The weekend is here! Take a look back at what’s happened in the past seven days. New comics, new stories, new podcasts, new art being made — it’s all part of the ComicsAlliance Weekender!
Karen Berger, the founder of DC's acclaimed imprint Vertigo, has kept her post-Vertigo plans pretty close to her chest since stepping down in 2013. Outside of her work on Image Comics' Surgeon X, she has been out of the spotlight for the past few years but is set to come back in a huge way. Today at the annual ComicsPRO meeting where Berger was awarded the Industry Appreciation Award, it was announced that the legendary editor will head-up a new imprint at Dark Horse known as Berger Books, which will produce creator owned original graphic novels as well as serial periodicals curated and edited by Berger herself.
Karen Berger came to DC comics at the cusp of the 1980s as editor for titles including Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld and House of Mystery. As executive editor of Vertigo, Berger made stars of writers and artists who have gone on to dominate the industry, and the imprint became synonymous with an experimental, stylistic approach which gave it an added edge over every other publisher.
In 2012, Berger resigned from Vertigo. She has been largely absent from comics since, but at Image Expo earlier this year she announced a new series from writer Sara Kenney and artist John Watkiss called Surgeon X, with herself as editor. ComicsAlliance spoke to Berger to look back at her extraordinary career, and her continued dedication to bringing new and experimental ideas to the medium.
What a week! I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to sit back and read some comics. The weekend is finally here, and the world can relax and rest once more - but the comics industry has been busy too, you know, and the last seven days have seen a flurry of comics-based news and announcements fly past at high speed. ComicsAlliance have got your back, though: when it comes to comics, we never slow down, and so here’s a look back and just what’s been going on. New comics, new stories, new hirings, new podcasts, new art being made - it’s all part of the ComicsAlliance Weekender!
Vertigo fans may want to sit down. According to The New York Times DC Comics' mature readers imprint has announced six new titles coming this fall, including the finally-titled Sandman prequel announced last summer at San Diego Comic-Con International. On October 30, Gaiman and artist J.H. Williams' The Sandman: Overture #1 will arrive in stores, bringing an end to fans' some 17 year wait for new material.
What I love about the comic book anthology is the frequently anarchic approach they can take to compiling disparate creators and stories. It's like putting a bunch of great cartoonists, writers and artists -- some of whom you know, some you've never heard of-- in a playlist and hitting "shuffle...
Following the recent announcement that Karen Berger will be stepping down as Senior Vice President and Executive Editor of Vertigo, DC Comics has sent out a press release revealing that Shelly Bond, a near 20 year veteran of the imprint, will be promoted to Executive Editor...
Vertigo Executive Editor and SVP Karen Berger announced yesterday her forthcoming exit from the mature readers imprint she founded at DC Comics nearly 20 years ago. The news came as a great surprise to many in the comic book industry who've long admired the work Berger did to develop projects and talents that greatly expanded the scope and reputation of the American/western comic book scene...
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In what can be described as seismic news from DC Comics, the publisher confirmed Monday that next year Karen Berger will step down from her position as the Executive Editor and Senior Vice President of the mature readers Vertigo imprint. It's a post she's held for nearly 20 years, during which time she oversaw the publication of such enduringly popular series including The Sandman by Neil Gaiman,
On sale now from Vertigo is Ghosts #1, a new anthology one-shot produced specifically for the Halloween season. The book features new work from Gilbert Hernandez, Al Ewing & Rufus Dayglo, Paul Pope & David Lapham, Neil Kleid & John McCrea, Toby Litt & Mark Buckingham with Victor Santos, Mary H.K. Choi & Phil ...