comics news

Here's some information you normally don't see when you are reading about comic book publishers:
"...But it’s a surprise to find that all this success has emerged as an interesting catalyst for Vertigo, which finds itself going through yet another evolution. Berger and her team of editors have recently begun expanding the brand’s literary reach with more stand-alone books far closer to novels than comics, developed by some of the best creators in the business..."
Its the second sentence that caught my eye, "..have recently begun expanding upon the brand's literary reach..." -- this seems at first glance to be a contradiction given comics' rave popularity as popular reading for the masses, not necessarily for those with a bent for literary fiction. I, for one, am glad for it, considering that most comics ARE literature, albeit a different way of telling a story.