J. M. DeMatteis began his comics career on DC's "House of Mystery" title over a decade before the formation of Vertigo, and later became one of the earliest Vertigo creators thanks in large part to his proposed Touchmark projects. DeMatteis' "Mercy" (1993) one-shot and miniseries "The Last One" both debuted in 1993, with reprints of two creator-owned Epic Comics projects following in subsequent years: his 198587 creator-owned maxiseries "Moonshadow" was reprinted between 1994 and 1995, with the miniseries "Blood: A Tale" seeing print again in 1996–7. DeMatteis also wrote fifteen issues of "Seekers into the Mystery" (1996–7) for Vertigo.