tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post5003125537724808547..comments2024-03-21T19:12:11.065-07:00Comments on Every Day Is Like Wednesday: Delayed Reaction: CairoCalebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-54565933379848037192008-01-19T00:59:00.000-08:002008-01-19T00:59:00.000-08:00Thanks for the kudos! Glad you enjoyed the book. A...Thanks for the kudos! Glad you enjoyed the book. And for the record, I think of it as an "old-school" Vertigo book too. The original Vertigo titles--Shade, Sandman, Preacher--were a huge influence on me in high school/college.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16314077522314005109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-68081720906691244622008-01-14T18:20:00.000-08:002008-01-14T18:20:00.000-08:00How do you mean? What's Vertigo doing different?I ...<I>How do you mean? What's Vertigo doing different?</I><BR/><BR/>I think the Vertigo of 2006-2008 or so has a less defined aesthetic...there's not the sort of "house style" they had at the beginning. I don't think this is a bad thing at all; in fact, it's probably a great thing.<BR/><BR/>Regarding <I>Cairo</I>, I just meant it's a story I could have seen being published at Vertigo in 1993 or 1999 or 2000; a lot of their OGNs (with the exception of maybe <I>God Save the Queen</I>) have explored different the sort of literary territory that book publishers have been getting into.<BR/><BR/><I>Cairo</I> was very much the old school magical/mundane world juxtaposition that most Vertigo titles had back in the day (before, <I>Preacher</I> and <I>Transmet</I> kind of redefined the imprint as more high concept in general). Additionally, <I>Cairo</I> feels very much like the practically-a-superhero-book-but-not-really feel of the '90s Vertigo. With few changes, it could have been a DCU or WildStorm book.<BR/><BR/>If any of that makes sense.Calebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-40129921907468747412008-01-14T06:01:00.000-08:002008-01-14T06:01:00.000-08:00"appeal to Vertigo’s traditional, 1990’s fan base ..."appeal to Vertigo’s traditional, 1990’s fan base in a way relatively few of their newer books do."<BR/><BR/>How do you mean? What's Vertigo doing different?Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984799425896501960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-65442475597070381272008-01-13T17:18:00.000-08:002008-01-13T17:18:00.000-08:00I still haven't read that one myself, actually. I...I still haven't read that one myself, actually. I should see if the NYPL has a copy, though I've been surprised at how lacking their comic book selections often are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-36135279707144160272008-01-13T14:46:00.000-08:002008-01-13T14:46:00.000-08:00It's good to know that Vertigo is still in the hab...It's good to know that Vertigo is still in the habit of producing Vertigo-quality titles. They seemed to be having a rougher year in 2007.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com