Dream Police
The Police Force of the Dreamscape
Name:
Dream Police
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Aliases:
First issue:
Dream Police (2005) #1 Dream Police
Creation:
The Dream Police was created by J. Michael Straczynski for the 2005 one-shot of the same name (published by Icon Comics/Marvel) and revived for the ongoing series of the same name in 2014 (published by Joe's Comics/Image). While the one-shot is focusing on the Joe and Frank, the ongoing series is expanding the cast of the Dream Police and Dreamscape.
Members of the DPD (Dream Police Department):
- Captain Hugh Ross
- Detective Joe Thursday
- Detective Kate Black
- Detective Frank Stanford (currently missing, or gone rogue)
- Recruitment Officer Dex Dilby
Common Cases of the Dream Police:
- Augmented and Lucid Dreams/Dreamers - Usually requiring the aid of the Supervisors. Sometimes these cases are called "a Castaneda", that's when someone is riding on waves of augmentation spiraling into the ether.
- Code Red - An officer harming or compromising the safe passage of a dreamer.
- Dead/Murdered Wisp
- Dragon out of Control
- Shifter Resisting Authority
Forms of Dreams in the 2005 one-shot:
- Dream Abandonment
- Erotic Dreams
- Frustration Dreams
- Hijacking Nightmares
- Monster in a Closet
- Nightmares out of Control
- Petty Dream-Peeping
- Terrible Recurring Dreams (aka Continuity Loops)
- Vivid Dreams