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What’s coming in Summer 2012?

Tue, 11/22/2011 - 9:00am | DCE Editorial

We’re about to look into the future. Look for these Vertigo titles to be published in Summer 2012. Please keep in mind this information is not final and may be subject to change. Coming in May 2012: AMERICAN VAMPIRE VOL. 2 TP Writer: Scott Snyder Artists: Rafael Albuquerque and Mateo Santoluco Collects: AMERICAN VAMPIRE #6-11 $17.99 US, 160 pg DEADENDERS TP Writer: Ed Brubaker Artists: Warren Pleece, Richard Case, Jay Stephens and Cameron Stewart Collects: DEADENDERS #1-16 and a story from VERTIGO: WINTER’S EDGE #3 $29.99 US, 392 pg THE SANDMAN VOL. 9: THE KINDLY ONES TP NEW EDITION Writer: Neil Gaiman Artists: Marc Hempel, Richard Case, D’Israeli, Teddy Kristiansen, Glyn Dillon, Charles Vess, Dean Ormston and Kevin Nowlan Collects: THE SANDMAN #57-69 and a story from VERTIGO JAM #1 $19.99 US, 320 pg Coming in June 2012: FABLES DELUXE EDITION BOOK FIVE HC Writer: Bill Willingham Artists: Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, David Hahn, Lan Medina and Dan Green Collects: FABLES #34-45 $29.99 US, 304 pg GET JIRO! HC Writers: Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose Artist: Langdon Foss Original graphic novel $24.99 US, 160 pg Coming in July 2012: FABLES VOL. 17: INHERIT THE WIND TP Writer: Bill Willingham Artists: Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Adam Hughes, Gene Ha and Karl Kerschl Collects: FABLES #108-113 $14.99 US, 144 pg DMZ VOL. 12: THE FIVE NATIONS OF NEW YORK TP Writer: Brian Wood Artist: Riccardo Burchielli Collects: DMZ #67-72 $14.99 US, 144 pg HELLBLAZER VOL. 3: THE FEAR MACHINE TP NEW EDITION Writer: Jamie Delano Artists: Mark Buckingham, Richard Piers Rayner, Mike Hoffman and Alfredo Alcala Collects: HELLBLAZER #14-22 $24.99 US, 240 pg SCALPED VOL. 9: KNUCKLE UP TP Writer: Jason Aaron Artists: R.M. Guera, Dean Haspiel, Denys Cowan, Igor Kordey, Jill Thompson, Timothy Truman, Brendan McCarthy and Steve Dillon Collects: SCALPED #50-55 $14.99 US, 144 pg Coming in August 2012: HOUSE OF MYSTERY VOL. 8: DESOLATION TP Writer: Matthew Sturges Artists: Luca Rossi, Jose Marzan Jr., Darwyn Cooke, Aaron Campbell, David Lapham and Peter Snejbjerg Collects: HOUSE OF MYSTERY #36-42 $14.99 US, 160 pg RIGHT STATE HC Writer: Mat Johnson Artist: Andrea Mutti Original graphic novel $24.99 US, 144 pg THE INVISIBLES OMNIBUS HC Writer: Grant Morrison Artists: Steve Yeowell, Jilll Thompson, Dennis Cramer, Chris Weston, John Ridgway, Steve Parkhouse, Kim DeMulder, Paul Johnson, Phil Jimenez, John Stokes, Tommy Lee Edwards, Dick Giordano, Mark Buckingham, Mark Pennington, Michael Lark, Keith Aiken, Marc Hempel, Ray Kryssing, Philip Bond, Glyn Dillon, Ivan Reis, Warren Pleece, Sean Phillips, Jay Stephens, Frank Quitely, Grant Morrison, and others Collects: THE INVISIBLES #1-25, THE INVISIBLES VOL. 2 #1-22, THE INVISIBLES VOL. 3 #12-1 and a story from VERTIGO: WINTER’S EDGE #1 $150.00 US, 1,536 pg NEIL GAIMAN’S MIDNIGHT DAYS DELUXE EDITION HC Writers: Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner Artists: Dave McKean, Teddy Kristiansen, Richard Piers Rayner, Mike Hoffman, Mike Mignola, Steven Bissette, John Totleben and Sergio Aragonés Collects: HELLBLAZER #27, SANDMAN MIDNIGHT THEATRE, SWAMP THING ANNUAL #5 and material from WELCOME BACK TO THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY and the NEIL GAIMAN’S MIDNIGHT DAYS TP. $24.99 US, 176 pg SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING BOOK TWO TP Writer: Alan Moore Artists: Shawn McManus, Stephen Bissette, John Totleben and Ron Randall Collects: SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #28-34 and SWAMP THING ANNUAL #2 $19.99 US, 224 pg

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american vampire, deadenders, dmz, fables, get jiro!, hellblazer, house of mystery, midnight days, right state, saga of the swamp thing, sandman, scalped, summer 2012, the invisibles

Annie Wu enters the HOUSE OF MYSTERY

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 9:00am | DCE Editorial

Artist Annie Wu illustrates Jordan Mayer's directorial debut, "Mystery House," in HOUSE OF MYSTERY #41 out now. She took some time out to chat with us about some of her pop culture favs.

First comic book you remember reading: Either Old Master Q or 13-Dot. I'm sure it was some manhua my family gave to me.

Best music for making Jordan Mayer's film come to life: Tuvan throat singing over a sick beat. I'm only half-joking, because that would actually be pretty cool.

Favorite artist(s): I have too many favorites, but I've been looking at a lot of Bernini and Robert McGinnis lately.

Favorite Vertigo book(s): Y: The Last Man was a huge deal for my friends and me in high school. And I'm a late-comer to the House of Mystery party but it's been tremendously fun.

Last movie you saw that you can admit to: This just made me realize that the last films I saw in theatres and on Netflix were both by Buster Keaton -- Steamboat Bill, Jr. and Sherlock, Jr. Maybe I have a problem.

Guilty pleasure movie for rainy Saturdays: The edited-to-bits cable version of Showgirls, always.

Favorite book: I'm sure to change my mind, but let's just go with my childhood favorite, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. No, wait --

Most mysterious city you've been to: Hong Kong, for so many reasons.

Scariest/weirdest/nastiest part of living in NYC: The birds aren't afraid of people. And they keep trying to fly into my mirrored sunglasses.

Now check out a page from her story in HOUSE OF MYSTERY written by Matt Sturges.

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annie wu, house of mystery, matt sturges

Announcing BAD DOINGS AND BIG IDEAS: A BILL WILLINGHAM DELUXE EDITION

Tue, 05/17/2011 - 11:30am | DCE Editorial

New York Times best selling writer Bill Willingham is a master at storytelling. His FABLES Vol. 15: ROSE RED hit #1 on the New York Times Paperback Graphic Book Best Seller list again last week.

This Fall, Vertigo is thrilled to bring you BAD DOINGS AND BIG IDEAS: A BILL WILLINGHAM DELUXE EDITION, collecting dark tales of the fantastic. This massive 464 page volume features numerous miniseries starring members of The Sandman’s cast, including Thessaly, the fan-favorite character from THE SANDMAN: A GAME OF YOU, and the last of the deadly Thessalian witches, as well as PROPOSITION PLAYER, a story about celestial poker, dark fantasy tales from HOUSE OF MYSTERY and much more.

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bad doings and big ideas: a bill willingham deluxe edition, bill willingham, fables, fables vol. 15: rose red, house of mystery, proposition player, the sandman

Darwyn Cooke enters THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY

Wed, 04/06/2011 - 9:05am | DCE Editorial

This month's short story--an outer space romance and adventure--in HOUSE OF MYSTERY #36 on sale today, is illustrated by special guest artist Darwyn Cooke!

Here’s a peek at what’s inside. Fantastic looking, right?

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darwyn cooke, esao andrews, house of mystery, matt sturges

A Vertigo Valentine’s Day with couples to remember

Mon, 02/14/2011 - 9:22am | DCE Editorial

This Valentine’s Day I asked the Vertigo editors to pick a few couples from both classic and current Vertigo titles that defy our expectations of coupledom. I hope you enjoy this unique twist on the holiday we love to not love.

Let’s start off with Will Dennis’ picks:

DASH & CAROL RED CROW from SCALPED
I wouldn’t call them happy but they had a pretty good run. It’s hard when you are each other’s heroin...and you’re using heroin at the same time. I don’t think Hallmark makes a card for that.

MATTY & ZEE from DMZ
Again another couple that’s off again/on again is probably not a model for Valentine’s Day romance. Still, when you live in a bombed out war-zone and each day could be your last, it’s nice to have a FWB.

SHELLEY BOND & JOHN CONSTANTINE
I never really saw them together since he’s a bit of a cad and sort of stuck in the Seventies. oh wait...now that I say that, it makes total sense. I really wish them the best in their new marriage and I look forward to more covers featuring Shelly. ya know, like iZOMBIE, DONOR, NEW YORK FIVE, CINDERELLA, etc, etc

In response Shelly Bond says, “That guy needs a reality show.” Here are her picks:

SNOW WHITE & BIGBY WOLF from FABLES
She’s likely to be wearing a demure business suit.
He’s hirsute.
“Isn’t it Romantic?” By Rodgers and Hart
See where it all began in FABLES Vol. 3: STORYBOOK LOVE

JOHN CONSTANTINE & EPIPHANY GREAVES from HELLBLAZER
She’s a 23-year-old smoking hot alchemist/gangster’s daughter
He’s a 58-year-old chain-smoking, pint guzzling, detective of the dark arts who’s still missing a thumb
“Heroes” by Bowie
See them get hitched in HELLBLAZER #275

GWEN & ? from iZOMBIE
Monster Hunter, Mummy Guy or Mutt/Were-terrier?
One gorgeous blue-haired, violet skinned brain eater, so little time...left...that she can remember...
Get into it from the grave site in iZOMBIE: DEAD TO THE WORLD, out next month!)
“Love is the Drug” by Roxy Music

FIG KEELE & HARRY THE HOUSE from HOUSE OF MYSTERY
An architecture student, Fig drew the plans for her dream house. Then she brought him to life as Harry the handsome bartender. It was all good, until it wasn’t as Harry was taken away.
“Take the L out of Lover (and it’s Over)” by The Motels
Enter the House via the latest trade UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

Last, but not least, Karen Berger gives her picks:

SWAMP THING and ABBY from SWAMP THING
He went to Hell and back for her—how could she not fall for the guy?

JESSE CUSTER and TULIP O'HARE from PREACHER
The most dangerous couple in comics survived treachery, separation, death, and resurrection—if that’s not true love, then what is?

YORICK and 355 from Y: THE LAST MAN
Turns out the woman of his dreams was by his side the whole time—his bodyguard—you gotta love it!

BRAS and ANA from DAYTRIPPER
A romance of a lifetime unfolds over a lifetime in this time-bending tale, DAYTRIPPER—a one way ticket to an incredible love and life story just out now in trade paperback.

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daytripper, dmz, fables, hellblazer, house of mystery, izombie, john constantine, preacher, scalped, swamp thing, valentine's day, y the last man

Vertigo Cover Gallery--May

Thu, 02/10/2011 - 10:32am | DCE Editorial

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american vampire, cinderella: fables are forever, cowboys, dmz, hellblazer, house of mystery, izombie, northlanders, scalped, stuck rubber baby, sweet tooth

Vertigo Cover Gallery—Trades and OGNs

Thu, 01/20/2011 - 12:19pm | DCE Editorial

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99 days, dmz, hellblazer: city of demons, house of mystery, preacher, saga of the swamp thing, unknown soldier

Vertigo Cover Gallery-monthlies

Wed, 01/19/2011 - 2:58pm | DCE Editorial

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american vampire, cinderella: fables are forever, hellblazer, house of mystery, izombie, new york five, northlanders, scalped, sweet tooth, the unwritten

HOUSE OF MYSTERY HALLOWEEN ANNUAL #2

Wed, 10/13/2010 - 8:43am | DCE Editorial

Welcome to the HOUSE OF MYSTERY HALLOWEEN ANNUAL where this year the tricks and treats are even more spooky. So take a look inside for a sampling of what's in store.

HOUSE OF MYSTERY by Matt Sturges and artist Luca Rossi

MADAME XANADU by Matt Wagner and artist Brandon Graham

HELLBLAZER: John Constantine by Peter Milligan and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli

iZOMBIE by Chris Roberson and artist Mike Allred

LUCIFER by Mike Carey and artist Peter Gross

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hellblazer: john constantine, house of mystery, izombie, lucifer, madame xanadu

House of Mystery preview and announcement!

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 10:29am | DCE Editorial

The Witch Queen seems to think that Fig is very important, but the more time they spend together, the more the Witch Queen has her doubts in House of Mystery #28 written by Matt Sturges and artist by Luca Rossi. Plus, this month's short story is illustrated by cover artist Esao Andrews (FABLES: 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL) and stars the dearly departed Poet.

And for those of you who haven't heard yet, the line-up of this October's HOUSE OF MYSTERY HALLOWEEN ANNUAL was announced at the FABLES panel at San Diego Comic Con. Get ready for an amazing collection of stories. To start it off, Matt Sturges and Luca Rossi introduce a group of eternal trick-or-treaters who will make there way through new Lucifer story by Mike Carey and artist Peter Gross, Madame Xanadu by Matt Wagner and artist Jill Thompson, izombie by Chris Roberson and artist Mike Allred, and Hellblazer by Peter Milligan and artist Guiseppe Cumoncoli.

What a treat!