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Vertigo Comics was an American comic book imprint started in 1993. It was DC Comics ' most famous imprint, aimed at "mature readers", and has published many critically acclaimed titles, both company-owned, such as The Sandman and Hellblazer , and creator-owned , such as Preacher and Y: The Last Man .
Apr 1, 2020 · The imprint made the careers of many of today's top creators, and defined the look and style of non-superhero comics for a generation. Whether you're looking to revisit some classics or discover...
- The Sandman
- Hellblazer
- Lucifer
- Fables
- Transmetropolitan
- Preacher
- The Invisibles
- American Vampire
- Shade, The Changing Man
- 100 Bullets
Clearly, the most notorious Vertigo series, Neil Gaiman’s The Sandmanjoined the imprint at its launch and alimented it with numerous spin-offs after that. Is it even necessary to add anything about this series? Maybe. After all, there are young readers, they may not be familiar with this eerie, sometimes horrific, often mythical, and extremely infl...
The quintessential Vertigo series. Spun-off The Saga of Swamp Thing, Hellblazer started before the creation of Vertigo, but it was its longest series (with 300 issues). Set around the streetwise British magician John Constantine, Hellblazer is pure horror coming from writers like Jamie Delano, Garth Ennis, Mike Carey, Peter Milligan, and more (like...
Taking over Neil Gaiman’s creation (from the Sandman Universe), Mike Carey wrote an epic/world-shattering story about free will and the “tyranny of predestination” (with art by Peter Gross and Ryan Kelly). An elaborate narrative filled with captivating themes on a very large scope. Luciferis one of the best comic books series and had almost nothing...
The epic fantasy work of Bill Willingham (with mostly art by the great Mark Buckingham), Fablestakes characters from fairy tales and folklore to tell us a massive 150-issue (plus miniseries) story about war, love, and family. A great (and gorgeous) achievement that became an instant classic for all the right reasons. For more information, go to our...
There are some pieces of fiction that seem to have been written today, even if they are 20 years old. That is the case of Transmetropolitan,written by Warren Ellis and co-created and designed by Darick Robertson. A cyberpunk satire in which a journalist – and his “filthy assistants” – fights the corruption and abuse of power of two successive Unite...
Created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, Preacheris a masterpiece. It’s an irreverent, violent, and thought-provoking road trip that pushed boundaries to talk about religion, beliefs, accountability, depravity, love, and friendship with the help of iconic characters. The kind of work that changed the medium and stays with you for a lo...
Grant Morrison wanted to rewire our brains with The Invisibles, a mind-blowing tale about non-conventional people fighting oppression with time travel and psychic trip. It’s the kind of story you never really know how to describe because it’s just too weird by design. If you want to understand Morrison’s work, you’ll find the keys here, but you’ll ...
Written by Scott Snyder with art by Rafael Albuquerque, American Vampireis an ambitious horror tale, a western with sci-fi elements that explore the History of America by injecting monsters into it. A great (and beautiful) adventure in which the scope of the story can’t stop growing leads us to an epic conclusion. A great genre series. Here is the ...
Like The Invisibles, you can’t talk about Shade, the Changing Manfrom Peter Milligan without using the word “weird”. A commentary on everything that is not glorious in American culture (from racial tensions to gun violence, homelessness, and more) in the middle of a love story. An exploration of what it means to be human that dealt with controversi...
100 Bullets for 100 issues. Written by Brian Azzarello with art by Eduardo Risso, the series started by questioning the willingness of people to act on their desire for violent revenge, then it developed into a complex crime saga. It’s a morality tale that is as dark as it is clever. Also part of our Top Crime Comic Books to Read. Here is the story...
Jan 13, 2023 · A feature by Popverse celebrating the 30th anniversary of DC's Vertigo imprint, which revolutionized comics for adults with mature themes and stories. The article lists 30 standout titles from the imprint's history, from Sandman to American Vampire, and where to find them.
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Vertigo was an imprint of DC Comics that began publication in 1993. Spearheaded by editor Karen Berger, all DC Comics titles bearing the Vertigo logo catered to not only more mature readers, but more sophisticated writers and artists as well.
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Learn about the legacy of Vertigo Comics, the imprint of DC Comics known for its mature, sophisticated content, that was discontinued in 2020. Explore the wide range of titles, from fantasy and horror to crime and science fiction, that challenged readers' expectations and pushed the boundaries of comics.
Mar 11, 2013 · As the hugely influential Vertigo Comics celebrates its 20th anniversary (and the end of an era), we present an interactive infographic of every ongoing comic it published over the last two...
