The Sandman: Dream Country
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Cover of The Sandman: Dream Country (1991), trade paperback collected edition.Art by Dave McKean.
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Publication date | July - October 1990 |
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| Title(s) | The Sandman #17-20 |
| Main character(s) | Dream |
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| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Neil Gaiman with material from William Shakespeare |
| Artist(s) |
Kelley Jones Charles Vess Colleen Doran Dave McKean Malcolm Jones III Robbie Busch Steve Oliff |
| Penciller(s) |
Kelley Jones Charles Vess Colleen Doran |
| Inker(s) |
Malcolm Jones III Charles Vess |
| Letterer(s) | Todd Klein |
| Colorist(s) |
Robbie Busch Steve Oliff |
| Editor(s) |
Karen Berger Tom Peyer |
Dream Country is the third trade paperback collection of the comic book series The Sandman, published by DC Comics. It collects issues #17-20. It is written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Kelley Jones, Charles Vess, Colleen Doran and Malcolm Jones III, coloured by Robbie Busch and Steve Oliff, and lettered by Todd Klein.
It was first issued in paperback in 1991, and later in hardback in 1995 with an introduction by Steve Erickson.
This volume contains four independent stories. The first story, "Calliope," contains the first reference to Dream's son Orpheus, who will play an important role later in the series. The second story, "A Dream of a Thousand Cats," is one of the most enduringly popular issues of the entire series. Sandman #19, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," introduces Morpheus' creative partnership with William Shakespeare, and was the only comic book to win a World Fantasy Award. Lastly, this volume has the first story in which Dream does not appear, "Façade." The collected edition also includes Gaiman's script for "Calliope."
It is preceded by The Doll's House and followed by Season of Mists.
Like the sixth collection, Fables and Reflections, and the eighth, Worlds' End, Dream Country consists of short stories that do not have a common storyline running through them, though it has been argued that most Sandman stories are not entirely self-contained and are part of a larger story arc that encompasses the entire series.
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