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Vertigo is an imprint of comic book and graphic novel publisher DC Comics. It operates under the "Vertigo" name in order to separate itself from the more mainstream, family-friendly DC Comics image. Vertigo publishes stories aimed at a more mature audience. Many of the comics published by Vertigo contain mature themes, including violence (more realistic than what was found in conventual comics at the time), frank presentations of substance abuse, and other controversial topics. Karen Berger is the executive editor of the imprint. Image File history File links Vertigo_logo. ...
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DC Comics (originally called National Periodical Publications or National Periodicals) is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ...
Karen Berger is the editor of the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics and one of the most influential comic book editors of the 1990s. ...
History
Vertigo was founded in the wake of DC's successful "mature" comics of the late 1980s, beginning with Saga of the Swamp Thing and continuing with Watchmen, Hellblazer and The Sandman. In 1993, Berger and DC officially founded the Vertigo line to attract writers who wanted to publish "mature" comics of this sort, without having to worry about offending parents and young children. In an era when almost all of the big names in comics were artists, and most companies were pushing the art over story (such as the well known Image Comics), Vertigo was unique in pushing writers to the forefront. MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ...
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Hellblazer is a comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics, which features the central character John Constantine. ...
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Although many of the initial Vertigo publications were set in the DC Universe (Hellblazer, Swamp Thing, The Sandman), progressively they have been disconnected from the DCU, leaving the "superheroes" out. The Vertigo concept emphasized on the supernatural rather than the super-human and can be seen as the "real" world of the DC Universe. In addition to these older titles that were set under this print, a plethora of new titles was introduced without any constraints as to when or where the plot happens. The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. ...
Hellblazer is a comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics, which features the central character John Constantine. ...
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The Sandman, in folklore, is a figure who brings good sleep and dreams by sprinkling magic sand onto sleeping children. ...
Superman and Batman, two of the most recognizable and iconic superheroes. ...
The supernatural (Latin: super- exceeding + nature) refers to forces and phenomena which are beyond ordinary scientific understanding. ...
Vertigo has proven influential on the comic book industry, particularly because of its success with sales of trade paperbacks (often called "graphic novels"). Collections of Sandman continued to sell on a regular basis long after the original issues had become scarce, prompting Vertigo to reprint more and more of its library in the paperback format. This had the additional effect of penetrating the bookstore market and extended the "shelf life" of these comics from one month to virtual infinity. Some series, such as Transmetropolitan, did not always sell well as serialized monthly issues but continued to be published because DC/Vertigo was confident that trade paperback sales would be strong. Due partially to Vertigo's success with the format, by the mid-2000s nearly every publisher was collecting the majority of its serialized comics into trade paperbacks. In comics, a trade paperback (TPB) specifically refers to the periodic collections, published in book format, of stories published in comic books, usually capturing one story arc in the series. ...
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Transmetropolitan is a postcyberpunk comic book series written by Warren Ellis with art by Darick Robertson and published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics (originally by Helix). ...
The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...
Since its inception, Vertigo has retroactively claimed many mature DC books that were published before its founding in 1993, such as Swamp Thing, Animal Man, and V for Vendetta. Transmetropolitan was initially launched under DC's short-lived Helix imprint but soon switched to Vertigo. Animal Man is a fictional superhero in the DC Universe. ...
V for Vendetta is a comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated mostly by David Lloyd, set in a dystopian future United Kingdom. ...
Helix was a short-lived imprint of DC Comics, with a science-fiction theme, launched in 1996 and last used in 1998. ...
In 2005, Vertigo expanded its label to include the cinema with the release of the movie Constantine, based (loosely) on the long-running comic Hellblazer. A History of Violence came out on September 23, 2005. Also, a movie adaptation of V for Vendetta was released on March 17, 2006. This page documents the movie of the name. ...
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March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ...
Notable authors Many notable comic book authors have written for Vertigo at one point or another, including such prominent names as: Alan Grant This page is about the comic book writer. ...
Brian Azzarello is an American comic book writer. ...
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Ed Brubaker (born November 17, 1966) is an American cartoonist and a writer. ...
Mike Carey is the writer of the Eisner Award nominated Lucifer and Hellblazer, comic book titles published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. ...
Howard V. Chaykin (born 1950) is an American comic book writer and artist famous for his innovative storytelling and sometimes controversial titles. ...
Nancy A. Collins (born 1959) is a horror fiction writer that is best known for her series of vampire novels featuring her character Sonia Blue. ...
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John Marc DeMatteis (born December 15, 1953) is an American writer of comic books. ...
Paul Dini is an American television producer of animated cartoons. ...
Warren Ellis (born February 16, 1968) is a British author of comic books and graphic novels, well known for his acerbic personality and sociocultural commentaries, both through his online presence and his writing. ...
Garth Ennis Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970 in Holywood, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the DC/Vertigo series Preacher, co-created with artist Steve Dillon. ...
Christopher Fowler (born 1953) is an British horror writer. ...
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James Hudnall at a comic convention James David Hudnall (born April 10, 1957 in Santa Rosa, California) is an American writer, who began his career in the comic book field in 1986 with the series Espers, published by Eclipse Comics. ...
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Notable series Notable comic book series published under the Vertigo line have included: 100 Bullets is an Eisner and Harvey Award-winning comic book written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Eduardo Risso. ...
Animal Man is a fictional superhero in the DC Universe. ...
Black Orchid portrayed in the Strength card of the Vertigo Tarot by Dave Mckean. ...
Cover for the Italian edition of the series The Books of Magic is the title of four-issue comic book miniseries written by Neil Gaiman, and later an ongoing series, published by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo. ...
Death is a fictional character from the DC comic book series, The Sandman (1988 - 1996). ...
Death as illustrated by Chris Bachalo. ...
The story Death: The Time of Your Life was written by Neil Gaiman, and is one of many spinoffs from his graphic novel series The Sandman. ...
Cover to DMZ #3 featuring Matthew Roths press pass and photo. ...
The Doom Patrol is an idiosyncratic DC Comics superhero team that has been through several incarnations. ...
The Dreaming is an original manga series created by Artist/Author Queenie Chan and published by TOKYOPOP. Jeanie and Amber Malkin - identical twin sisters - are new students at the 100-year-old Greenwich Private College, a boarding school in North Sydney that lies on the edge of vast, virgin bushlands. ...
Enigma is a comic book by Peter Milligan, with artwork done by Duncan Fegredo, featuring a gay superhero called The Enigma. It was published as an eight-issue series by Vertigo Press, an imprint of DC Comics, in 1993, and collected in 1995. ...
Fables is a Vertigo comic book series created and written by Bill Willingham. ...
Cover to The Filth trade paperback. ...
Hellblazer is a comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics, which features the central character John Constantine. ...
Cover for the Italian edition of the series The Books of Magic is the title of four-issue comic book miniseries written by Neil Gaiman, and later an ongoing series, published by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo. ...
Cover to The Invisibles (v2) #1. ...
The Losers: Ante Up The Losers is a comic published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics, written by Andy Diggle and drawn by Jock. ...
Loveless is a comic book series by Vertigo (comics) about a man who fights for the South in the Civil War. ...
Lucifer is a comic book published by Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics. ...
Nevada is the title of a limited series of comic books published by DC under its Vertigo imprint. ...
Preacher is a comic book created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, published by DC Comics, with covers by painter Glenn Fabry. ...
The Sandman was a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics for 75 issues from 1988 until 1996. ...
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Shade, the Changing Man is a fictional comic book character created by Steve Ditko for DC Comics in 1977. ...
The Swamp Thing is a fictional character created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson for DC Comics, and featured in a long-running horror-fantasy comic book series of the same name. ...
Tank Girl was a 1990s English comic strip and the name of the leading character. ...
The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...
Transmetropolitan is a postcyberpunk comic book series written by Warren Ellis with art by Darick Robertson and published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics (originally by Helix). ...
In the Golden Age of Comic Books of the 1940s, Will Eisner created a superhero version of Uncle Sam for Quality Comics. ...
Unknown Soldier #250 with the title character in center. ...
V for Vendetta is a comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated mostly by David Lloyd, set in a dystopian future United Kingdom. ...
Y: The Last Man is a comic book series written by Brian K. Vaughan (Swamp Thing) and published by Vertigo. ...
Vertigo movies Constantine is a 2005 film based on the Hellblazer comic book, with some plot elements being taken from the Dangerous Habits arc (issues #41-46). ...
Hellblazer is a comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics, which features the central character John Constantine. ...
A History of Violence is an Academy-Award nominated 2005 film, directed by David Cronenberg. ...
V for Vendetta is a 2006 action-thriller film set in London in the near future. ...
Vertigo games and spin-offs - 100 Bullets (video game - cancelled)
- The Books of Magic 1: The Invitation (novelisation)
- The Books of Magic 2: Bindings (novelisation)
- The Books of Magic 3: The Children's Crusade (novelisation)
- The Books of Magic 4: Consequences (novelisation)
- The Books of Magic 5: Lost Places (novelisation)
- The Books of Magic 6: Reckonings (novelisation)
- Constantine (video game)
- Hellblazer: Subterranian (original novel)
- Hellblazer: Warlord (original novel)
100 Bullets is an Eisner and Harvey Award-winning comic book written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Eduardo Risso. ...
See also Vertigo is an critically acclaimed imprint of DC Comics. ...
The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. ...
External links - Vertigo home page
- Vertigo 10th Anniversary minisite
- Vertigo Chronology
- List of every Vertigo title ever published
- List of every Vertigo trade/OGN/manga digest ever published
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