Volume 7, in which Delirium and Dream go in search of Destruction, who is revealed to be an all-round nice guy (the nicest of the seven, it seems - there's such warmth in his interactions with others, especially Barnabas). It's quite a straightforward, linear story, but the devil - and much of the joy - is in the details.
Here is a list of the reasons why I like Dream:
* He's rake-thin
* And tormented
* And self-absorbed
* And rapier-sharp
* And mysterious
* And aloof
* And somewhat frightening
* And very, very powerful
* And only vaguely accountable to others
* But, underneath it, he's really rather nice
* And when he falls in love, he falls hard
* And he has a very strong sense of responsibility
* And is driven by inner compulsions and principles
* All of which eventually dooms him.
Ah, so that's why...
