<![CDATA[io9: Vertigo]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Vertigo]]> http://io9.com/tag/vertigo http://io9.com/tag/vertigo <![CDATA[An exclusive first look at Vertigo's next supernatural comic book]]> Supernaturally tinged comics like Sandman, Hellblazer, and Lucifer have long been staples of Vertigo's roster. Next month, the publisher will debut their newest ghostly series, Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child by author Selwyn Seyfu Hinds and artists Denys Cowan and John Floyd. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883108&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Neil Gaiman's 1994 safe sex PSA starring Death from Sandman and John Constantine]]> In 1994, Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean of Sandman created this HIV awareness PSA comic designed for a high school readership. The comic starred everyone's favorite goth anthropomorphic depiction of Death, an abashed John Constantine, and a banana. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5750398&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[11 Reasons to be Scared of 2011]]> There's lots of reason for optimism about the coming year — Game of Thrones! More Doctor Who and Fringe! Dozens of huge movies! But there are also reasons for apprehension. Here's what we're scared could happen this year. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5723089&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sucker Punch artist Alex Pardee shows you what your nightmares look like]]> You've seen Alex Pardee's Sucker Punch character design posters and his disturbing half-digested children. Now behold his latest project, Vertigo: A Decade of Hunting Nightmares. Here's our exclusive look at Pardee's monstrous dream beasts. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5725755&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[5 Questions Raised By The DC Executive Changes]]> It's a Brave New World over at DC Comics this week, thanks to their new executive team, but what does that mean for everyone? We run down five questions left by all the latest changes. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5475552&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[NYC Is The DMZ: Brian Wood's Top 5 Places in New York]]> In Brian Wood's DC/Vertigo comic series DMZ, Manhattan is a shattered hellhole at the epicenter of the Second American Civil War. In reality, New York City is Wood's home and muse. Here are Wood's favorite spots for dystopian inspiration.
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]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5447486&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[American Vampire's Snyder Introduces Our Secret Toothy Cousins]]> A couple of weeks ago, we told you about American Vampire, next year's Vertigo series about the newest breed of bloodsuckers. We talked to the series creator Scott Snyder about what to expect — and how Stephen King got involved. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5401613&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Find Sweet Teeth And Strange Tales In This Week's Comics]]> Even though Mickey Mouse now owns your favorite comic publisher, that doesn't mean that it's all change in the world of comic books. Yes, tomorrow is still new comic book day, and that can only mean New Comics We Crave. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5349442&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Nine Human-Alien Love Children]]> Maybe it's true that love knows no bounds. And when we're exploring space and discovering new alien life-forms, it just makes sense that we're going to have their babies. Here's our nine favorite half-human hybrids. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5215384&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[5 Ways That Sandman Changed The World]]> This week saw the 20th anniversary of the release of the first issue of The Sandman, Neil Gaiman's now-classic fantasy series that rewrote the rules of mainstream comics more than once in its' 75-issue run. Without Sandman, we may never have seen comics like Fables, Y: The Last Man or The Invisibles... but on the other hand, we probably wouldn't have had to suffer through the CGI Beowulf movie, either. To celebrate Morpheus' 20th birthday, we look at five ways in which entertainment is different because of comics' favorite dream god. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5086663&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Insects, Nazis, and the Gulf War in New Showtime Series]]> Showtime is bringing in The Exterminators, courtesy of a just-announced adaptation of DC Comics' horror series from the Vertigo line. In a strange moment of the circuitous nature of media, Vertigo's The Exterminators actually started life as a pitch for a TV show by writer Simon Oliver before being turned into a 30-issue series about ex-con Henry James' experiences working for Bug-Bee-Gone, an exterminator company run by his stepfather. It sounds dull until you learn about the possibly-mystical mysterious box with some connection to insects, Nazis and the Gulf War More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5023600&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Previously Unseen Invisibles Available To View]]> Writing the ultimate supernatural SF comic The Invisibles may have almost killed Grant Morrison, but that didn't dissuade him from attempting to adapt it into a television show for the BBC. While the show itself never made it to air for multiple reasons, that doesn't mean that you can't read the completed scripts and dream of what could've been Doctor Who's uncomfortably awkward cousin. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5022400&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Something For Everyone Who Likes Awesome In This Week's Comics]]> Stop now, what's that sound? It may just be the stampede of new books hitting comic stores tomorrow - As we get closer to San Diego Comic-Con, publishers are stepping up their game, and tomorrow's haul includes first issues, final issues, deaths and resurrections and all manner of exciting things to make your hump day worthwhile. Join us under the jump, why don't you? More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=389789&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Vertigo Re-Enters The House of Mystery]]> What do you do when you're kidnapped and imprisoned in a mystical building that has itself been kidnapped by forces unknown? Well, if you're the cast of upcoming DC/Vertigo series House of Mystery, you open a bar. Talking about the book at Wondercon's Vertigo panel, co-writer Bill Willingham (the other writer is Matt Sturges, his co-writer on Jack of Fables) gave us the lowdown. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=360058&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[When Will Swamp Thing Come Back?]]> Just who owns Swamp Thing? After being asked about the chances of a revival of everyone's favorite muck monster at today's Vertigo panel, DC's VP of Sales told the following story:
Every now and again, there's a battle between [DC Universe] and Vertigo about who gets to publish the character. DCU guys go up to the Vertigo offices with the issue of Batman where Swamp Thing appears and say "Clearly this is a Batman character!" and suddenly there are pitchforks and they're forced back to the elevators.
Trying to offer a more serious answer, editor Bob Schreck said that it was one of his favorite comics, but after about three failed attempts to bring back the character, he's realized that "maybe you shouldn't go home again." More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=360059&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Comics Bash Celebrates the Destruction of Mankind]]> Proving that there is little in the world hotter than the combination of nerds, MySpace and Joss Whedon, tickets for the MySpace-sponsored, comic-commemorating Y: The Last Party sold out within hours of the event being announced yesterday. February's event celebrates the final issue of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's post-male-apocalyptic fantasy Y: The Last Man, due to appear in stores at the end of this month. It takes place in popular LA comic store Meltdown, and Whedon - a collaborator on the Buffy Season 8 comic - will give a "keynote address," cementing his position as the Steve Jobs of geekdom. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=346318&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Seven Addictive Scifi Comic Books Free Online]]> It's Wednesday! Also known as New Comics Day. If you're not up for the weekly trek to pick up the latest issues, but you've been wanting to jump in on this whole comic book thing, we'll get you set up with some freebie comic books for your downloading pleasure, in an effort to further decrease your work productivity. Find out where to get the goods, including women-rule-the-world apocalypse tale Y the Last Man and super anti-hero series Doom Patrol. More »
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