The long list of great comics published by Vertigo includes classics like ‘Hellblazer’, ‘Sandman’ and ‘V for Vendetta’.
1993. the editor Karen Berger received an irresistible offer: to take charge of a DC Comics special line to have all the freedom to publish titles with adult content. In it, they would dwell characters from the DC Universe as well as original creations which would be noted for their graphic violence, risqué storylines, and high-sounding language. that’s how he was born Vertigo Comicsprotagonist of one of the best chapters in the annals of comics.
5 Great Vertigo Comics
Since its founding 30 years ago and until the brand’s transformation into DC Black Label, Vertigo published great titles of crime, fantasy and horror. He also stood out for giving space to great authors such as Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Allan Moore Y Peter Milligan.
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In fact, the relevance of Vertigo Comics was such that the line exceeded all expectations of success beyond the regular consumers of staples and books. As proof of this we can consider the brilliant film and television adaptations that were made to their titles, today part of pop culture around the world.
here we leave you 5 Great Vertigo Comics available to read in Spanish that you should have in your collection:
hellblazer
Although it was first published in 1988 as part of the DC Comics catalogue, Vertigo hosted the best time of Hellblazerthe comic series that took up the English exorcist john constantinecreated by Allan Moore Y Stephen R. Bissette to Swamp Thing.
throughout their 300 numbers originals, released between the late eighties and 2013, the series presented the dangerous hidden battle who was spared by him control of our world and like a amoral necromancer is established as the best defense against the plague of dark magic and demons that haunts us
hellblazer –whose main character was brought to the cinema with the film Constantine from 2005– is considered one of the first modern fiction creations that started from noir to settle completely in fantasy.
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Sandman
You can’t talk about the history of Vertigo Comics not to mention Sandmanthe masterpiece of Neil Gaiman that not only settled on the best seller lists in the world, it is also considered one of the best reads ever.
In it we enter an enchanted and dark world, full of dreams and nightmares, inhabited by Morpheus and his brothers, the eternal. The story, made up of 75 numbers and today classified in different books, presents how the king of dreams he must repair the cosmic mistakes he has made during his existence after freeing himself from the magical prison that contained him.
Although its notoriety has increased thanks to the netflix series that adapts it, it is impossible to say that Sandman it was a little-known title. Is one of the most popular graphic novels of all time and has received critical acclaim since its publication.
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Lucifer
From fallen angel to protagonist of his own series. After his debut at number 4 of Sandmanthe fearsome lord of hell got his own series with Luciferpublished by Vertigo Comics between 2000 and 2006.
In it he introduces prince of darkness completely blind, crippled and powerless in the city of The Angels. With no chance to track his son, the only entity capable of preventing the end of the world, Lucifer You must find a way to survive. For this you will need the help of the detective John Deckerwho discovered a conspiracy to kill Lucifer Morning Star.
Dan Watters, Neil Gaiman, simon spurrier, Kat Howard Y Nalo Hopkinson were some of those responsible for this series located in the fascinating sandman universe.
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preacher
Published between 1995 and 2000, the series preacher is one of the great original classics of Vertigo Comics.
It told the story of Reverend Jesse Custer, who searches for a fugitive God with the intention of forcing him to respond to the sufferings that his creation suffers. Accompanied by a group of accomplicesthe religious will start from the ashes of his people inside the United States, encountering all the evil that heaven and hell can create.
Created by Garth Ennis Y steve dillonthe Serie preacher presents a story as complex as it is exciting through its 75 numbers. Safety pin.
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V for Vendetta
Straight from the imagination of Allan Moore and the illustrator David Lloydthe graphic novel V for Vendetta is a powerful and powerful story about the loss of freedom and identity in a totalitarian world.
there, a revolutionary anarchist dressed in cape and mask guy fawkes begins an elaborate plan to bring down a fascist state and take revenge on those who destroyed his spirit in an extermination camp. Next to him is Evey Hammonda young woman who becomes more and more involved in her fight against oppression.
Built with brilliant clarity and intelligence, V for Vendetta it features unmatched depth in its characters and verisimilitude in its uncompromising retelling of the resistance.
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