VERTIGO TRADE PAPERBACKS

DC Comics on Monday night announced the inaugural collected editions for its new Vertigo titles, each at a low, introductory price.

"Each of these creatively dangerous and provocative new series are perfect additions to the Vertigo library," said Karen Berger, VP -- Executive Editor, Vertigo. "We're thrilled that these books have such great buzz and we're certain that even more readers will be taken in by the captivating characters and stories."

The collected editions are:

LOVELESS VOL. 1: A KIN OF HOMECOMING TP

Scheduled to reach stores on May 24

Writer: Brian Azzarello

Artist: Marcelo Frusin

Collects LOVELESS #1-5

$9.99, 128 pages

DMZ VOL. 1: ON THE GROUND TP

Scheduled to reach stores on June 1

Writer: Brian Wood

Artists: Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli

Collects DMZ #1-5

$9.99, 128 pages

TESTAMENT VOL. 1: AKEDAH TP

Scheduled to reach stores on July 26

Writer: Douglas Rushkoff

Artist: Liam Sharp

Collects TESTAMENT #1-5

$9.99, 128 pages

THE EXTERMINATORS VOL. 1: BUG BROTHERS TP

Scheduled to reach stores on August 2

Writer: Simon Oliver

Artist: Tony Moore; original cover artist: Philip Bond

Collects THE EXTERMINATORS #1-5

$9.99, 128 pages

AMERICAN VIRGIN VOL. 1: HEAD TP

Scheduled to reach stores in October

Writer: Steven T. Seagle

Artists: Becky Cloonan; original cover artists: Frank Quitely and Joshua Middleton

Collects AMERICAN VIRGIN #1-5

$9.99, 112 pages

DC also announced Vertigo collected editions for fall 2006. Please note that this information may be subject to change. All Vertigo titles are suggested for mature readers.

Vertigo titles scheduled to arrive in stores in September include:

THE LOSERS VOL. 5: ENDGAME TP

Writer: Andy Diggle

Artists: Jock and Colin Wilson

Collects THE LOSERS #26-32

$14.99, 168 pages

OTHERWORLD BOOK ONE TP

Writer: Phil Jimenez

Artists: Phil Jimenez and Andy Lanning

Collects OTHERWORLD #1-7

$19.99, 176 pages

Vertigo titles scheduled to arrive in stores in October include:

NEIL GAIMAN'S NEVERWHERE TP

Writer: Mike Carey

Artist: Glenn Fabry

Collects NEIL GAIMAN'S NEVERWHERE #1-9

$19.99, 224 pages

Vertigo titles scheduled to arrive in stores in November include:

HELLBLAZER: EMPATHY IS THE ENEMY TP

Writer: Denise Mina

Artists: Leonardo Manco; original cover artists: Greg Lauren, Leonardo Manco and Lee Bermejo

Collects HELLBLAZER #216-222

$14.99, 168 pages

SWAMP THING VOL. 9: INFERNAL TRIANGLES TP

Writers: Rick Veitch, Jamie Delano and Stephen Bissette

Artists: Rick Veitch, Tom Mandrake and Alfredo Alcala; original cover artists: Rick Veitch, Dave McKean and John Totleben

Collects SWAMP THING #77-81

$19.99, 136 pages

Y: THE LAST MAN VOL. 8: KIMONO DRAGONS TP

Writer: Brian K. Vaughan

Artists: Pia Guerra, Goran Sudzuka and Jose Marzan, Jr.; original cover artist: Massimo Carnevale

Collects Y: THE LAST MAN #43-48

$14.99, 144 pages

Vertigo titles scheduled to arrive in stores in December include:

100 BULLETS VOL. 10: DECAYED TP

Writer: Brian Azzarello

Artists: Eduardo Risso; original cover artist: Dave Johnson

Collects 100 BULLETS #68-74

$12.99, 168 pages

FABLES VOL. 8: WOLVES TP

Writer: Bill Willingham

Artists: Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Shawn McManus, Andrew Pepoy; original cover artist: James Jean

Collects FABLES #48-51 and the script to issue #50

$17.99, 160 pages