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Cover: Dave McKean

The Dreaming: Through the Gates of Horn and Ivory #[nn]

May 1999 · DC · 19.95 USD; 31.50 CAD
“Day's Work, Night's Rest”

In "Day's Work, Night's Rest," Peter Hogan and Gary Amaro dive into the quiet chaos of the Dreaming, where Lucien checks in on Nuala, the bartender with a celestial side, as Cluracan faces an unexpected proposal from a mysterious visitor—offering a union that blurs the line between duty and desire. Meanwhile, the Roman god Janus gears up for his annual race, a ritual that stirs something deeper in the realm’s unseen currents. Dave McKean’s haunting cover captures the dreamlike tension, while the story unfolds with quiet precision, weaving myth and intimacy in equal measure.

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writer Peter Hogan · artist, inker Gary Amaro · colorist Daniel Vozzo · letterer Todd Klein · cover Dave McKean

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artist, inker Gary Amaro
colorist Daniel Vozzo
letterer Todd Klein
cover pencils, inks Dave McKean

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Lucien checks on Nuala, who's a bartender on Earth, while Cluracan's doom visits him and offers to marry Cluracan's fiancee in the court of Llinor. Cluracan, who's gay, goes along with it. Meanwhile the Roman god Janus is having his annual race.

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