Or – “Sex & Violence And All That Other Fun Stuff…” My recent review of Bomb Queen got me thinking about adult themes in comics. When handled well, they can mean the difference between Captain Atom and Doctor Manhattan. When utilized poorly, we can be faced with ‘Sultry Teenage Super-Foxes.’ (I wouldn’t necessarily google that one.) In the early days of Vertigo, Grant Morrison took advantage of the Mature Readers tag, channeled the spirit of the (then-recent) ‘Natural Born Killers,’ and went for broke with a story that I remember fondly to this day… **This Retro Review is Grant Morrison…
Browsing: Vertigo
Vertigo has announced that it has acquired the rights to bring The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo to graphic novel form.
The creators of 100 Bullets are back with another creator-owned comic for Vertigo. Does Spaceman #1 have the right stuff to get off the launch pad?
Vertigo has released a sneak peek of Fables #110 that arrives in stores this week (October 19, 2011).
Vertigo has announced it is following its parent imprint DC Comics with a number of day and date releases of its titles to the digital format.
Press Release Sci-Fi and modern politics collide in Vertigo’s new ongoing series SAUCER COUNTRY written by Paul Cornell with art by the extremely talented Ryan Kelly. Cornell is best known for his contributions to Dr. Who, and is currently writing DC Comics-The New 52 ongoing comic book series Stormwatch and Demon Knights. Kelly’s, most recent work can be seen in The New York Times Bestseller The New York Five written by Brian Wood.
Press Release Best-selling comic book and graphic novel publisher DC Entertainment has secured the worldwide rights to adapt the international phenomenon and best-selling Millennium Trilogy novels into graphic novels. DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint will work with the estate of Stieg Larsson and Hedlund Literary Agency to adapt the books. The announcement brings together two publishing powerhouses just in time for the Frankfurt Book Fair and New York Comic-Con.
Or – “The Storyarc That Started It All…” People sometimes like to ask me what my favorite comic book is, and it’s a difficult choice to make. There are hundreds of books that I love, even those that I have complete runs of, but none quite like Hellblazer. In the spring of 1988, I drove to Hays, Kansas and picked up Hellblazer #1 from the stands at Gulliver’s Tattered Covers, and have purchased every single issue of the book (and many crossovers and miniseries and such) ever since. Though the first issue is a good one, this is the book…
Fables writer/creator Bill Willingham announced last night that another Fables spin-off series is in the works called “Fairest.” The ongoing series will feature a rotating troupe of creators telling tales of the ladies of the world of Fables.
Or – “Have You Heard About The Fable From KAAAANSSSAAAAAASSSS?” Cinderella’s latest nemesis has the upper hand, and has left Bigby Wolf’s chief operative out in the cold and seconds from death. Does Cindy have what it takes to fight her old foe AND a pair of powerful mystical artifacts?
Vertigo has announced it plans on releasing Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean’s Black Orchid in a deluxe edition format. 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…
Showtime has announced it has hired David S. Goyer to adapt DC Comics Vertigo imprint, 100 Bullets series for the cable network. 100 Bullets is an atypical comic as it features no superheroes, magic, supernatural elements or a sci-fi twist. It is a dark, noir-style story about the attempt by one man, the mysterious Agent Graves, to destroy a secret group of families that control most of the world’s wealth and power, and it also poses a classic moral question, “If you could get away with murdering the person who ruined your life, would you do it?” I’ve only just…
Or – “Fall Of The House That Jack Built…” Comics, as a medium (so-called because they’re usually neither rare or well-done, with apologies to Ernie Kovacs) tend to lack one important component important to most story-telling concerns: an ending. So, when Bill and Matt announced that Jack of Fables was going to be wrapping up it’s run with #50, I was both happy and sad. Happy because it’s rare for a comic book to get the big finale wrapup issues, but sad because it means no more JoF issues. But, the important question we all have to ask is: Does…
Lucid dreaming and hypoglycemia form a strong chemical bond in Joe The Barbarian #8. In this final installment of the groundbreaking series, Joe is tasked with saving worlds both real and imaginary. Help The Dying Boy save the day by taking the jump.