Vertigo Previews (1992)
Vertigo Previews (1992)
Publisher: DC Comics (Vertigo Imprint)
Story Summary:
Vertigo Previews is a short, black-and-white promotional comic sent to retailers to build buzz for the launch of DC’s revolutionary Vertigo imprint. Most notably, it includes an early glimpse of Neil Gaiman’s Death: The High Cost of Living, making this her first published appearance prior to issue #1. With content teasing the tone, themes, and creative voices that would come to define Vertigo’s legacy, this preview issue stands as a key collector’s item for fans of mature, cutting-edge comics from the early '90s.
Vertigo Previews (1992)
Publisher: DC Comics (Vertigo Imprint)
Story Summary:
Vertigo Previews is a short, black-and-white promotional comic sent to retailers to build buzz for the launch of DC’s revolutionary Vertigo imprint. Most notably, it includes an early glimpse of Neil Gaiman’s Death: The High Cost of Living, making this her first published appearance prior to issue #1. With content teasing the tone, themes, and creative voices that would come to define Vertigo’s legacy, this preview issue stands as a key collector’s item for fans of mature, cutting-edge comics from the early '90s.
Vertigo Previews (1992)
Publisher: DC Comics (Vertigo Imprint)
Story Summary:
Vertigo Previews is a short, black-and-white promotional comic sent to retailers to build buzz for the launch of DC’s revolutionary Vertigo imprint. Most notably, it includes an early glimpse of Neil Gaiman’s Death: The High Cost of Living, making this her first published appearance prior to issue #1. With content teasing the tone, themes, and creative voices that would come to define Vertigo’s legacy, this preview issue stands as a key collector’s item for fans of mature, cutting-edge comics from the early '90s.
Key Features:
Promotional preview book marking the launch of DC's Vertigo imprint
Contains the first appearance of Death: The High Cost of Living (prelude)
Previews for other early Vertigo titles like Sandman Mystery Theatre, Shade the Changing Man, Swamp Thing, and Hellblazer
Historically significant ephemera from the birth of Vertigo
Predates Vertigo's official debut by a few months
Creative Team Highlights:
Writers: Neil Gaiman, Jamie Delano, Peter Milligan, Nancy A. Collins, and others
Artists: Chris Bachalo, Sean Phillips, Mike Allred, and more
Cover Artist: Chris Bachalo