Comments on: DC Moves Constantine to DCU, Cancels Vertigo’s Hellblazer, Brings Imprint’s Future Into Question

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Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:11:46 +0000

[...] intent to continue the imprint, as many people started wondering after the announcement of the cancellation of Hellblazer last month, it’s an open question whether Vertigo is needed at all these days, or whether it [...]

By: Jim Perreault

Jim Perreault — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:40:23 +0000

I enjoyed “Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child”, but apparently the series did not take as it was quickly cancelled.

It seems most of the offerings from Vertigo that I’m interested in are graphic novels, and not ongoings.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:30:12 +0000

Excellent points, especially listing those particular titles.

By: Chad

Chad — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:25:26 +0000

Moreover, the kinds of creators that work for Vertigo are aware enough to want creator ownership and other deals that make it more difficult to turn the properties into movies and toys, which seems to be DC’s focus these days. This. Why would you give up complete creative control and ownership when you can just take your series to Image and sell similar numbers? There are a lot of series at Image right now by established creators that I could easily have seen over at Vertigo years ago, books like Saga, Morning Glories, Manhattan Projects and Fatale. For an established creator, I don't see the benefit of going to Vertigo these days. And when was the last time Vertigo broke someone new? Scott Snyder with American Vampire in 2010? (And that one was helped along with a Stephen King backup in the first few issues; not the kind of promotional push you get every day.)

By: Don MacPherson

Don MacPherson — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:11:36 +0000

Setting aside the concerns/arguments about pulling Constantine’s solo title out of Vertigo, establishing a New 52 ongoing series for the character seems redundant. Constantine and Phantom Strange strike me as somewhat reundnant titles set in the same continuity. There are a lot of similarities between the characters (especially with the new, sin-riddled, ethically grey take on the Stranger).

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 02:46:40 +0000

Wonder as well if it’s to make pushing the “New 52″ relaunch even more marketable (“look! Your favorite Vertigo stars are now crossing over with Batman, where they belong!”). That, and DC since Vertigo’s launch (especially under DiDio) has become quite dark/”edgy” as it is… even if DC’s idea of “edgy” these days is having the Joker commit mass slaughter for the 6.022×10^23 time (or somesuch puerile juvenile shock-value “writing”)…

By: David Oakes

David Oakes — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 01:55:35 +0000

With John back in the DCU, aren’t all the remaining (current) Vertigo titles all creator owned? (Or at least not the “created as Work-for-Hire, and maintain by someone else as WFH”.)

I see this less as the death of the imprint (though it may be) as a Chinese Wall to keep the IPs from getting mixed. We may yet see “edgy” comics come from DC – National Comics certainly wants to be Vertigo – but we will no longer see “Sovereign 7″ or Superman at Dream’s wake.