Thanks gents. Its true that there were other publishers. Even First comics with American Flagg! and Grimjack were forerunners to Vertigo. but Vertigo was the publisher which cracked the big audience.
I did know Karen Berger relied very much on British talent - in fact I think there is even a note about this on the Wikipedia entry for Vertigo. She was the entry point for people like Grant Morrison, Frank Quietley, Jock, and others.
I didn't realize until poking around the article source that you're the editor/publisher. Did you retire from practicing law?
Ha! I wish. No, this is a hobby.
