Vertigo 2026 Preview Special Edition #1

Synopsis

In 1993, DC launched its Vertigo imprint, a move that represented the medium’s shift towards mature readers storytelling and robust genre exploration. While it included beloved series that were previously a part of the main DC line, Vertigo became defined by original concepts far outside of superheroes—many of which still stand as some of the most influential and revered comics of the modern era. Readers came to know Vertigo as more than a publishing initiative, but as a sensibility and aesthetic. Comics that were bizarre and beautiful, transgressive and terrifying, poignant and passionate—those were Vertigo comics, and their success reshaped the comics industry itself along the way. It’s with that spirit that we bring you the DC Vertigo of today, previewed in this book. The imprint first returned last fall by adopting the current series that truly embodies its ethos—The Nice House by the Sea by James Tynion IV and Álvaro Martínez Bueno—and it now expands with a slate of all-new series from bold and imaginative voices, starting in February of 2026 with Bleeding Hearts, End of Life, and The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery.