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Vertigo

Bite Club: Die Now, Live Forever, Howard Chaykin, David Tischman, David Hahn

Black Orchid, Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean

Books of Magic
The Books of Magic miniseries, Neil Gaiman
• #1: Bindings, John Ney Rieber, Gary Amaro, Peter Gross
• #2: Summonings, John Ney Rieber, various artists
• #3: Reckonings, John Ney Rieber, various artists
• #4: Transformations, John Ney Rieber, Peter Gross
• #5: Girl in the Box, John Ney Rieber, Peter Gross, Peter Snejbjerg

Crossing Midnight, #1: Cut Here, Mike Carey, Jim Fern

The Dead Boy Detectives, Jill Thompson

Death
At Death's Door, Jill Thompson
The High Cost of Living, Neil Gaiman, Chris Bachalo
The Time of Your Life, Neil Gaiman

Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold, Alisa Kwitney, Kent Williams

Dreaming: Through the Gates of Horn & Ivory, Caitlin Kiernan, Peter Hogan

Fables
• #1: Legends in Exile, Bill Willingham, Lan Medina
• #2: Animal Farm, Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham
• #3: Storybook Love, Bill Willingham
The Last Castle, Bill Willingham, Craig Hamilton, P. Craig Russell
1001 Nights of Snowfall, Bill Willingham

The Furies, Mike Carey, John Bolton

Hellblazer
Original Sins, Jamie Delano, John Ridgway, Alfredo Alcala
Rare Cuts, various writers & artists
Dangerous Habits, Garth Ennis, William Simpson
Fear & Loathing, Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon
Tainted Love, Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon
Damnation's Flame, Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, William Simpson, Peter Snejbjerg
Rake at the Gates of Hell, Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon
Son of Man, Garth Ennis, John Higgins
Haunted, Warren Ellis, John Higgins
Setting Sun, Warren Ellis, various artists
Hard Time, Brian Azzarello, Richard Corben
Good Intentions, Brian Azzarello, Marcelo Frusin
Freezes Over, Brian Azzarello
Highwater, Brian Azzarello, various artists
Red Sepulchre, Mike Carey, Steve Dillon, Marcelo Frusin
All His Engines, Mike Carey, Leonardo Manco
Empathy is the Enemy, Denise Mina, Leonardo Manco
Lady Constantine, Andy Diggle, Goran Sudzuka
Papa Midnite, Mat Johnson, Tony Akins

The House on the Borderland, Richard Corben, Simon Revelstroke

Jack of Fables
• #1: The (Nearly) Great Escape, Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges, Tony Akins
 #3: The Bad Prince, Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges

Little Endless Storybook, Jill Thompson

Lucifer
• #1: Devil in the Gateway, Mike Carey
• #2: Children & Monsters, Mike Carey

My Faith in Frankie, Mike Carey, Sonny Liew, Mark Hempel

Neverwhere, Mike Carey, Glenn Fabry

Preacher
• #1: Gone to Texas, Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon
• #2: Until the End of the World, Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon
• #3: Proud Americans, Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon
• #4: Ancient History, Garth Ennis, Steve Pugh, Carlos Ezquerra, Richard Case
• #5: Dixie Fried, Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon
• #7: Salvation, Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon

Pride of Baghdad, Brian K. Vaughan, Niko Henrichon

The Sandman
• #1: Preludes & Nocturnes, Neil Gaiman, various artists
• #2: The Doll's House, Neil Gaiman, various artists
• #3: Dream Country, Neil Gaiman, various artists
• #4: Season of Mists, Neil Gaiman, various artists
• #5: Fables & Reflections, Neil Gaiman, various artists
• #6: A Game of You, Neil Gaiman, various artists
• #7: Brief Lives, Neil Gaiman, various artists
• #8: Worlds' End, Neil Gaiman, various artists
• #9: The Kindly Ones, Neil Gaiman, various artists
• #10: The Wake, Neil Gaiman, various artists
Dream Hunters, Neil Gaiman, Yoshitaka Amano
Endless Nights, Neil Gaiman, various artists

Sandman Mystery Theatre
• #1: The Tarantula, Matt Wagner, Guy Davis
• #2: The Face & the Brute, Matt Wagner, John Watkiss, R.G. Taylor
• #3: The Vamp, Matt Wagner, Steven T. Seagle, Guy Davis
• #4: The Scorpion, Matt Wagner, Steven T. Seagle, Guy Davis

The Sandman Presents
The Dead Boy Detectives, Jill Thompson
Death: At Death's Door, Jill Thompson
Death: The High Cost of Living, Neil Gaiman, Chris Bachalo
Death: The Time of Your Life, Neil Gaiman, various artists
Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold, Alisa Kwitney, Kent Williams
Dreaming: Through the Gates of Horn & Ivory, Caitlin Kiernan, Peter Hogan
The Furies, Mike Carey, John Bolton
Little Endless Storybook, Jill Thompson
Thessaly, Witch for Hire, Bill Willingham, Shawn McManus

Uncle Sam, Steve Darnell, Alex Ross

Unknown Soldier, Garth Ennis, Kilian Plunkett

User, Devin Grayson, John Bolton, Sean Phillips

Witchcraft, James Robinson, various artists

Y: The Last Man
• #1: Unmanned, Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra
• #2: Cycles, Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra
• #3: One Small Step, Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, Paul Chadwick
• #4: Safeword, Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, Goran Parlov
• #5: Ring of Truth, Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, Goran Parlov
• #6: Girl on Girl, Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra
• #7: Paper Dolls, Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra
• #8: Kimono Dragons, Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra
• #9: Motherland, Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra
 #10: Whys & Wherefores, Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra

Zatanna: Everyday Magic, Paul Dini, Rick Mays

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mini index
Astro City
Battle Pope
Bomb Queen
Ex Machina
Gen 13
Girls
League of
   Extraordinary
   Gentlemen

Mage
Powers
Promethea
Witchblade



























WildStorm/Homage/America's Best Comics/Image/Top Cow

The American Way, John Ridley, Georges Jeanty

Ant: Reality Bites, Mario Gully, Marc Hammond

Aphrodite IX #1: Time Out of Mind, Dave Finch, David Wohl

Astro City
• #1: Life in the Big City, Kurt Busiek, Brent E. Anderson
• #2: Confession, Kurt Busiek, Brent E. Anderson
• #3: Family Album, Kurt Busiek, Brent E. Anderson
• #4: The Tarnished Angel, Kurt Busiek, Brent E. Anderson
• #5: Local Heroes, Kurt Busiek, Brent E. Anderson

Battle Pope
• #1: Genesis, Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore
• #2: Mayhem, Robert Kirkman, various artists
• #3: Pillow Talk, Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, Cory Walker

Bomb Queen
• #1: Woman of Mass Destruction, Jimmie Robinson
• #2: Dirty Bomb, Jimmie Robinson
• #3: Bombshell, Jimmie Robinson
• #4: Suicide Bomber, Jimmie Robinson

City of Tomorrow, Howard Chaykin

Claw/Red Sonja: The Devil's Hands, John Layman, Andy Smith

Common Grounds, Troy Hickman, various artists

Cowboys & Aliens, Fred Van Lente, Andrew Foley, Luciano Lima

Cyberforce: Rising from the Ashes, various writers & artists

Danger Girl: The Ultimate Collection, J. Scott Campbell, Andy Hartnell

Darkness: Ultimate Collection, various artists & writers

Ex Machina
• #1: The First Hundred Days, Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris
• #2: Tag, Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris

The Five Fists of Science, Matt Fraction, Steve Sanders

Flight, various artists & writers

Freshmen
• #1: Freshmen, Hugh Sterbakov, Leonard Kirk
• #2: Fundamentals of Fear, Hugh Sterbakov, Will Conrad

Gen 13
Vol. 1: Gen 13, Jim Lee, Brandon Choi, J. Scott Campbell
Vol. 2: Lost in Paradise, Brandon Choi, J. Scott Campbell, Jim Lee
Vol. 2: Grunge Saves the World, Ken Altieri
Vol. 2: A Christmas Caper, Tom McWeeney
Vol. 2: London • New York • Hell, Warren Ellis, Steve Dillon
Vol. 2: Qeelocke's Really Big New York Adventure, Kevin Maguire
Vol. 2: Science Friction, Tom Simmons, Matt Haley, Aaron Lopresti
Vol. 2: Spider-Man, Peter David, Stuart Immonen, Joe Rosas
Vol. 2: Superman, Adam Hughes, Lee Bermejo
Vol. 2: Superhuman Like You, Adam Warren
Vol. 2: Meanwhile..., Adam Warren, various artists
Vol. 3: September Song, Chris Claremont, Ale Garza
Vol. 4: Best of a Bad Lot, Gail Simone, Talent Caldwell

Girls
• #1: Conception, Joshua & Jonathan Luna
• #2: Emergence, Joshua & Jonathan Luna
• #3: Survival, Joshua & Jonathan Luna
• #4: Extinction, Joshua & Jonathan Luna

Heroes: Vol. 1, various writers & artists

Invincible: Family Matters, Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker

Iron West, Doug TenNapel

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Vol. I, Alan Moore, Kevin O'Neill
Vol. II, Alan Moore, Kevin O'Neill
Black Dossier, Alan Moore, Kevin O'Neill

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Bo Hampton, Washington Irving

Lex Talionis: A Jungle Tale, Aneurin Wright

Mage
• #1: The Hero Discovered, Matt Wagner
• #2: The Hero Defined, Matt Wagner

9-11: Artists Respond, September 11th 2001, various writers & artists

The Portent, Peter Bergting

Powers
• #1: Who Killed Retro Girl?, Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming
• #2: Roleplay, Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming
• #3: Little Deaths, , Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming
• #4: Supergroup, Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming
• #5: Anarchy, Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming
Reviews of issues 6 and up can be found under Marvel/Icon

Promethea
Vol. I, Alan Moore, Mick Gray, J.H. Williams
Vol. II, Alan Moore, J.H. Williams
Vol. III, Alan Moore, J.H. Williams
Vol. IV, Alan Moore, Mick Gray, J.H. Williams

Red Menace, Danny Bilson, Paul Demeo, Adam Brody, Jerry Ordway

Spawn: Blood & Shadows, Paul Jenkins, Ashley Wood

Superman/Thundercats, Judd Winick, Ale Garza

Tom Strong: Book One, Alan Moore

Top 10
Vol. 1, Alan Moore, Gene Ha, Zander Cannon
Vol. 2, Alan Moore, Gene Ha, Zander Cannon

Ultra: Seven Days, Jonathan & Joshua Luna

 Wanted, Mark Millar, J.G. Jones

Whiskey Dickel, International Cowgirl, Mark Ricketts, Mike Hawthorne

Witchblade
JLA, Len Kaminski, Mark Pajarillo
• #1: Origins, David Wohl, Christina Z., Michael Turner
• #2: Revelations, David Wohl, Christina Z., Michael Turner
• #10 / #1: Witch Hunt, Ron Marz, Mike Choi
• #11 / #2: Awakenings, Ron Marz, Mike Choi
 #12 / #3: Gods & Monsters, Ron Marz, Mike Choi

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