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FABLES: WEREWOLVES OF THE HEARTLAND Debuts at #1 on THE NEW YORK TIMES’ Hardcover Graphic Books Best Seller List

Fri, 11/30/2012 - 2:08pm | Alex Nagorski

This afternoon, THE NEW YORK TIMES published their Graphic Book Best Sellers Lists and debuting at #1 on the Hardcover list was the new Vertigo original graphic novel, FABLES: WEREWOLVES OF THE HEARTLAND.

Over the past ten years, FABLES has captured the hearts and minds of readers in an ever-expanding magical universe that spans numerous titles, series and formats. Snow White, Bigby Wolf, Frau Totenkinder, Little Boy Blue and Jack Frost are just some of the popular cast who appear in 17 Volumes; the graphic novel 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL; the spin-off series JACK OF FABLES, CINDERELLA and now, FAIREST; and the prose novel, PETER AND MAX.

This month, Bigby Wolf finally got his own original graphic novel with FABLES: WEREWOLVES OF THE HEARTLAND! This next chapter in The New York Times bestselling, Hugo Award nominated, multiple Eisner Award-winning series is written by Fable’s creator Bill Willingham with art by Jim Fern (JACK OF FABLES), Craig Hamilton (FABLES, ABSOLUTE SANDMAN), Ray Snyder (52), Mark Farmer (ANIMAL MAN) and cover by Daniel Dos Santos (PETER AND MAX).

Bigby Wolf’s adventure begins as he heads west looking for a location where he can start a new Fabletown. He stumbles onto a small town named Story City populated solely by … werewolves. Not Fables but also not Mundy’s (Fable-speak for regular, mundane, people), these werewolves, who are connected to Bigby in more ways than one, know and revere him like a god. So why are they trying to kill him? The only thing that’s certain is that this is the most horrific and action-packed FABLES story to date!

Click here to read THE NEW YORK TIMES’ full list of Hardcover Graphic Books Best Sellers, which also includes SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE, VOL. 2, SUPERMAN, VOL. 1: WHAT PRICE TOMORROW?, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, VOL. 1, and Time Home Entertainment’s TOTALLY MAD: 60 YEARS OF HUMOR, SATIRE, STUPIDITY AND STUPIDITY. And click here to see THE NEW YORK TIMES’ list of Paperback Graphic Books Best Sellers, including the debut of Vertigo’s SCALPED, VOL. 10: TRAIL’S END. Congratulations to all!

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new york times, fables: Werewolves of the heartland, Superman: Earth One Vol. 2, Superman Vol. 1: What Price Tomorrow, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Vol. 1, Totally MAD, scalped

SCALPED Tuesday Tonic with editor Shelly Bond

Tue, 06/26/2012 - 7:00am | Pamela Mullin

This edition of Tuesday Tonic is dedicated to someone else’s book for a change. Shocked? You should be. Here’s a solid three-page sequence from SCALPED #59 — the penultimate issue of the series. The choreography alone blew my tiny little mind into bits of red fluff. If you’re not reading this bloody crime thriller, it’s the perfect time to double down and prep for the grand finale! The ninth trade paperback as well as issue #59 are in stores next month. And if you see me at a celebrity gala and there’s a crease in my Merc tonic menswear ensemble, blame it on Will Dennis, the editor who will be ironing my shirts from now until Labor Day.

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scalped, jason aaron, rm guera

SO PURE IT FLOATS...

Thu, 02/09/2012 - 10:00am | DCE Editorial

Comics have become pretty flashy these days...you can read them digitally on your ipad, kindle, phone, etc. The printed pages are slick, the colors are alive and the packaging is top grade. There’s movies, tv shows, toys, and numerous other ways to engage with the product. It’s easy to lose sight of the fact that at the heart of all this, it’s still comes down to lines of black ink on plain old white paper. Here’s a page of SCALPED 56 (on sale 2/29) that shows exactly what I’m talking about...see the defiant look on Dash’s face in panel 2, the light/shadow on Red Crow’s face in panel 3, the uneven lines of the bricks, the rust spots on the jailhouse doors...there’s a lot of life in these simple drawings. Thanks for reading. peace and hair grease, will dennis

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Vertigo Cover Reveals

Mon, 12/12/2011 - 9:00am | DCE Editorial

(AMERICAN VAMPIRE cover #25 by Rafael Albuquerque) (DOMINIQUE LAVEAU: VOODOO CHILD cover #1 by Rafael Grampa) (FABLES cover #115 by Joao Ruas) (FAIREST cover #1 by Adam Hughes) (HELLBLAZER cover #289 by Simon Bisley) (iZOMBIE cover #23 by Mike Allred) (THE NEW DEADWARDIANS cover #1 by I.N.G. Culbard) (NORTHLANDERS cover #49 by Massimo Carnevale) (SAUCER COUNTRY cover #1 by Ryan Kelly) (SCALPED cover #57 by R.M. Guera) (SPACEMAN cover #5 by Dave Johnson) (SWEET TOOTH cover #31 by Jeff Lemire) (THE UNWRITTEN cover #35 by Yuko Shimizu) (THE UNWRITTEN cover #35.5 by Yuko Shimizu) *Covers are not final and subject to change

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american vampire, dominique laveau: voodoo child, fables, fairest, hellblazer, izombie, northlanders, saucer country, scalped, spaceman, sweet tooth, the new deadwardians, the unwritten

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

Scalped #50 Cover Reveal

Tue, 05/31/2011 - 2:57pm | DCE Editorial

by Jock

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Vertigo has 3 Anthony Award nominees for Best Graphic Novel

Tue, 05/10/2011 - 10:08am | DCE Editorial

The 25th annual Anthony Award nominees were announced today. Vertigo leads the 2011 BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL category with three nominees:

Best Graphic Novel
Sickness in the Family - Denise Mina – Vertigo Crime
Beasts of Burden – Jill Thompson/Evan Dorkin – Dark Horse
Richard Stark's Parker, Vol. 2: The Outfit –Darwyn Cooke - IDW Press
The Chill - Jason Starr – Vertigo Crime
Scalped Vol 6 - The Gnawing - Jason Aaron – Vertigo
Tumor - Joshua Hale Fialkov/ Noel Tuazon - ARCHAIA STUDIOS PRESS

The awards are named after Anthony Boucher, a book reviewer and early champion of the mystery genre. The winners will be announced at the 2011 Bouchercon World Mystery Convention in St. Louis on the morning of September 18th.

Congratulations to all the nominees!

For the full list of nominees and more information about the Anthony Awards and the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, please visit www.Bouchercon2011.com.

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a sickness in the family, antonio fuso, denise mina, jason aaron, jason starr, jock, lee bermejo, mick bertilorenzi, r.m. guerra, scalped, the chill

If you’re at Wondercon this weekend

Fri, 04/01/2011 - 8:00am | DCE Editorial

And you’re a fan of SCALPED or want to know more about it and the writer behind such tremendous storylines as Casino Boogie, Dead Mothers, and The Gnawing, head to this:

SATURDAY, April 2

SCALPED: ONE ON ONE WITH JASON AARON
6-7pm, Room 104
The mind behind Vertigo's critically acclaimed series comes to WonderCon! Jason Aaron is joined by VP - Marketing, John Cunningham, for an in-depth look back at the first 47 issues of Scalped – as well as a glimpse at what’s to come!

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Scalped Celebrates its 50th Issue and Vol. 7 Appears on the NY Times Bestseller List

Fri, 03/11/2011 - 12:43pm | DCE Editorial

This landmark fiftieth issue features two special stories, one detailing the long bloody history of scalping and scalphunters, and the other spotlighting the founding of the Prairie Rose rez as seen through the eyes of Dash Bad Horse’s ancestor, His Many Bad Horses.

Don’t Miss this all-star celebration of all things SCALPED, written by Jason Aaron and featuring art by R.M. Guera, Dean Haspiel, Denys Cowan, Igor Kordey, Jill Thompson, Timothy Truman and a cover by Jock.

SCALPED #50 hits stores June 29.

And we’re excited to share that SCALPED VOL. 7: REZ BLUES hit today’s NEW YORK TIMES Graphic Novel Paperback Bestseller list at #3!

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dean haspiel, denys cowan, igor kordey, jason aaron, jill thompson, jock, rm guera, scalped, timothy truman

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.