Editing Vertigo Comics (section)

====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.