Vertigo: Winter's Edge (1998) #2

"Stories": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

"Stories"
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Vertigo: Winter's Edge Vol 1 #2
January, 1999
Publisher	Vertigo
Executive Editor	Karen Berger
Cover Artists	Michael Allred Laura Allred
Stories
Writers	Peter Milligan
Pencilers	Sean Phillips
Inkers	Kent Williams
Colorists	Kevin Somers
A Winter's Tale
Writers	Neil Gaiman
Pencilers	Jeff Jones
Inkers	Jeff Jones
Colorists	Jon Muth
Letterers	Jeff Jones
Edgy Winter
Writers	Warren Ellis
Pencilers	Darick Robertson
Inkers	Rodney Ramos
Colorists	Nathan Eyring
In the City of Dreams
Writers	Steven T. Seagle
Pencilers	Paul Rivoche
Inkers	Paul Rivoche
Colorists	Paul Rivoche
We Three Things
Writers	Peter Gross
Pencilers	Jason Lutes
Inkers	Jason Lutes
Colorists	Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh
God and Sinners
Writers	Ed Brubaker
Pencilers	Michael Lark
Inkers	Michael Lark
Colorists	James Sinclair
Style Terror Dress to Kill
Writers	Grant Morrison
Pencilers	Phil Jimenez
Inkers	Kevin Nowlan
Colorists	Daniel Vozzo
New Year's Demolition
Writers	Steve Gerber
Pencilers	Phil Winslade
Inkers	Chris Chuckry
Colorists	Chris Chuckry
Marble Halls
Writers	Caitlin R. Kiernan
Pencilers	Teddy Kristiansen
Inkers	Teddy Kristiansen
Colorists	Bjarne Hansen
All Those Little Girls and Boys
Writers	Garth Ennis
Pencilers	Glyn Dillon
Inkers	Glyn Dillon
Colorists	James Sinclair
Previous Issue	Vertigo: Winter's Edge # 1
Next Issue	Vertigo: Winter's Edge # 3

Welcome to the new and improved Dreaming.

— Matthew the Raven

Vertigo: Winter's Edge #2 is an issue of the series Vertigo: Winter's Edge (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1999.

Appearing in "Stories"

Featured Characters:

• Leo (Dies)

Supporting Characters:

• Leo's grandma (Single appearance) (Unnamed)
• Leo's dad (Single appearance) (Unnamed)
• Shannon (Single appearance)
• The Minx (Anna Schwarz)

Antagonists:

• Unnamed killers (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Kirsten
• Sam
• Joe Schwarz (Cameo)
• Miriam Schwarz (Cameo)
• Democratic Party (Mentioned only)
  • Bob Kennedy (Mentioned only)
  • John F. Kennedy (Mentioned only)
• God (Mentioned only)
• Tom Jones (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• The Minx Universe (Unnamed)
  • United States of America
    • Leo's House (Single appearance)
    • Schwarz House
    • Tom Jones' Apartment

Items:

• Leo's Kippa

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Appearing in "A Winter's Tale"

Featured Characters:

• Death

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Antagonists:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• 
  

Locations:

• Sunless Lands
• Vertigo Universe (Unnamed)
• Timestream
  • Dawn of Time (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Death's Ankh

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Appearing in "Edgy Winter"

Featured Characters:

• Spider Jerusalem

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Antagonists:

• Mitchell Royce (Behind the scenes)
  • Royce's assistant (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Phone call only)

Other Characters:

• Santa Claus (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Transmetropolitan Universe (Unnamed)
  • The City
    • Birmingham Road
    • South Foulness
      • Nazareth Road

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Appearing in "In the City of Dreams"

Featured Characters:

• Sandman (Wesley Dodds) (Also in a dream sequence)

Supporting Characters:

• Dian Belmont

Antagonists:

• Thaddeus Brecht (Single appearance; dies) (Also in a dream sequence)

Other Characters:

• Gargoyles (In dream sequence only)
• Metropolis Police Department
• Mr. Murray (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Dreamtime
• New Earth
  • United States of America
    • Metropolis (Also in a dream sequence)
    • New York City (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Sandman's Gas Gun
• Sandman's Gas Mask

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Appearing in "We Three Things"

Featured Characters:

• Tim Hunter

Supporting Characters:

• Sundrop the Pixie (Single appearance)
• Elves
  • Sage (Single appearance)
  • Wishbone (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• Cyril Ransome (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Dragons (Mentioned only)
• Holly Hunter (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• John Constantine (Mentioned only)
• Tamlin the Falconer (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• William Hunter (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Faerie
  • The Empty Hills (Mentioned only)
  • Jade Forest (Mentioned only)
• Vertigo Universe (Unnamed)
  • England
    • London
      • Holly Hunter's Flash/Hunter Residence

Items:

• Twinkle Stone (Single appearance) (Destroyed)

Concepts:

• Magic
  

Appearing in "God and Sinners"

Featured Characters:

• Jack Herriman (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• Beth Herriman (Single appearance)
• Iris (Single appearance)
• Knut Herriman (Flashback and main story)
• Molly (Knut's fiancee) (Flashback and main story)

Antagonists:

• Dirk Emerson (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Chicago Police Department (Mentioned only)
• FBI (Mentioned only)
• Iris' father (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Iris' mother (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Jesus (Mentioned only)
• San Francisco Fire Department (Mentioned only)
• San Francisco Police Department (Mentioned only)
• Johnny Depp (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Scene of the Crime Universe (Unnamed)
  • United States of America
    • Chicago
      • Cousin Beth's House
    • San Francisco
      • Herriman House
      • Jack Herriman Investigations
      • Scene of the Crime (Mentioned only)

Concepts:

• Magic
  

Appearing in "Style Terror Dress to Kill"

Featured Characters:

• King Mob

Supporting Characters:

• Lord Fanny

Antagonists:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• James Bond (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• The Invisibles Universe (Unnamed)

Concepts:

• 
  
  

Appearing in "New Year's Demolition"

Featured Characters:

• Nevada

Supporting Characters:

• Bolero the Ostrich
• Rip Lefkowitz

Antagonists:

• Rift Demon (Single appearance) (Unnamed)

Other Characters:

• Leonard the Duck (Cameo)
• Phelch
• Rhonda Martini (Cameo)

Locations:

• Multiverse (Mentioned only)
  • Nevada Universe (Unnamed)
    • December 31, 1998
      • United States of America
        • Las Vegas
          • Cameron Hotel (Destroyed)
        • New York City
          • Times Square (Mentioned only)
    • January 1, 1999
      • United States of America
        • Las Vegas
          • Cameron Hotel (In ruins)

Concepts:

• The Rift (Mentioned only)
  

Appearing in "Marble Halls"

Featured Characters:

• Nuala

Supporting Characters:

• Cluracan
• Lucien
• Matthew the Raven

Antagonists:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• Abel
• Dream (Daniel Hall) (Cameo)
• Dreamthings
  • Merv Pumpkinhead (Cameo)
  • Ruthven (Cameo)
• Eve
• Fashion Thing (Cameo)
• Gargoyles
  • Goldie
  • Gregory (Cameo)
• Jumella (Cameo)
• The Seelie Court (Cameo)
  • Pixies
• The Unseelie Court (Cameo)
  • Goblins (Cameo)
• Cain (Mentioned only)
• Cluracan's Nemesis (Mentioned only)
• Dream (Morpheus) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• W.B. Yeats (Deceased) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• The Dreaming
  • Palace of Dreams
    • The Great Hall
    • Library of Dreams
• Waking World
  • United States of America
    • New Orleans (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Glamour Stone
• Library of Dreams books
  • "Maud"

Concepts:

• Magic
  

Appearing in "All Those Little Girls and Boys"

Featured Characters:

• John Constantine (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• Emma (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Gary Lester (Flashback only)
• Header (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Kit Ryan (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Nigel Archer (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Rick the Vic (Flashback only) (Cameo)

Antagonists:

• Demons (Flashback only)

Other Characters:

• Susan (Single appearance) (Cameo)
• Susan's father (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Cameo)
• Susan's sisters (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Cameo)
• Cheryl Constantine (Mentioned only)
• Frank North (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Frank North's brother (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Mnemoth (Mentioned only)
• Vampires (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Vertigo Universe (Unnamed)
  • England
    • Liverpool (Flashback only)
    • London (Flashback and main story)
  • Ireland
    • Dublin (Mentioned only)
  • Northern Ireland
    • Belfast (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Alcohol
• Constantine's Lighter (Cameo)
• Silk Cut

Concepts:

• Magic

Notes

• "Marble Halls" takes place before the events of The Dreaming #35.
• In "We Three Things" story, Tim Hunter living in Holly Ransome's flat implies that the wedding between her and Bill Hunter has already occurred, placing the story between the events of The Books of Magic (Volume 2) #46 and The Books of Magic (Volume 2) #53 whose events culminated in her death in The Books of Magic (Volume 2) #57.
• "All Those Little Girls and Boys" takes place some time between Hellblazer #133 and Trenchcoat Brigade (Volume 1).
• "A Winter's Tale" is reprinted in:
  • Death;
  • The Sandman: Deluxe Edition, Book Two;
  • The Sandman, Book Two.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Vertigo: Winter's Edge series

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