ICv2.com has a few more details from Vertigo’s Karen Berger on Vertigo Crime, the new imprint announced Wednesday just before Comic-Con.
The line will debut in June 2009 with two titles: Dark Entries, from crime novelist Ian Rankin and artist Werther Dell’Edera; and Filthy Rich, from 100 Bullets writer Brian Azzarello and artist Victor Santos.
According to Berger, the hardcover black-and-white graphic novels will be “pretty much book size,” and run about 200 pages.
July 25th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
I absolutely cannot wait for this to start. Very very wise move making them graphic novels. And I love that they’ll be black and white, though they shouldn’t necessarily limit themselves.
I will most likely get every one they publish.
July 25th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Nice! So, Vertigo Crime will be published similarly how the Minx books are made, only they’ll be darker and for mature readers, right? I like it.
Sure wish there was a line/imprint/comic that’ll publish adult stories about crime-fighting in Gotham City…
July 25th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
I much prefer seeing original crime novels by noted writers than adaptations of crime novels by noted writers.
July 25th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Yeah, this is cool as all hell.