The Nice House by the Sea #7 cover by Álvaro Martínez Bueno
THE NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #7 — On Sale 2/4/26
- Written by James Tynion IV
- Art and cover by Álvaro Martínez Bueno
- Variant covers by Max Fiumara, Javier Rodriguez, Cliff Chiang
- Connecting variant cover by Álvaro Martínez Bueno
- $3.99 US | 40 pages | Variants $4.99 US (card stock)
James Tynion IV and Álvaro Martínez Bueno return to the apocalypse!
The residents of the House on the Lake and the House by the Sea were both told the same thing: that they were the only humans who survived a global apocalypse. But while Walter, the mysterious and seemingly all‑powerful alien master of the Lake House, chose to save the people he’d grown fond of, the Sea House was assembled by another of his species, Max—and she chose the most brilliant and competitive humans. They’ve just learned their only path to survival is to kill every one of the loveable losers in the Lake House…and they know exactly how do it. And what’s worse? Someone in the Lake House has agreed to help them…
The Nice House saga has collected multiple Eisner Awards and the prestigious Best New Series prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, and now is the time to get on board as the action kicks into high gear and the horrors in its pages grow even more grotesque!
Bleeding Hearts #1 cover by Stipan Morian
BLEEDING HEARTS #1 — On Sale 2/11/26
- Written by Deniz Camp
- Art and cover by Stipan Morian
- Variant covers by Jae Lee, Nick Dragotta, Chris Bachalo
- Connecting variant cover by Álvaro Martínez Bueno
- Foil variant cover by Stipan Morian
- $3.99 US | 40 pages | Variants $4.99 US (card stock)
The red‑hot writer of Absolute Martian Manhunter, Deniz Camp, re‑teams with breakout artist Stipan Morian to unleash Vertigo’s first new #1!
The zombies won—and ten years after the fall of humanity, they’re the dominant form of life (or not‑life) on Earth. They’ve developed their own cultural practices, their own language, their own society.
Mouse‑Pokes‑Golf‑Ball‑Through‑Hole‑In‑Head (“Poke” for short) is a beloved member of his community, and with his brother‑in‑arm Mush, he’s happy to shamble along through the only world he can remember…until the day his heart mysteriously starts beating again. And in a blink, the first humans he sees have stopped looking like food and have started looking like…friends…?
The team behind 20th Century Men, the bold mission statement that launched writer Deniz Camp and artist Stipan Morian to the next level of the comics industry, has reunited to bring you a world ruled by ruthless kill‑or‑be‑killed logic, pitted against the demands of a single beating, bleeding, emotional heart!
End of Life #1 cover by Gerald Parel
END OF LIFE #1 — On Sale 2/18/26
- Written by Kyle Starks
- Art by Steve Pugh
- Cover by Gerald Parel
- Variant covers by Seba Fiumara, Rafa Sandoval, Dave Johnson
- Connecting variant cover by Álvaro Martínez Bueno
- Foil variant cover by Gerard Parel
- $3.99 US | 40 pages | Variants $4.99 US (card stock)
Kyle Starks and Steve Pugh take on a hitman in trouble!
Professional hitman Eddie Stallion has messed up. He’s accidentally robbed the Raven, a high‑ranking boss of the international cabal of assassins the Menagerie, of which Eddie is a member…or he was.
Now with a price on his head, Eddie chooses to hide in the one place everyone knows he’d never go…the small midwestern town of Pluto, home of his estranged father and known hard‑ass George Stallion. Looking for safe harbor, Eddie instead finds his resentful father dying of cancer, old friends looking to collect that bounty, Menagerie assassins who have wandered into town, a cancelled newspaper comic‑strip creator turned local crime lord, and oh yeah, his childhood first love, too.
Kyle Starks and Steve Pugh, the team behind Peacemaker Tries Hard!, present the story of a man‑child assassin with some very grown‑up problems. As Eddie grows more attached to the people of Pluto, he’ll have to step in to solve those problems the only way a hitman knows how!
The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #1 cover by Jacob Phillips
THE PERIL OF THE BRUTAL DARK: AN EZRA CAIN MYSTERY #1 — On Sale 2/25/26
- Written by Chris Condon
- Art and cover by Jacob Phillips
- Variant covers by Tula Lotay, Hayden Sherman, Sean Phillips
- Connecting variant cover by Álvaro Martínez Bueno
- Foil variant cover by Jacob Phillips
- $3.99 US | 40 pages | Variants $4.99 US (card stock)
Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips introduce a new noir icon!
New York City, 1941. Ezra Cain is a private investigator with a reputation for taking it on the chin if it means solving a case. But it’s his former life as an archaeology student that makes him the only man to track down an artifact that’s gone missing from the Museum of Natural History…an ancient anvil said to hold the power of the Greek god Hephaestus. If someone could harness that power, they could bend nations to their will.
Science fiction quickly becomes Cain’s reality when a shadowy sect calling themselves the Brutal Dark appears in the city wielding resources that defy human logic. Now Ezra is the only thing that stands between them and their plot to overthrow America!
Writer Chris Condon and artist Jacob Phillips, creators of the hit series That Texas Blood and The Enfield Gang Massacre, introduce us to a private eye whose business is exposing our deepest secrets…but on this job, he’ll learn that some mysteries are better off buried!
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COMING LATER IN 2026 FROM DC VERTIGO…
100 BULLETS: THE U.S. OF ANGER, created by Brian Azzarello & Eduardo Risso (Eight issues) — Happy 250th, America. Lono’s back. You won’t survive the year.
A WALKING SHADOW, created by Simon Spurrier & Aaron Campbell (Six issues) — Eight strangers. Four wheels. One light. One ravenous shadow.
FANATIC, created by Grace Ellis & Hannah Templer (Ongoing) — She’s the ultimate fan. And she’ll kill to prove it.
NECRETACEOUS, created by Tom Taylor & Darick Robertson (Ongoing) — There are many theories about the extinction of the dinosaurs. They’re all wrong.
BLACK TOWER: THE RAVEN CONSPIRACY, created by Ram V & Mike Perkins (Recurring series) — Occult warfare was only a fantasy, dead and debunked…at least that’s what they’d like you to think.
THE CRYING DOLL, created by Mariko Tamaki & Rosemary Valero‑O’Connell (Eight issues) — Anna might just be a murderer…can Polly save her from herself?
From: “Bull, Clark” <Clark.Bull@dc.com>
Date: Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Subject: For Immediate Release: DC Unveils Ten Bold New Comic Book Series in Its DC Vertigo Imprint for 2026 at New York Comic Con
For Immediate Release: https://www.dc.com/blog/2025-10-09/dc-unveils-ten-bold-new-comic-book-series-in-its-dc-vertigo-imprint-for-2026
Assets are here. The DC Vertigo logo is attached.
Art credits:
THE NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #7 — main cover by Álvaro Martínez Bueno
BLEEDING HEARTS #1 — main cover by Stipan Morian
END OF LIFE #1 — main cover by Gerald Parel
THE PERIL OF THE BRUTAL DARK: AN EZRA CAIN MYSTERY #1 — main cover by Jacob Phillips
100 BULLETS: THE US OF ANGER — announcement art by Dave Johnson
BLACK TOWER: THE RAVEN CONSPIRACY — announcement art by Mike Perkins
NECRETACEOUS — announcement art by Darick Robertson & Diego Rodriguez
FANATIC — announcement art by Hannah Templer
THE CRYING DOLL — announcement art by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
A WALKING SHADOW — announcement art by Aaron Campbell
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DC Unveils Ten Bold New Comic Book Series in Its DC Vertigo Imprint for 2026 at New York Comic Con
DC today revealed the ten DC Vertigo comic book series that will publish in 2026, beginning in February, during its NYCC panel “DC Vertigo: We’re Back!” Moderated by DC Executive Editor Chris Conroy, the panel marked the first public unveiling of Vertigo’s new slate since the imprint’s revival was announced at last year’s Comic Con.
As with its historic legacy, the new DC Vertigo line will focus on creator-owned titles that push boundaries and defy convention. The panel featured exclusive announcements, cover reveals, and surprise appearances, including writer James Tynion IV, who joined to discuss the continuation of his acclaimed series The Nice House by the Sea.
Launching the slate is The Nice House by the Sea #7, 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.
Joining Nice House in DC’s Vertigo imprint are nine new titles that span genres from psychological thrillers to occult espionage and post-apocalyptic horror.
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.
The new DC Vertigo slate begins rolling out in February 2026, with The Nice House by the Sea #7 leading the charge on February 4. Bleeding Hearts #1 will publish on February 11, End of Life #1 on February 18 and The Peril of the Brutal Dark #1 will launch on February 25, with the rest of the new DC Vertigo imprint releasing throughout 2026.
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