“The darkest, sexiest, most twisted noir comic . . .

I think I've ever read," says Ed Brubaker, co-author of GOTHAM CENTRAL

People are talking about THE CHILL, by Jason Starr and artist Mick Bertilorenzi, the next Vertigo Crime book to hit the streets in January 2010.

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It’s a murder mystery steeped in Celtic mythology that is bound to heat up the winter. But you don’t have to take my word for it:

"THE CHILL is full of more grisly surprises than a backwoods fun house, fusing a noir cop sensibility to a balls-out supernatural thriller. Crime fiction legend Jason Starr makes twin debuts here—comics and horror—and shows he's a master of both, right out of the gate. And Mick Bertilorenzi is his perfect partner in crime, with art that refuses to flinch." —Duane Swierczynski, author of EXPIRATION DATE

"Anyone who misses eerie and creepy comics as much as I do is going to love THE CHILL. It's dark, it's sexy, it's violent, it's funny, it's twisted as hell -- THE CHILL is a blast."
—Barry Eisler, New York Times bestselling author of FAULT LINE

"A great addition to the best new line in comics, THE CHILL is shadowy and sexy—and pulp in all the best ways. Comics readers are in for a dark delight if they've not yet met Jason Starr, a razor-sharp master of the crime novel. Bertilorenzi's art and layouts manage to be beautifully conventional and innovative at the same time. All in all, a terrific goddamn read." —Gregg Hurwitz, author of TRUST NO ONE

And check out my post with a 3 page preview here.

The San Diego Comic Con is in full swing.

The highly anticipated and much talked about Vertigo Crime Line is launching next month with DARK ENTRIES by bestselling International crime writer Ian Rankin with artist Werther Dell’Edera and FILTHY RICH by Brian Azzarello, author of the bestselling Joker, with artist Victor Santos.

Stop by the DC COMICS booth and pick up a sampler (100 BULLETS #1 on one side and 11 pages each of DARK ENTRIES and FILTHY RICH on the other)!

Today’s Vertigo New Ongoing Series/Crime Line panel is at 6:00 pm. I hope to see many of you there. If you can’t make it, check back at 7:00 pm to find out what happened.

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The Vertigo Crime Line is launching this August with FILTHY RICH by Brian Azzarello and artist Victor Santos and DARK ENTRIES by Ian Rankin and artist Werther Dell'Edera.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY raves about DARK ENTRIES, saying “Dell'Edera's work is expressive and crisp, done almost entirely in sharp pure black inks with barely a hint of shading in sight, with an elegance to horror sequences that's far more Dante than slasher film. Possibly the best Hellblazer work in years and a strong ghost story in its own right.”

The GRAPHIC NOVEL REPORTER chose DARK ENTRIES and THE NOBODY as two of the Hottest Graphic Novels of Summer 2009. Click here for the complete list.

This line of compact, black and white hardcover graphic novels with covers by superstar Lee Bermejo is sure to consist of everything crime and mystery fans crave: the police procedural, the murder mystery, the sci-fi thriller, and straight up hardboiled noir—and next Spring’s releases are no exception.

Here’s a sneak peek at the cover to the next book in the Crime Line. THE CHILL by Jason Starr and artist Mick Bertilorenzi:

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Check back starting at noon as I reveal another.

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