DC Vertigo Imprint Returning In 2026 With Ten Series
DC's legendary Vertigo Comics imprint is officially coming back next year, and they have revealed which ten series will launch starting in February. This brand new DC Vertigo line is being touted as having a focus on creator-owned titles that push boundaries and defy convention, and will begin with the next cycle in the hit series from James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, and Jordie Bellaire, The Nice House By The Sea, starting with issue #7.
Following that, DC Vertigo will launch nine brand new titles in a variety of genres, including psychological thrillers, occult espionage, and post-apocalyptic horror. Bleeding Hearts by Deniz Camp, Stipan Morian, and Matt Hollingsworth: A zombie named Poke discovers his heart beating again, threatening his place in a society where death reigns supreme.
End of Life by Kyle Starks, Steve Pugh, and Chris O'Halloran: A top-tier hitman returns to his Midwestern hometown to care for his dying father...and confront his own mortality.
The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery by Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips: A noir detective tale that collides with magic, fascism, and a stolen artifact of unimaginable power.
100 Bullets: The US of Anger by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso: Lono returns to America and reignites chaos, taking the nation's darkest impulses to their violent extremes.
Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy by Ram V and Mike Perkins: Wizard spies in the UK navigate a global cold war over sorcery, revealing a hidden world of occult power.
Necretaceous by Tom Taylor and Darick Robertson: Scientists attempt to time-travel to stop a zombie virus, only to land 66 million years in the past, among dinosaurs.
Fanatic by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer: A woman's obsession with a comic book spirals into a deadly parasocial fixation on its creator.
The Crying Doll by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell: A Jekyll-and-Hyde thriller about just how far a young woman would go to protect her best friend, who may (or may not) be a killer.
A Walking Shadow by Simon Spurrier and Aaron Campbell: Eight strangers wake up chained to a boat in the woods. No memory. No escape. No explanation.
The new DC Vertigo slate begins rolling out in February 2026, with The Nice House by the Sea #7 leading the charge on February 4. Bleeding Hearts #1 will publish on February 11, End of Life #1 on February 18 and The Peril of the Brutal Dark #1 will launch on February 25, with the rest of the new DC Vertigo imprint releasing throughout 2026. Each title promises to deliver the kind of daring, genre-defying storytelling that made Vertigo a legend, and now marks its return as the home for comics that refuse to fit the mold. So be sure to stay tuned for more news about the upcoming Vertigo relaunch, as well as reviews of these amazing titles. Read the full article
