Editing Vertigo Comics (section)

===Writers===
====Early writers====
'''[[Alan Moore]]''' is strongly associated with the imprint for his work on ''Swamp Thing'' and his creation of [[John Constantine]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dave |date=2016-10-24 |title=Best Vertigo Comics Series & Graphic Novels of All Time! |url=https://www.comicbookherald.com/best-vertigo-comics/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=Comic Book Herald |language=en-US}}</ref> but he never produced work for the Vertigo imprint, having refused to work for parent company DC in the late 1980s.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Itzkoff |first=Dave |date=2006-03-12 |title=The Vendetta Behind 'V for Vendetta' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/movies/the-vendetta-behind-v-for-vendetta.html |access-date=2023-06-12 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> His ''Swamp Thing'' work and the ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' reprint-maxiseries were retroactively collected as Vertigo-issued TPBs.<ref name="What the Heck">{{Cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Heidi |date=2019-06-05 |title=What the heck is happening at DC and Vertigo? |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/what-is-happening-at-vertigo/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref>

'''[[Grant Morrison]]''' left ''Animal Man'' and ''Doom Patrol'' before the launch of Vertigo, but their work on those titles was similarly retroactively branded as "Vertigo" when collected. They wrote three volumes of ''The Invisibles'' between [[1994 in comics|1994]] and [[2000 in comics|2000]]. In addition, they had produced a number of one-shots and miniseries including ''Sebastian O'' (1993), ''The Mystery Play'' (1994), ''[[Kill Your Boyfriend]]'' (1995), the Doom Patrol spin-off ''Flex Mentallo'' (1996), ''[[The Filth (comics)|The Filth]]'' (2002–2003), ''[[Seaguy]]'' (2004), ''[[Vimanarama]]'' (2005), ''[[We3]]'' (2004–2005) and ''[[Joe the Barbarian]]'' (2010).

'''[[Neil Gaiman]]''' came to prominence four years pre-Vertigo with the launch of ''The Sandman'' for DC Comics, a title that became the backbone of the initial Vertigo line-up. His ''Death'' mini-series was part of the Vertigo launch, and his work on the first ''The Books of Magic'' miniseries (also released as a DC title, 1990–1991) laid the groundwork for the long-running Vertigo Universe series of the same name, which featured young wizard [[Timothy Hunter]].

'''[[Peter Milligan]]''' contributed two titles to the Vertigo launch. His ''Shade, the Changing Man'' was launched in 1991, pre-Vertigo, and ran 70 issues until 1996, by which time it was under the Vertigo imprint. He also wrote the creator-owned eight-issue miniseries ''Enigma'' (1993). Milligan and [[Brett Ewins]]'s 1989 mini-series ''Skreemer'' was subsequently collected by Vertigo. Milligan also wrote both a ''[[Human Target]]'' mini-series and ongoing series, the one-shots ''The Eaters'' and ''Face'' for the "Vertigo Voices" sub-imprint, and a number of other miniseries, including ''The Extremist'', ''Tank Girl: The Odyssey'', ''Egypt'', ''Girl'', ''The Minx'', and ''Vertigo Pop!: London''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter Milligan |url=https://www.dc.com/talent/peter-milligan |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=DC |language=en}}</ref><ref name="TCJ Milligan interview" />

'''[[Jamie Delano]]''' was the original writer of Vertigo's flagship series ''Hellblazer'', which spun-off from Moore's run on ''Swamp Thing''.<ref name="Delano Hellblazer">Original writer: {{Cite web |last=Riesman |first=Abraham Josephine |date=2014-10-23 |title=The Secret History and Uncertain Future of Comics Character John Constantine |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/secret-history-of-john-constantine.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}} Flagship series: {{Cite web |last=Means-Shannon |first=Hannah |date=2013-02-21 |title=Review: Down at the Pub with HELLBLAZER #300 |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/review-down-at-the-pub-with-john-constantine-hellblazer-300/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}} {{Cite web |date=2022-06-08 |title=Why John Constantine Isn't In The Sandman |url=https://screenrant.com/why-john-constantine-isnt-in-the-sandman/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> Moore himself recommended Jamie Delano for ''Hellblazer''.<ref>{{cite podcast |title=Syfy Wire: Behind the Panel Episode 1: The Story of Vertigo Comics |website=Syfy Wire |publisher=Syfy Wire |date=8 January 2019 |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/behind-the-panel-episode-1-the-story-of-vertigo-comics-part-1-of-4 |time=10:48 |access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref> Delano left the series in 1991, before the launch of Vertigo, and was writing the imprint's ''Animal Man'' series at the time. His other Vertigo works included ''[[Outlaw Nation]]'', ''Ghostdancing'', and two ''Hellblazer'' miniseries, ''[[The Horrorist (comics)|The Horrorist]]'' and ''[[Hellblazer Special: Bad Blood]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Delano |first=Jamie |title=Bibliography |url=https://www.jamiedelano.co.uk/?page_id=13 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Jame Delano's website |language=en-US}}</ref>

'''[[Garth Ennis]]''' took over ''Hellblazer'' from Delano and wrote it at the time of Vertigo's launch. Ennis's best-known Vertigo work was his and artist Steve Dillon's creator-owned ''Preacher'', which ran for 66 issues and six spin-off specials between 1995 and 2000. Ennis has also written several miniseries for Vertigo, including ''Goddess'' (1995–96), ''Pride & Joy'' (1997), ''[[Unknown Soldier (DC Comics)|Unknown Soldier]]'' (1997), and ''[[Adventures in the Rifle Brigade]]'' (2001–2002), as well as eight one-shot ''[[War Stories (comics)|War Stories]]'' between 2001 and 2003. Two of his pre-Vertigo works — ''[[True Faith (comics)|True Faith]]'' (serialized in ''[[Crisis (British comics)|Crisis]]'') and the four-issue DC/Helix miniseries ''[[Bloody Mary (Helix)|Bloody Mary]]'' (1996–1997) – have had collections released under the Vertigo label.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garth Ennis |url=https://www.dc.com/talent/garth-ennis |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=DC |language=en}}</ref>

'''[[Rachel Pollack]]''', who was writing ''Doom Patrol'' when Vertigo launched, continued on that title until #87 (Feb. 1995), the final issue. She is known for creating the first openly trans superhero, [[Coagula]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Rebecca Oliver |date=2023-04-12 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/remembering-rachel-pollack-and-what-she-meant-to-the-trans-community/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref> She also penned two "Vertigo Visions" specials — 1993's ''[[Brother Power the Geek|The Geek]]'' and 1998's ''[[Tomahawk (character)|Tomahawk]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dueben |first=Alex |date=2022-05-23 |title="One Of The Things They Definitely Are Is Queer": An Interview With Rachel Pollack |url=https://www.tcj.com/one-of-the-things-they-definitely-are-is-queer-an-interview-with-rachel-pollack/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=The Comics Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

'''[[Nancy A. Collins]]''', who wrote ''Swamp Thing'' #110–138 (Aug. 1991 – Dec. 1993), also wrote the 1996 one-shot ''[[Dhampire: Stillborn]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-15 |title=Looking back on Nancy Collins' Swamp Thing |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/looking-back-on-nancy-collins-swamp-thing |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=SYFY Official Site |language=en-US}}</ref>

'''[[Matt Wagner]]''' wrote the early Vertigo series ''Sandman Mystery Theatre'' and co-wrote the ''[[Sandman Midnight Theatre]]'' special with Neil Gaiman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quaintance |first=Zack |date=2020-04-22 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/dc-round-up-sandman-mystery-theatre/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}} {{Cite web |last=eddy |first=d emerson |date=2022-07-25 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/classic-comic-compendium-sandman-midnight-theatre/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref> Wagner later wrote the 29-issue ''[[Madame Xanadu]]'' series.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-11-29 |title=Madame Xanadu #29 |url=https://www.cbr.com/madame-xanadu-29/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=CBR |language=en}} {{Cite web |date=2010-03-18 |title=Wagner Makes "Madame Xanadu" Extra-Sensory |url=https://www.cbr.com/wagner-makes-madame-xanadu-extra-sensory/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>

====Later writers====
'''[[John Ney Rieber]]''' has produced most of his output for Vertigo, working exclusively for the company between [[1994 in comics|1994]] and 2000. Reiber wrote the first 50 issues of the first ongoing ''The Books of Magic'' series (May 1994 – July 1998), as well as a number of miniseries, mostly set in the wider Vertigo universe (and particularly the Sandman/Books of Magic sections) – ''Mythos: The Final Tour'' (1996–1997), ''Hellblazer/The Books of Magic'' (1997–1998), ''[[The Trenchcoat Brigade]]'' (1999), ''[[The Books of Faerie|The Books of Faerie: Molly's Story]]'' (1999). Reiber's ''Shadows Fall'' (with artist John Van Fleet) was a self-created horror story grounded in a reality which made the tale "all the more creepy than if the story was played out in the realm and scope of superheroes".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080321025703/http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/4728/comix.html Review of ''Shadows Fall'' by Rena Tom]. Retrieved June 1, 2008.</ref> Reiber's ''Tell Me Dark'', produced for DC, was collected in softcover by Vertigo, and he also contributed to various anthologies.

'''[[J. M. DeMatteis]]''' began his comics career on DC's ''[[House of Mystery]]'' title over a decade before the formation of Vertigo, and later became one of the earliest Vertigo creators thanks in large part to his proposed Touchmark projects. DeMatteis' ''Mercy'' one-shot and miniseries ''The Last One'' both debuted in 1993, with reprints of two creator-owned [[Epic Comics]] projects following in subsequent years: his 1985-87 creator-owned maxiseries ''[[Moonshadow (comics)|Moonshadow]]'' was reprinted between 1994 and 1995, with the miniseries ''[[Blood: A Tale]]'' seeing print again in 1996–7. DeMatteis also wrote fifteen issues of ''Seekers into the Mystery'' (1996–7) for Vertigo.

'''[[Mike Carey (British writer)|Mike Carey]]''', having started his American comics career with [[Caliber Comics]] in the mid-1990s catapulted to prominence in March [[1999 in comics|1999]] with the first issue of his ''Sandman'' spin-off miniseries ''Sandman Presents: Lucifer'', which would lead to an ongoing series a year later and considerable praise and projects for Carey. A second ''Sandman'' miniseries, ''[[Sandman Presents: Petrefax]]'' (2000), soon followed, before the June 2000 debut of ''Lucifer''. Neil Gaiman's preferred ''Sandman'' spin-off had not had an easy time being published, due to its title and main character, but Carey was able to helm it for a ''Sandman'' - equalling 75 issues (and a 2002 one-shot: ''Nirvana'') for 6 years. During this time, Carey also wrote the hardcover OGN ''Sandman Presents: The Furies'' (2002), over 40 issues of ''Hellblazer'' between 2002 and 2006 and a 2005 Hellblazer original graphic novel, ''[[All His Engines]]''. He also wrote a non-''Sandman'' miniseries, ''My Faith in Frankie'' (2004), the comic book adaptation of ''[[Neverwhere|Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere]]'' (2005–6) and the OGN ''[[God Save the Queen (comics)|God Save the Queen]]'' (2007). In 2007 he launched the ongoing series ''[[Crossing Midnight]]'' (2007–2008) and the miniseries ''[[Faker (comics)|Faker]]'' (2007–8).

'''[[Brian K. Vaughan]]'''{{'}}s first Vertigo work was a short story in 2000's ''Winter's Edge'' #3 anthology, which led to him relaunching ''Swamp Thing'' (vol. 3) (2000–2001), which lasted for 20 issues. In September [[2002 in comics|2002]], his (and Pia Guerra's) ''Y: The Last Man'' launched. It would ultimately run for 60 issues until March 2008. Vaughan also wrote the 2006 OGN ''Pride of Baghdad'' for Vertigo.

'''[[Ed Brubaker]]'''{{'}}s first Vertigo work was on the "Vertigo Visions" ''[[Prez (character)|Prez]]'' one-shot (1995), and intermittent contributions to a couple of anthology titles preceded his ''[[Scene of the Crime (comics)|Scene of the Crime]]'' (1999), effectively laying the groundwork for his later crime comics. His next Vertigo project, the post-apocalyptic series ''Deadenders'' (2000–2001), ran for 16 issues while Brubaker wrote for both ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' and ''[[Detective Comics]]'' for parent-company DC. His 2001 miniseries ''[[Dead Boy Detectives|Sandman Presents: The Dead Boy Detectives]]'' told the story of some incidental Sandman characters, and was later retold by [[Jill Thompson]] in [[manga]] form (2005). Brubaker subsequently took his Vertigo/crime sensibility to work from [[WildStorm]], [[Icon Comics|Icon]] and the mainstream DC and Marvel universes.

'''[[Bill Willingham]]''' came to Vertigo after a plethora of small press work in 1999 to launch his poker miniseries ''[[Proposition Player]]'' (1999–2000), and contribute to the ''Sandman'' universe with a one-shot spy-spoof, ''Sandman Presents: Merv Pumpkinhead, Agent of D.R.E.A.M.'' (2000), and a single issue contribution to ''[[The Dreaming (comics)|The Dreaming]]'' ongoing series. A second ''Sandman'' one-shot, ''The Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dreams...'' (2001), also led to a 4-issue miniseries, ''Sandman Presents: The Thessaliad'' (2002). Willingham's best-known work soon followed, with the July [[2001 in comics|2001]] debut of ''[[Fables (comic)|Fables]]'' (with artist [[Lan Medina]]). In 2004, he returned to the world of the Sandman with ''Sandman Presents: Thessaly: Witch for Hire'', and 2006 saw the debut of the Vertigo-esque magical—but mainstream DCU title—''[[Shadowpact]]'' and ''Fables'' companion series ''[[Jack of Fables]]''. In July 2008, with ''Fables'' nearing a major turning point in its run, Willingham relaunched ''[[House of Mystery]]'' as a Vertigo title with [[Lilah Sturges]] (then known as Matthew Sturges).

Other notable people who have written for Vertigo include [[Kyle Baker]], [[Warren Ellis]], [[David Lapham]], [[Mark Millar]], Brian Azzarello, Paul Pope, [[James Dale Robinson|James Robinson]], and Brian Wood.