I have no idea what this comic was about. Not a clue. I was only vaguely aware of the Darkchylde comics from their appearance in Previews when I had my store. They looked to me like another "Bad Girl" style book, in the Lady Death vein. So in order to perhaps entice those who were into that particular genre of comic, I ordered a special edition of one of the issues. What I've actually started finding is that many of these premium comics are now worth about as much as their regular editions. Ah, well. It makes an interesting piece to read for a blog.
In my assessment, I was kind of right - the art is definitely erring on the Chaos! Comics side of things. But the plot reads like an actual transcript of a dream. I know it's right there in the title, but I wasn't expecting literal dream writing. It's obviously serving some kind of prophetic purpose in the greater series, but there are some genuine moments of dream, where something bizarre is accepted simply as fact. I'm fascinated by these kinds of narrative. Rick Veitch's Rare Bit Fiends and its ilk are fascinating looks at our subconscious lives. I wonder if any of the dialogue or situation in this issue actually came from dreams?
So it's kind of mediocre (very much in line with the guiding aesthetic of the time, and not my favourite thing comics has ever done), but also kind of amazing. Which is not bad at all.
To be continued.
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