones
- The Observatory
- Shores of Night
- Palace of Dreams
- House of Mystery
- House of Secrets
- Cave of Nightmares
- The Fair Lands/Faerie: Home of the Fairies of the Seelie Court and other magical creatures
- Avalon
- The Goblin Market
- Fairyland/Alfheim
- Gemworld: A dimension that is home to the Twelve Houses of Gemworld.
- Nightmare Realm
- Land of the Nightshades
Residents
Multiverse:
- Dream (Morpheus) (Deceased)
- Dream (Daniel Hall)
- Abel
- Cain
- Eve
- Goldie the Gargoyle
- Gregory the Gargoyle
- Lucien
- Ravens of the Dreaming
- Matthew the Raven
- Tethys the Raven (Pre-Flashpoint only)
- Nuada Silverhand (Pre-Flashpoint only)
- Sandman (Garrett Sanford) (Formerly)
- Sandman (Hector Hall) (Formerly)
- Unity Kinkaid (Formerly, deceased)
- Dreamthings/Dream creatures/Nightmare creatures
- Abudah (Pre-Flashpoint only)
- Blanks
- Brute
- Cartographer of Dreams (Pre-Flashpoint only)
- Petit Furret (Pre-Flashpoint only)
- Corinthian
- Daniel Nod (Pre-Flashpoint only)
- Dora (Post-Flashpoint only)
- The Fashion Thing (a.k.a. the Mad Mod Witch)
- Fiddler's Green
- Glob
- Guardians of the Gate
- Judge Gallows
- Magpie (Pre-Flashpoint only)
- Merv Pumpkinhead
- Merv Pumpkinhead's Crew
- Smiling Man (Post-Flashpoint only)
- Taramis
Arrowverse Multiverse:
- Nightmare monsters[2]
- The First Dreamer
- Nyxlygsptlnz[10] (Formerly displaced)
Notes
- The Dreaming first appeared as an organized realm in Sandman (Volume 2) #1, despite being featured as the Dream Realm since the Golden Age.
- In the Post-Flashpoint continuity, the Dream Realm made its first appearance in Animal Man (Volume 2) #1, but it was reintroduced as an actual realm of the magical Sphere of the Gods in The Multiversity Guidebook #1.
- Each time a character's dream or nightmare is shown in a story technically counts as a Dreaming's appearance.
See Also
Links and References
- Sandman (Volume 1)
- Sandman (Volume 2)
- The Dreaming (Volume 1)
- The Sandman Universe #1
- The Dreaming (Volume 2)
- The Dreaming: Waking Hours (Volume 1)
- ↑ DC Pride #1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Supergirl: "Nightmare in National City"
- ↑ Sandman: The Dream Hunters (Volume 2) #1
- ↑ Sandman: The Dream Hunters (Volume 2) #2
- ↑ Sandman: The Dream Hunters (Volume 2) #3
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Dreaming (Volume 2) #16
- ↑ The Dreaming (Volume 2) #1
- ↑ Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee #1
- ↑ Hellblazer #89
- ↑ Supergirl: "Dream Weaver"