The Official Vertigo Thread

[Tron Bonne]

The November solicits are out, and the usual suspects are there and in good form. Unwritten begins its twice monthly storyline. There's two Vertigo Resurrected collections this month as well, with a Sgt. Rock story by Azzarello and a mini-series by Mike Carey. Also, Vertigo continues with interesting sounding original graphic novels.

A.D.D. HC
Written by DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF
Art and cover by GORAN SUDZUKA and JOSE MARZAN JR.
On sale JANUARY 25 • 152 pg, FC, $24.99 US
MATURE READERS
The Adolescent Demo Division are the world’s luckiest teen gamers. Raised from birth to test media, appear on reality TV and enjoy the fruits of corporate culture, the squad develop special abilities that make them the envy of the world – and a grave concern to their keepers.
One by one, they “graduate” to new levels that are not what they seem. But their heightened abilities can only take them so far as the ultimate search for their birth families leads to an inconceivably harrowing discovery.
Written by Douglas Rushkoff, world-renowned media theorist, Frontline TV correspondent and author (Ecstasy Club, Media Virus and Program or Be Programmed, TESTAMENT), with full color art by Goran Sudzuka and Jose Marzan Jr. (Y: THE LAST MAN).

 

[Watchman]

My Faith in Frankie sounds like it could be fun. Can't pass up on Joe Kubert so I'm definitely picking up the Sgt. Rock mini.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Well, speaking earlier about DMZ and such, apparently Brian Wood is leaving DC and Vertigo to pursue other creator-owned work at Dark Horse about when DMZ wraps up.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=33931

 

[Tron Bonne]

Not directly Vertigo related, but found this kind of fun. Apparently, Grant Morrison's "fiction suit" that was introduced as the 'villain' of his Animal Man run was killed off in the War of the Gods crossover. I never knew it. Scans at the link.

COMIC LEGEND: A comic book writer killed off Grant Morrison’s character from Animal Man.
STATUS: True
Reader rdsthebarbarian tweeted me (at http://***********/brian_cronin):

is it true that after his appearance in Animal Man, Grant Morrison was killed/removed from continuity in another DC title ?​

That is indeed true, Robbie.
In August 1990, Grant Morrison finished up his run on Animal Man with the acclaimed issue #26, where Animal Man meets Grant Morrison.


Well, in October 1991, in Suicide Squad #58, they were putting together a large team of characters to back up Black Adam in an assault on Circe’s island fortress (guarded by werewolves and amazons, oh my!). This was all a tie in to the War of the Gods crossover of 1991.
In any event, one of the characters was Morrison (now referred to just as “The Writer&#8221!


Sadly for the Writer, his time in the DC Universe was brief…

 

[Tron Bonne]

Several Vertigo titles picked up some Harveys

http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/08/22/and-the-dc-entertainment-harvey-award-winners-are/

The winners of The 2011 Harvey Awards were announced this weekend at the Baltimore Comic-Con. DC Entertainment took home awards for the following DC Comics and Vertigo titles.
Best New Series: AMERICAN VAMPIRE by Scott Snyder, Stephen King and Rafael Albuquerque
Best Single Issue or Story: DAYTRIPPER by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon
Best Colorist: Jose Villarrubia for CUBA: MY REVOLUTION by Inverna Lockpez and Dean Haspiel
Best Original Graphic Publication for Young Readers:TINY TITANS by Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani.
Congratulations to all the winners! The full list of nominees can be found on the Harvey Awards website.

 

[CConn]

While I like American Vampire, I really have to say, I think it's being overrated tremendously.

It's good, don't get me wrong, but if I had to buy either that or iZombie, I'd go with iZombie.

 

[Weedbeater]

just picked up hellblazer from the beginning. man i think i'm going to love Constantine on the JL Dark even more now

Sad that Xombi is ending

 

[NDX]

Daytripper, that's a well deserved win.

How is Xombi? I waiting for the last issue to come out this month before I read the story. Really liked his Milestone book.

 

[Weedbeater]

Xombi has been one of my favorites so far and it's quality work...lame that it's getting canceled

 

[Watchman]

If Xombi was released through Vertigo we met have gotten more than six issues.

Anyway, Lemire speculates that Sweet Tooth will end at issue 50.

 

[SpideyInATree]

Daytripper definitely deserved the win that was such an awesome book. Xombi is pretty freakin' cool just extremely disappointed that it only got six issues but at least we're getting a complete story.

 

[TakeWarning]

Has anyone here read the Vertigo Crime graphic novel line? They're pretty awesome noir gn's done in hardcover--kinda remind me of the 10 cent Black Book Detective comics from long ago, although not as hero-based as material like Black Bat. Real dark and gritty, I highly recommend, esp. if you liked the Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter adaptation gn's.

 

[Keyser Soze]

I picked up Hellblazer #283 on a whim today. The first current, non back issue Constantine comic I've read. Pretty good. The status quo has obviously changed a bit since the old days, however, since John is now a harangued married man, and happier than usual. I really liked Giuseppe Camuncoli's art, and Milligan writes a likeable Constantine.

 

[Max J Power]

Has anyone here read the Vertigo Crime graphic novel line? They're pretty awesome noir gn's done in hardcover--kinda remind me of the 10 cent Black Book Detective comics from long ago, although not as hero-based as material like Black Bat. Real dark and gritty, I highly recommend, esp. if you liked the Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter adaptation gn's.

I'm about 80 pages into Area 10 right now and it's been great so far. The only other one I've read is Dark Entries, which was pretty good.

Any in particular you'd recommend?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Just started on Alan Moore's Swamp Thing. I finished the first trade this morning. It's as excellent as everyone says. I've already spoiled a few things for myself because I've heard the broad strokes of what happens, but there are still a few surprises. I had no idea Matthew from Sandman was actually Matt Cable, for one thing.

 

[SpideyInATree]

I'm really digging Alan Moore's Swamp Thing so far too. I've only gotten through the second volume and it's so freakin' awesome. That artwork is the most amazing part to me. It's actually been perfect timing with the new Swamp Thing starting it's a good companion piece.

 

[Keyser Soze]

I'm glad that the new Swamp Thing series is encouraging people to go back and check out the old Moore/Bissette run. Truly one of the best stories in comics history.

 

[Watchman]

Paul Cornell and Ryan Kelly present Saucer Country.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Politics, UFOs, Paul Cornell, and Ryan Kelly? Sign me up.

 

[Watchman]

Frank Quitely's cover for Flex Mentallo collection.

Beautiful.

 

[CConn]

Spaceman was...weird.

 

[Watchman]

Paul Cornell on Saucer Country

 

[Mystirious]

Yep I am definitely going to be buying this

The November solicits are out, and the usual suspects are there and in good form. Unwritten begins its twice monthly storyline. There's two Vertigo Resurrected collections this month as well, with a Sgt. Rock story by Azzarello and a mini-series by Mike Carey. Also, Vertigo continues with interesting sounding original graphic novels.

That looks pretty intriguing actually. I think I might check that out at some point and see what I think of it

 

[Number 6]

Damn, I missed Spaceman. My shop only ordered a couple and they went before I got there. Had him reorder, but it sucks that I must miss out on the goodness for another week or two.

Also, anyone else reading Unwritten?

 

[trustyside-kick]

Did anyone check out Flight of Angels? New Vertigo book that came out yesterday. I was likley gonna stop by my LCS tomorrow or Saturday so was curious the concept intrigued me so I asked them to put it in my box at least so it won't sell out before I get there.