Karen Berger
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Karen Berger is an influential American comic book editor best known for founding and leading DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, which championed mature, creator-driven titles.
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| Karen Berger canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
American
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comic book editor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Eisner Award
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Harvey Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Inkpot Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Brooklyn College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Berger Books
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DC Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ Vertigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comic book editing
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publishing ⓘ |
| genre |
comics
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fantasy comics ⓘ horror comics ⓘ mature comics ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of mature readers comics in the United States
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rise of British writers in American comics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
championing creator-owned comics at Vertigo
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publishing mature readers titles ⓘ |
| name | Karen Berger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding DC Comics' Vertigo imprint
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recruiting British comic creators to DC Comics ⓘ |
| notableProject |
American Vampire (as editor)
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Animal Man (as editor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Books of Magic (as editor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Doom Patrol (as editor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fables (as editor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellblazer (as editor) NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Mystery (Vertigo) (as editor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hungry Ghosts (as editor at Berger Books) ⓘ Incognegro: Renaissance (as editor at Berger Books) NERFINISHED ⓘ Invisible Kingdom (as editor at Berger Books) NERFINISHED ⓘ LaGuardia (as editor at Berger Books) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucifer (as editor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Preacher (as editor) ⓘ Sandman (as editor) ⓘ Shade, the Changing Man (as editor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Swamp Thing (as editor) ⓘ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo graphic novel adaptations (as editor) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Invisibles (as editor) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sandman: Overture (as editor) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Unwritten (as editor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Y: The Last Man (as editor) ⓘ iZombie (as editor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Berger Books imprint
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Vertigo imprint ⓘ |
| occupation |
comic book editor
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publisher ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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