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DC Comics fans are showing up to support the return of the publisher's DC Vertigo imprint, with Deniz Camp and Stipan Morian's new series, Bleeding Hearts, being rushed back for a second printing after issue #1 on the same day that it hit shelves, according to a press release from the company. 

Announced as part of the first wave of new Vertigo titles, Bleeding Hearts is an "intimate, character-driven horror" story about a zombie called Mouse-Pokes-Golf-Ball-Through-Hole-In-Head who makes the startling discovery that his undead heart is beating again. The story takes place ten years after the zombie apocalypse, and makes a "slow-burn descent where love, obsession, and monstrosity blur together." Take a gander at the second printing cover by series artist Stipan Morian below. 

In addition to the re-colored logo main second printing cover by Morian, DC Vertigo is also printing an inks-only variant cover by Nick Dragotta, which is below, further cementing the link between the Absolute and Vertigo imprints at DC. Absolute Batman fans, rejoice! 

Bleeding Hearts #1's second printing will hit comic shops on March 18, 2026, a week after Bleeding Hearts #2 releases. So if you've got FOMO, here's your chance to jump onto the bandwagon before the train leaves the station. (Yeah, I'm mixing my transportation metaphors here, I love public transportation!)

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