Editing Vertigo Comics (section)

====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>