VERTIGO Solicits (July 2014)
BODIES #1 Written by SI SPENCER Art by DEAN ORMSTON, MEGHAN HETRICK, PHIL WINSLADE and TULA LOTAY Cover by FIONA STEPHENSON On sale JULY 30 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 8, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS VERTIGO brings...
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COFFIN HILL #10 Written by CAITLIN KITTREDGE Art by INAKI MIRANDA Cover by DAVE JOHNSON On sale AUGUST 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS Eve and Detective Frost zero in on the Ice Fisher while...
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THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE #4 Written by NEIL GAIMAN Art by J.H. WILLIAMS III Cover A by J.H. WILLIAMS III Cover B by DAVE McKEAN 1:100 special ink variant cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III 1:200 special ink...
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THE KITCHEN #1 Written by OLLIE MASTERS Art by MING DOYLE Cover by BECKY CLOONAN 1:13 Variant cover by MING DOYLE On sale NOVEMBER 19 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 8, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS New York City, late...
View ArticleVERTIGO Solicits (December 2014)
Vertigo Comics has released info and images for their December Solicits. These are some of the finest books on the market and I highly recommend both Dead Boy Detectives, Fables, Fairest, BODIES and so...
View ArticleVertigo Group Solicits (January 2015)
EFFIGY #1 Written by TIM SEELEY Art by MARLEY ZARCONE Cover by W. SCOTT FORBES 1:13 Variant cover by ANDREW ROBINSON On sale JANUARY 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS After a sex-tape scandal,...
View ArticleReviews Of Old(ish) Comics: Zatanna: Everyday Magic
ZATANNA: EVERYDAY MAGIC 2003 In honor of Halloween Month here at Needless Essentials, I chose to review an old comic that’s not quite as old as I would normally consider reviewing for this semi-regular...
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STRANGE SPORTS STORIES #1 Written by various Art by various Cover by PAUL POPE 1:13 Variant cover by MIKE MITCHELL On sale MARCH 18 • 40 pg, 1 of 4, FC, $4.99 US • MATURE READERS Comics’ top talents,...
View ArticleSDCC 2015: Vertigo Announces Twelve New Series
(Source: Vertigo) At Comic-Con DC’s Vertigo seemed to have the surprise announcement of Thursday with the news that it would launch twelve new series this fall. A new number one will debut every week,...
View ArticleVertigo Returns With Seven New Titles In Addition To Sandman Universe
When Karen Berger left DC Comics in 2013, it seemed like the end of the Vertigo line. Gerard Way seemed poised to take up the mantle with his Young Animal imprint. Some of the characters he used were...
View ArticleIs DC Comics Shuttering Vertigo? UPDATE: Yes, They Are.
Bleeding Cool reported that according to multiple sources, DC Comics is planning to close down the Vertigo imprint. Vertigo was the brainchild of DC Editor Karen Berger. You might recall that DC...
View ArticleProposition Player #5 – Reviews of Old Comics
I hadn’t intended following up Pantheon #3 with another Bill Willingham comic. However, the rumors of Vertigo’s demise got me thinking about a mini-series that came out just before Fables started. It...
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