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DC unveils 2026 Vertigo relaunch: See the full list

The Nice House by the Sea, 100 Bullets, and eight all-new series are leading the future of comics as DC Vertigo makes its triumphant return at NYCC 2025

News by Graeme McMillan, Editor

Published on Thu Oct 09 2025

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DC Vertigo is back in full effect in 2026, with a launch slate consisting of 10 series — including two returning favorites, and eight all-new titles from some of the finest creators in comics.

After announcing the revival of the iconic imprint at NYCC 2024, DC Vertigo executive editor Chris Conroy introduced the launch slate for Vertigo at NYCC 2025 Thursday morning, which begins in February 2026 with the return of James Tynion IV and Álvaro Martínez Bueno’s acclaimed The Nice House by the Sea, with three new series launching weekly throughout February, followed by a new series on a monthly basis from that point on.

Conroy said that DC Vertigo will be "the home for creator-owned work" at DC, with DC Black Label continuing as the imprint for mature readers and creator-driven stories featuring DC-owned characters and creations.

The DC Vertigo launch slate is as follows:

The Nice House by the Sea, with February’s #7 launching the second cycle of the Vertigo horror epic by James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, and Jordie Bellaire. Following the survivors of Walter’s “hexagon” experiment, the series explores the terrifying consequences of escape…and the threat it poses to what remains of humanity.
Bleeding Hearts by Deniz Camp, Stipan Morian, and Matt Hollingsworth: A zombie named Poke discovers his heart beating again, threatening his place in a society where death reigns supreme.
End of Life by Kyle Starks, Steve Pugh, and Chris O’Halloran: A top-tier hitman returns to his Midwestern hometown to care for his dying father…and confront his own mortality.
The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery by Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips: A noir detective tale that collides with magic, fascism, and a stolen artifact of unimaginable power.
100 Bullets: The US of Anger by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso: Lono returns to America and reignites chaos, taking the nation’s darkest impulses to their violent extremes.
Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy by Ram V and Mike Perkins: Wizard spies in the UK navigate a global cold war over sorcery, revealing a hidden world of occult power.
Necretaceous by Tom Taylor and Darick Robertson: Scientists attempt to time-travel to stop a zombie virus, only to land 66 million years in the past, among dinosaurs.
Fanatic by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer: A woman’s obsession with a comic book spirals into a deadly parasocial fixation on its creator.
The Crying Doll by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell: A Jekyll-and-Hyde thriller about just how far a young woman would go to protect her best friend, who may (or may not) be a killer.
A Walking Shadow by Simon Spurrier and Aaron Campbell: Eight strangers wake up chained to a boat in the woods. No memory. No escape. No explanation.

Covers for the launch slate can be seen in the gallery below.

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