Vertigo X Anniversary Preview

(April 2003)

Welcome to the Vertigo X Preview (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Karen Berger (signed as Karen)

Letters

typeset

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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[Endless Nights Desire: Preview] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Sandman / preview (from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[Endless Nights Dream: Preview] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Sandman / preview (from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[Endless Nights Delirium: Preview] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Sandman / preview (from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Neil Gaiman (credited); Shelly Bond (credited)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Legendary Sandman scribe Neil Gaiman on cricket bats, how to rid your balcony of vultures & a town called Gaiman: A conversation with Shelly Bond

Synopsis

An interview with Neil Gaiman, concerning his book Endless Nights (DC, 2003)

Keywords

interview

[The Originals: Preview] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

The Originals / preview (from the publisher) / 4 pages (report information)

[Orbiter: Preview] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Orbiter / preview (from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

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Warren Ellis (credited); Will Dennis (credited)

Letters

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Writer of the highly anticipated Orbiter hardcover, Warren Ellis exposes all -- including paint stripper.

Synopsis

Interview with Warren Ellis concerning his graphic novel Orbiter.

Keywords

interview

A Conversation with Y: The Last Man Writer Brian K. Vaughan and Steve Bunche (Table of Contents: 10)

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Brian K. Vaughan (credited); Steve Bunche (credited)

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Synopsis

Interview with Brian K. Vaughan concerning Y: The Last Man.

Keywords

interview

[Beware The Creeper: Preview] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

The Creeper / preview (from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Fashion Beast (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mariah Huehner (credited)

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Synopsis

Article on the fashion articles of Vertigo characters, such as Spider Jerusalem's shades, John Constantine's Trench Coat, and Death's Top Hat.

Word Up (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Will Dennis (credited); Brian Azzarello (credited); Eduardo Risso (credited)

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Synopsis

A word association game between 100 Bullets creators Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso.

[Blood and Water: Preview] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Blood and Water / preview (from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Blood and Water: Cover Preview] (Table of Contents: 15)

Blood and Water / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Brian Bolland (credited)

Inks

Brian Bolland (credited)

Colors

Brian Bolland (credited)

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Blood and Water (DC, 2003 series) #1 (May 2003) [cover]

In Bed with Howard Chaykin (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

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Howard Chaykin (credited); Shelly Bond (credited)

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Synopsis

An interview with Howard Chaykin, promoting the graphic novel Barnum.

Keywords

interview

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

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Steven T. Seagle (credited); Shelly Bond (credited)

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He "called in sick" for this interview

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

An interview with Steven Seagle, promoting the graphic novel It's A Bird.

Keywords

Interview

[Barnum: Preview] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Barnum / preview (from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Iconclast Dave McKean (Table of Contents: 19)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dave McKean (credited); Shelly Bond (credited)

Letters

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Synopsis

Interview with Dave McKean on his comic work for Vertigo and other publishers.

Keywords

interview

[Lovecraft: Preview] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Lovecraft / preview (from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Peter Milligan (credited); Shelly Bond (credited)

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London's Mad Mod Peter Milligan waxes poetic on the new Human Target monthly, Grant Morrison and moral turpitude.

Synopsis

Interview with Peter Milligan on Human Target and his other work.

Keywords

interview

One Crazy Girl's Story (Table of Contents: 22)

Shade, the Changing Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Peter Milligan (credited)

Pencils

Mike Allred (credited)

Inks

Mike Allred (credited)

Colors

Han Allred (credited)

Letters

Blambot (credited)

Editing

Karen Berger (credited) (editor)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Indexer Notes

An original Shade the Changing Man story.

By Cauldron & Candle (Table of Contents: 23)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Mariah Huehner (credited)

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Synopsis

A horrorscope of things to come by the Three Witches. Horoscopes for various Vertigo characters.

10 More Beers (Table of Contents: 24)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Paul Pope; Eduardo Risso; Mark Buckingham; Darick Robertson; Chris Weston; Steve Dillon; [many more] ?

Inks

Paul Pope; Eduardo Risso; Mark Buckingham; Darick Robertson; Chris Weston; Steve Dillon; [many more] ?

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Swamp Thing; John Constantine; Shade; Sandman; Spider Jerusalem; many more

Indexer Notes

A jam pinup featuring almost every Vertigo comics character. The guide to artists and characters appeared, at the time, on the Vertigo web site.

[Wintermen: Preview] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

The Wintermen / preview (from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[Vertigo Pop! Bangkok: Preview] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

Vertigo Pop! Bangkok / preview (from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Zatanna: Preview] (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

Zatanna / preview (from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[At Death's Door: Preview] (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

Death / preview (from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[Can't Get No: Preview] (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

Can't Get No / preview (from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Mike Carey (credited); Shelly Bond (credited)

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Retro-nerd (he said it) Mike Carey waxes scientific on road rage...

Synopsis

An interview with Mike Carey on his work on Hellblazer and Lucifer.

Keywords

interview

What's The Story? (Table of Contents: 31)

recap / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis

Quick synopses for Vertigo's 8 monthlies: American Century, Fables, Hellblazer, Lucifer, Hunter: The Age of Magic, 100 Bullets, The Filth, and Y: The Last Man.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Bill Willingham (credited); Shelly Bond (credited)

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Bill Willingham waxes bucolic on odd jobs, packing in a hurry & the Sunflower Kid

Synopsis

An interview with Bill Willingham concerning Fables.

Keywords

interview

[Losers: Preview] (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

The Losers / preview (from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

2 Drunken, Blathering Idiots (Table of Contents: 34)

City Lights / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Garth Ennis (credited); Steve Dillon (credited); Zachary Rau (credited)

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Genre

drama

Synopsis

An interview with Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, concerning their yet to be published collaboration City Lights.

Keywords

true life

Dig the New Breed (Table of Contents: 35)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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David Tischman (credited); Andy Diggle (credited); Giuseppe Camuncoli (credited); James Jean (credited); Niko Henrichon (credited); Jason Hall (credited); Jock (credited); Cliff Chiang (credited)

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Synopsis

Brief interviews/profiles with some of Vertigo's newest creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Grant Morrison (credited); Shelly Bond (credited)

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Glasgow's glam boy Grant Morrison waxes prolific about hanging over a 100-foot drop...

Synopsis

Interview with Grant Morrison on his work for Vertigo, including the new series The Filth.

Keywords

interview

The Yearbook from Hell (Table of Contents: 37)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis

Pictures of a variety of Vertigo creators as children and teenagers. Creators include Colleen Doran, Grant Morrison, Steven T. Seagle, Howard Chaykin, Mark Buckingham, Marcelo Frusin, Karen Berger, Mike Carey, Neil Gaiman, Eduardo Risso, Peter Milligan, Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons, Jamie Delano, and Dave McKean.