Daniel is missing, and something has invaded the Dreaming. Who or what is Dora, and how awesome is the art? We’ll discuss what we liked and disliked in Vertigo’s The Dreaming #1 in this week’s Dueling Review.

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THE DREAMING #1

Writer:Simon Spurrier

Artist: Bilquis Evely

Publisher: DC Comics

Cover Price: $3.99

There is a place where stories are born. Today its walls lie slashed and bleeding. Dream has abandoned his realm, and until he is found, its residents must protect its broken borders alone. But the most senior storysmiths are tormented by invasive secrets, the warden Lucien is doubting his own mind—and beyond the gates something horrific waits with tooth and talon.

Only Dora, the monstress, finds opportunity in madness, stealing dreams for the highest bidder. But she has no idea how deep the danger lies.

Meanwhile, in Dream’s gallery, something new is growing…