DC Announces New Wave of Creator-Owned Comics With the Return of Their DC Vertigo Imprint
New York, NY – At this year’s New York Comic Con, DC President, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Jim Lee delighted fans with an exciting lineup of surprise announcements, reveals and special guests, along with great conversations with top comic creators, during DC’s annual “Jim Lee & Friends” panel.
To the delight of the crowd, Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb announced a sequel to their celebrated Batman: Hush series, to be published within the pages of DC’s ongoing Batman comic book series in 2025, with a HUSH 2 prelude to be published in DC’s Justice League Unlimited #1 comic book on November 27. Fans got to see a page from the Hush 2 prelude, plus a page from the first issue of HUSH 2, and saw the pencils, inks and colors for the first HUSH 2 cover by Lee, Scott Williams & Alex Sinclair. For 52 hours fans will be able to order HUSH 2 shirts from shop.dc.com
Jim Lee also announced the return of the DC Vertigo imprint as the home of DC’s creator-owned comic books, graphic novels and collected editions. Lee brought writer James Tynion IV to the stage, with a call-out to artist Álvaro Martínez Bueno in the crowd, and announced that Tynion and Bueno’s creator-owned The Nice House by the Sea comic book series will be going back to print on the first three sold-out issues and will be the first series to bear the new DC Vertigo imprint logo. Fans received a NYCC exclusive edition of The Nice House by the Sea #1.
Treating the fans to something new between seasons of the HBO Original series Peacemaker, Tim Seely and Mitch Gerads spoke to the fans about Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! The upcoming five-issue comic book series features a Vigilante story by creators Seeley and Gerads paired with an Eagly story by creators Rex Ogle and Matteo Lolli, with James Gunn as story consultant. Set between seasons one and two of Max Original series Peacemaker, the comic will give fans and readers a taste of where the hit television show will go in 2025…with two of its fan-favorite characters!
Legendary Comics’ Robert Napton and fan favorite writer Brian Buccellato were on hand to discuss the incredible reception to Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong, the first-ever crossover series featuring the Super Heroes of the DC universe and the Titans of Legendary’s Monsterverse. Napton and Buccellato also brought great news to the fans in attendance, revealing plans for a June 2025 sequel series, Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 2. The action moves to Legendary’s Monsterverse, as the Super-Villains of the DCU attempt to weaponize the Titans, with the DC Super Heroes in hot pursuit to thwart their plans. Readers will be treated to “titanized” versions of DC Super Heroes, plus the return of Legendary Comics’ Colonel Shaw, and new Titans, including Ghidorah, Rodan, and Mothra.
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