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Cover Reveal:100 BULLETS DELUXE EDITION BOOK FOUR and HELLBLAZER VOL.5: DANGEROUS HABITS NEW EDITION

Fri, 01/11/2013 - 1:00pm | Pamela Mullin

The Houses of Trust and the Minutemen prepare for the impending war in the deluxe edition of the acclaimed series 100 BULLETS collecting issues #59-80.

Make sure to pick up your copy of 100 BULLETS DELUXE EDITION BOOK FOUR, written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Eduardo Risso, on April 10^th!

Here’s a first look at the cover by Dave Johnson.

Also in April, John Constantine is back with a new edition of a classic HELLBLAZER collection featuring several tales never before collected!

Written by Jamie Delano and Garth Ennis with art by Sean Phillips, Steve Pugh, Dave McKean, William Simpson, Mark Pennington, Malcolm Jones III and Tom Sutton, HELLBLAZER VOL.5: DANGEROUS HABITS New Edition, which collects issues #34-46, hits stores April 24^th.

Check out the cover by Dave Johnson.

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BLACK ORCHID Deluxe Cover Reveal

Tue, 03/20/2012 - 12:00pm | Pamela Mullin

BLACK ORCHID, the mini-series by New York Times bestselling writer Neil Gaiman and artist Dave McKean, is collected in hardcover for the first time in a Deluxe edition. Look for it, with the cover below, beginning April 25th.

BLACK ORCHID Deluxe Cover

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Just announced: Vertigo to publish BLACK ORCHID Deluxe Edition

Thu, 07/21/2011 - 8:50pm | DCE Editorial

In Spring 2012, Vertigo will publish a BLACK ORCHID Deluxe Edition from The New York Times Bestselling author Neil Gaiman (Sandman) and innovative artist Dave McKean.

BLACK ORCHID is a haunting exploration of birth, death and renewal. After being viciously murdered, Susan is reborn fully grown as the Black Orchid, a hybrid of plant and human, in order to avenge her own death. Now as this demigoddess attempts to reconcile her human memories and botanical origins, she must also untangle the webs of deception and secrets that led to her murder. Beginning in the cold streets of a heartless metropolis and ending in the lavish heartland of the thriving Amazon, this book takes the reader through a journey of secrets, suffering, and self-rediscovery.

Currently out of print, this new Deluxe Edition hardcover features lush painted artwork by McKean and will make a gorgeous addition to your Neil Gaiman collection.

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Announcing: The Absolute Sandman Book 5

Wed, 03/09/2011 - 1:01pm | DCE Editorial

That's right. This November, we are excited to bring you THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN BOOK FIVE. This gorgeous oversized deluxe slipcased hardcover collects three critically acclaimed and best selling stories from the SANDMAN universe, created by the New York Times best selling author Neil Gaiman:

THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS – The Eisner Award-winning collection of SANDMAN stories written by Neil Gaiman and featuring breathtaking art by P. Craig Russell, Milo Manara, Frank Quitely, Miguelanxo Prado, Bill Sienkiewicz, Glenn Fabry, Barron Storey and a Dave McKean cover.

THE SANDMAN: THE DREAM HUNTERS – Both the prose novella written by Gaiman with art by superstar Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano, and the 2009 comic adaptation by P. Craig Russell.

SANDMAN MIDNIGHT THEATRE – The hard-to-find crossover featuring Wesley Dodds, the Golden Age Sandman, written by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner, and with art by Teddy Kristiansen.

Enjoy the world and stories of Neil Gaiman’s SANDMAN, drawn and painted by some the most talented and popular artists working today in THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN BOOK 5 (512 pg, color, $99.99 US).

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THE SANDMAN Re-Coloring Before and After

Mon, 09/20/2010 - 12:52pm | DCE Editorial

Neil Gaiman's seminal series THE SANDMAN will be available in 3 new paperback volumes featuring the improved production values and coloring from the Absolute Editions with new cover art and trade dress.

Just look at the difference!

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Pick up each of the 3 volumes below on October 13, 2010!

“One of the few comics that segued from the comics crowd, entering the intellectual and art worlds, winning over a large non-comics-reading audience…” —THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

“Over the course of 75 issues, master fantasist Neil Gaiman worked with a series of talented artists to invent a seductive universe… cosmically expansive and remarkably intimate.” —ENTERTAINMENT WEELY

“One of the few mainstream publisher comics that transcended its medium’s typical audience…” —MTV.com

“A rotating cast of characters that are some of the most unique and memorable to grace any comics pages…There isn’t anything like Sandman in any medium.” —/FILM

“Sandman is a pillar of Gaiman’s oeuvre and indeed, comics…” —COMICS BEAT

“Neil Gaiman's Sandman is one of the most critically-acclaimed and fan-beloved comic books ever created. And understandably so -- for its richly-layered, suspenseful tales helped revamp mainstream comics, broadening the medium's appeal among adults as it laid the groundwork for much of the horror and dark fantasy titles that followed.” —FEARNET

THE SANDMAN Vol. 1: PRELUDES and NOCTURNES written by Neil Gaiman with art by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringernberg and Malcolm Jones III, and a cover by Dave McKean collects issues #1-8.

THE SANDMAN Vol. 2: The Doll’s House written by Neil Gaiman, with art by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringernberg, Malcolm Jones III, Chris Bachalo and others with a cover by Dave McKean collects issues #9-16.

THE SANDMAN Vol 3: Dream Country written by Neil Gaiman with art by Kelley Jones, Malcolm Jones III, Colleen Doran, and Charles Vess with cover by Dave McKean collects issues #17-20 including "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

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SANDMAN COVERS REVEALED FOR FULLY RE-COLORED PAPERBACK EDITIONS

Thu, 12/17/2009 - 10:00am | DCE Editorial

Most of you reading this blog on a regular basis would likely agree that the re-coloring initially done for ABSOLUTE SANDMAN was:

a) Beautiful.
b) So beautiful it’s hard to put it into words.
c) “Lavish.” (As described by the DENVER POST, PATRIOT NEWS and LIBRARY JOURNAL)
d) Or, in the words of the NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, “Beautiful… lavish.”

Seriously, the re-coloring done for ABSOLUTE SANDMAN (with improved production values, natch) was truly stunning.

Beginning next year, Vertigo will publish new trade paperback editions of SANDMAN in ten volumes - remastered and corrected versions of the comic the Los Angeles Times Magazine called “the greatest epic in the history of comic books,” featuring newly designed covers using Dave McKean’s spectacular and innovative art. We've got the very first look at the covers of volumes one and two here. The books are still filled with amazing stories by Neil Gaiman. They just look better.