Several comics in DC's Vertigo line have been set in the Dreaming, most notably a series of the same name ( chief author Alisa Kwitney ).

These mature readers comics, both those that became Vertigo and those that did not, often had the DC bullet printed in a smaller than usual size.

Although regularly cited as one of the major forces behind the creation of Vertigo comics, none of the launch titles were written by Alan Moore ( he having long-left Swamp Thing, and only created the character of-but never written the spin-off solo title-Hellblazer ).

In addition to the various sub-imprints and formats, Vertigo was also an early adopter of hardcover collections of monthly comics, as well as hardcover OGNs ( original graphic novels ).

Panel of Vertigo comics creators at San Diego ComicCon 2007. In addition to founding editor ( and the driving force behind Vertigo ) Karen Berger, several other editors have become intrinsically linked to the imprint.

Berger's promotion came as Vertigo was said to be equivalent to " the fourth largest American comic book publisher " in 2005, with Paul Levitz praising her personally as having " built Vertigo into an imprint which is simultaneously one of comics ' leading creative and commercial successes.

J. M. DeMatteis began his comics career on DC's House of Mystery title over a decade before the formation of Vertigo, and later became one of the earliest Vertigo creators thanks in large part to his proposed Touchmark projects.

Ed Brubaker's first Vertigo work was on the " Vertigo Visions " Prez one-shot ( 1995 ), and intermittent contributions to a couple of anthology titles preceded his Scene of the Crime ( 1999 ), effectively laying the groundwork for his later crime comics.

Sean Phillips earliest American comics work was in the pages of pre-Vertigo Hellblazer, and in May 1993 he became one of the early Vertigo artists by illustrating ( with assists from Paul Peart and Sean Harrison Scoffield ) the entire 16-issue run of Kid Eternity ( 1993-4 ).

* Swamp Thing ( 1982 ), based the long running comic that started in DC comics and had ended its run in Vertigo Comics created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson.

While not attaining the sales of ' mainstream ' comics, it has sustained healthy figures, consistently being one of the top selling Vertigo titles, and is sustained by healthy sales of trade paperbacks.

The High Cost of Living was one of the first new titles published under the newly-created Vertigo imprint, alongside Peter Milligan's Enigma, and is also notable for being one of the very few Vertigo comics to feature an alternative cover, as # 1 did.

* Flycatcher ( comics ), a character in the Vertigo comic book Fables

In the Vertigo comics, characters like John Constantine oppose demons influenced by Christian mythology.

Garth Ennis ( born 16 January 1970 ) is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series Preacher with artist Steve Dillon and his successful nine-year run on Marvel Comics ' Punisher franchise.

King Louie appears in the Fables comic series published by Vertigo comics.

He also had three recent Vertigo series that have wrapped up: Faker a six part mini-series with art by Jock ; a second graphic novel, God Save the Queen, with John Bolton, featuring Queen Titania, Oberon, Puck, Nuala and Cluracan from the Sandman and Books of Magic comics ; and Crossing Midnight with Jim Fern.

* Nevada ( comics ), a comic series published by DC under its Vertigo imprint

* A two-part story in the Vertigo series Northlanders, for instance, concerns the destruction on the monastery.

Preacher is a comic book series created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, published by the American comic book label Vertigo ( an imprint of DC Comics ), with painted covers by Glenn Fabry.

On May 25, 2009, The Hollywood Reporter revealed Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment would be working with Fran Rubel Kuzui and Kazi Kuzui on a relaunch of the Buffy series for the big screen.

* In the Vertigo comic book series, The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, the notion that Faerie pays a sacrificial tithe to Hell is mentioned in the storyline " Season of Mists ".

* In the Vertigo comic book series The Books of Magic, The Names of Magic and The Books of Faerie, Tamlin is the father of the protagonist Timothy Hunter, potentially the greatest sorcerer in the world.

The second volume of Brian Wood's Vertigo graphic novel series Northlanders is set against a backdrop of Viking " occupation " of Ireland, including the Battle of Clontarf.

Proinsias Cassidy, the supporting lead male in Garth Ennis's comic book series Preacher ( DC / Vertigo, 1995 ), is a vampire of Irish origin.

* Vertigo: Winter's Edge ( 1997 – 1999 ): An annual one-shot issue featuring short stories from multiple Vertigo series, including short stories featuring Desire ( twice ) and Death by Gaiman with Bolton, Jones, and Zulli respectively.

Dream is a fictional character and the protagonist of DC Comics ' Vertigo comic book series The Sandman, written by Neil Gaiman.

Note: Dream does not appear in every issue of The Sandman, nor did he appear in the first DC Comics The Sandman series, although several supporting characters in the Vertigo series did.

* Fables: Kay and the Snow Queen appear in Bill Willingham's comic book series from DC Comics Vertigo Imprint.

Several of the earliest new Vertigo series derived from Disney Comics ' aborted Touchmark Comics imprint, a line announced before the so-called " Disney Implosion " of 1991, and subsequently abandoned.

Having spearheaded the " British invasion ," by head-hunting such writers as Moore, Gaiman, Delano, Grant Morrison, Garth Ennis and Peter Milligan, Berger was well suited to head up the new line, as she was already editing many of the series which would form the core of the early Vertigo output.

Debuting alongside ongoing former-DC series Swamp Thing # 129, Hellblazer # 63, Sandman # 47, Doom Patrol # 64, Animal Man # 57, and Shade, the Changing Man # 33, the first new comic book printed under the " Vertigo " imprint was Death: The High Cost of Living # 1, debuting a scant couple of weeks before Enigma # 1 in January ( March ) 1993.

The ninth comic launched at Vertigo's 1993 debut was the Vertigo Preview, showcasing the concurrently released titles, as well as J. M. DeMatteis ' Mercy, Ann Nocenti's Kid Eternity ( an ongoing series spun off from the earlier Morrison-penned miniseries ), Dick Foreman's Black Orchid ( an on-going series spun off from the Gaiman / McKean miniseries ) and Matt Wagner's Sandman Mystery Theatre.

Having inherited some projects from Disney's aborted Touchmark project, Vertigo was able to plan a first year in which they were to publish " two new series month in a variety of formats, either one-shots or miniseries or ongoing monthlies.

Although the books did not have a consistent visual style, the cover designs of early Vertigo series featured a uniform trade dress with a vertical bar along the left side, which included the imprint logo, pricing, date, and issue numbers.

" The second miniseries, Vertigo Pop: London, told the tale of " Rocky Lamont, lead singer in 1960s rock band " who " ather than burning out the way he'd hoped ... into a slow and dull decline with a trophy wife and a series of dreary albums.

The following on-going series had issues released during Vertigo's anniversary year and those issues carried the " Vertigo X " branding:

The following series and miniseries finished during the year, with the final issues featuring the " Vertigo X " logo:

Many of these have since moved on to work for American publishers such as DC Comics ( especially the Vertigo and Wildstorm imprints ) and Marvel Comics.

His novel Vertigo is set in Alberta, and Orbitsvilles limitless grasslands may have been influenced by this period in his life.

Since the creation of the Vertigo imprint ( itself largely inspired by the success of DC Comics ' increasingly mature titles such as Swamp Thing, Watchmen, Hellblazer, and The Sandman ), DC's horror / occult characters such as Morpheus have drifted progressively further away both from DC continuity and from each other.

The following original graphic novels have been published under the Vertigo Crime imprint ( in order of publication ):

Two of his pre-Vertigo works — True Faith ( serialized in Crisis ) and the four-issue DC / Helix miniseries Bloody Mary ( 1996-1197 ) — have had collections released under the Vertigo label.

Other notable people who have written for Vertigo include Kyle Baker, Warren Ellis, David Lapham, Mark Millar, Brian Azzarello, Paul Pope, James Robinson, and Brian Wood.

Several artists have also produced a large amount of notable work for Vertigo, several ( Steve Dillon, Pia Guerra, Eduardo Risso and Darick Robertson ) mainly producing lengthy runs on individual creator-owned titles ( in Guerra's case, Y: The Last Man makes up around 80 % of her output to date ), but others on a number of titles.

Brian Bolland and Glenn Fabry have also produced a large number of iconic covers for the Vertigo line, Fabry probably being best known for his work on one title: Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's Preacher ( and the spin-off miniseries ).

Andy Diggle, having previously written the Hellblazer special, Lady Constantine, and Vertigo titles The Losers and Swamp Thing, took over the title in 2007, another former editor of 2000 AD to have done this.

The narration of the mystic and harsh dark reality is more common in DC's Vertigo Comics because its stories lurk outside of superhero fantasy ; the Vertigo series have beings that relate better to civilian life although both universes are subject to fantastical realms, and unworldly dimensions.

Versions vary from the Vertigo and DC Universe series with writers of the Vertigo / DC Universe depicting them in relation to religion and mythology while the writers in the DCU have a tendency to narrate fantasy.

In the Vertigo series Swamp Thing, Heaven and Hell seems to be restricted to earth, creating the possibility that every living planet have their own versions of afterlife.

It may have been these feelings that led him to use his " multi-port " stunt to disable Vertigo during the Mutant Massacre.

Understanding Comics was first published by Tundra Publishing ; reprintings have been released by Kitchen Sink Press, DC Comics ’ Paradox Press, DC ’ s Vertigo line, and HarperPerennial.

In his book on Hitchcock's 1958 film Vertigo, Charles Barr points out that the film's title sequence and several shots seem to have inspired moments in Peeping Tom.

Three Jonah Hex miniseries have been published under DC's Vertigo imprint.

Other performers who have played at the stadium include Robbie Williams as part of his Weddings, Barmitzvahs & Stadiums Tour, U2 as part of their Vertigo Tour, Red Hot Chili Peppers as part of their By the Way tour, The Rolling Stones as part of their A Bigger Bang Tour, Bon Jovi as part of their One Wild Night Tour, R. E. M.,