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© DC COMICS. All Rights Reserved © DC COMICS. All Rights Reserved. El sello Vertigo fue creado por la mítica DC Comics en 1993 con el objetivo de publicar novelas gráficas con ar- gumentos maduros, destinados a un público más adulto. Las historias que recoge esta línea abarcan diversos géneros: suspense, western, ciencia ficción, terror…sin reserva de incluir en sus páginas tintes sexuales o de violencia, más suaves en otros títulos de DC. Para Vertigo siempre ha primado más el guión que no la calidad de las ilustraciones que la acompañan. Los super- héroes ya no son los protagonistas, sino que el contenido es lo que importa. Este enfoque editorial ha permitido que los cómics se acerquen a un grupo de personas normalmente ajenas a este mundo. La fina barrera entre novela y cómic se consegue superar. El abanico de los autores del sello es amplio y rico: Neil Gaiman, Brian K. Vaughan, Warren Ellis, Gilbert Hernandez, Peter Milligan, Grant Morrison, Paul Pope o Brian Azzarello. Estos guionistas han visto en una plataforma perfecta para crear historias maduras complementadas por la ilustración. Entre las obras más destacadas de su catálogo (algunas de ellas multipremiadas) destacamos: Sandman Hellblazer Predicador Fábulas 100 Balas El último hombre El indiscutible atractivo de los cómics publicados por Vertigo y de los peculiares personajes que las protagonizan, han hecho que Hollywood utilice sus argumentos para trasladarlos al cine: V de Vendetta, Stardust, Constantine y Los Perdedores (esta última se estrenará este 2010). © DC COMICS. All Rights reserved. © DC COMICS. Para establecer un orden en la multitud de títulos Vertigo que Planeta DeAgostini Cómics lanzará a lo largo de este año, proponemos CUATRO apartados: 1. Hellblazer 2. Series regulares 3. Series nuevas 4. Lanzamientos especiales Este 2010, John Constantine vuelve con nuevas historias maniqueístas de ángeles y demonios. Con el alma siempre atormentada y con la muerte en los talones, el héroe lucha sin tregua y a tiempo completo contra el Mal en la Tierra. Y es que Constantine no descansará hasta expirar el pecado que lo ha convertido en un ser solitario, cuya única razón de ser es exterminar sin piedad a los demonios que acechan a los inocentes. En 2010 alcanzamos el objetivo que iniciamos el año pasado para acortar la distancia entre la publicación americana y la nuestra. Por ello, a mediados de año editaremos la etapa de Peter Milligan, la más reciente en Estados Unidos. Al mismo tiempo, no olvidaremos los lanzamientos especiales como Pandemonium o Dark Entries, así como la recuperación en tomos por autores que empezamos el año pasado con Brian Azzarello o Warren Ellis. En esta ocasión le toca el turno a Garth Ennis. Febrero HellblaZER DE ANDY DIGGLE Nº 3 Autor: Andy Diggle Hellblazer, libro rústica, 128 pág., color. 10,95€ Abril HellblaZER DE PETER MILLIgan Nº 1 Autor: Peter Milligan Hellblazer, libro rústica, 128 pág, color. 12,95€ Otras entregas: julio y octubre Mayo HellblaZER DE GARTH ENNIS Nº1 Autor: Garth Ennis Hellblazer, 240 p., libro rústica, 20€ Otras entregas: julio, septiembre y noviembre Julio HellblaZER: DARK ENTRIES Autores: Ian Rankin, Wherter Dell’Edera. Dark entries, libro cartoné, 200 pág., B/N. 13,95€ Noviembre HellblaZER PANDEMONIUM Autores: Jamie Delano, Jock Hellblazer: Pandemonium, libro cartoné, 128 pág., color. 13,95€ DMZ Nº7 (febrero) Autores: Brian Wood et altri DMZ, libro rústica, 168 págs., color. 14,95€ Nueva York… conocida también como la tierra de nadie en mitad de la segunda Guerra Civil americana. El periodista novato Matty Roth está sobre el terreno, y es la única voz de aquellos que han sido abandonados en la zona de guerra más peligrosa del mundo. En La guerra oculta, la atención se dirige a los soldados del frente, los políticos y la gente de la ciudad, los civiles que han estado luchando todo este tiempo por sobrevivir, viviendo en las peores condiciones imaginables. Compuesto por seis relatos cortos que presentan nuevos personajes así como viejos conocidos, La guerra oculta es un volumen esencial de la serie DMZ. Otras entregas: nº8 (julio), nº9 (diciembre). NORThlandeRS Nº2 la CRUZ + EL MARTIllo (marzo) Autores: Brian Word et altri Northlanders, libro rústica, 144 págs., color. 12,95€ Clontarf, Irlanda. Año 1014. La ocupación nórdica reina con mano dura en la isla Emerald. Pero un hijo leal a la tierra se niega a inclinarse ante los conquistadores vikingos. Conocido simplemente como Magnus, este despiadado nómada se ha convertido en la insurgencia encarnada en un solo hombre. Y lo único que le preocupa más que verter la sangre de sus enemigos es la vida de su hija, Brigid. Otras entregas: nº3 (agosto) y nº4 (noviembre). Scalped Nº5 (marzo) Autores: Jason Aaron et altri Scalped, libro rústica, 128 págs., color. 12,95€ Dash Caballo Terco es un soldado de la familia criminal del jefe Cuervo Rojo confundido por las drogas… pero también es un agente secreto del FBI cuyo cometido es detener a Cuervo Rojo. Éste es uno de los individuos protagonistas, que sumarán un auténtico polvorín de personalidades explosivas que pueden estallar en cualquier momento. Otras entregas: nº6 (agosto) y nº7 (diciembre). HOUSE OF MISTERY Nº3 (abril) Autores: Matthew Sturges, Luca Rossi House of Mistery, libro rústica, 128 pág., color. 10,95€ House of Mystery se encuentra en la encrucijada entre la realidad y la fantasía desde tiempos inmemoriales. Todo el que llegue hasta ella es bienvenido… pero no todos los que entran pueden salir. Descubre cinco almas perdidas que, en contra de su voluntad, han hecho de la Casa su hogar. Ellos te enseñarán sus pasadizos perdidos y sus habitaciones más siniestras… siempre que no mueran intentando escapar. Afortunadamente, la Casa solo atrae a los mejores cuentacuentos, que pagan sus consumiciones con historias. Desde mundos extraños a dimensiones desconocidas del tiempo, los clientes no se cortan y comparten historias llenas de terror, hambre, carne y asesinatos. Otras entregas: nº4 (julio), nº5 (octubre). VERTIGO VISIONS Madame XanadÚ Nº2 (abril) Autores: Matt Wagner, Michael W. Kaluta Madame Xanadu, libro rústica, 128 pág., color. 10,95€ Madame Xanadú, la bruja seductora, protagoniza esta historia épica centrada en un misterio que se remonta a la época de la Inquisición española y se traslada hasta la Nueva York de los años 40 del siglo pasado. Madame Xanadú investigará un asesinato de hace más de 500 años, revelando secretos largamente enterrados. Otras entregas: nº3 (octubre). 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