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VERTIGO TO PUBLISH ‘AMPED’ FROM RENOWNED TELEVISION CREATOR ERIC KRIPKE

7/4/2015

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Original Creator Owned Series to Debut Fall 2015

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DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint, home to creator-driven, standalone and high concept stories, will publish AMPED from acclaimed television creator Eric Kripke (SUPERNATURAL, REVOLUTION). 

In the Fall of 2015, AMPED will be released as a six-issue monthly comic book miniseries. The story will follow Josh Jaffe, a neurotic family man who buys an online 'smart pill' to increase his focus and jolt him out of his slump, but he gets much more than he bargained for. To his surprise, the pill gives him incredible strength and power. The story examines both the mighty highs and humiliating lows of being a real-life super hero.

"Eric has such a clever, irreverent cadence which makes him a natural writer for the Vertigo line," stated Executive Editor Shelly Bond. "AMPED promises to be as addictive as its title substance."

"Pretty much everything I've ever written has been insanely influenced by Vertigo, so it's a dream come true to write my first comic there,” said creator and writer Eric Kripke. "AMPED is a project I'm foaming-at-the-mouth passionate about-- and it's also the most personal, warts-and-all story I've ever told.  So I'm having the time of my life writing the comic-- and basing the TV series off the comic, too. I can't wait for readers to read it-- and then down the road, for watchers to watch it." 
Created and written by Kripke, AMPED will feature interior art from John Higgins (HELLBLAZER, BEFORE: WATCHMEN) and cover art from Brian Bolland (BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE, THE INVISIBLES). Look out for AMPED in stores and online Fall 2015 from Vertigo--the premiere destination for creator-owned projects and top talent.
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VERTIGO TO RELEASE ANTHONY BOURDAIN’S ‘GET JIRO: BLOOD AND SUSHI’ 

24/3/2015

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“From the crazy awesome mind of Anthony Bourdain…It’s fantastic! This is such a good read.  It’s really funny, it’s really cool.”
– JIMMY FALLON/LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON on GET JIRO!

“Anthony Bourdain is known for his distinctive personality and witty writing.…The graphic novel is fun for food lovers and common diners alike.” 

– THE DAILY MEAL on GET JIRO!

“‘Get Jiro!’” unfolds in a dystopian version of Los Angeles where today’s (mostly) polite and academic discussions about food have evolved into grisly gastronomic feuds.… In some ways, “Get Jiro!” represents a coming-full-circle thing for Mr. Bourdain.”
– THE NEW YORK TIMES on GET JIRO!
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Today, Vertigo, the innovative, boundary-pushing imprint of DC Entertainment, announced it will release a prequel to 2012’s GET JIRO! from renowned chef and  New York Times bestselling author Anthony Bourdain (Kitchen Confidential, Medium Raw) along with co-writer Joel Rose (La Pacifica, Kill Kill Faster Faster), interior artist Alé Garza, and cover artist Dave Johnson. Reminiscent of a Yakuza action movie, the original graphic novel GET JIRO: BLOOD AND SUSHI is set in Tokyo and tells the story of how Jiro's two worlds collided as he worked for his father's mob, yet pursued his love of cooking at night to become a chef.

"Where did my ultra-violent sushi chef hero from the previous book come from? What if you were brought up in a family where murder is acceptable practice and making the best sushi on the planet is a shameful secret?” Writer Anthony Bourdain stated, “I wanted to take the story back to its beginnings--in Japan (albeit a slightly-in-the-future, dystopic Japan), and indulge my own enthusiasms for both the place and the many classic genre films that have been made there.  This is fun for me." 

“Tony and I wanted to revisit Jiro and go back to his origins," explained co-writer Joel Rose. "We took as our inspiration classic yakuza movies, Ichi the Killer, Battle Without Honor or Humanity, and a slew more. We were also looking for an artist with the chops to do the manga we saw as the book's style, and thus, Alé Garza. We are thrilled to be back and can’t wait for fans to pick up the book.”
"When I was approached to work on the Get Jiro! prequel I was giddy with excitement! The idea of getting to create something with Anthony Bourdain was just so overwhelming,” said artist Alé Garza. “I also knew that I'd have to push myself harder creatively. GET JIRO: BLOOD AND SUSHI, has been just that, a creative push forward for myself as an artist. I'm doing my best to create an emotionally compelling world that fits suit with the previously released book. It's really unlike any thing I've ever taken on."

GET JIRO: BLOOD AND SUSHI will hit shelves and be available for digital download on October 20, 2015. The original graphic novel will be 160 pages and available for $22.99. 
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DC ENTERTAINMENT'S VERTIGO IMPRINT TO PUBLISH MAD MAX: FURY ROAD DELUXE EDITION AND PRELUDE COMIC STORIES

13/2/2015

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Today, Vertigo, in conjunction with SlashFilm, announced that the publisher will collaborate with Mad Max: Fury Road director, producer and co-writer George Miller on two upcoming projects based on the film. 

The first is a Deluxe Edition hardcover entitled MAD MAX: FURY ROAD: INSPIRED ARTISTS, in which sixty-five top artists will create art inspired by the world of Mad Max: Fury Road. 

The second is four comic book stories that follow four main characters of the film and tell their prelude stories leading up to the film’s opening scene.


You can read more on the Vertigo Blog here

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