In 2017, Darkish Horse first introduced that Karen Berger, the legendary, award-winning comedian e book editor and founding father of DC Comics’ influential imprint Vertigo, can be buying, enhancing, and overseeing Berger Books, a line of creator-owned comics and graphic novels to be revealed by Darkish Horse Comics. Following that announcement, the Berger Books line launched robust in January 2018 with Anthony Bourdain’s Hungry Ghosts, adopted by The Seeds by Ann Nocenti and David Aja, and extra. Over the previous 5 years, Berger Books has continued to seek out important success with titles such because the Eisner Award-winning Invisible Kingdom by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward, and LaGuardia by Nnedi Okorafor and Tana Ford, which gained each an Eisner and a Hugo Award.
Now, getting into 2023, Berger Books marks 5 years of publishing groundbreaking comics. New editions of titles corresponding to Air by G. Willow Wilson and M.Okay. Perker are set to reach this 12 months, becoming a member of latest acclaimed titles corresponding to Shifting Earth by Cecil Castellucci and Flavia Biondi and Salamandre by I.N.J. Culbard. The most recent Berger Books launch, Carmilla: The First Vampire by Amy Chu and Soo Lee, has simply arrived in comedian retailers and can quickly land in bookstores, and is already receiving rave evaluations.
Giveaway: As a part of the anniversary celebrations, followers can now enter to win a library of various Berger Books titles! Particulars right here.
“Karen is somebody I’ve all the time revered and admired. She’s a visionary thinker and some of the extremely regarded people within the comedian e book business,” mentioned Mike Richardson, CEO and Founding father of Darkish Horse Comics. “Her fiercely impartial streak and forward-looking storytelling instincts are an ideal match for Darkish Horse Comics, and have led to ongoing success with Berger Books.”
From Karen Berger herself, “It is a thrill to have a good time the primary 5 years of Berger Books! I am extremely proud to have revealed so many good, singular and thought-provoking tales by a surprising vary of writers and artists. Shifting the road to unique graphic novels solely has been the proper solution to showcase our line-up of books in various genres: speculative, science and local weather fiction, thrillers, crime, fantasy, magical realism, horror, and thriller.
Whether or not it is a story of a crusading physician and her sentient plant, a love story between an alien and a younger lady, the struggle to avoid wasting a plagued planet Earth, an intergalactic conspiracy between faith and commerce, the search to uncover darkish household secrets and techniques, or the surreal battle for the American Dream, every of our tales is its personal reflection of the occasions wherein we reside. Every story explores points of the human and typically inhuman situation, our connection and disconnection to one another, and the way every of the characters navigate their very own distinctive and unpredictable journey. For these of you who’ve learn and bought our books alongside the way in which, thanks a lot in your assist and patronage. There is definitely extra to come back!
And for these of you in search of new and thrilling books that problem and encourage, please take a look at our burgeoning line of acclaimed and award-winning graphic novels and our stellar creators whose visions and fantastic expertise make all of it doable. Discover our vary of titles right here and head to your favourite comedian store to make it your personal. I am very excited for what we have now in retailer, so keep tuned for brand new unforgettable tales from the gang at Berger Books!” –Karen Berger
From Richard Bruning, Berger Books Designer: “It is arduous to imagine it has been 5 years since we concocted this mad scheme to publish one of the best comics since Vertigo. However, right here we’re, and joyful to be so. In my MANY years of working in comics, one factor has all the time pushed me: to current collected comics and graphic novels in one of the simplest ways doable. They need to seem like books anyone can be proud to have on a espresso desk or to share with a non-comics studying buddy. Berger Books was constructed from the start to just do that.
I am extraordinarily happy with how our many volumes have turned out. Having full management over the packaging with none company interference has been a godsend (thanks, Mike!). Discovering the appropriate design method for every distinctive story being instructed is a pleasure I hope I can expertise for a lot of extra years. And together with your type and beneficiant assist, I do know that I’ll. As they are saying: It is the Should-Have Graphic Novel Library. And I am certain you will agree.” –Richard Bruning
Keep tuned for extra to come back from Berger Books–and in the meantime, be part of Darkish Horse in celebrating 5 years of compelling, thought-provoking tales and definitive editions! Search for extra information and posts from Darkish Horse on our web site and social media, and be part of within the dialog with the tag #BergerBooks.
