I couldn’t wait to find out why his tools, a pouch, a helm, and a ruby were so important and how he would manage to find them. I really wanted to find out more about his realm in later issues and how he might interact with people through dreams. As the caretaker of Dreamtime Morpheus is immensely important to the universe and the people in it. I really liked Gaiman’s take on the importance of dreams. Art from The Sandman #1 where Dream escapes his prison. Without this release life becomes unbearable, and indeed those suffering from insomnia in the story end up committing suicide rather quickly if they do not find another release. I believe these people reflect the other important function of dreams, a chance to unwind, relax, and disengage from the stresses of daily life. There were a few people who actually stopped sleeping. Similarly, people either fell into periods of sleep from which they couldn’t be awakened or became perpetual sleepwalkers, unable to interact with anyone around them. Without dreams we are hopeless, drifting through life without fully engaging in it. It spoke to how important dreams are to people. I loved the imbalances in the universe caused by Morpheus’s absence in The Sandman #1. Needing their power to recover, Morpheus begins searching for them… The importance of Dream
His captors took them from him when they first imprisoned him but over the decades they’ve lost these powerful objects. He needs his pouch, his helm, and his ruby to help him regain his strength. He is able to escape but he is very weak.
The comic begins jumping decades, checking in on different people around the world who are hurt by the imbalance in the universe caused by Dream’s imprisonment.Įventually, so much time passes that those watching Morpheus begin to become complacent. But he has been imprisoned by a mystical order and his absence is having many negative effects on Earth. As such, Morpheus has many responsibilities. He is a powerful entity in charge of Dreamtime. Morpheus isn’t a hero, a villain, or even an anti-hero. In Issue #1 we meet the main character Dream, AKA Prince Morpheus. Gaiman’s non-traditional tale, paired with beautiful artwork from Sam Keith and Mike Dringen made for a haunting story that lasted in my head long after I finished reading. His highly compelling tale of imprisonment, freedom, and revenge lacks the traditional save the world storyline of most comics, although we do get there in the end. Gaiman wove a very different kind of tale with The Sandman. Netflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s limited run The Sandman series coming this August got me thinking that it would be nice to read the source and see what the fuss is all about.
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