The Dreaming #50

Issue #50 of Vertigo's The Dreaming marks a milestone for this Sandman-universe series, arriving in 2000 with a Dave McKean cover that layers a figure tilting their head back in apparent ecstasy or surrender against a ghostly, golden-hued architectural dreamscape — moody and painterly in McKean's signature style. The title "Restoration" hints at something momentous unfolding within, and the impressive creative roster — Kiernan, Hempel, Fegredo, McManus, and Totleben — suggests this anniversary issue brings considerable talent to bear. A compelling artifact of Vertigo at the turn of the millennium.