Ja, det verkar som att Mr Dark är en hyllning till Morpheus
Från Fables Wiki :
While Dark Man's name does not come from any specific story, it is clear that his presence carries out in various panels of literature, folklore and mythology, having collected names such as the Bogeyman, the Dullahan, the Khokhan, the Buse, Mörkö, The Dunganga, The Abo Ragl Ma Shokla, Burned Man, Lake Man, Buback, Torbalan and too many others to mention. However, he bares a striking resemblance to Sandman's Morpheus, and may have been based off of him.
Även i den här artikeln :
It’s a wonder then how little mention was made of the writer Bill Willingham’s wink and a nod to Fables’ influential “predecessor”, Vertigo’s “Sandman”. “Sandman” started off with it’s God-like main character freeing himself from the prison he’s spent a long time in and going on a quest to gather his items of power. [...] What has happened in “Fables” then, was that it’s creator, Bill Willinghem decided to have a massively powerful being awakened from it’s year-long confine and dealing with the beings that have usurped his power since.
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DetärocksåvärtattpåpekaattFables-universetärheltskiltfrånandraDC/Vertigo-serier,medanmångateckenfrån"Sandman" interagerar med tecken från andra böcker. Döden träffades Lex Luthor, Batman var på Morpheus Wake, Destiny möttes Superman etc.