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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 · Vertigo was one of the most prestigious comic imprints, its best stories known for their high quality as well as their sometimes controversial material. However, with the DC Black Label...
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Buy Book One Amazon Comixology Jason Aaron and RM Guéra's Scalpedfirst released in 2007 and followed Dashiell Bad Horse as he returns to the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation in South Dakota and gets sucked into an undercover FBI agent's quest to bring down the corrupt Tribal Sherriff. The series ran for 60 issues and sees Dash come up unde...
Buy Book One Amazon Comixology Vertigo's origins as a more adult imprint for DC Comics to explore their own characters allowed creators the opportunity to reach a more adult audience without dealing with the Comics Code Authority. Saga of the Swamp Thing was one of the first examples of Vertigo's new adult-themed line of comicsand remains a fan-fav...
Buy Volume One Amazon Comixology The character of John Constantine may be a little more mainstream now thanks to the live-action appearances of Matt Ryan as the supernatural con-man on Constantine and Legends of Tomorrow, but his first appearances came in the pages of Saga of the Swamp Thing before starring in Vertigo's longest running series, John...
Buy Book One Amazon Comixology Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson's cyberpunk dystopic Transmetropolitan released under DC Comics short-lived science fiction Helix imprint but was moved to Vertigo following the cancellation of the other Helix titles. Transmetropolitantakes place in the near future and follows retired journalist Spider Jerusalem and ...
Buy Volume One Amazon Comixology Created by Bill Willingham with art by Mark Buckingham, Lan Medina, and Steve Leialoha, Fables brought fairy tales to life over 150 issues, numerous spin-offs, and even a best-selling video game adaptation from Telltale Games called The Wolf Among Us. Fables follows the residents of Fabletown, all characters from le...
Buy Book One Amazon Comixology Grant Morrison's creator-owned The Invisiblesstars a covert resistance force who are fighting against the alien enslavement of an unsuspecting human race. The Invisible College recruits a young man into their organization who may be the savior of humankind and set out about trying to stop the prophesied apocalypse on ...
Buy Book One Amazon Comixology Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso's 100 Bulletsstarted with an interesting premise; a government agent-type begins handing out a briefcase with a gun and 100 untraceable bullets that will shut down any police investigation. Inside the case was also evidence and information on someone who wronged the case holder in the...
Buy Book One Amazon Comixology Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's Preacher is easily one of the most popular Vertigo titles, both when the initial series released in 1995 and more recently with the TV adaptation on AMC bringing further recognition to the fan-favorite series. Preacher sits high atop many best hits lists, Vertigo and beyond. Ennis and Di...
Buy Book One Amazon Comixology Y: The Last Manfollows the adventures of escape artist Yorick Brown and his pet monkey Ampersand, the last two male survivors left on Earth following a virus that immediately wiped out males across the planet. Brian K. Vaughn and Pia Guerra's post-apocalyptic tale explores a world without men, what wiped them out, and...
Buy Book One Amazon Comixology Neil Gaiman's reimagining of DC's Sandman character had little to nothing to do with the Golden Age Wesley Dodds character (though he was later explored in Sandman's Mystery Theater), but Sandmanintroduced Morpheus, the God of Dreams, and created new worlds stacked on top of the DC universe, causing a unique blend of ...
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Mar 11, 2013 · That year, DC launched Vertigo Comics, an imprint that became the home for independent comics, creator-owned material and more mature storytelling.
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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Jan 13, 2023 · It was the comic that changed everything for Vertigo — the potent combination of writer Brian Azzarello, artist Eduardo Rosso, and an irresistible crime concept that won audiences over almost immediately. (How far would you go for revenge?) After this, Vertigo went heavy on crime comics, and fans loved it.
Apr 14, 2024 · Several of DC superhero titles were folded over into Vertigo, and these books became the best comics running in a decade that wasn't exactly known for great writing. There are some amazing Vertigo comics out there, ones that are still in print, albeit under DC's Black Label, and are worth checking out.
