The Nice House by the Sea #9
(w) James Tynion IV (a) Álvaro Martínez Bueno
Betrayed by the person who knows them all best, the residents of the Lake House must come to terms with the fact that their world might literally be coming to an end — and that the only one who can get them out of this is the one who got them into it in the first place… Walter. It’s a shame they shot him in the head, then…
The Nice House by the Sea #8
(W) James Tynion IV (A) Álvaro Martínez Bueno
THE HOUSE, INVADED! The invasion of the Nice House on the Lake has begun! Shots have been fired, the walls have been breached… and for some reason, the stars have gone missing from the night sky…
Vertigo is back! After the announcement of its return last year, the first titles of DC’s relaunched Vertigo line have started to hit shelves. During ComicsPRO 2026, DC gave an update on the rollout.
Following the successful launch of Bleeding Hearts, End of Life, and The Nice House by the Sea—with The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery launching February 25—DC shared updates on the forthcoming slate of DC Vertigo titles arriving throughout 2026.
Beginning this summer, Vertigo will publish 100 Bullets: The US of ANGER and Fanatic, followed in the fall by Necretatious and Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy.
Winter 2026 will see the arrival of The Crying Doll and A Walking Shadow, rounding out the imprint’s first full year of its return.
As revealed during New York Comic Con 2025:
The Nice House by the Sea #7
(W) James Tynion IV (A) Álvaro Martínez Bueno
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!
We check out DC’s Vertigo 2026 Preview Special Edition showing off what’s coming from the revived imprint in February. It features previews of:
The Nice House By the Sea #7
Bleeding Hearts #1
End of Life #1
The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #1
Story: James Tynion IV, Deniz Camp, Kyle Starks, Chris Condon
Art: Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Stipan Morian, Steve Pugh, Jacob Phillips
Color: Jordie Bellaire, Matt Hollingsworth, Chris O’Halloran
Letterer: Andworld Design, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Becca Carey
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(Updated with more details and art) After a bit of a tease and false start, Vertigo has gotten a proper launch from DC and full slate announced at New York Comic Con 2025.
Ten titles in total were announced with an interesting mix of concepts and creative teams. They remain creator-owned, an aspect that has helped define the Vertigo brand.
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.
A preview comic was released during the convention dubbed “A New Beginning.” In 2024 during New York Comic Con, DC announced the return of Vertigo. Vertigo is the beloved imprint that was shuttered in favor of DC’s Black Label. Vertigo launched in 1993 to publish more adult and graphic content that couldn’t be printed under the
Comics Code Authority. It allowed more freedom than the DC line would allow. The line saw such titles as Sandman, American Vampire, Astro City, Daytripper, 100 Bullets, DMZ, Human Target, iZombie, Northlanders, Y: The Last Man, Sweet Tooth, and so much more by some of the best in the business. It relaunched in 2018 for a short return before being shuttered again.
We’ll have more information and art when it’s officially released.
Detective Comics #1100
(W) Dan Watters, Greg Rucka, Mariko Tamaki, Tom Taylor (A) Álvaro Martínez Bueno, Amancay Nahuelpan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Mikel Janín
AN EPIC, STAR-STUDDED, OVERSIZE CELEBRATION 1,100 ISSUES IN THE MAKING!
In March 1937, a comic book was published that changed the world as we know it. Now, 1,099 issues later, some of comics’ top talents have gathered to celebrate the comic that birthed a legend!
Tom Taylor and Mikel Janín join forces once again to tell a heartfelt and action-packed story of Batman rescuing a young boy’s best friend. Greg Rucka and Álvaro Martínez Bueno team up for a tale that asks the question: was Gotham better off before Batman? Mariko Tamaki reunites with Detective Comics collaborator Amancay Nahuelpan for a yarn that explores Bruce Wayne’s world outside of the cowl and how his double life as Batman intersects with his alter ego’s actions. Dan Watters and legendary artist Bill Sienkiewicz bring us a story that illustrates just how similar Batman’s motivations are to the criminals he has sworn to fight and how he fights against his own darkness.
Dark Horse Comics and Flux House Books present Space Scouts, a new sci-fi space odyssey comic series from Matt Kindt and David Rubín, the team behind the acclaimed sci-fi/fantasy comic series, Ether. This three-issue series, written by Kindt and illustrated and lettered by Rubín, will be presented in magazine-sized issues (8” x 10.875”) with 32 story pages. Each issue will also include bonus content like character designs and variant covers by Sergio Aragones (#1), Brian Hurtt (#2), and Alvaro Martinez Bueno (#3).
A young girl heads to the center of the universe to compete in a reality show to become the next “Space Scout.” What starts as a teenage drama turns into a deadly war at the edge of the universe as the “winning” recruits are sent into a clandestine, interminable battle that they most likely won’t survive.
Space Scouts #1 (of 3) will be available in comic shops on November 5, 2025 and is now available for preorder from your local comic shop for $7.99.
The Nice House By the Sea #6 (of 12)
(W) James Tynion IV (A) Álvaro Martínez Bueno
In Shops: Mar 05, 2025
SRP: $3.99
The residents of the House by the Sea have figured out how to take full control over the form of their own bodies–but that’s not all they’ve learned how to do with the power placed in their hands…
The Nice House By the Sea #6 (of 12)
(W) James Tynion IV (A) Álvaro Martínez Bueno
In Shops: Mar 05, 2025
SRP: $3.99
The residents of the House by the Sea have figured out how to take full control over the form of their own bodies–but that’s not all they’ve learned how to do with the power placed in their hands…
