I'm Liking What DC is Doing With Vertigo Right Now
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I'm no fan of Fables or Willingham, but Bass is talking shite. |
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THEY FIRED HIM!!!! ![]() |
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Makes sense to me. |
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The Unwritten/Fables crossover is entirely stupid. Punchy's taste is awful. I like a number of the Vertigo titles, but, I can't help, but, think that Image is making major inroads and cranking out some titles that might have been Vertigo books 5 years ago. So overall I'm OK with how Vertigo is doing, but, I also think it could be doing tremendously better. Hab |
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Nah, I haven't picked up a Marvel book in ages...but I have noticed that too. Both Marvel and DC are using shitty high-gloss paper, and it absolutely affects the artwork printed on it as compared to a decent weight paper stock with a matte finish. Funnily enough at the comics symposium over the weekend, artists from small self-publishers to high-profile Fantagraphics artists were talking about paper stocks and gloss vs matte, it might not matter to less observant readers but for the artists at least it's a big deal right now. (And they all to a person HATED thin glossy paper, but it's the cheapest option for big corps and small fish alike.) |
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Could some of those Image books have been Vertigo books five years ago? Sure. Would they have? Who knows? I don't know how Vertigo's compensation to creators goes, and how involved WB/DC is with Vertigo books but I imagine it's not as open as Image is, so I don't know if a comparison is all that valid. Plus, Vertigo has never had a huge lineup or anything. Right now, we've got: Fables Fairest The Unwritten American Vampire The Wake Trillium Tom Strong Astro City FBP 100 Bullets: Brother Lono The Sandman: Overture Hinterkind Coffin Hill I can't really think of a time when the line was much deeper. Some long-running series ended. It happens. But stuff like Scalped and DMZ all started at some point. Vertigo has traditionally gone through periods like this. And of course, it's missing mainstays like Swamp Thing and Hellblazer, but since those are still being published just under the DC line, it doesn't really matter. |
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Vertigo still has about the same number of titles it always has, the market sector though has increased dramatically without it increasing. That's worth noting. Hab |
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Well, we already know about your terrible taste in not liking the Fables books, but the fact that you're not reading: The Unwritten Tom Strong Astro City FBP or 100 Bullets: Brother Lono shows what a boob you are. |
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I was reading The Unwritten, but I dropped it because of the crossover, I may pick it up again with the new #1. I only want to read Alan Moore on the ABC characters, these later stories without him have always disappointed me. I've only read the first Astro City trade, so I've missed out a lot. Same for 100 Bullets, only read the first trade. And no real interest in FBP, I may try the trade. |
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