At his Jim Lee & Friends Panel during this weekend’s New York Comic Con, DC Publisher Jim Lee announced plans to revive Vertigo, the long-running imprint that was home to Preacher, Fables, Y the Last Man and more over its more than 25-year history.
The imprint will under Chris Conroy and will feature creator-owned titles.
“This is my editorial dream come true,” Conroy said on social media. He currently oversees DC’s Black Label imprint as well, and confirmed Vertigo isn’t replacing it.
“DC Black Label continues, with some red-hot stories for DC’s superhero characters still on the way for years to come,” Conroy said. “Vertigo puts us back into the creator-owned business in a very big way. Yes, I’m running both; no, I haven’t lost my mind yet.”
The first title to feature the Vertigo branding is a reprint of the first three issues of The Nice House by the Sea by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martínez Bueno and Jordie Bellaire. DC handed out am NYCC exclusive version of the first issue during the panel.
Vertigo, which was launched in 1993, published some of the most creative and well-regarded comics over the course of its history. DC announced plans to sunset it in 2019, and comics like American Vampire and Fables that were once Vertigo books were published under the Black Label banner. Lee said at the panel that Vertigo will publish new comic books and graphic novels, as well as collected editions of past material.