Talk:Dream (comics)

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Contents 1 Pumpkinhead 2 Dream is NOT omnipotent over his aspect 3 Names 4 Artist on Dream image 5 Image 6 Aspect of Dream 7 Fair use rationale for Image:Dreamendless.jpg 8 So much

[edit] Pumpkinhead

The Mervyn Pumpkinhead quotation is taken from The Sandman: Brief Lives, and is copyright 1992 DC Comics. The remaining quotations are taken from The Sandman: The Wake, and are copyright 1996 DC Comics.

[edit] Dream is NOT omnipotent over his aspect

Whoever keeps on editing the "Abilities" part of Dream in saying that Dream is the omnipotent aspect of dreams and reality, HE'S NOT. He states this in The Sandman #16, when Rose asks Morpheus why he prevent a Dreaming Vortex from coming to be.

At best, Dream is nigh-omnipotent over his aspect. In extension, this would also apply to every other Endless as well.

I agree with the anon. I added the 'nigh-' bit in the first place, and I am a little annoyed that it keeps getting removed. Isn't it obvious just from how he dies that he's not flat out omnipotent? --Gwern (contribs) 01:50 24 June 2007 (GMT)

[edit] Names

While the "title given" Morpheus by Death is cute, do we really need to know that that insult is one of the things Dreams has been called? --Yar Kramer 03:26, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

In my opinion? Yes. If we don't, take it out. --Kizor 04:26, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

I'm with Yar. The insult is hardly an alias or title like the other examples. I'll take the liberty of removing it. -- H·G (^words/_works) 04:03, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Should names like "Murphy" and "Mister Dreamy" be included? They may be what certain entities call him, but they don't seem formal enough to be names that Dream would choose for himself. I've only read up to Season of Mists so far, and I certainly wouldn't take anything Jemmy says at face value!

[edit] Artist on Dream image

For the image used for Morpheus is there an art credit? I'd guess it's John J. Muth; who did the art on a section of The Wake, but I'm curious as to who really created the piece.

[edit] Image

Dream is a central character of the Sandman series. It is likely that most readers wishing to read about the comic will come to this page and hence it is vital that a picture is present. Could someone please upload a suitable picture? Possibly, one without any speech bubbles and fully clothed and looking out of the page. Zuracech lordum 16:01, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Best I could do. Full rationale was included to prevent a speedy. -- Sapph42 (talk) 01:07, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Aspect of Dream

The paragraph suggests the the other Endless are always seen under the same aspect, but it is inaccurate. In the Dream story in Endless Nights, at the 'conference', Despair is seen as her first aspect. I'm not sure if it worth mentioning, but wanted to see what others thought. StereoSanctity

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Dreamendless.jpg

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BetacommandBot 20:09, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] So much

Currently, there is so much self-confessed speculation in the article. Expert, please! Lots42 (talk) 17:16, 21 April 2008 (UTC)