 However, he is finally able to find some measure of fulfillment in his old age, following Dream's death.His name almost certainly derives from Anthony Burgess's "A Clockwork Orange", the protagonist of which is named Alex, but could also be a nod to Aleister Crowley, whose original middle name was Alexander and who was mentioned in the first issue.Roderick Burgess (1863–1947) was the Lord Magus of The Order of the Ancient Mysteries.