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FEATURE
ARTICLES
VERTICAL
Get
ready for the special that’s half the width of a normal comic, but double
the excitement — VERTICAL, the final book in VERTIGO's
tenth anniversary in a special format.
Taking
the comics' format into VERTIGO territory, VERTICAL measures 3 1/4” wide
by 10 1/4” tall, and — to heighten the "falling" nature of the
story, opens vertically. A groovy script by Steven T. Seagle (SUPERMAN,
HOUSE OF SECRETS, SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE) falls perfectly in line with
the fabulous pop art of Mike Allred (X-Statix, Madman,
THE SANDMAN) and Philip Bond (VERTIGO POP: LONDON, THE INVISIBLES). Creatively
and thematically, VERTICAL encapsulates the VERTIGO ideal from its gutsy,
anarchic subject matter to its experimental format.
In
an era of free love where everyone was looking to get horizontal, VERTICAL
tells the story of Brando Bale, Zilly Kane and…Andy Warhol? Brando is
a handsome 21-year-old daredevil riddled with cuts and bruises, and a
mysterious past that compels him to leap off the world's tallest structures
in an attempt to find answers to the big questions. Zilly Kane is a young,
white-haired fashionista climbing the celebrity ladder of 1960s Manhattan
to find fame and fortune. Their paths cross one wild week in 1965 at Andy
Warhol's infamous Factory studio. Will Brando pull Zilly down as he falls
toward his fate, or will Zilly lift Brando up as she ascends to hers?
Political
and social commentary of 1960s America juxtapose with not-so-dissimilar
contemporary issues: global regional conflicts, nations in unpopular wars,
racial conflicts, declining economies, fascination with fame, and art
in upheaval are woven into VERTICAL. Two wild hearts…one crazy format…and
a story about falling in love from very high places.
This
project is supported with a full-color poster strip, house ads, and trade
ads.
VERTICAL
is a 64-page VERTIGO Special suggested for mature readers and edited by
Shelly Bond. It measures 3 1/4” by 10 1/4” and arrives in comic-book stores
December24 with a cover price of $4.95 U.S.
VERTIGO
COMICS
| 100
BULLETS #48
Written by Brian Azzarello; art by Eduardo Risso; cover by Dave
Johnson
“In
Stinked,” Part 2. Jack and Mikey are up to their eyeballs
in it, having walked straight out of a drug-induced stupor into
a Wonderland-type zoo where the animals are big game and people
would rather hunt them than admire them. Lions and tigers and fat
Mafiosi in cheap velour track-suits make for an interesting family
outing. MATURE READERS
December 10
:: 32 pages :: $2.50
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BLOOD
AND WATER TP
Written by Judd Winick; art by Tomm Coker; cover by Brian Bolland
Judd
Winick puts a decidedly VERTIGO twist on the vampire lifestyle in
this trade paperback collecting the 5-issue miniseries.
Adam Heller is dying, but before he can take the big dirt nap, his
best friends offer him a chance at immortality. Before he knows
it, Adam is a vampire, and they're everything you'd ever want: hot,
scary, and dressed to kill. But when a darker side of their vampire
legacy comes looking for Adam, the eternal party crashes to a bloody
halt. MATURE READERS
December 3
:: 128 pages :: $17.95
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THE
COWBOY WALLY SHOW SC — relist
Written and illustrated by Kyle Baker; cover by Baker
Reoffered to
coincide with PLASTIC MAN #1, written and illustrated by Kyle Baker!
THE COWBOY WALLY SHOW examines the career of TV and film’s most
notorious figure, a man who gleefully foists all manner of unscrupulous,
unwholesome and downright unhealthy diversions upon his audience.
MATURE READERS
December 3
:: B&W :: 128 pages :: 8 1/8” x 10 7/8” :: $14.95
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DEATH:
AT DEATH'S DOOR SC — relist
Written by Jill Thompson; art and cover by Thompson
Reoffered to
coincide with the release of the DEATH MANGA STATUE (seen in DC
Direct for December)! In an original story that parallels the
events of THE SANDMAN: SEASON OF MIST, the minions of Hell end up
in Death’s apartment. Sisters Delirium and Despair decide to throw
a party for the dead — which quickly gets out of control. MATURE
READERS
December 3
:: B&W :: 208 pages :: 5” x 7 1/2” :: $9.95
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FABLES
#20
Written by Bill Willingham; art by Mark Buckingham and Steve Leialoha;
painted cover by James Jean
The mysterious
stranger in red is the talk of the town — Fabletown, to be specific.
What happens when her old nemesis Bigby Wolf is the one assigned
to debrief her? Meanwhile, Prince Charming has started his campaign
to become the new mayor, and he's making lots of promises… MATURE
READERS
December 10
:: 32 pages :: $2.50
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KING
DAVID SC — relist
Written and illustrated by Kyle Baker; painted cover by Baker
Reoffered to
coincide with PLASTIC MAN #1, written and illustrated by Kyle Baker!
The familiar tale of young David's rise to unprecedented power and
popularity while under the paranoid scrutiny of King Saul gets the
irreverent — yet biblically accurate — treatment that has made Kyle
Baker's work acclaimed by both fans and critics alike. MATURE READERS
December 3
:: 160 pages :: 8 1/2" x 11" :: $19.95
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HELLBLAZER
#191
Written by Mike Carey; art by Marcelo Frusin; painted cover by Tim
Bradstreet
Part
3 of the 5-part “Staring at the Wall.” The Beast is burning
its mark into the world, and John Constantine's fragile coalition
has fallen apart in death and recrimination. It looks as though
John's fortunes have finally reached rock bottom. But when he faces
the Beast in its lair, things get unimaginably worse. MATURE READERS
December 31
:: 32 pages :: $2.75
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HUMAN
TARGET #5
Written by Peter Milligan; art and cover by Javier Pulido
The
conclusion to the 2-part “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”
Most guys train their entire lives to play Major League baseball.
Christopher Chance has less than a few days. Disguised as a professional
ball player, Chance walks into a baseball scandal involving death,
drugs, and illegal gambling as he asks himself, exactly how much
corruption is there at the heart of the Great American Pastime?
MATURE READERS
December 17
:: 32 pages :: $2.95
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THE
LOSERS #7
Written by Andy Diggle; art by Doug Alexander Gregory; cover by
Jock
Part
1 of the 2-part “Downtime,” featuring guest artist Doug Alexander
Gregory (HELLBLAZER). It's time for The Losers to sit back
and take stock after the disastrous consequences of their first
major mission. While Jensen attempts to decrypt a top-secret data
disk stolen from the CIA, Clay's search for the truth behind the
mystery agent Max reunites him with the general who originally put
the Losers team together. Meanwhile, Aisha returns to New York to
settle some unfinished business. MATURE READERS
December 24
:: 32 pages :: $2.95
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LUCIFER
#45
Written by Mike Carey; art by Ted Naifeh; painted cover by Tara
McPherson\
Downtrodden
paralegal John Sewell has a whole lot of problems in his life. But
when an obnoxious spirit possesses his body, he finds that there
are worse things than a cheating girlfriend, a corrupt boss and
a derailed career. Featuring guest art by Ted Naifeh (Courtney
Crumrin). MATURE READERS
December 17
:: 32 pages :: $2.50
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UNDERCOVER
GENIE TP — relist
Written and illustrated by Kyle Baker; cover by Baker
Reoffered to
coincide with PLASTIC MAN #1, written and illustrated by Kyle Baker!
A one-of-a-kind collection of Kyle Baker’s musings and ruminations
on the pitfalls of relationships, the absurdity of cultural assimilation,
and much more. MATURE READERS
December 3
:: Color/B&W :: 128 pages :: 8 1/8” x 10 7/8” :: $14.95
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VERTICAL
Written by Steven T. Seagle; art by Mike Allred and Philip Bond;
cover by Allred
It’s half the
width of a normal comic, but double the excitement in VERTICAL,
the final special format book in VERTIGO's tenth anniversary. Brando
is a handsome 21-year-old daredevil riddled with cuts and bruises,
and a mysterious past that compels him to leap off the world's tallest
structures. Zilly Kane is a young, white-haired fashionista climbing
the ladder of 1960s Manhattan to find fame and fortune. Will Brando
pull Zilly down as he falls toward his fate, or will Zilly lift
Brando up as she ascends to hers? For more information, see the
feature article. MATURE READERS
December 24
:: 64 pages :: 3 1/4” x 10 1/4” :: $4.95
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Y:
THE LAST MAN #17
Written by Brian K. Vaughan; art by Paul Chadwick and José
Marzan, Jr.; painted cover by J.G. Jones
Part
2 of the 2-part “Comedy & Tragedy,” featuring guest penciller
Paul Chadwick (Concrete). It's opening night of
the all-female Fish & Bicycle Theater Company's controversial
new play. But if a mysterious visitor from Japan gets her way, the
show may have the shortest run in the history of modern drama. When
the curtain finally falls, will anyone be alive to see it? MATURE
READERS
December 3
:: 32 pages :: $2.95
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YOU
ARE HERE SC — relist
Written and illustrated by Kyle Baker; cover by Baker
Reoffered to
coincide with PLASTIC MAN #1, written and illustrated by Kyle Baker!
YOU ARE HERE is about what happens when the things we hide come
back to haunt us. MATURE READERS
December 3
:: 160 pages :: 8 1/2" x 11" :: $19.95
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