Black Label Archives

It had been noted that there hadn't been a new prestige-format Black Label in the manner in which former Senior Editor Mark Doyle had intended the imprint to be used for, in quite some time And now we do Thought this one has been in the works for three years or more. Brian Azzarello & Alex[...]

Garth Ennis and Liam Sharp are working together for the first time on Batman/Killer Croc, a new comic book from DC/Black Label, Batman: Reptilian, out in June Garth Ennis isn't usually one for superhero comics, and when he gets near them, people start vomiting on Batman or sexually violating Green Lantern But he popped by[...]

Mark Doyle founded the Black Label imprint at DC Comics Bleeding Cool first got a whiff of it back in 2017, but soon it all came together and DC Comics made a lot of money from prestige format mature readers comics with their biggest names, as well as bringing in Gerard Way to DC for[...]

Spoilers of course. There is a scene in this week's Rorschach #5 by Tom King and Jorge Fornes, an unauthorised sequel to Watchmen published by DC Comics,

Bleeding Cool has mocked comic book writer Tom Taylor and artist Darick Robertson for their Hellblazer: Rise And Fall mini-series for DC Comics' Black Label Specifically for the decision to portray British police carrying handguns as a matter of course With Tom Taylor's reason that he simply didn't realise that they didn't And that it's[...]

But he also talked about two planned projects for DC Comics as part of their mature readers superhero line, Black Label. I also wrote two new DC Black Label series last year that have not been announced yet, but both are being drawn as we speak One is being drawn by Doug Mahnke, whom I have[...]

Vertigo was done away with by DC President Pamela Lifford, instead it will now be published under DC's Black Label, originally a curated imprint for mature readers prestige superhero comic books, but now just used as an age-related suitability indicator Up for FOC this weekend, it will be republished in paperback on December 15th The[...]

Call in Matt Ryan because Hellblazer: Rise And Fall #2 has every bit of that clumsy, ruthless John Constantine charm that the actor made perfect on

How do these killings tie to the first death on John's hands? How does this involve heaven and hell? Even if this is kind of John's fault, will Constantine be happy to let a few more rich bastards fall from the sky, like a vindictive Robin Hood? It's an all-new DC Black Label mystery starring[...]

But it seems that Superman has a bit of an issue with Black Label – no not the DC Comics mature readers not-an-imprint-but-suitable-reading-age-signifier Black Label And in Metropolis, it's a name for one of Leone's clubs. The kind of place all the big dicks hang out And a place where one can do the kind of[...]

Comic book author of DCeased Tom Taylor posted the following news on Twitter concerning a new Hellblazer series. Announcing HELLBLAZER: RISE & FALL! I'm teaming with my good mate and superstar artist @DarickR (THE BOYS, TRANSMETROPOLITAN) on a Black Label series for @DCComics We've been working on this in secret for a long time, and it's[...]

There have also been staff redundancies at Diamond, Image Comics and more. The logo for DC Comics' Black Label line of mature readers comic books, a number of which have now had their production paused. DC Comics joins the big pause DC Comics had told most creators that they were still full-steam-ahead Editorial see an opportunity to use[...]

Joker: Killer Smile, Godeon Falls and Old Man Logan series creators Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino, the final third issue of which is out next week, will be creating a sequel to the Black Label series, out in May The Joker: Killer Smile miniseries tells the story of psychotherapist Dr Ben Arnell, and his study[...]

However, it has now been redesignated a DC Black Label Ages with a 17+ content descriptor on its card stock covers DC Comics want retailers and readers to see this book as having content akin to King and Gerads' DC Vertigo series Sheriff of Babylon and Mister Miracle, and wish us to know that "Strange[...]

A lot of suckers waste time worldbuilding in the pages of their actual comics, but the upcoming DC Black Label series by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Riccardo Federici, The Last God, has found a better way In April, DC Comics will publish The Last God: Tales from the Book of Ages, detailing the history, locations,[...]

And it was a pattern that seemed to set in, with multiple Black Label titles being on the late side, and recently necessitating an art change to get one of their Joker/Harley Quinn books back on schedule And this is an issue for publishers, retailers and readers alike. Today, addressing comic book retailers on Facebook, DC[...]

Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity is a popular Black Label title for DC Comics but, as with many of them, it has suffered from lateness With only two issues of the planned nine have been published, the series has seen orders cancelled and resolicited And with issue 3, it appears that there may be some creative changes[...]

who knows, if harleen is successful enough… it's a pipe dream but so was harleen XD." It's true, Harleen was originally fanfic that Stjepan was working on for himself and his fans, and it got picked up by DC Comics to be a major and best-selling Black Label prestige series Well, as Harleen nears its conclusion,[...]

The format is currently just being used by the Black Label imprint This differs from DC's Prestige format titles, defined as featuring square binding and card stock covers at the standard comic book trim size of 6.625" by 10.1875", such as the upcoming Wonder Woman #750. The only comic getting that nomenclature in January's solicitations is[...]

ON SALE 01.29.20 $3.99 US | 32 PAGES FC | DC BLACK LABEL FINAL ISSUE This is not the end of Young Animal, Gerard Way's curated imprint, as January also marks the beginning of Far Sector, a new Green Lantern comic that may have a lot more legs than the initial solicitation suggests. It's also notable that[...]

(Those people had to buy something from his booth to earn their spot in line.) So just why hasn't DC's most critically acclaimed author written for their edgy Black Label? If DC wants people to stop mourning the death of Vertigo and look to Black Label as the future of prestige comics, why not ask King[...]

But you never know where the conversation will go. Anyway, at the end of the Spotlight on Paper Girls panel held in Room 1A02 at New York Comic Con this afternoon, Chiang stated that he will be working on a new DC Comics book, that he'll write, draw, colour and letter for DC's older readers line[...]

Branching out from their typical strategy of only publishing grim and gritty books starring Batman, The Joker, or Harley Quinn, DC Black Label will publish a grim and gritty Wonder Woman comic this December Daniel Warren Johnson will write and draw Wonder Woman: Dead Earth, which sees the titular Wonder Woman awakening in a post-apocalyptic[...]

DC's Black Label continues to carve out its niche as a place for people to make more Joker comics with Joker: Killer Smile, a new comic from Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino hitting stores in October Additionally, the imprint will move outside its comfort zone for a non-Joker comic also written by Lemire, with Denys[...]

DC Comics has revealed another new series launching at DC Black Label in October From writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson, artist Riccardo Federici, colorist Dean White, and letterer Tom Napolitano, The Last God is a 12-issue "dark high fantasy" series establishing a new "epic fantasy world" called Cain Anuun DC hits all the marks in the[...]

Exciting new villains and unexpected allies will clash in this unforgettable chapter of the White Knight saga-and the truth about the blood they shed will shake Gotham to its core! In Shops: Jul 24, 2019 Final Orders Due: Jul 01, 2019 SRP: $4.99 With a few additional unlettered pages to follow… and published in one month's time under DC's[...]

Confirming the story that Bleeding Cool broke, DC Comics has officially announced that they will rebrand in 2020, "sunsetting" the Vertigo imprint along with DC Zoom and DC Ink, putting all of their publishing efforts into three brands from now on: DC, DC Kids, and DC Black Label The brands will be divided by target[...]

The first appearance of Batman's penis in Batman Damned #1 set the comic book world on fire, sending shockwaves throughout DC Comics, causing the comic to skyrocket in value (especially after it was announced there would be no second printing and any future collections would censor the Batawang), and leaving a Batpenis-shaped mark on comic[...]

Asked for comment, Johnston merely responded with a bashful shrug before returning to posting more articles about Batman's penis. BREAKING: get ready for a huge announcement about my next book in 2019… pic.twitter.com/VRGoq76ZU5 — Sean Gordon Murphy (@Sean_G_Murphy) September 26, 2018 Azreal will be prominently featured in the new Black Label comic, however, with Murphy promising, to rewrite[...]

Including a sneak peek inside some of their upcoming Black Label titles Such as the oversized Batman: Damned by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo… Superman: Year One by Frank Miller and John Romita Jr… But just the cover still for Wonder Woman: Historia by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Phil Jimenez... And plenty of covers from across[...]