BA773 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 (edited) The Vertigo section of DC are usually really praised by the reviews on overall. What is your personal experience with it? Did that keep you in the boat during this era where many editors was at their lowest? Was the style too much alternative or gore for you in comparison at the comics of your teenage years? Or it was at contrary a new wave that you loved? If you liked you can also share some of your favourites Vertigo covers here! Edited February 11 by BA773 jimjum12 and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 (edited) Vertigo Comics didn't really tend to be gory. Unless Garth Ennis was involved. I wouldn't have thought the imprint would've been seen as that 'alternative', following on from the independent explosion of the 80s. A good source of comics that were a little different to the mainstream, super-hero slugfests, as the early-to-mid 90s medium was getting mired in a glut of tenth-rate, mindless drek. Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol and Invisibles, Hellblazer, Sandman and Sandman Mystery Theatre, Transmetropolitan, Shade the Changing Man. So much great stuff. Edited February 11 by Ken Aldred crazyhips 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA773 Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 On 2/11/2024 at 9:42 AM, Ken Aldred said: Vertigo Comics didn't really tend to be gory. Unless Garth Ennis was involved. I wouldn't have thought the imprint would've been seen as that 'alternative', following on from the independent explosion of the 80s. A good source of comics that were a little different to the mainstream, super-hero slugfests, as the early-to-mid 90s medium was getting mired in a glut of tenth-rate, mindless drek. Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol and Invisibles, Hellblazer, Sandman and Sandman Mystery Theatre, Transmetropolitan, Shade the Changing Man. So much great stuff. Im probably using the term of "alternative" because for me the common book is the traditional super hero stuff... when i look all these Vertigo covers (just the covers) its look really special for me, closer of an artist painting than a comic book as i know them Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaard Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I loved most of them. Especially Ennis. BA773 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post csaag Posted February 11 Popular Post Share Posted February 11 couldn't wait to read the next Swamp Thing BA773, jimjum12, Robot Man and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Animal Man Swamp Thing Sandman All great reads… jimjum12, BA773, Jasonmorris1000000 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Zen Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Not everything was good. But when it was good it was great. BA773, Gonzimodo and Point Five 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Swamp Thing, Sandman, Transmetropolitan, Invisibles all are great. Preacher blew me away and will always be a favorite. 100 Bullets was awesome and ambitious. BA773, Ken Aldred and Jayman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan_W Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Sandman and a few other titles are absolutely amazing and right at the high end of comic book storylines. Cant say enough good things about that group. The rest come in handy if you have a wobbly table and are looking for something to put under one of the legs to straighten it out. Point Five, BA773 and BlowUpTheMoon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 (edited) On 2/11/2024 at 12:33 PM, BA773 said: Im probably using the term of "alternative" because for me the common book is the traditional super hero stuff... when i look all these Vertigo covers (just the covers) its look really special for me, closer of an artist painting than a comic book as i know them There were a lot of painted covers, that's true, in addition to Dave McKean's striking multimedia work on Sandman. Glenn Fabry, Simon Bisley, as examples. Edited February 11 by Ken Aldred BA773 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 On 2/11/2024 at 12:49 PM, csaag said: couldn't wait to read the next Swamp Thing Quite a readable title even to the end of the run; Moore, Veitch, Millar. csaag and BA773 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brock Posted February 11 Popular Post Share Posted February 11 (edited) I loved them, especially Sandman, Hellblazer and Books of Magic. Later Vertigo stuff was also amazing (Scalped, Y, Unwritten). Vertigo’s decline and disappearance has left a huge hole in the industry. Edited February 11 by Brock Ken Aldred, ADAMANTIUM, csaag and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Vertigo was great. Sandman was the only title I read consistently all through college circa 1990-1994 and I loved it. A lot of Vertigo's success was taking Alan Moore's 1980s characters and concepts and farming them out to other creative teams. Which sounds like a slam, but Moore's writing kept me hooked on new comics through late high school and college, and keeping his vision going (whatever the motives behind it) helped me stay interested in comics. Not sure I'd be an active collector on the boards today if none of this had happened. As you say, the covers were amazing across all the various titles, and have a life of their own. BA773, piper, Jasonmorris1000000 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mijael.Levy Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 DC Vertigo is the reason i started reading and collecting comic books . My favorite comic book of all time is still The Sandman piper, chrisco37, BA773 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 (edited) From what I've read of Sandman it is thought provokingly well written, that is why it has a place in my collection, although the Netflix show was "rough or not my cup of tea" and it has me wondering in the registry if somehow, I've missed the point of Sandman from the little, I've read. Supernatural pitfalls that have questions attempt answers, all good in its own universe. Very well written and engaging Edited February 12 by ADAMANTIUM Point Five and BA773 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddieMercede Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Animal-Man - the 1st and one of the best. Vertigo comics was a great time to read if you solely just read whatever was released under their banner. BA773 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I had the number one registry set for invisibles with a #1 in CGC 8.0! and I was the one to have it added to the registry along with being the only set running when I had it up, with no competition. Either everyone kept theirs raw or idk After a couple years of being numero uno with that grade and volume I finally googled it. The inspiration hit me whacky haha so I'm glad there is another collector that finally has the #1 slot. I found it in the wild and thought it was enough variety with the collection to be a nice pickup, I still have the book and slab around somewhere. Ken Aldred and BA773 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonker Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 On 2/12/2024 at 1:36 PM, TeddieMercede said: Vertigo comics was a great time to read if you solely just read whatever was released under their banner. Vertigo did have a very high hit rate for its time, including all the ongoing series mentioned so far. But I think the vast majority of their miniseries were forgettable, at least to my taste: Sebastian O, Enigma, American Freak, Chiaroscuro, The Extremist, Nevada, Seekers into Mystery, Skin Graft. I think I sampled all of those, and found them all pretty (I'm excluding the excellent Death and Books of Magic mini-series as basically spinoffs from Gaiman's Sandman). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_rotation Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 It's not Vertigo, but I always considered Piranha Press as its sister imprint. Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children was top notch! Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
