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List Of Vertigo Publications
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''. It was discontinued in January 2020, with ongoing series moved to the DC Black Label imprint, and future reprints also published under the new imprint. Publications 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z Graphic novels See also * List of Vertigo reprint collections * List of DC Comics publications References External links * * {{comicbookdb, type=imprint, id=1, title=Vertigo Vertigo Vertigo is a condition where a person has the sensation of movement or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. Often it feels like a spinni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vertigo Comics
Vertigo Comics, also known as DC Vertigo or simply Vertigo, was an imprint of American comic book publisher DC Comics started by editor Karen Berger in 1993. Vertigo's purpose was to publish comics with adult content, such as nudity, drug use, profanity, and graphic violence, that did not fit the restrictions of DC's main line, thus allowing more creative freedom. Its titles consisted of company-owned comics set in the DC Universe, such as '' The Sandman'' and '' Hellblazer'', and creator-owned works, such as '' Preacher'', '' Y: The Last Man'' and '' Fables''. The Vertigo branding was retired in 2020, and most of its library transitioned to DC Black Label. Vertigo grew out of DC's mature readers' line of the 1980s, which began after DC stopped submitting ''The Saga of the Swamp Thing'' for approval by the Comics Code Authority. Following the success of two adult-oriented 1986 limited series, '' Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'' and '' Watchmen'', DC's output of mature read ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100% (comics)
''100%'' is a black-and-white comic book with gray tones written and drawn by Paul Pope. It was published by American company DC Comics' Vertigo imprint in five issues between 2002 and 2003, then collected as a trade paperback in 2005. The plot concerns six main characters in Manhattan, New York City in January 2038. Though the interweaving stories are romantic in nature, they are steeped in science fiction and cyberpunk environments. Themes and plot elements Manga influence Before making ''100%'', Pope was employed for about five years by Kodansha, Japan's leading manga publisher. In an interview, he described the experience as "the equivalent of a grad school education in 'how to tell stories the manga way'". One concept he derived from his employment was the company's insistence on the importance of characters' internal conflict above all else. In this sense, Pope cites this book in particular as his attempt at making an "American Manga". Form In the index of the trade paperb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Chaykin
Howard Victor Chaykin (; born October 7, 1950) is an American comic book artist and writer. Chaykin's influences include his one-time employer and mentor, Gil Kane, and the mid-20th century illustrators Robert Fawcett and Al Parker. Early life Howard Chaykin was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Rosalind Pave and Norman Drucker, who soon separated. Chaykin was initially raised by his grandparents in Staten Island, New York City, until his mother married Leon Chaykin in 1953 and the family moved to East Flatbush and later to 370 Saratoga Avenue, Brownsville, Brooklyn. At 14, Reprinted in Chaykin moved with his now divorced mother to the Kew Gardens section of Queens. He said in 2000 he was raised on welfare after his parents separated and that his absent biological father eventually was declared dead, although Chaykin, as an adult, located him alive. Chaykin's "nutty and cruel" adoptive father, whom Chaykin until the 1990s believed was his natural father, encouraged Chaykin's int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Century (comics)
''American Century'' was a comic book series published by DC Comics as a part of the Vertigo imprint starting in early 2001. It was co-written by Howard Chaykin and David Tischman. The story concerned a former American pilot who fakes his death and goes on the run in the 1950s. Chaykin intended it as a "left-wing version of Steve Canyon",''American Century'' #1 (March 2001, cover-dated May 2001) and wrote all of the issues. The comic ran for 27 issues until 2003. Plot Harry Block, a World War II veteran, fakes his own death and makes his way to Central America to create a new identity for himself as Harry Kraft, a hard-drinking smuggler. During a war in Guatemala, a CIA operative blackmails Block into assassinating Rosa de Santiis, a popular leader in opposition to the CIA puppet dictator General Zavala. Afterward, he heads back to the United States, taking a road trip from Hollywood to Chicago to New York, exploring myriad avenues of 1950s American culture. The comic en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leandro Fernández (artist)
Leandro Fernández is an Argentine comic book artist, known for his work on various Marvel, Image, and Vertigo comic book titles. Career In the early 2000s, Fernández was best known for providing the art for ''The Incredible Hulk'', ''Wolverine'' and '' Spider-Man: Tangled Web'' series, as well as the "Operation: Crystal Ball" story arc of the Oni Press publication ''Queen & Country'', written by Greg Rucka. In 2003, ''Queen & Country'' #8–12: "Operation: Crystal Ball" was nominated for the "Best Serialized Story" Eisner Award. The ''Publishers Weekly'' review of the ''Queen & Country: Volume 3: Operation: Crystal Ball'' trade paperback stated that "this book's pleasure lies in following the chase's twists and turns. Rucka and Fernandez accomplish this almost as well as any novel or film of the genre". Between 2005 and 2007, Fernández illustrated several nonconsecutive story arcs for the ''Punisher Marvel MAX Series'', written by Garth Ennis and then in 2008, he began ill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Edward Hill
Bryan Edward Hill is an American author, screenwriter, musician, comic book writer, and graphic designer. Early life and education Hill was born in Chicago and moved to St. Louis, Missouri as a child, where he attended the prep academy John Burroughs School. Career Hill was hired by Top Cow Productions to expand the Witchblade universe by writing the trade paperback ''Broken Trinity:Pandora's Box'' with former Top Cow Productions editor Rob Levin. Hill later wrote the book ''7 Days from Hell'' for Top Cow Productions, and was later hired to adapt it into a screenplay. He also co-wrote ''Netherworld'', a comic book, for Heroes and Villains. He co-wrote the comic book '' Postal'' with Matt Hawkins, which began publication in 2015. He began writing it by himself at issue #12. In 2013, Hill began work on several feature screenplays, including the action-thriller ''Gone'', sold to Universal Studios. He wrote the screen adaptation of the video game series Just Cause 2 (Square Enix). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air (comics)
''Air'' was an ongoing comic book series published by American company DC Comics as part of the Vertigo imprint. It was created by writer G. Willow Wilson and artist M. K. Perker. Publication history ''Air'' was an ongoing series and G. Willow Wilson explained her plans: "I have a solid detailed topographical map for the first year and a half and a loose hand-written treasure map for another couple of years. If this follows the four year model that has become typical of good Vertigo series lately, I'll be happy, and I've got ideas to fuel the whole run". Wilson has also discussed the influences on the story, which partly comes from her non-fiction, journalistic work, but may also have been precipitated by one specific incident: "The concept behind ''Air'' came from Wilson's own experiences after being grilled by a flight attendant in Amsterdam for the many visas in her passport". Plot Blythe, an acrophobic flight attendant for the fictional Clearfleet Airlines, is invite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Ezquerra
Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra (12 November 1947 – 1 October 2018) was a Spanish comics artist who worked mainly in British comics. He is best known as the co-creator of ''Judge Dredd''. Biography Early work Born in Ibdes, province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Ezquerra started his career drawing westerns and war stories for Spanish publishers. In 1973, he got work in the UK market through agent Barry Coker, drawing for girls' romance titles such as '' Valentine'' and '' Mirabelle'', as well as westerns for Thorpe & Porter's ''Pocket Western Library'', and a variety of adventure strips for D. C. Thomson & Co.'s '' The Wizard''. The UK was a popular market for Spanish artists as the exchange rate meant the work paid well, but Ezquerra moved to London to be near the work,Michael Molcher, "Interrogation: Carlos Ezquerra" part 2, ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #301, 14 September 2010, pp. 16–22 settling in Croydon with his wife.Michael Molcher, "Interrogation: Carlos Ezquerra" part 3, ''Judge Dredd M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth Ennis
Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970) is a Northern Irish–American comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series ''Preacher'' with artist Steve Dillon, his nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise, and '' The Boys'' with artist Darick Robertson. He has collaborated with artists such as Dillon and Glenn Fabry on ''Preacher'', John McCrea on ''Hitman'', Marc Silvestri on '' The Darkness'', and Carlos Ezquerra on both ''Preacher'' and ''Hitman''. His work has won him recognition in the comics industry, including nominations for the Comics Buyer's Guide Award for Favorite Writer in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. Early life Ennis is originally from Northern Ireland. Raised with no religion, Ennis's first exposure to the idea of God was as a six-year-old in primary school. Ennis's teacher told the class that God was a being who could see inside their hearts, was always around them, and would ultimately reward or punish them. Ennis described the idea as bewildering, stran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventures In The Rifle Brigade
''Adventures in the Rifle Brigade'' is the name of two Vertigo comic book limited series created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Carlos Ezquerra. The first series, ''Adventures in the Rifle Brigade'', was released in 2000. Its sequel, ''Adventures in the Rifle Brigade: Operation: Bollock'', was released in 2001 and 2002. Plot The Rifle Brigade is a British special forces commando unit commanded by Captain Darcy and staffed with a variety of oddball and at times deviant soldiers from varied British cities and allied nations. The two stories concerns their various covert missions across Europe and Africa and their relevance to the Allied victory. "Operation: Bollock" in particular focused on the team's diplomatic and action-packed attempts to gain for themselves the missing testicle of Adolf Hitler. It is being held in the small Arabic country of Semmen and is being pursued by many forces, German, American and British, none of which the Brigade can trust. The American forces are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pander Brothers
Jacob Pander (born January 26, 1965) and Arnold Pander (born June 16, 1967), known commercially as The Pander Brothers, are American comic book creators, artists, and filmmakers. They are best known for their work on the comics titles Grendel: Devil's Legacy, Batman: City of Light, The Batman Chronicles, and Girlfiend. Career Comics The Pander Brothers first came to prominence with their artwork on Matt Wagner's Grendel (comics) olume Twoissues 1-12 (collected as Grendel:Devil's Legacy), from Comico. They later illustrated the 1990 series Exquisite Corpse, from Dark Horse Comics written by Jerry Prosser about the tragic and violent life of a serial killer, the three issue series can be read in any order. Depending on the order the reader chooses, they are left with varying impressions of the main character. In 1994, they released Triple-X International, a comic series from Dark Horse. It tells the story of a young American dissident hiding out in futuristic Amsterdam to avoid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Kadrey
Richard Kadrey (born August 27, 1957) is a San Francisco-based novelist, freelance writer, and photographer. Kadrey was born in New York City, New York. Fiction Kadrey has written fifteen novels, including ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list, ''Devil Said Bang''. Other works include collaborative graphic novels and over 50 published short stories. ''Sandman Slim'' series The first ''Sandman Slim'' novel was published in 2009. It is one of 13 books listed on Barnes & Noble’s “Best Paranormal Fantasy Novels of the Last Decade”. The stories' main character, James "Sandman Slim" Stark, escapes from Hell to take his revenge on the people that killed his lover. He wanders a dark Los Angeles haunted by vampires and demons. After 11 years of combat as a gladiator against demons in Hell, he is more than prepared to fight back. The second Sandman Slim novel, ''Kill the Dead'', was released in October 2010. On October 18, 2011, the third installment of the Sandman Slim ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
