DC COMICS ANNOUNCES VERTIGO AND WILDSTORM COLLECTED EDITIONS FOR FALL 2008

DC Comics' look at new collected editions for fall 2008 concludes with titles from Vertigo and WildStorm set to arrive in stores from September through December.

Vertigo highlights for fall 2008 include:

* THE ALCOHOLIC HC, an original graphic novel by Jonathan Ames and Dean Haspiel

* HEAVY LIQUID HC, the acclaimed science fiction epic by Paul Pope, in hardcover for the first time

* FABLES: COVERS BY JAMES JEAN HC, featuring never-before-seen preliminary artwork by James Jean with commentary by the artist and an introduction by FABLES writer Bill Willingham

* NORTHLANDERS VOL. 1: SVEN THE RETURNED TP, the first collection of Brian Wood's acclaimed new series

* Y: THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION VOL. 1 HC, collecting the first ten issues of the hit series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra in hardcover for the first time


* THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 4 HC, presenting the final stories from Neil Gaiman's THE SANDMAN in an oversized, slipcased edition

* JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER: PANDEMONIUM HC, an original graphic novel by writer Jamie Delano and artist Jock

* FABLES VOL. 11: WAR AND PIECES TP, collecting issues #70-75 of the acclaimed series written by Bill Willingham

* YOUNG LIARS VOL. 1: DAYDREAM BELIEVER TP, the first collection of David Lapham's hot new series

WildStorm highlights for fall 2008 include:

* FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH TP, collecting the hit crossover series co-published with Dynamite Entertainment

* HEROES VOL. 2 HC, presenting the complete second season of online comics stories based on the hit NBC TV series

* EX MACHINA VOL. 7: EX CATHEDRA TP, the latest volume of EX MACHINA tales from writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Tony Harris

* THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: BLACK DOSSIER TP, the original graphic novel by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, in trade paperback for the first time.

Please note that this information is not final and may be subject to change.

Vertigo titles scheduled to arrive in stores in September include:

100 BULLETS VOL. 12: DIRTY TP
Writer: Brian Azzarello
Artist: Eduardo Risso
Collects: 100 BULLETS #84-88
$12.99 U.S., 128 pages

THE ALCHOLIC HC
Writer: Jonathan Ames
Artist: Dean Haspiel
An original graphic novel
$19.99 U.S., 136 pages

CAIRO TP
Writer: G. Willow Wilson
Artist: M.K. Perker
The original graphic novel, now in trade paperback
$17.99 U.S., 160 pages

HEAVY LIQUID HC
Writer: Paul Pope
Artist: Paul Pope
Collects: HEAVY LIQUID #1-5, newly recolored
$39.99 U.S., 256 pages

SCALPED VOL. 3: DEAD MOTHERS TP
Writer: Jason Aaron
Artists: R.M. Guerra and John Paul Leon
Collects: SCALPED #12-18
$17.99 U.S., 168 pages

Vertigo titles scheduled to arrive in stores in October include:

CROSSING MIDNIGHT VOL. 3: THE BLADE IN THE SOUL TP
Writer: Mike Carey
Artists: Jim Fern, Gabriel Hernandez, Matteo Guerrero, J.H. Williams III and José Villarrubia
Collects: CROSSING MIDNIGHT #13-19
$14.99 U.S., 168 pages

FABLES: COVERS BY JAMES JEAN HC
Writer: James Jean, with an introduction by Bill Willingham
Artist: James Jean
Collects: Covers and preliminary artwork for FABLES covers
$39.99 U.S., 208 pages

NORTHLANDERS VOL. 1: SVEN THE RETURNED TP
Writer: Brian Wood
Artist: Davide Gianfelice
Collects: NORTHLANDERS #1-8
$9.99 U.S., 200 pages

SENTENCES: THE LIFE OF MF GRIMM TP
Writer: Percy Carey
Artist: Ronald Wimberly
The original graphic novel, now in trade paperback
$14.99 U.S., 128 pages

JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER: THE FAMILY MAN TP
Writer: Jamie Delano and Dick Forman
Artists: Ron Tiner, Kevin Walker, Mark Buckingham, Sean Phillips, Steve Pugh, Dean Motter and Mark Pennington
Collects: HELLBLAZER #23-24 and 28-33
$19.99 U.S., 208 pages

THE UN-MEN VOL. 2: CHILDREN OF PARADOX TP
Writer: John Whalen
Artists: Mike Hawthorne
Collects: THE UN-MEN #6-13
$12.99 U.S., 128 pages

Y: THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION VOL. 1 HC
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artists: Pia Guerra and José Marzan Jr.
Collects: Y: THE LAST MAN #1-10
$29.99 U.S., 256 pages

Vertigo titles scheduled to arrive in stores in November include:

THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 4 HC
Writer: Neil Gaiman
Artists: Marc Hempel, D'Israeli, Glyn Dillon, Charles Vess, Dean Ormston, Teddy Kristiansen, Richard Case, Michael Zulli, Jon J Muth and Kevin Nowlan
Collects: THE SANDMAN #57-75 and a story from VERTIGO JAM #1
$99.00 U.S., 600 pages

THE EXTERMINATORS VOL. 5: BUG BROTHERS FOREVER TP
Writer: Simon Oliver
Artists: Tony Moore, Ty Templeton and John Lucas
Collects: THE EXTERMINATORS #24-30
$14.99 U.S., 168 pages

JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER: PANDEMONIUM HC
Writer: Jamie Delano
Artist: Jock
An original graphic novel
$24.99 U.S., 128 pages

FABLES VOL. 11: WAR AND PIECES TP
Writer: Bill Willingham
Artists: Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha and Niko Henrichon
Collects: FABLES #70-75
$17.99 U.S., 192 pages

SLOTH TP
Writer: Gilbert Hernandez
Artist: Gilbert Hernandez
The original graphic novel, now in trade paperback
$14.99 U.S., 128 pages

Vertigo titles scheduled to arrive in stores in December include:

JACK OF FABLES VOL. 4: AMERICANA TP
Writers: Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges
Artists: Tony Akins, Russ Braun and Andrew Pepoy
Collects: JACK OF FABLES #17-21
$14.99 U.S., 128 pages

SILVERFISH TP
Writer: David Lapham
Artist: David Lapham
The original graphic novel, now in trade paperback
$17.99 U.S., 160 pages

THE VINYL UNDERGROUND VOL. 2: PRETTY DEAD THINGS TP
Writer: Si Spencer
Artists: Simon Gane, Cameron Stewart and Ryan Kelly
Collects: THE VINYL UNDERGROUND #6-10
$12.99 U.S., 128 pages

YOUNG LIARS VOL. 1: DAYDREAM BELIEVER TP
Writer: David Lapham
Artist: David Lapham
Collects: YOUNG LIARS #1-6
$9.99 U.S., 144 pages

WildStorm titles scheduled to arrive in stores in September include:

NUMBER OF THE BEAST TP
Writer: Scott Beatty
Artists: Chris Sprouse and Karl Story
Collects: NUMBER OF THE BEAST #1-8
$19.99 U.S., 192 pages

FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH TP
Writers: Jeff Katz and James Kuhoric
Artist: Jason Craig
Collects: FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH #1-6
$17.99 U.S., 144 pages

WildStorm titles scheduled to arrive in stores in October include:

FRIDAY THE 13TH VOL. 2 TP
Writers: Marc Andreyko, Joshua Hale Fialkov, Jason Aaron and Ron Marz
Artists: Shawn Moll, Andy B., Adam Archer and Mike Huddleston
Collects: FRIDAY THE 13TH: PAMELA'S TALE #1-2, FRIDAY THE 13TH: : ABUSER AND THE ABUSED #1, FRIDAY THE 13TH: SUMMER VACATION #1-2 and FRIDAY THE 13TH: BAD LAND #1-2
$17.99 U.S., 160 pages

HEROES VOL. 2 HC
Writers: Joe Kelly, Steven T. Seagle, Duncan Rouleau, Christopher Zatta, Mark Sable, Mark Warshaw, Christine Boylan, Chuck Kim, Harrison Wilcox, Pierluigi Cothran, Jim Martin, Timm Keppler, DJ Doyle and others
Artists: Staz Johnson, Michael Gaydos, Tom Grummett, Ryan Odagawa, Jason Badower, Travis Kotzebue, Marcus To and others
Collects: The complete second season of online comics stories
$29.99 U.S., 240 pages

EX MACHINA VOL. 7: EX CATHEDRA TP
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artists: Tony Harris and Jim Clark
Collects: EX MACHINA #30-35
$12.99 U.S., 128 pages

THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: BLACK DOSSIER TP
Writer: Alan Moore
Artist: Kevin O'Neill
The original graphic novel, now in trade paperback
$19.99 U.S., 200 pages

WildStorm titles scheduled to arrive in stores in November include:

GEN13 VOL. 3: 15 MINUTES TP
Writer: Simon Oliver
Artists: Carlo Barberi, Wes Craig and Drew Geraci
Collects: GEN13 #14-20
$14.99 U.S., 160 pages

WildStorm titles scheduled to arrive in stores in December include:

MIDNIGHTER VOL. 3: ASSASSIN8 TP
Writers: Keith Giffen, Christos Gage, Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray
Artists: Lee Garbett, Rick Burchett, John Paul Leon and Brian Stelfreeze
Collects: MIDNIGHTER #8, 9 and 16-20
$14.99 U.S., 168 pages

THE PROGRAMME VOL. 2 TP
Writer: Peter Milligan
Artist: C.P. Smith
Collects: THE PROGRAMME #7-12
$17.99 U.S., 144 pages