Karen Berger

Karen Berger

Born 1958 United States 335 series 1,639 issues

10 awards

American comic book editor who joined DC Comics in 1979 and became instrumental in developing mature-readers comics, editing Alan Moore's Swamp Thing and helping bring Neil Gaiman to mainstream audiences with Sandman. She co-created the Vertigo imprint in 1993 and served as its Executive Editor for 20 years. She has received multiple Eisner Awards and now oversees Berger Books at Dark Horse Comics.

Name

Karen Berger

Issues

1,639

Series

335

Titles

1

Awards

Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame (2018), ComicsPRO Industry Appreciation Award (2017), Eisner Awards - Best Editor (1995), Thompsons - Best Achievement by an Editor (1995), Thompsons - Best Achievement by an Editor (1994), Eisner Awards - Best Editor (1994), Squiddy Award - Squiddy Award for Editing (1993), Eisner Awards - Best Editor (1992), Compuserve Comics and Animation Forum Awards - Best Achievement by an Editor (1992), Inkpot Award (1990)

Gender

Female

Birth Date

February 26, 1958

Country

United States

Series

Uncle Sam: Special Election Edition

Uncle Sam: Special Election Edition (2024)

Collected Edition

Harry N. Abrams

1 issue

Carmilla: The Last Vampire Hunter

Carmilla: The Last Vampire Hunter (2024)

Dark Horse Comics

1 issue

Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis

Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis (2024)

Graphic Novel

Dark Horse Comics

1 issue

Air

Air (2022)

Collected Edition

Dark Horse Comics

4 issues

Carmilla: The First Vampire

Carmilla: The First Vampire (2023)

Dark Horse Comics

1 issue

Invisible Kingdom Library Edition

Invisible Kingdom Library Edition (2022)

Collected Edition

Dark Horse Comics

1 issue

Salamandre

Salamandre (2022)

Graphic Novel

Dark Horse Comics

1 issue

Shifting Earth

Shifting Earth (2022)

Graphic Novel

Dark Horse Comics

1 issue

The Sandman

The Sandman (2022)

Collected Edition

DC Comics

6 issues

LaGuardia: Deluxe Edition

LaGuardia: Deluxe Edition (2022)

Collected Edition

Dark Horse Comics

1 issue

Issues

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Uncle Sam: Special Election Edition (2024)

Aug 06, 2024

Volume 2

#1

Volume 2

Carmilla: The Last Vampire Hunter (2024)

Jul 10, 2024

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis (2024)

Jan 23, 2024

Volume 4: A History of the Future

#4

Volume 4: A History of the Future

Oct 18, 2023

Pure Land

#3

Pure Land

Jul 12, 2023

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Carmilla: The First Vampire (2023)

Mar 01, 2023

Flying Machine

#2

Flying Machine

Feb 08, 2023

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Salamandre (2022)

Dec 20, 2022

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Invisible Kingdom Library Edition (2022)

Dec 06, 2022

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Shifting Earth (2022)

Aug 30, 2022

Frequent collaborators

Todd Klein

Todd Klein

John Costanza

John Costanza

Lee Keys

Dave McKean

Dave McKean

Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman

Dick Giordano

Dick Giordano

Art Young

Tatjana Wood

Tatjana Wood

Daniel Vozzo

Daniel Vozzo

Carl Gafford

Carl Gafford

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