▁Comics ▁consisting ▁of ▁original ▁min is eries ▁and ▁repr ints ▁of ▁books ▁previously ▁published ▁under ▁other ▁im print s . ▁The ▁im print ▁int ends ▁to ▁present ▁traditional ▁DC ▁Un iverse ▁characters ▁for ▁a ▁m ature ▁audience ▁with ▁stand alone , ▁prest ige - format ▁series . ▁The ▁first ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁im print , ▁Bat man : ▁Dam ned , ▁was ▁sh ipped ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁▁ ▁With ▁the ▁dis continu ation ▁of ▁DC ' s ▁Vert igo ▁im print , ▁new ▁and ▁current ▁series , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁repr ints ▁of ▁old ▁titles , ▁will ▁be ▁published ▁under ▁the ▁Black ▁Label ▁im print ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Com ic ▁books ▁ ▁Single ▁issues ▁of ▁com ic ▁books ▁that ▁are ▁issued ▁under ▁the ▁Black ▁Label ▁line ▁will ▁be ▁published ▁in ▁prest ige ▁format . ▁If ▁a ▁com ic ▁series ▁exceed s ▁a ▁min is eries ▁run ▁length , ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁published ▁in ▁standard ▁format . ▁ ▁Black ▁Label ▁L ines ▁ ▁The ▁Sand man ▁Un iverse ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁The ▁Sand man ▁Un iverse ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁cre ator ▁Neil ▁Ga iman ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁published ▁under ▁DC ▁Vert igo . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁DC ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁closing ▁down ▁DC ▁Vert igo ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁age - direct ed ▁im print