DC's "Vigilante" gritty '80's crime/superhero series - TPB out April 2017

Interesting news to those of us old enough to remember DC's "Vigilante" gritty crime/superhero series from the '80's - the first 11 issues will be reprinted in a Trade coming out in April 2017. Hard to believe such an obscure series will be reprinted - but, since I'm a huge fan of most of DC's 80's series, I'll be getting this on Day 1.

To those unfamiliar with the character, The Vigilante was a masked "super hero" who went after criminals because his family had been victims of a brutal crime - similar to The Punisher's origin over at Marvel. However, the Vigilante stories were [I]much more[/I] violent, disturbing, and in many cases sickening. As a young teen, I remember reading some of these at the time & finding many of them hard to stomach.

Here are some interesting links re: the series:

[url]http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Vigilante/Covers[/url]

[url]http://dcinthe80s.tumblr.com/post/52397854250/vigilante[/url]

Probably reprinting them cuz he's in arrow

I've always wanted to read these so I cant wait for this book to arrive (I know he made appearances in New Teen Titans as well).

although I kinda prefer the pre crisis western themed version of Vigilante. I've never had the opportunity to read the series though so this is right up my alley. and I kinda wonder if DC is publishing a lot of this stuff to get people hyped for Rebirth. They have been publishing a lot more obsure runs lately, like the 1992 JSA series, and their newest silver/bronze age omnibus's.

I know Alan Moore did a couple of issues later in the series, so this is maybe a case where DC may publish a second TPB eventually?

Or maybe not...DC may take the line that it's already included in "DC Universe of Alan Moore"?

[QUOTE=LordTrump;2563455]Probably reprinting them cuz he's in arrow[/QUOTE]
Yep. I imagine Chase and Vigilantes current prominence on [I]Arrow[/I] is the reason this run is being collected.

That and possibly the existence of the recent mini and the cues it takes from Chase's Vigilante.

[QUOTE=JackDaw;2564210]I know Alan Moore did a couple of issues later in the series, so this is maybe a case where DC may publish a second TPB eventually?

Or maybe not...DC may take the line that it's already included in "DC Universe of Alan Moore"?[/QUOTE]

It is called Vol. 1, so if sales are decent, I assume they'll move through the series.

Yeah, I hope so. [I]Vigilante[/I] was an excellent - if disturbing - series. It wasn't just a crime series; other DC Super heroes (Nightwing, etc.) and super villains did make appearances.

I definitely hope they reprint all 50 issues. I lost track of this series about mid-way through, so if they reprint all of them in many cases I'll be reading these issues for the first time.

[QUOTE=ROM Spaceknight;2565139]Yeah, I hope so. [I]Vigilante[/I] was an excellent - if disturbing - series. It wasn't just a crime series; other DC Super heroes (Nightwing, etc.) and super villains did make appearances.

I definitely hope they reprint all 50 issues. I lost track of this series about mid-way through, so if they reprint all of them in many cases I'll be reading these issues for the first time.[/QUOTE]

Is it really that dark?

[QUOTE=LordTrump;2565189]Is it really that dark?[/QUOTE]

Yes, it's a fairly disturbing - and at times horrific - series:

[url]http://dcinthe80s.tumblr.com/post/52397854250/vigilante[/url]

"Vigilante" was a "mature readers" comic book, so it had a lot more adult themes, violence, sex, etc. I know it impacted me when I was young, but I wonder how tame it might seem today? Either way, it was a pretty good book and I love Perez's design.

[QUOTE=j9ac9k;2566345]"Vigilante" was a "mature readers" comic book, so it had a lot more adult themes, violence, sex, etc. I know it impacted me when I was young, but I wonder how tame it might seem today? Either way, it was a pretty good book and I love Perez's design.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, as a young teen when Vigilante was out, I was glad I could buy this at the LCS without a problem. However, I'm glad my parents didn't know I was reading it - LOL.

With DC's recent cancellations of Legion Lost and JLI TPB, i really hope this isn't affected. It's getting to be a bit much.

I'd like to see someone do a more mature take on the character, similar to the 80's series. The new series is good, but my version of the series would be more like a Tarantino flick.. Comics are becoming more cuddly and colorful since readers were too soft and couldn't handle dark stuff. I would like the balance to be restored, that is all.

The '80's [I]Vigilante[/I] series & many other comics from that era really pushed the envelope re: content at that time - to be honest, at that time I was amazed that they were able to include the extreme violence & in some cases nudity that was featured in these comics.

I agree that many of the 200X - on comics are actually quite [I]tame[/I] in comparison to many of the '80's comics.