DC Comics In March 2010: Vertigo

[ENGLISH] DC Comics tells us: DC Comics In March 2010, Part 3: American Vampire, The Executor, Daytripper, 100%, Air, Demo, DMZ, Greek Street, Fables, Cinderella, Jack Of Fables, Unknow Soldier, The Unwritten, Sandman, Scalped, Joe The Barbarian, Hellblazer, Madame Xanadu, Northlanders…

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AMERICAN VAMPIRE #1
On sale MARCH 17 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
Written by SCOTT SNYDER & STEPHEN KING
Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
1:25 Variant cover by JIM LEE
Witness the birth of a brand new species of vampire in this new ongoing series that begins with five extra-sized issues featuring back-to-back stories by exciting new writer Scott Snyder and the master of horror himself, Stephen King! When notorious outlaw Skinner Sweet is attacked by an old enemy (who happens to be a member of the undead), the first American vampire is born… a vampire powered by the sun, stronger, fiercer, and meaner than anything that came before. Plus… Pearl Jones is a struggling young actress in 1920s Los Angeles. But when her big break brings her face-to-face with an ancient evil, her Hollywood dream quickly turns into a brutal, shocking nightmare.
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.

THE EXECUTOR HC
Advance-solicited • On sale MAY 19 • 200 pg, B&W, 5.5” x 8”, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS
Written by JON EVANS
Art by ANDREA MUTTI
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
New from Vertigo Crime, THE EXECUTOR is the story of Joseph Ullen, a retired pro athlete, who returns to his hometown in upstate New York when he’s named executor of his high-school sweetheart’s will. In a search to find out what really happened to Miriam following her mysterious death, Joseph is confronted with his own haunted past and the possibility that the two are connected.

DAYTRIPPER #4
On sale MARCH 10 • 4 of 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS
Written by FÁBIO MOON & GABRIEL BÁ
Art by GABRIEL BÁ & FÁBIO MOON
Cover by GABRIEL BÁ
“Honest and arousing, everything about Fabio Moon’s artwork is sexy – even when it’s dirty and lonely. Once I started reading DAYTRIPPER, I couldn’t put it down!”– Jeff Smith (Bone)
It’s a day of celebration as Brás’ son is born! But why is Brás’ mother at the hospital before him? And when it comes to his family getting bigger, why might he not want to welcome all its new members?

100% TP
Advance-solicited • On sale APRIL 14 • 256 pg, B&W, $29.99 US
MATURE  READERS
Written by PAUL POPE
Art and cover by PAUL POPE
The  edgy, groundbreaking epic from visionary creator Paul Pope is now available in paperback! Collecting all five issues of the hard-hitting miniseries that takes a peek inside a cyberpunk vision of the year 2038, this new volume includes a host of never-before-seen material previously only available in the HC.

AIR #19
On sale MARCH 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Written by G. WILLOW WILSON
Art and cover by M.K. PERKER
On the hunt for a 100-year-old suitcase, the team ends up in St. Petersburg during their first solo mission in the hyperprax test plane. Tired of having her destiny dictated to her, Blythe decides to take the future into her own hands.

DEMO VOL. 2 #2
On sale MARCH 3 • 2 of 6 • 32 pg, B&W,
No interior ads, $2.99 US  MATURE READERS
Written by BRIAN WOOD
Art and cover by BECKY CLOONAN
The acclaimed series packed with a self-contained story in each issue continues with a shockingly dark tale titled “Pangs!” Frank’s rail-thin, barely eats, lives alone, pukes at the smell of breakfast, works in an office full of idiots, avoids lunch, hates chicken, hates seafood, hates socializing… He’s completely unlike the woman at work he’s becoming obsessed with. Despite all that, though, find out just how disturbingly far Frank will go to win her heart.

DMZ #51
On sale MARCH 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Written by BRIAN WOOD • Art by RICCARDO BURCHIELLI
Cover by JP LEON
After the shattering events of issue #49, we start to pick up the pieces with “M.I.A.”, a four-part story taking Matty to a remote and desolate section of the city. With no phone, no computer and no contact at all with any of his friends, what exactly is he doing there, and why?

GREEK STREET #9
On sale MARCH 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art by DAVIDE GIANFELICE
Cover by DAVIDE FURNO
Terror, madness and the downright irrational collide as the war between the Fureys and the Chinese takes an unexpected turn. Meanwhile, after escaping Calypso and her pornsters, Eddie and Sandy finally meet their possible savior.

FABLES #94
On sale MARCH 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
MATURE READERS
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM & STEVE LEIALOHA
Cover by JOAO RUAS
In this new storyline, Rose Red has finally hit rock bottom. Does she stay there or start the long, tortuous climb back up? We’re hoping for the latter, since this new arc is named after her, and we wouldn’t have much of a story without her. The Farm is in chaos, as many factions compete to fill the void of her missing leadership. And there’s a big magical fight brewing down in the town square, right under her window.

CINDERELLA: FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE #5
On sale MARCH 3 • 5 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Written by CHRIS ROBERSON
Art by SHAWN MCMANUS
Cover by CHRISSIE ZULLO
The search for the source of the black market magics takes Cinderella and Aladdin to the Fables homeland of Ultima Thule where the fall of the Adversary’s Empire has led to a bloody revolution. Back in Fabletown, Crispin Cordwainer’s new shoe designs inspire a threat from Sheriff Beast.

JACK OF FABLES #44
On sale MARCH 31 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM & MATTHEW STURGES
Art by TONY AKINS & ANDREW PEPOY
Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND
Jack Frost and his stalwart owl companion MacDuff take to the skies as Jack’s quest to save a kingdom from the vicious Empyrean nears its conclusion. We hope you like robot attack birds, rayguns and space elevators cause we have it all! Plus, Babe the Miniature Blue Ox: philosopher, poet, hero.

JOE THE BARBARIAN #3
On sale MARCH 17 • 3 of 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US MATURE READERS
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art and cover by SEAN MURPHY
What menace lurks within the midget submarines of Crater Fjord? What is the shocking secret of The Dying Boy? And what part must Joe play in the prophecies of the threatened Kingdom? All this and Smoot, the world’s biggest dwarf, in the latest chapter of this epic adventure of a boy and his rat.

HELLBLAZER #265
On sale MARCH 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art and cover by SIMON BISLEY
In this new 2-part storyline, Constantine reluctantly becomes embroiled in a group of anarcho punks who worship a powerful effigy of Sid Vicious. Complicating matters further is an alchemist and a violent group of extreme political fixers. Featuring guest art by Simon Bisley!

HOUSE OF MYSTERY #23
On sale MARCH 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Written by MATTHEW STURGES
Art by LUCA ROSSI & SAM KIETH
Cover by ESAO ANDREWS
Here’s Fig, waking up in bed with someone she’d much rather not wake up with. This, of course, leads to an unpleasant and bloody confrontation. What happens when one of the House of Mystery residents tries to kill another? Featuring an urban fairy tale illustrated by Sam Kieth (THE MAXX).

MADAME XANADU #21
On sale MARCH 31 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Written by MATT WAGNER
Art by AMY REEDER HADLEY & RICHARD FRIEND
Cover by AMY REEDER HADLEY
Madame Xanadu and her stark, raving mad sister Morgana are still at odds, leaving 1950s housewife Betty Reynolds more distraught – and more inhuman – than ever.  And Mr. Jones continues his “negotiations” with the New York mob in an effort to aid and abet Madame Xanadu’s investigation.

NORTHLANDERS #26
On sale MARCH 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Written by BRIAN WOOD • Art by LEANDRO FERNANDEZ
Cover by MASSIMO CARNEVALE
“The Plague Widow” part 6 of 8. The settlement, driven half into the ground by crushing isolation and starvation, suffers anew in the brutal hands of Gunborg. Hilda, having been spared much of the recent violence, realizes her survival wasn’t by chance, and what she is expected to pay in return is unthinkable.

SCALPED #36
Resolicit • On sale MARCH 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS
Written by JASON AARON
Art by DAVIDE FURNO
Cover by JOCK
Beginning a brand-new arc focusing on one of the reservation’s most mysterious characters: Red Crow’s right-hand man, Shunka. When Red Crow becomes embroiled in a feud with a rival Native American casino, Shunka is sent to sort out the mess…
This book is resolicited. All previous orders are canceled.

SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL. 8: THE BLACKHAWK AND THE RETURN OF THE SCARLET GHOST TP
Advance-solicited • On sale APRIL 21 • 224 pg, FC, $19.99 US
Written by MATT WAGNER and STEVEN T. SEAGLE
Art by MATT SMITH, GUY DAVIS & others
Cover by GAVIN WILSON & RICHARD BRUNING
In the latest SMT collection, featuring issues #45-52, Wesley Dodds encounters a brash young pilot called Blackhawk and enters the seedy world of pulp publishing.

THE SANDMAN VOL. 1: PRELUDES & NOCTURNES TP NEW EDITION
Advance-solicited • On sale APRIL 28 • 240 pg, FC $19.99 US
Written by NEIL GAIMAN Art by SAM KIETH, MIKE DRINGENBERG & MALCOLM JONES III
Cover by DAVE MCKEAN
The first volume collecting Neil Gaiman’s seminal horror series is available in a new edition featuring the improved production values and coloring from the Absolute Edition.
In PRELUDES & NOCTURNES, collecting issues #1-8, an occultist attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps Death’s younger brother Dream instead. After his 70-year imprisonment and eventual escape, Morpheus goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. On his arduous journey Morpheus encounters Lucifer, John Constantine and an all-powerful madman. This book also includes the story “The Sound of Her Wings” which introduces the pragmatic, perky Death.

SWEET TOOTH #7
On sale MARCH 3 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
MATURE READERS
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art and cover by JEFF LEMIRE
As Jepperd hits rock bottom, memories of his chilling past resurface. And Gus finally comes face-to-face with the ominous Dr. Singh, a man at the center of the post-apocalyptic mystery.

THE UNWRITTEN #11
On sale MARCH 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
MATURE READERS
Written by MIKE CAREY
Art by PETER GROSS & JIMMY BROXTON
Cover by YUKO SHIMIZU
In a city haunted by its own past, Tom Taylor tries to help a very different kind of tormented ghost – and discovers the many ways the dead can threaten the living.

UNKNOWN SOLDIER #18
On sale MARCH 31 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
MATURE READERS
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by ALBERTO PONTICELLI
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
With the doctor’s killer revealed, Moses is dragged deeper into his own psychosis than ever before, making it more and more difficult to keep it cool as he plots the violent takedown of every enemy he’s made while in the IDP camp.