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Yep, issue 8 breathes and moves well as a development on "Coastlines" and, as usual, makes more enemies to keep Fabian running to stay one step ahead. Hinterkind, from Vertigo, has been a series to watch as a potential long-running page-turner establishing a new kind of cross-genre that deals in science, apocalypse, environmental themes and mythology[...]

Even more pointedly, the final issue of the arc, #6, seems to encapsulate Tom's position as a relatable hero to us, right now, and explains why Tom Strong's survival, as a character in comics, has been far more than a nostalgic resuscitation of an ABC property into the Vertigo line-up. [*This discussion is written to avoid[...]

It's a book to keep your eye on in 2014, and its nothing if not an adventure story prepared to kick things into higher gear. I've been watching out for Dead Boy Detectives coming from Vertigo, and am glad the first issue arrived in 2013 (though it's of course cover-dated 2014) The artwork by Mark Buckingham[...]

The Wake, from Vertigo, a division of DC Comics, written by Scott Snyder, with art by Sean Murphy The Wake follows its own star as a series, shuffling aside expectations and even the burdens of science-fiction and horror traditions in comics, and for that reason it swims rather than sinks Neither Scott Snyder nor Sean Murphy,[...]

Tomorrow is the day when DC Comics staff working in the New York offices at 1700 Broadway will have to make a decision about what they'll be doing in April 2015. That is when DC Comics will move lock, stock, to the offices in Burbank, where an office has been waiting for them, empty, for a[...]

Will Dennis is Group Editor at DC Comics/Vertigo and Mark Doyle is an Editor there. I understand that both have decided not to move to the West Coast when DC Comics ups sticks from Manhattan to Burbank in April 2015. Recently responsible for publishing the likes of DC Vertigo publishing 100 Bullets, Scalped, DMZ, The Losers, American[...]

We've got plenty from Image, Dynamite, IDW, Vertigo, and Dark Horse this time around. New Titles Skybound from Image released Dead Body Road by Justin Jordan (writer), Matteo Scalera (pencils and inks), Moreno Dinisio (colors), Pat Brosseau (letters) To be fair, any book by Justin Jordan is one I'm going to check out and see what craziness[...]

Breathtaker: Love Death Sex Power was a Vertigo book before there was a Vertigo imprint Now, more than twenty years later the duo is going back and remastering their original series and preparing to do the long awaited sequel They have put together an Indiegogo campaign to make it happen I got a chance to chat with Wheatley[...]

All in all, an excellent issue for Flash and Sprouse fans. But why not continue with the Sprouse-fest with Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril #5 of 6 from Vertigo? With the triple-play of Peter Hogan, Chris Sprouse, and Karl Story, you really can't go wrong It's a heavy issue as the heroes of the[...]

Bleeding Cool was the first to officially confirm that AMC/Sony were making a TV pilot out of the Garth Ennis/Steve Dillon DC/Vertigo comic book, Preacher. And the market has sat up and taken note. And now, on eBay, a copy of Preacher #1 in Mint/Near Mint condition, though not CGC slabbed as these things often are, has[...]

The Light Brigade by Peter Tomasi and Peter Snejberg was published by DC Comics in 2004, collected and then republished in 2009. Reprinting a book allows

One of our New York correspondents, Elizabeth Heyman, writes for Bleeding Cool: The fifth issue of Vertigo's The Wake was already legendary among the book's readers a month before it was even released Simply alluding to the particular comic anywhere within earshot of a comic shop or an online forum would always be met with the[...]

I’ve been looking forward to quite a few titles this week and more than ever before, I’m getting the Wednesday twitch and wanting to get into the shop to

I understand that fresh in the wake of Preacher getting piloted by Sony/AMC, word of iZombie going into development at CW as well as The Flash, Constantine at NBC, as well as Gotham at Fox, that yet another DC Vertigo brand is to get the television series Unnamed as yet, but it does rather add[...]

Who could it be…?  Terra Zero has just interviewed Eduardo Risso at VIII FIQ (Festival Internacional de Quadrinhos) and he stated that both he and Paul Dini are working on a new Vertigo series. Most-Read Comics Stories Saturday: Paul Dini And Eduardo Risso To Create A Batman-Related Comic For Vertigo Terra Zero has just interviewed Eduardo Risso at[...]

Terra Zero has just interviewed Eduardo Risso at VIII FIQ (Festival Internacional de Quadrinhos) and he stated that both he and Paul Dini are working on a new Vertigo series. And it will star a character from the Batman comics. Let's let Google Translate fill you in Or at least, scratch your head quizzically. Eduardo Risso and Paul[...]

On Tuesday, Tim Pilcher launched Comic Book Bablyon at Gosh Comics a Kickstarter-funded memoir about his time in comics, principally working for DC Comics/Vertigo UK and Art Young Subtitled a Cautionary Tale Of Sex, Drugs And Comics, he wasn't kidding. We learn how Geri and Victoria from the Spice Girls auditioned to be Tank Girl[...]

Neil Gaiman was asked about the two month delay on Sandman Overture #2 we mentioned yesterday. He replied; Sure. I understand your disappointment and

Sandman Overture #1 came out in October, and each scheduled to come out every two months, with a special edition of the previous month's issue shipping

Announced by Comics Alliance from Vertigo Comics after DC PR gave them the nod, The Royals: Masters Of War, a six issue miniseries by Rob Williams and Simon Coleby, out in February. Set against the backdrop of World War II, The Royals: Masters Of War focuses on a version of the Royal Family whose power is manifest[...]

Bill Willingham has issued the following statement on his website. Fables Comes to an End With Issue 150. After more than ten years of publication, and

I’m writing live from my local comic shop, Conquest Comics in New Jersey, and trying to sum up my reactions to what can only be described as a massive

"A special one-off story written by Bill Willingham and featuring the return of fan-favorite gun-toting maniac Goldilocks Illustrated by exciting newcomer

DC Comics has reminded retailers that, rather than the JH Williams III/Hayden Blackman story for Batwoman #25, the book will now be a tie-in to Batman’s

Scott Snyder was signing and interviewing heavily at New York Comic Con, and fans couldn't have been happier with that, but in case you missed it, his big push, as he announced in the Vertigo Defy panel at the Con, is to clarify that there are some big transitions happening in The Wake right now[...]

This week I am picking up about twice as many comics as I'm reviewing, so check out my recommended list also. First off, we have Hinterkind from Vertigo, written by Ian Edginton, with art by Francesco Trifolgi This is an intriguing new series about animals, humans, and the lack of boundaries between them The art look[...]

   In the list of those who receive credit least, or last, for their work on comics, designers may well be at the end of the line. Some readers are

Read it if you want an insider story about confusion, isolation, and, of course, sex. Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril #3 (of 6),continuing at Vertigo, has a stellar cover this week in gold, bringing to mind some of the early Tom Strong issues with its ancient culture themes, and it's also an excellent pulp[...]

And for additional help, DC is making all store advertising using Vertigo imagery, completely reimbursable Press, radio, TV, online campaigns for your store featuring Sandman Overture? DC will pay for them, completely Just get in touch with Diamond's Maryanne Marlowe for the paperwork first…   It is possible that some retailers have forgotten how issues of[...]

Hannah Means-Shannon, senior New York Correspondent for Bleeding Cool, writes; What if you could throw out a net and gather the best fan fiction in the