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A New Reader's Guide To The Best Vertigo Comics

New fans looking to dive into the huge catalog of Vertigo comics should start with classics like The Sandman, Preacher, and a few others.

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10 Best Movie Opening Credits

Iconic movies like Saturday Night Fever, Raging Bull,  and Goldfinger have some of the best opening credits sequences in film history.

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2001 A Space Odyssey and The Lion King
The 20 Best Movie Opening Scenes Of All Time

A movie's opening scene plays an essential role in establishing the story's foundation. Certain films owe their popularity to their beginning moments.

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DC's Most Chilling Horror Comics, Ranked

DC has been publishing solid horror comics for a long time. Bringing serious thrills and chills, the most terrifying comics linger in readers' minds.

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10 DC Vertigo Comics That Went Way Too Far

DC's Vertigo imprint launched to give creators more creative freedom, but many books depict violent, satirical or sexual themes that go too far.

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10 DC Comics That Should've Been Hits But Had Impossible Competition

Various DC Comics series that should have found success were unfortunately pushed aside and overshadowed by more popular, recognizable books.

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Arkham Asylum: A Serious House On Serious Earth and Crisis On Infinite Earths
DC's Most Experimental Comics, Ranked

With over 80 years of stories, DC Comics has forged new trails in the medium that no other publisher has ever dared try.

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The Best Written Horror Comics Of All Time

Horror works surprisingly well in comics, primarily thanks to the brilliant writing that is some of the best in the comic book medium.

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8 Comic Books With Great Endings

Comics remain one of the most interesting visual storytelling mediums. When an ending hits just right, it's a thing of beauty.

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Fables Almost Turned a Disney Icon into a Horrifying Villain

The original outline for the Vertigo Fables series would have cast a classic Disney hero as one of its ultimate villains.

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7 TV Shows Based On Comics That Seem To Hate Their Source Material

Despite being based on comic books, these television shows seem to go out of their way to avoid using the source material.

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The Most Powerful DC Character is Literally God - and He's Terrifying

The DC Universe is filled with plenty of immensely powerful gods like Darkseid and the Spectre, but its strongest character is on another level.

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Every Vertigo Comics Movie Ranked, According to Critics

DC's beloved Vertigo Comics imprint has inspired a number of feature films over the years. But how do they stack up in the eyes of critics?

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Every Vertigo Comics TV Show Ranked, According to Critics

A number of shows based on Vertigo Comics titles have hit the small screen over the years, but which ones do critics think are the best of the best?

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10 Classic Technicolor Films That Still Hold Up

There are a few Technicolor films that still hold up and should be watched by all, both for the sumptuous color palettes and plenty more reasons.

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The Shining & Alien
10 Classic Movies That Almost Had Different Endings

There are many famous films with alternate endings conceived, scripted, or even filmed which differed from the final product.

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Green Lantern: Far Sector & Other DC Comics Keeping Vertigo's Spirit Alive

While DC may have shuttered the Vertigo Comics imprint, its spirit lives on in Black Label, Hill House, Young Animal and Sandman Universe comics.

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Vertigo: 5 Reasons Why Imprint Brands Are Needed (& 5 Why They Are A Thing Of The Past)

With DC shutting down Vertigo Comics, it raises the question of whether imprint brands are still necessary for the comic industry in this day and age.

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Don't Miss DC's March To Black Friday Event on Comixology!

We've got Doorbuster deals, huge DC events, and our favorite Vertigo picks from Comixology to get you reading this Black Friday!

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DC's Dan DiDio Addresses Vertigo Retirement

DC Co-Publisher Dan DiDio further explains the choice to shutter the company's storied and acclaimed Vertigo imprint earlier this year.

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