Vermillion (Helix)
| Vermillion | |
|---|---|
 Cover to Vermillion No. 1: Starlight Drive, art by Al Davison. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Helix (DC Comics imprint) |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | 1996 – 1997 |
| No. of issues | 12 |
| Main character(s) | Jonathan Cave |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Lucius Shepard |
| Written by | Lucius Shepard |
| Artist(s) | Al Davison, John Totleben, Gary Erskine |
| Inker(s) | Angus McKie |
| Colorist(s) | Kim DeMulder |
| Editor(s) | Stuart Moore |
Vermillion is a dark
Plot
The series narrates the tale of its major protagonist Jonathan Cave, to a man named Brother Fry. It describes the last days of a previous universe whose destruction in turn spawned the never-ending dystopian city-universe of Vermillion:
...the sight of Vermillion by night oppressed me. Streets so long no man could travel their length in a thousand lifetimes. A universe that was literally a single city. My home yet not my home. As old as time by most measures, yet new to me. I would never grow used to it.
— Jonathan Cave, Vermillion #1, p.3, Oct. 96
The series included two notable story arcs during its brief print run: Starlight Drive (issues #1–7) and Lord Iron & Lady Manganese (issues #9 – 11).
References
- ^ Alverson, Brigid (2014-03-21). "Comics A.M. | Author, 'Vermillion' writer Lucius Shepard dies". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
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