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Vertigo: First Taste #[nn]

Jun 2005 · DC · 4.99 USD; 6.75 CAD
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This trade paperback collects the first issues of several Vertigo series launched in 2005, including The Exterminators, Testament, and The Vinyl Underground, offering a sampler of the imprint's new directions at the time. Published by DC Comics, it serves as a promotional entry point for readers exploring mature-themed, creator-owned stories under the Vertigo banner.

In "Unmanned," Alan Moore teams with Stephen R. Bissette, John Totleben, Tatjana Wood, and John Costanza for a chilling exploration of identity and memory. Jason Woodrue, hired by General Sunderland to dissect the origins of Swamp Thing, uncovers a disturbing truth: the creature believes itself to be Alec Holland—but that may not be the whole story. John J. Hill’s cover captures the tension of a mind unraveling, as the line between man and monster blurs.

Contains 6 stories
Unmanned
32 pp · Science Fiction
Yorick BrownAmpersandHero BrownBeth DevilleCongresswoman Jennifer BrownAgent 355Dr. Allison MannColonel Alter Tse'ElonDr. Frozan Hamad (death)Michael Gilman (death)MartyTommy (death)Christopher (death)Joe (death)Larry (death)Darin (death)Agent 1033 (death)
Dizzy - Part 1
23 pp · Crime
Isabelle "Dizzy" CordovaAgent GravesEmilioOfficer SwirskiOfficer Morgan

After serving time behind bars, Isabelle "Dizzy" Cordova steps off the train into a world she barely recognizes—only to be met by Agent Graves, who hands her a gun and a list of names tied to the brutal murder of her husband and child. With a hundred untraceable bullets and a target in her sights, Dizzy must navigate a web of lies, old debts, and the ghosts of her past, all while two officers—Swirski and Morgan—watch her every move.

The Anatomy Lesson
23 pp · Horror-Suspense
Swamp ThingFloronic Man [Jason Woodrue]General Avery Carlton SunderlandAlec Holland (in flashback)Linda Holland (as corpse)

In a chilling experiment of science and vengeance, General Avery Carlton Sunderland summons Jason Woodrue to dissect the truth behind Swamp Thing’s transformation—only to learn that the creature’s identity is built on a lie. As Woodrue uncovers the fractured memory of Alec Holland’s fate, the line between man and monster blurs, and a long-buried betrayal begins to surface.

The Summer of the Year
24 pp · Science Fiction
Spider JerusalemMitchell RoyceFred Christ
Life During War Time Part One: Have You Seen the Stars Tonight?
24 pp · Fantasy
John ConstantineZatanna ZataraTimothy HunterMolly O'ReillyCatDogMidianPiotr
The Spirit of the Stairway
28 pp · Fantasy
DeathSextantMad Hettie

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Full credits

writer Alan Moore
colorist Tatjana Wood
letterer John Costanza
cover pencils, inks John J. Hill

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Saga of Swamp Thing #21 (1984), Death: The High Cost of Living #1 (1993), Transmetropolitan #1 (1997), 100 Bullets #1 (1999), Y: The Last Man #1 (2002), Books of Magick: Life During Wartime #1 (2004)

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