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

[ROM Spaceknight]

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 much more 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:

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Vigilante/Covers

http://dcinthe80s.tumblr.com/post/52397854250/vigilante

[LordTrump]

Probably reprinting them cuz he's in arrow

[JAG2045]

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).

[RedWhiteAndBlueSupes]

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.

[JackDaw]

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"?

[Jody Garland]

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"?

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

[Frontier]

Probably reprinting them cuz he's in arrow

Yep. I imagine Chase and Vigilantes current prominence on Arrow 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.