It’s no exaggeration that the revival of DC’s Vertigo imprint came out strong right out the gate. After new title Bleeding Hearts receiving a second printing, it shouldn’t surprise folks that DC has announced that the first issue of End of Life, the sharp-edged new thriller from by writer Kyle Starks and artist Steve Pugh, released last week will also be going back to print for a second printing.
A Second Printing of End of Life #1 is now underway, ensuring continued availability as more readers discover the series. The Second Printing will arrive in stores on April 15, 2026.
Eddie Stallion, a man-child hitman with very grown-up problems, makes a catastrophic mistake when he accidentally robs the Raven, a high‑ranking boss in the Menagerie assassin cabal. With a price on his head, he retreats to the last place anyone would look: Pluto, the small Midwestern town he once fled and where his estranged father is now dying. Instead of safety, Eddie runs straight into old friends eager to claim the bounty, Menagerie killers closing in, a cancelled newspaper‑strip creator turned local crime lord, and the childhood first love he never got over. As he’s pulled back into the town he abandoned, Eddie has no choice but to clean up the mess he’s made… the only way a hitman knows how.
The second printing of End of Life #1 will feature the original main cover art by Gerald Parel (shown above), updated with new logo coloring for this edition. DC Vertigo will also offer a second printing variant cover, featuring an inks-only version of Rafa Sandoval’s variant cover from the first printing:
It’s no exaggeration that 2025 was an incredibly tremendous year for DC as a publisher. With the Vertigo revival coupled with other publishing plans, I can only imagine that DC will top last year both critically and commercially.
As DC Vertigo’s first wave of new titles continues to roll out, readers can look forward to even more series debuting throughout the summer and into the end of the year. Upcoming launches include 100 Bullets: The U.S. of Anger by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso; A Walking Shadow by Simon Spurrier and Aaron Campbell; Fanatic by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer; Necretaceous by Tom Taylor and Darick Robertson; Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy by Ram V and Mike Perkins; and The Crying Doll by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero‑O’Connell. These new titles will continue expanding the imprint’s lineup with the bold, creator-driven storytelling that defines Vertigo’s legacy.
