The Sandman

In an undisclosed time and place, two tribesmen travel into the desert to complete the last step in the younger man's initiation to adulthood. According to the tale: where there is now desert, the tribe once dwelt in a magnificent city ruled by a beautiful queen named Nada. She was a wise and just ruler, and the people prospered -- until one day, a stranger arrived and the two fell in love. But the stranger was no ordinary man, and their liaison would change everything, forever.

During Morpheus' incarceration, four dreams escaped his realm and are now loose in the waking world. At the same time, a young woman named Rose Walker searches for her little brother. As their stories converge, a vortex is discovered that could destroy all dreamers... and the world itself.

The search for her brother leads Rose to Florida, where she moves into a house filled with odd residents. Meanwhile, two of the escaped dreams reveal a bizarre connection to Jed, Rose's brother, while the third dream continues his murder spree; collecting disturbing mementos from his victims.

The chilling secret behind two of the escaped dreams is revealed, and it's connected to a pair of lost DCU Super Heroes. Meanwhile, Jed escapes imprisonment, but lands in the hands of the third, murderous escaped dream. Rose is running out of time to save her brother's life...

In a stand-alone story spanning six centuries, Morpheus grants an ordinary man named Hob Gadling a gift, allowing him to cheat death. Over the many years, Morpheus revisits Hob to see how a human would deal with unlimited life -- for better or worse. But both Hob and Morpheus learn surprising lessons...

You're cordially invited to a convention unlike any other, where murder and chaos are praised and the depraved urges of psychos are openly celebrated. Will accidental attendee Rose Walker make it out alive, and can she find her brother in time?

Explore the vibrant dreams of Rose Walker's peculiar roommates in this mind-bending issue that explains exactly why Rose has been intertwined with the Dream King's newest adventure.

Rose faces Morpheus and discovers her delicate place in the cosmos as a Dream Vortex. If she is allowed to wake, she could destroy everything. But if she remains in the dream realm, she'll cease to exist entirely.