Black Label Archives

Jeff Lemire Has Two DC Black Label Comics, One With Doug Mahnke
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[...]
V For Vendetta Gets Its First Black Label Edition
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[...]
DC Comics Makes
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[...]
Action Comics #1023
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[...]
Hellblazer: Rise And Fall Gives Us John Constantine With Wings
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[...]
The logo for DC Comics' Black Label line of mature readers comic books.
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[...]
Dan DiDio Promises No More Lateness For Black Label
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[...]
Jason Badower Replaces Mike Mayhew on Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #3
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[...]
DC Comics to Call the Batman Damned Format, "Prestige Plus"
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[...]
Tom King Should Write a DC Black Label Book
(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[...]
DC Officially Rebrands, Dropping Vertigo
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[...]
That New Sean Gordon Murphy Series is Actually Batman: Curse of the White Knight
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[...]
Sneak Peek Inside DC Black Label's Batman: Damned and Superman: Year One
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[...]
black label
And it was — but only two years later. We also mentioned another imprint from DC Comics that we expected to be announced at the show: Black Label, a new line of mature-readers alternate-continuity titles focusing on DC's biggest name characters such as Batman, Superman, and a Wonder Woman comic written by Kelly Sue DeConnick. Well, I[...]