The Dreaming (2018) #12

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"Wisdom"
The Dreaming Vol 2 #12
October, 2019
Rated M for Mature (18+)
Publisher	Vertigo
Executive Editor	Mark Doyle
Cover Artists	Yanick Paquette Nathan Fairbairn
Wisdom
Writers	Simon Spurrier
Pencilers	Bilquis Evely
Inkers	Bilquis Evely
Colorists	Mat Lopes
Letterers	Simon Bowland
Editors	Arianna Turturro Chris Conroy Maggie Howell
Previous Issue	The Dreaming Vol 2 # 11
Next Issue	The Dreaming Vol 2 # 13

My name is Wan. And the Dreaming welcomes all who come in peace.

— Wan

The Dreaming (Volume 2) #12 is an issue of the series The Dreaming (Volume 2) with a cover date of October, 2019. It was published on August 7, 2019.

Appearing in "Wisdom"

Featured Characters:

• Abel
• Dora

Supporting Characters:

• The Baku
• Dream (Daniel Hall) (Flashback only) (Origin)
• Dream (Morpheus) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Eve
• The Fashion Thing (Unnamed)
• Lucien (Dies)
• Matthew the Raven

Antagonists:

• Mr. Keter (Real name revealed) (Cameo)
  • Mark Croker (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Wan/"The Dreaming A.I." (First appearance as Wan)
    • Blanks
• Order of Ancient Mysteries (Flashback only) (Cameo)

Other Characters:

• Demons
  • The First Serpent (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • Howling Goetia
    • Agares the Crude
    • Master Leonard
    • Vepar of Sickness
• Dreamthings
  • Merv Pumpkinhead
• Fairies
  • Cluracan (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
• Ivy Walker (Flashback only)
• Long Lugs (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Lords of Chaos (Unnamed)
  • The Shallow Brigade (First appearance; unnamed)
    • Shivering Jemmy (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
• Lords of Order (Unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Lord Kilderkin (First appearance; unnamed)
    • The Slave of Kilderkin (First appearance; unnamed)
• Old Gods of Earth
  • Aesir (Unnamed) (Cameo)
    • Odin (Unnamed)
    • Thor (Unnamed)
  • Gods of Egypt (Cameo)
    • Anubis (Unnamed)
    • Bastet (Unnamed)
    • Sekhmet (Unnamed)
  • Gods of Japan (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
    • Susano-o-no-Mikoto (First appearance; unnamed)
  • Hindu Gods (Unnamed) (Cameo)
    • Hanuman (First appearance; unnamed)
  • Native American Gods (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Yastraanoth (Single appearance; dies)
• Satyrs (Cameo)
• Queen Titania (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Balam the Blind (Mentioned only)
• Cain (Mentioned only)
• The Empty Kings of the Swollen Shores (Mentioned only)
• Ghosts (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Multiverse
  • Daniel Hall's Universe (First appearance; unnamed) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • Earth 0
    • England
      • Sussex (Flashback and main story)
        • Brighton
          • Royal Sussex Hospital (Flashback and main story)
        • Wych Cross
          • Fawny Rig (Flashback only) (Cameo)
    • United States of America
      • California
        • Keter House (First appearance)
  • The In-Between
  • Sphere of the Gods
    • The Dreaming (Flashback and main story)
      • Ghost Castle (Flashback and main story)
        • The Great Hall
          • The Throne of the Dreaming
      • The Gates of Horn and Ivory
      • Faerie (Mentioned only)
    • Hell (Flashback and main story) (Cameo)
    • Skyland (Mentioned only)
    • Underworld (Mentioned only)
    • Worlds' End (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Dream's Sand Pouch
• Hammer of Thor (Cameo)
• Mundane Egg (First full appearance) (Flashback only)
• Shivering Jemmy's Balloon (Cameo)

Concepts:

• Magic
  • Exorcism
• The Rift (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  

Notes

• Thor and his magical Hammer are drawn like their Pre-Flashpoint counterparts.

Trivia

• The events of this story are obviously inspired by the Season of Mists storyline from Sandman (Volume 2). Most of the Dreaming's visitors, including the Lords of Chaos and Order and the various Gods of Earth, originally journeyed to the Dreaming trying to get the Key to Hell.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the The Dreaming series
• Images from The Dreaming Vol 2 12

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