Classic Comic Compendium: JONNY DOUBLE
This noir take on Jonny Double by Brian Azzarello & Eduardo Risso is one of Vertigo's best character re-imaginings.
Classic Comic Compendium: PERRAMUS – THE CITY AND OBLIVION
Perramus - The City and Oblivion is a kind of absurd revolutionary war story that reminds one of Dr. Strangelove and Duck Soup.
Classic Comic Compendium: ALBERTO BRECCIA’S DRACULA
Alberto Breccia's Dracula is a singular vision from Breccia as both writer and artist, and a must-read within the artists library.
Classic Comic Compendium: THE ETERNAUT 1969, you’ve seen Juan Salvo before
The Eternaut 1969 is a reboot of the original by Oesterheld and Alberto Breccia, as translated here by Erica Mena.
Classic Comic Compendium: LIFE OF CHE – AN IMPRESSIONISTIC BIOGRAPHY
With Life of Che, the creators deliver an expansion on the events surrounding Guevara's life, the broader politics in Argentina and beyond.
Classic Comic Compendium: SWAMP THING – BAD SEED, hitting reset
Swamp Thing - Bad Seed puts part of the genie back in the bottle and deliver a new old-ish status quo for simpler horror.
Classic Comic Compendium: SWAMP THING #129 and the Swamp Opera era
Swamp Thing #129 signaled the turn in the third act that would lead to the conclusion of that run and period in Swamp Thing's life.
Classic Comic Compendium: SHADE THE CHANGING MAN #33, so underrated
Shade The Changing Man #33 formed part of the bedrock of reinterpreted characters that laid the foundation for Vertigo.
Classic Comic Compendium: DOOM PATROL #64, making art from weirdness
Doom Patrol #64 by Pollack, Case, Woch, Ziuko, and Workman kicked off a run that would go on to be transcendent.
Classic Comic Compendium: ANIMAL MAN #57
Animal Man #57 starts off the book's new Vertigo era at that time with a story that focuses on Buddy's family.
Classic Comic Compendium: THE RED WING is a tale of survival
The Red Wing stands on its own with a discrete, entertaining story, but it also hints at more and deeper ideas, too.
Classic Comic Compendium: RED MASS FOR MARS from Hickman, Bodenheim
Inevitability. Destiny. Fate. All of these are core themes in Red Mass for Mars by Hickman, Bodenheim in Red Mass For Mars.
