Issue 1:  Sleep of the just by Gaiman, Kieth, and Dringenberg

• Dream is caught accidentally by men who are attempting to capture Death. Only after seven decades of captivity does he finally escape.

• Dream returns to his realm to find it in disarray. He consults the Three Witches on where to find his items of power: the Pouch, the Helm and the Ruby.

• Dream goes to London where John Constantine helps him recover the Pouch from one of John's former lovers.

• Dream goes to Hell to retrieve his helmet. He must first beat Choronzon, a duke of Hell, at the game of reality.

• John Dee (Dr Destiny) and Dream both journey to retrieve the ruby of power from storage in a Justice League warehouse.

• John Dee uses the power of the dreamstone to manipulate the patrons of a diner while he waits for Dream to arrive.

• Dee follows Dream to the Dreaming where they fight for control of the Ruby.

• Dream follows Death as she goes about her daily rounds.