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I haven't been much of a fan of the more recent Vertigo releases, but I have a lot of the earlier releases from the imprint. Of course, Doom Patrol, Sandman and Animal Man are the graddaddies of the imprint, but there were a lot of other smaller series that were excellent. Sandman: Mystery Theatre is grossly overlooked in my opinion. It follows the adventures of the first masked superhero in DC, The Sandman, Wesley Dodds, as he goes up against pulp-era villains, mobsters and serial killers. The series was broken down into 4-issue plots and the art is a nice mix of murky and sharp. The feel of the book is like nothing else I've seen. Jonah Hex: He had at least two mini-series in the early days, both a mix of the noir Western style he's known for, plus a steampunk/Lovecraftian feel to them. Riders of the Worm was very, very good and very creepy. Sebastian O: A three-issue mini-series focusing on a Victorian fop with murderous and salacious tastes. Scarab: A Vertigo style telling of a super-hero tale, one where a human being becomes a huge, grotesque man-beetle to fight crime. Enigma: Surreal tale of a seemingly omnipotent and amoral super hero named Enigma and his strange relationship with a 20 year old TV repairman. Black Orchid: Creepy, surreal tale of a woman that's half human and half flora. Kind of had a Swamp Thing feel to it. Kid Eternity: a man-boy who had his eyes gouged out has the ability to summon anyone from history by saying the word "Eternity". The comic has a feel similar to the Invisibles, with history jumping being common. Kid Eternity is also determined to relive his lost childhood, thus the man-boy part of the story. Skin Graft: A retelling of the origin of The Tattooed Man, a Green Lantern villain, with an occult background. I remember a Brother Power one-shot that was really good too, painting Brother Power like a Swamp Thing type entity, but attached to dolls instead of the Earth. It had a very 60s style vibe to it. And, there's also the Invisibles, which has already been written about in great detail. There's not much I can add to it other than, read it!
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