Effective January 2020, DC is reorganizing all of its publishing content and existing imprints into three age-specific labels: DC Kids, DC and DC Black Label. DC Kids will offer content for middle-grade, ages 8-12; DC will focus on ages 13 and up and include the majority of DC's comic books and graphic novels; and DC Black Label will feature content for readers 17 and up.
As a result of the reorganization, DC's middle-grade and YA imprints, DC Ink and DC Zoom, will no longer be separate entities. All of their titles slated to be released in 2020 and later will be assigned to either the DC Kids or DC labels, depending on their target age groups. At the same time, DC will dissolve its Vertigo publishing imprint at the end of 2019.
"We're returning to a singular presentation of the DC brand that was present throughout most of our history until 1993 when we launched Vertigo to provide an outlet for edgier material," explained DC publisher Dan DiDio. "That kind of material is now mainstream across all genres, so we thought it was the right time to bring greater clarity to the DC brand and reinforce our commitment to storytelling for all of our fans in every age group."